Short Biography
Short Biography
I am from Bangalore, with ancestral roots tracing back to the North Malabar region of Kerala. I did my schooling at KV MEG & Centre and KV DRDO, Bangalore. In 2009, I earned my B.Tech. Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), Coimbatore, followed by an M.Tech. Degree in Power Electronics from the same institution in 2011. I completed my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), Mumbai, in 2018, with a focus on DC microgrids. This research led to the publication of four IEEE transactions and five presentations at IEEE international conferences.
From July 2011 to June 2013, I served as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department at Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore. Transitioning to a research scholar, teaching assistant, and lab coordinator role at the Applied Power Electronics Lab, IIT Bombay, occupied my time from July 2013 to June 2018. Following a brief stint as an ad hoc faculty member at the National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, between July and November 2018, I took on the project lead role in the Transportation Solutions department at L&T Technological Services, Bangalore. There, I dedicated a year to the research and development of Powertrain and Battery Management Systems for Electric Vehicles.
On the 4th of December 2019, I joined the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, where I am currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. My professional focus lies in the field of power electronics, with a keen interest in renewable energy source-based systems, microgrids, and electric vehicles. My research pursuits encompass various aspects, including:
Power electronic application to renewable energy
Electric vehicle powertrain, EV chargers, and Battery management system of electric vehicles.
Novel power converter topologies with improved efficiency, reliability, and power density.
Control of grid-tied inverters and DC-DC converters.
Operation, architecture, power quality, and control of microgrids (AC, DC and Hybrid).
Optimized design of power electronic converters (dc-dc, dc-ac, etc.).
Microcontrollers and their application to power electronics.