Personal webpage of Dr. Apoorva Aggarwal

Dr. Apoorva Aggarwal

   Assistant Professor (ECE)

  Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering

   A-4, Paschim Vihar

   Delhi- 110063, India

   Email:  16.apoorva@gmail.com / apoorva.aggarwal@bharatividyapeeth.edu

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Organized International Conference "Recent Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Communication and Electronic Systems (RAICE 2025)" during 6-8th February, 2025 at Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering, New Delhi.

• Faculty Head, TechInnovate (Technical Society of BVCOE)

• Organized Drone Workshop "DIY: Drone-It-Yourself", build over 20 drones in two days from scratch

• Faculty Head, Venuva (Non-Technical Society of BVCOE)

• Organized 5-days FDP, " Emerging Trends in Electronics & Communication Engineering"

EDUCATION

•    Doctor of  Philosophy (ECE) 

   Thesis Title: Design of Optimal Filters 

   Doctoral advisor:  Dr. Tarun Kumar Rawat

   Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, India

• M.Tech (Signal Processing, ECE)

• B.Tech (EEE)

AREA OF SPECIALISATION: 

Digital Signal Processing

SUBJECTS TAUGHT: 

• Digital Signal Processing, Signals & Systems, Analog & Digital Electronics, Electrical Technology, Consumer Electronics, Electrical Technology, Network Analysis & Synthesis

2021 h-index: 13 

PAPERS PUBLISHED:

International Journals: 19 (SCI/SCIE)

1. Apoorva Aggarwal, Tarun Kumar Rawat, and Dharmendra Kumar Upadhyay. “Optimal Design of L1-norm based IIR Digital Differentiators and Integrators Using the Bat Algorithm.” IET Signal Processing, 11, no. 1 (2016):26-35.

2. Apoorva Aggarwal, Manjeet Kumar, Tarun K. Rawat, and D. K. Upadhyay. “Optimal design of 2-D FIR digital differentiator using L_1-norm based cuckoo-search algorithm.” Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing, Springer, 28, no. 4 (2017): 1569-1587.

3. Apoorva Aggarwal, Manjeet Kumar, Tarun Kumar Rawat, and Dharmendra Kumar Upadhyay. “Optimal Design of 2D FIR Filters with Quadrantally Symmetric Properties Using Fractional Derivative Constraints.” Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, Springer 35, no. 6 (2016): 2213-2257.

4. Apoorva Aggarwal, Tarun Kumar Rawat, and Dharmendra Kumar Upadhyay. “Design of optimal digital FIR filters using evolutionary and swarm optimization techniques.” AEU-International Journal of Electronics and Communications, Elsevier 70, no. 4 (2016): 373-385.

5. Apoorva Aggarwal, Tarun Kumar Rawat, Manjeet Kumar, and D. K. Upadhyay. “Efficient Design of Digital FIR Differentiator using L1-Method.” RadioEngineering25, no. 2 (2016): 383-389.

6. Kumar, Manjeet, Tarun Kumar Rawat and Apoorva Aggarwal. “Adaptive infinite impulse response system identification using modified-interior search algorithm with Lèvy flight.” ISA Transaction, Elsevier, 67 (2017): 266-279.

7. Barsainya, Richa, Apoorva Aggarwal, and Tarun Kumar Rawat. “Optimal design of minimum multiplier lattice wave digital lowpass filter using metaheuristic techniques.” IET Signal Processing, 12, no. 6(2018):700-712.

8. Apoorva Aggarwal, Manjeet Kumar, and T. K. Rawat. “Design of 2-Dimensional FIR Filters With Quadrantally Symmetric Properties Using the 2-D L1-Method.” IET Signal Processing,13, no. 3 (2018):262-272.

9. Kumar, Manjeet, Apoorva Aggarwal, and Tarun Kumar Rawat. “Bat Algorithm: Application to Adaptive Infinite Impulse Response System Identification.” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Springer, 41, no. 9 (2016): 3587-3604.

10. Manjeet Kumar, Apoorva Aggarwal, Tarun Kumar Rawat and Harish Parthasarathy. “Optimal Nonlinear System Identification Using Fractional Delay Second-Order Volterra System.” IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica (2016).

11. Apoorva Aggarwal, Tarun Kumar Rawat, Manjeet Kumar, and D. K. Upadhyay. “Optimal design of FIR high pass filter based on L 1 error approximation using real coded genetic algorithm.” Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, Elsevier18, no. 4 (2015): 594-602.

12. Apoorva Aggarwal, T. K. Rawat, Manjeet Kumar, and D. K. Upadhyay. “Design of optimal band-stop FIR filter using L1-norm based RCGA.”Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Elsevier (2016).

