Academic Projects

1. Integrated battery chargers for EV
2. Predictive control for power applications
3. Front-end electronics for low-current measurement
4. Controller of electric drives in inertial systems
5. Control and modulation of multi-phase drives
6. Grid connected inverters

Funded Projects - Ongoing

1. Integrated Diagnosis Module for Electric Propulsion Systems
2. Powertrain for All-electric HANSA NG - Technology Demonstration (AR&DB, DRDO)
3. A novel integrated battery charger for two and three wheeler EVs (a KSCSTE Project)
4. Retarding Potential Analyser for Electron and Ion concentration measurement in Martian Atmosphere (Co PI).
5. Retarding Potential Analyser for Electron and Ion concentration measurement in Venusian Atmosphere (Co PI).
6. Electrical Power System for Small-Spacecrafts - PI.

Funded Projects - Completed

1. Retarding Potential Analyser for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS 201F) - A scientific payload on PS4 orbital platform onboard PSLV C55 (Launched on April 22, 2023)
2. PSLV In-OrbitaL Onboard Computer and Thermals (PILOT) - A technology demonstration mission onboard PSLV C55 (Launched on April 22, 2023)
3. Decoupled Control Scheme for Dual Permanent Magnet Machine Actuators (Completed) - IIST project (PI), May 2017 to March 2019.
4. Retarding Potential Analyser for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS 101F) - A scientific payload on PS4 orbital platform onboard PSLV C45 (Launched on April 1, 2019)
5. Electrical Power System for InspireSAT-1 student satellite - PSLV C52 (Launched on Feb 14, 2022)
6. Electrical Power System for Inspiresat-2 student satellite (Jan 2021).

Technical Activities/ Responsibilities

1. Vice Chair, Technical Programme Committee, IEEE ECCE-ASIA 2025, Bengaluru, India
2. Convenor, 3rd National Workshop on Electric Aircraft and Allied Technologies, IIST Thiruvananthapuram.
3. Member, Steering Committee, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE 2025), IIT Dharwad, India
4. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification - Nov, 2023 onwards.
5. Convenor, IIST Technical Committee.
6. Track Chair, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Conference, IECON 2023, Singapore.
7. Technical Program Chair, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) - Dec 2023, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
8. Technical Program Chair, IEEE Industrial Electronics Online Conference (IEEE ONCON 2022) - December 2022, IIT Kharagpur, India.
9. Publication Chair, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) - December 2022, Jaipur, India.
10. General Chair, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) - Jan 2022, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
11. Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications (2019 onwards)
12. Associate Editor, IEEE Transportation Electrification Newsletter (2020-2022)
13. Chair (Research) and ExeCom member - IEEE IAS/IES/PELS Chapter, IEEE Kerala Section.
14. Technical Program Chair, IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems Conference (PEDES) - 2020, Jaipur, India.
15. Technical Program Chair, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) - Jan 2020, Cochin, India.
16. Technical Program Chair, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference, India - Dec, 2019, Bangalore, India.
17. Member, Technical Program Committee, 2019 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA.
18. Special Session Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, June 2018 (SS: Advances in Battery Charging Techniques for Electric Vehicles).
19. Member, IEEE-Industrial Electronics Society, Technical Committee on Transportation Electrification, IECON-2018, Washington DC, USA.
20. Steering Committee Member, IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems Conference (PEDES) - 2018, Chennai, India.
21. Track Chair, IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems Conference (PEDES) - 2018, Chennai, India.
22. Topic Chair, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE) 2018, Portland, Oregon, September, 2018.
23. Advisor, IIST-IEEE Industry Applications Society Student Branch Chapter, IIST Thiruvananthapuram.
24. Track Chair, International Conference on Power Electronics, Instrumentation, Control and Computing (PICC2018), Kerala, India during January, 2018.
25. Track Chair, IEEE International Transportation Electrification Conference, India, iTEC-India 2017, Pune.
26. Track Chair, IEEE International conference on power electronics, drives and energy systems, IEEE PEDES 2016.
27. Young Associate of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).
28. Senior Member (2019), Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE.
29. Senior Member, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
30. Senior Member, IEEE Power Electronics Society.
31. Senior Member, IEEE Power and Energy Society.
32. Senior Member, IEEE Industry Applications Society.
33. Reviewer IEEE Transactions: Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics, Industry Applications, Energy Conversion, Transportation Electrification, Vehicular Technology, IET Power Electronics.
34. Chair, IEEE IAS/IES Student Chapter Chair - (2014-2015) at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
35. Treasurer, IEEE IAS/IES Student Chapter Treasurer - (2013-2014) at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.