[Jun'25] I am now a recipient of the Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PM-ECRG) in 2025, funded by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) for the research project titled "Universal Grid-forming Inverter Power Electronics & Control for Future Grids". The project has officially been kicked off through the Sanction Order from ANRF.

[June'25] The EMPES Lab faculty facilitated the hosting of a delegation of top management from ANSYS Software Pvt. Ltd. at the Department of Energy Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay. This includes the Global Academic Program Director, Dr. Gilles Eggenspieler, the Director for Asia Pacific, Mr. Aroop Tyagi, and others. We discussed methods to enhance the learning experience of students working on Energy by utilizing the latest educational tools offered by ANSYS. [pic] 

[May'25] Hosted Prof. Dragan Maksimović from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Prof. Pat Wheeler from the University of Nottingham, UK, at EMPES Lab, and showed them around the facility and the research works taking place. Prof. Dragan also graciously signed off on my Second Edition of his popular Textbook "Fundamentals of Power Electronics" that I have possessed since my grad-student days. [pic1, pic2, pic3]

[May'25] Conducted a tutorial on "Per-unit Modeling for Power Electronics" along with Prof. Sairaj Dhople from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities,  at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE) -Asia 2025, held in Bangalore. [pic1, pic2, pic3]

[May'25] Students Ronak Matai and Shadab Ansari presented their respective research explorations as technical papers at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE) -Asia 2025, held in Bangalore. 

[Apr'25] I have now taken up the role of a Technical Consultant to CalTon Energy India Pvt. Ltd., an innovative energy storage solutions start-up based in India.

[Apr'25] As part of EMPES lab initiatives, we conducted an industrial visit with the student group to the steel manufacturing plant of JSW Steel, located in Dolvi, Mumbai. The students witnessed the factory shop floor with gigantic machinery driven by high-power motors & line of electric drives. [pic]

[Apr'25] Delivered a tutorial on "Grid-forming inverters--Introduction, Modeling, and Analysis" as part of the Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Industrial Power Electronics for Sustainable Microgrids & E-mobility, organized by NIT Warangal.

[Apr'25] Hosted Dr. Pranav Sharma, a good friend and a Research Engineer in Power Systems Engineering Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. We discussed about power systems, power electronics, and the many problems that lie at the intersection of the two areas. [pic]

[Mar'25] Hosted Dr. Makarand Kane, an industry expert at Scibreak & friend, at the EMPES Lab. We discussed the deep interconnections between Electromagnetics & Power electronics, and their manifestations as EMC/EMI in Solar PV systems. [pic]

[Mar'25] Presented a technical paper "Leveraging Fourier Theory of Jumps for Analysis of Power Quality in PWM Inverters" at the IEEE 24th International Symposium (INFOTEH)- Jahorina, held in Jahorina, East Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. [pic]

[Mar'25] The EMPES lab faculty visited Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), DRDO, in Ahilya Nagar and engaged with the top brass. We discussed defence-related energy problems and identified opportunities for long-term collaboration between VRDE and EMPES Lab, IITB. [pic]

[Feb'25] Hosted the delegates, Mr. Prasad Mulay, Senior Principal Engineer, and Mr. Ravi Naidu, Senior Lab Manager, from ABB India at the EMPES Lab. We discussed architectural plans for the upcoming ABB India-sponsored Motor Drives Lab at DESE,  IITB, and upskilling opportunities at IITB via EMPES Lab. The visit concluded with an engaging technical talk by the ABB team on "Powertrain Monitoring with IOT technologies." [pic] 

[Feb'25] Paper accepted in the IEEE 24th International Symposium (INFOTEH)- Jahorina, to be held in East Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

[Feb'25] Two papers accepted in the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE) Asia, to be held in Bangalore.

