Professional Credentials

Professional Qualifications

• M.E (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering)- University of Mumbai,Mumbai

• BE (Electrical Engineering)- Pt.Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (M.P)

Professional Courses and Certifications

• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA)- MCRPVV, Bhopal (M.P)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Operation Management (PGDOM)- IGNOU, New Delhi

• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM) - (IGNOU), New Delhi

• Course on “Stress Management” by NPTEL. Secured Elite + Gold award and placed amongst the top 1% of the total 1200 candidates certified for the course.

• Course on “Accreditation and Outcome Based Learning” by NPTEL. Secured Elite + Gold award and placed amongst the top 2% of the total 2250 candidates certified for the course.

• Course on “Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems” authorized by University of California, Irvine.

• Course on “The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking” authorized by Google.

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai from Jan 2013 till date.

• Senior Lecturer at Don Bosco Institute of Technology,Mumbai from April 2008 to December 2012.

• Lecturer at Don Bosco Institute of Technology,Mumbai from August 2001- March 2008.

• Lecturer at Lokmanya Tilak college of Engineering, Navi Mumbai from August 2000 to March 2001

• Lecturer at Raipur Institute of Technology,Raipur from March 1998 to November 1999

• Lecturer at St.Vincent Palloti College ,Raipur from August 1997 to February 1998

• Lecturer at Jetking Hardware Institute, Raipur from August 1996 to April 1997.

Additional Responsibilities

• Member of the Syllabus drafting committee for SE-EXTC Sem IV (R-2019 'C' Scheme).

• IQAC member and NAAC Coordinator since July2017.

• NBA program co-ordinator for EXTC department from July 2014- June2017.

• Co-chairperson of IEEE –DBIT Student Chapter in 2009-2010.

• Coordinator of Renewable Energy Club during 2007- 2010.

• Other contributions include the responsibilities as Laboratory Incharge,Class Teacher over the years.

Courses Taught

Principles of Communication Engineering,Electronics Instrumentation and Measurements,Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical Networks, Analog Communications,Digital Communications,Mobile Communication Systems,Satellite Communication, Computer Communication Networks.

Achievements

Research Grant

Principal Investigator of Minor Research project titled “Design and Implementation ofChild Security System”. Received Minor Research Grant of Rs. 20000/- from University of Mumbai (AY 2017-18).

Award:

Best paper award for the paper titled “Index Modulation for 5G Networks” in 4^th International conference on Recent Advances and Challenges in Engineering and Management (RACEM-2019) on March 29-30 2019, Vidyalankar Institute of Technology,Mumbai. Co-Authors: Sohan Juvale ,Mansi Nikam, Sagar Virkar, Aditya Singh.

Reviewer for Conferences:

• IEEE Bombay Section Signature Conference (IBSSC-2019).

• International Conference on Technologies for Sustainable Development(ICTSD- 2015).

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE): Life Member

• Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE): Life Member

Research Publications

Conference Publications:

• Sohan Juvale ,Mansi Nikam, Sagar Virkar, Aditya Singh and Namita Agarwal presented a paper on “Performance Analysis of Index Modulation” in Elsevier International Conference on Communication and Information Processing(ICCIP-2019) on May17-18 2019, Pune,India.

• Sohan Juvale ,Mansi Nikam, Sagar Virkar, Aditya Singh and Namita Agarwal presented a paper on "Index Modulation in 5G networks" in the 4^th International conference on Recent Advances and Challenges in Engineering and Management(RACEM-2019) on March 29-30 2019, Vidyalankar Institute of Technology,Mumbai.

• Cassandra Dsouza , Dhanashree Rane , Anjanette Raj , Supriya Murkar and Namita Agarwal,“Design of Child Security System”, Third International Conference for Convergence in Technology(I2CT), April 7-8, Pune 2018.(IEEE Xplore).

• Namita Agarwal, “Spatial Modulation Technique:Achievements and Challenges” , International Conference on Computing, Communication and Signal Processing (ICCASP-2018) at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, January 26-27, 2018.(Published in Springer).

• Namita Agarwal, Anosh Iyer, Snedden Rodrigues , Sonalakshi Naidu , “Electronic guidance system for the visually impaired — A framework” , International Conference on Technologies for Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Mumbai,Feb4-6 2015. (Published in IEEE Xplore).

• Namita Agarwal, Karen R, Aparna N, Clinton F, Riana P, “Inter Carrier Interference (ICI) Cancellation Schemes in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)”, National Conference on Signal Image Technology and Applied Communication Systems (SITAC-2013),Pune,Dec19-20, 2013·

• Namita Agarwal, Shikha Nema,“Performance Analysis of Alamouti Scheme in Rayleigh Channel”, International Conference on Communication, Information and Computing Technology (ICCICT) , Mumbai, Oct19-20,2012.(Published in IEEE-Xplore).

• Namita Agarwal, Shikha Nema, “Spatial Multiplexing Techniques For MIMO Systems” , International Conference on New Developments & Challenges in Engineering, Technology and Management (ICNDCETM-2012),Mumbai,March 22, 2012.

• Namita Agarwal, Shikha Nema, “Spatial Modulation Techniques for MIMO Systems”, International Conference & Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology(ICWET-2012), Mumbai, 2012.

Journal Publications

• Sohan Juvale ,Mansi Nikam , Sagar Virkar, Aditya Singh, Namita Agarwal, Performance Analysis of Index Modulation (May 17, 2019). Available at SSRN .

• Sohan Juvale ,Mansi Nikam , Sagar Virkar, Aditya Singh, Namita Agarwal "Index modulation for 5G networks", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp188-194, May 2019.

• Namita Agarwal “Spatial Modulation Technique:Achievements and Challenges”, Springer Book on Computing, Communication and Signal Processing (ICCASP2018), Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Chapter No: 46 DOI.:10.1007/978-981-13-1513-8_46 (UGC Journal No. 49365, ISSN: 2194-5357).

• Namita Agarwal, Shikha Nema, “Space Time Coding Techniques: A Review”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology (ISSN 2278 – 0181), Vol.1, Issue 6, 2012.

Training Programs Conducted/Resource Person for Sessions

• Co-ordinator of Two–day Training programme on “Wireless Communications” in March13-14, 2013.

• Co-ordinator of ISTE approved one week Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Latest Trends in Signaling Systems” from November23-27, 2009.

• Conducted the Faculty Interaction Programme for Electronics Instrumentation for faculty members on behalf of University of Mumbai, on July 24, 2008.

• Delivered a talk on “Accreditation Processes in DBIT” on December 20, 2018 at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

• Delivered a talk on “Industry 4.0” on September 17,2018 at Don Bosco Institute of Technology,Mumbai.

• Conducted a workshop on “Scilab for Analog and Digital Communication” in ISTE approved one week STTP on “Open Source Technologies for Engineering Education” on July 05, 2018 at DBIT, Mumbai.

• Delivered a talk on “Understanding NAAC Process” on February 17, 2018 at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai .

• Delivered a talk on ““Introduction to Telecommunications” in one week Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Latest Trends in Signaling Systems”on November 23, 2009 at DBIT, Mumbai.