13. Apoorva Aggarwal, Manjeet Kumar, and T. K. Rawat. “Design of Digital Differentiator Using the L1-Method and Swarm Intelligence-Based Optimization Algorithms.” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 44, no. 3(2019): 1917-1931.

14. Usha Gautam, Tarun K Rawat, Apoorva Aggarwal. “Optimal design and implementation of compact fractional order microwave integrator.” International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer‐Aided Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 30, no. 8 (08/2020).

15. Usha Gautam, Tarun Kumar Rawat, Apoorva Aggarwal, Dharmendra Kumar Upadhyay. “Optimal design of compact microwave fractional order differentiator. “Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy, Taylor & Francis, 53, no. 3 (07/2020): 210-229.

16. Gargi Mishra, Virendra P Vishwakarma, Apoorva Aggarwal, “Constrained L1-optimal sparse representation technique for face recognition.” Optics & Laser Technology, Elsevier, 129 (09/2020).

17. Gargi Mishra, V.P. Vishwakarma, Apoorva Aggarwal, “Face recognition using linear sparse approximation with multi-modal feature fusion”, published in Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography, Taylor & Francis, Volume 22, Issue 2, Feb 2019. 

18. Nargis Hoda Firdaus, Rajiv Kumar Nehra, Apoorva Aggarwal, “SAR reduction with a compact CP implantable antenna employing sorting pin and slot”, published in International Journal of Information Technology, Springer, Volume 16, pages 3381–3387, 2024. 

19. Yadav, Suman , Sharma, Ruchi , Dabas, Annu , Arora, Charu , Mitra, Gaurav , Aggarwal, Apoorva , Rehalia, Arvind , Sanyal, Sanjeev & Arora, Monika (2025) Improved security in credit cards via duplicitous contract detection, Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences, 46:1, 75-79, DOI: 10.47974/JIOS-1853  

International Conference: 05

1. Apoorva Aggarwal, Manjeet Kumar, Tarun K. Rawat, and D. K. Upadhyay. “Design of optimal 2-D FIR differentiators with quadrantally symmetric properties using the L 1-method.” IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS) 19-21st December, 2016, Gold Coast, Australia.

2. Apoorva Aggarwal, Manjeet Kumar, and Tarun Kumar Rawat. “L 1 error criterion based optimal FIR filters.” In 2014 Annual IEEE India Conference (INDICON), Pune, pp. 1-6. IEEE, 11-13th December, 2014.

3. Apoorva Aggarwal, Tarun K. Rawat, Manjeet Kumar, and Dharmendra K. Upadhyay. “An L_1-Method: Application to Digital Symmetric Type-II FIR Filter Design.” In Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications, pp. 335-343. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

4. Apoorva Aggarwal, Tarun Rawat, Manjeet Kumar, and D. K. Upadhyay. “Design of Hilbert transformer using the L1-method.” In 2015 Annual IEEE India Conference (INDICON), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2015.

5. Mirza Amir Baig, Manjeet Kumar, Vivek Kumar Mishra, and Apoorva Aggarwal. “Design of Fourth Order GCF Compensation Filter.” In Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications, pp. 283-291. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

Seminar/Conference/FDP/Workshop Attended:

• Participated and presented research paper in IEEE International Conference ICSPCS-2016, Gold Coast, Australia.

• Participated in TEQIP sponsored one week faculty development program on “Soft Computing-II”, (7th -11th September 2015) organized by Department of Computer Science, DCRUST, Murthal, India.

• Participated in two weeks faculty development program on “Refresher course on numerical methods and MATLAB” (28th June-11th July 2015) organized by Department of Mathematics, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi, India.

• Participated in TEQIP II sponsored one week faculty development program on “Optimization Techniques using Nature Inspired Algorithms for Engineering Applications (OTNIA-2015)”, (19th Jan-23th 2015) organized by Department of Computer Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan, India.

• Participated in two days workshop on “e-Yantra lab Setup Initiative – Teacher’s workshop on Introduction to Robotics” (24 – 25th September 2013) an Ministry of Human Resource Development funded project facilitating setting up of Robotics labs at engineering colleges with the goal of spreading Embedded systems and Robotics education, organized by IIT Bombay at Cluster Innovation Center, University of Delhi, India.

• Organized training workshop for faculties of different colleges on Robotics under E-Yantra, IIT Bombay training program at Cluster Innovation Center, University of Delhi, India.

• Attended workshop on “MATLAB and Simulink Academic Tour 2013″ of Mathworks at Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi on 23rd September 2013.

• Participated and presented a research paper in IEEE Annual India Conference INDICON-2014, Pune, India.

Awards: 

Best Researcher Award (BVCOE) 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.

Exemplary Performance in M.Tech. (Signal Processing), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi in 2015.