[Jan'25] Hosted Prof. Martin Foster and Prof. Milijena Odavic from the School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, at the University of Sheffield, UK. We discussed and identified overlapping interest areas, and deliberated on methodologies for collaboration between their research group and the EMPES lab. [pic]

[Jan'25] Served as a panelist in Teachers for Tomorrow 2.0, a career counseling event organized by the Post-graduate Academic Council (PGAC), IIT Bombay, for the PhDs & postdocs aspiring to take up academic positions. [pic]

[Jan'25] Hosted Prof. Joseph Ojo from the Center for Energy Systems Research (CESR), Tennessee Tech University, USA. We discussed methodologies for effective introduction, instruction & teaching of power electronics as a subject at (under)graduate levels, and the changing trends in teaching & research paradigms in it as a technology. [pic]

[Dec'24] Participated  & served as a Technical Oral Session Chair in the IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Drives & Energy Systems (PEDES-2024), held in Mangalore, India. [pic]

[Dec'24] The EMPES lab faculty visited the College of Engineering Pune (CoEP) as part of the outreach efforts and engaged with the faculty & students at the Department of Electrical Engineering. We discussed modalities for creating a continual pipeline of student workforce between CoEP and EMPES lab, IITB, for close interaction and fruitful collaboration to advance core research. [pic]

[Dec'24] The EMPES lab faculty visited Fuji Electric R & D India, in Pune, and discussed with the top brass the possibilities of collaboration with IITB via the MS (Research) program. Two EMPES lab alumni currently work there. [pic]

[Dec'24] Hosted Dr. Gautam Raiker, an industry expert at Renesas Electronics & friend, at the EMPES Lab. He gave an engaging technical seminar on "Multidomain Nature of Design, Packaging, & Deployment of Semiconductors for Energy Applications", providing a broad overview of semiconductor technology and its evolution in serving the energy sector. [pic]   

[Nov'24] Played an organizational role at the Energy Education Conclave 2024, a forum that brought together 50+ stakeholders in the energy sector from across the board spanning (all the Energy Departments & Centers across) Indian academia, pertinent industries, and policymakers. Also, served as a chair for the session "Industry Perspectives on Energy Education", to sample the thought process of stakeholders in the industry. [pic]

[Nov'24] The EMPES lab faculty visited the ABB India facility in Bangalore and held a day-long engagement with the top brass. We discussed ideas & modalities for advancing research collaborations between ABB & EMPES lab, and, establishing additional bridges via student internship programs. [pic]

[Nov'24] Delivered a tutorial titled "Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Future Power Systems Featuring Inverters" along with Dr. Ben Kroposki, Director of the Power Systems Engineering Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Prof. Sairaj Dhople, Oscar A. Schott Professor at the University of Minnesota, at IEEE PES ISGT-Asia 2024 conference in Bangalore. The tutorial focussed on the emerging Grid-forming Inverter technology as an enabler for decarbonization of the electric power grid. [pic] 

[Oct'24] Our EMPES lab hosted Prof. Sunanda Sinha, a good friend & Assistant Professor in the Center of Energy & Environment at MNIT Jaipur. We discussed methods & modalities needed to firmly integrate the Energy Departments & Centers across India in their efforts towards sustainability. [pic]

[Oct'24] Our EMPES lab played an instrumental role in bringing industry partnership to academia for setting up a modern teaching lab facility & infrastructure, which led to the signing of an MoU between  ABB India & IIT Bombay. This state-of-the-art motor-drives laboratory will be set up in DESE, IITB. [pic] 

[Oct'24] Our EMPES lab hosted Dr. V V S Pradeep Kumar, a good friend & an industry technocrat, currently with Hitachi Energy, India. We discussed prospective collaboration opportunities with their organization as we recognized several overlapping interests. [pic]

[Aug'24] Nominated as a member of the Board of Studies (BoS) for the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, NIT Trichy.

[Aug'24] As part of EMPES Lab outreach initiatives, the faculty group recently visited  the Department of Electrical Engineering of our neighbor, Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology (FCRIT), Vashi, Mumbai. We connected personally with the faculty members of the EE department and learned about their ongoing academic & research works. [pic]

[Aug'24] Our research paper "Design Comparison and Investigations into Thermal Failure of High-frequency Transformers in Isolated DC-DC Converters " won the IEEE WiE Best Paper Award at the  IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC-2024), held in Bengaluru, India. 

[Aug'24] Our EMPES lab hosted Prof. Harish Krishnamoorthy (a long-time friend and peer) from the University of Houston. He also gave an invited seminar on "GaN FET–based Power Converters: Practical Design Challenges and Machine Learning-assisted In-situ Health Prediction." [pic]

[Aug'24] Participated  & served as a Technical Oral Session Chair in the IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC-2024), held in Bengaluru, India. [pic]

[Aug'24] Participated in the IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation  (SeFeT-2024), held in Hyderabad, India. [pic]

[Jul'24] Our EMPES lab hosted Prof. Kaushik Rajashekara from the University of Houston. He also gave an invited seminar on "Present and Future Trends in the Electrification of Road and Air Transportation". [pic]

[Jul'24] Hosted Prof. Kamalesh Hatua (a long-time friend & senior at IISc, Bangalore) of IIT Madras and Prof. Senthil Kumar (my undergrad teacher) of NIT Trichy, at EMPES lab. It was delightful to interact with them and get their perspectives. [pic]

[Jul'24] Participated in the India Energy Storage Week 2024--International Conference & Expo., held in New Delhi, along with Prof. P Sunthar of IITB, to get the pulse of the industry & policymakers in energy storage space. [pic]

[Jun'24] Our EMPES lab celebrated the successful completion of MTech & Dual Degrees by the outgoing group students with a team dinner at Mantra, Powai, Mumbai. [pic]

[May'24] Hosted A G Vishal Anand, Director of Engineering, Bloom Energy R&D, India, at EMPES lab. He also delivered a splendid invited seminar on "Alternate Energy, Microgrids, & Hydrogen Economy."  [pic]

 [May'24] A research paper accepted at the IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC-2024), to be held in Bengaluru, India. 

[Apr'24] Hosted Prof. Sivanesan from the Singapore Institute of Technology at EMPES lab. It was indeed nice of him to offer a perspective on research focal points and thrusts from a Singaporean lens. [pic]

[Apr'24] As a part of our EMPES lab initiatives, we conducted an industrial visit with the student group to Innomotics, India (a Siemens subsidiary focusing exclusively on LV & MV motor drives) in Mumbai. The students got to witness their factory shop floor & manufacturing line. [pic]

[Mar'24] Prof. Pavan Hari, myself, and Prof. Ravi Prakash Reddy, have come together to form the Electrical Machines & Power Electronics Systems (EMPES) Lab, at the Department of Energy Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay. Our energy will be channeled towards advancing scientific research and developing (novel) technological solutions for applications spanning E-mobility, Renewable Energy integration, and Sustainable Macro-grids. Building in-house hardware prototypes for demonstration & validation is a key focal point of our lab. We look forward to working together towards a sustainable future.

[Feb'24] Accepted to serve as a Technical Program Committee Co-chair, to play a facilitative role in the IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC)-2024 to be held in Bangalore, India.

[Feb'24] A part of my doctoral research work "A reconfigurable solar photovoltaic grid-tied inverter architecture for enhanced energy access in backup power applications," has been granted a Patent by the India Patent Office (Patent # 499831). [pic]

[Dec'23] Visited Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, and delivered an invited talk on Supercapacitor Energy Storage: Past, Present, and Future, at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Indore. [pic]

[Dec'23] Played an organizational role in the 9th International Conference on Advances on Energy Research (ICAER)-2023, a flagship bi-yearly conference organized by the Department of Energy Science & Engineering, held at IIT Bombay.

[Nov'23] Played a facilitative role in the workshop "Rural Mini Grids: Sustainability Challenges and The Way Forward", held at IIT Bombay, and organized by the Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) Center at IITB and Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany. [pic]

[Oct '23] Participated in the workshop "India-US Bilateral Collaborations in Solar Energy and Allied Areas", held at IIT Bombay, and organized by the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE) and the Photovoltaic Technology and Innovation Centre (PoTIC), at IIT Bombay

[Oct '23] Delivered a technical seminar on "Energy Storage: Introduction, Challenges & Opportunities", as a part of the Continuing Education Program (CEP) on Electromagnetics: Principles and Applications, at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay.

[Aug '23] Paper on Large-signal Stability Analysis of Three-phase Grid-following Inverters accepted in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion.

[June '23] Joined the Department of Energy Science & Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbai, as an Assistant Professor.

[Apr '23] Visited MISO Energy at Eagan, MN, to discuss prospective project collaboration (and also to take a peek at the control room). [pic]

[Apr '23] Attended the NSF-UMN-sponsored 2023 Midwest Workshop on Control and Game Theory  held in Minneapolis, MN, USA. [pic]

[Apr '23] Delivered a guest lecture on "Inverter-based Resources for Green Power Grids: Operation and Control ", for the course Advanced Power Electronics-EE5741, at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota (UMN).

[Apr '23] Paper on "An Online-Optimization-Based High-Frequency Link Control of an MMC-Driven Power Electronic Transformer for Wind-Energy Systems"  accepted in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion.

[Mar '23] Delivered a guest lecture on "Introduction & Circuit Modeling of Solar PV Resources", for the course Advanced Power Electronics-EE5741, at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota (UMN).

[Mar '23] Participated (as a part of the host team from UMN ) in the NSF-NAE-sponsored workshop on "Building A Robust Workforce in Electric Power Engineering", held in Albuquerque, NM, USA. [pic]

[Mar '23] Paper accepted in IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference  (PVSC) 2023, to be held in San Juan, PR, USA.

[Jan '23] Paper accepted in IEEE PES General Meeting 2023, to be held in Orlando, FL, USA.

[Oct '22] Two papers were presented in IEEE IES IECON 2022, held in Brussels, Belgium.

[Oct '22] A paper was presented in IEEE PES ISGT Europe 2022, held in Novi Sad, Serbia.

[Sept '21] Visited the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, to meet with the research group of Prof. Alejandro Dominguez-Garcia, a frequent project collaborator. [pic]

[Sept'22] Paper on secondary control of networks with inverters & generators presented at the Allerton Conference. [pic]

[Sept'22] Paper on per-unit modeling of dynamical systems accepted in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion.

[Aug '22] Paper on fault behavior of grid-forming inverters accepted in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion.

[Aug '22] Hosted Prof. Anjan Bose of Washington State University at UMN. Visited the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul for a tour of the new microgrid facility. [pic]

[July '22] Presented a technical paper on Integrated system models for networks with generators and inverters at IREP 2022, held in Banff, Canada. [pic]

[July '22] Attended the first in-person UNIFI consortium general meeting, held at NREL, Golden, CO. [pic]

[July '22] Poster on Ultracapacitor modeling for designing energy-storage banks was presented in EE Summer School at the Dept of Electrical Engineering, IISc, Bangalore.

[Feb'22] Elevated to Senior Member in IEEE.

[Nov '21] Presented (virtually) a technical paper on Dynamic modeling of 3L NPC inverter for examining neutral-point instability at IEEE COMPEL 2021, held in Colombia.

[Nov '21] Visited the University of Washington, Seattle, to meet with Dr. Brian Johnson, the current Project PI and frequent collaborator. [pic]

[Oct '21] Presented (virtually) a technical paper on Quantitative analysis of third-harmonic neutral-point current, its impacts, and mitigation in three-level NPC inverters at IEEE ECCE 2021, held in Vancouver, Canada.

[Aug '21] Co-organised and hosted the first UNIFI seminar series in collaboration with Prof. Duncan Callaway, at UC Berkeley.