Specialisation:

High Voltage Engineering

Major Professional Contributions:

Professional Activities:

• Vice-President of Indian National Academy of Engineering - 2021.
• Chairman of IEEE India Council – 2017-2018.
• Member of the Governing Council of Indian National Academy of Engineering – 2018-2019.
• Convener of the Electrical Engineering Sectional Committee of Indian National Academy of
  Engineering – 2017-2018.
• Member of the Administrative Committee of IEEE Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation
  Society – 2016-2017.
• Convener of the Sectional Committee-IV (Engg. & Tech.) of West Bengal Academy of
  Science & Technology – 2013-2015.
• Secretary of the Chapters’ Committee of IEEE Power & Energy Society – 2013-2015.
  Chairman of IEEE Kolkata Section – 2011-2012.
• Member of the Electrical Engineering Sectional Committee of Indian National Academy of
  Engineering – 2011-2013, 2016.
• Member of the Meetings and Conferences Steering Committee of IEEE Power & Energy
  Society for Region 10 (Asia-Pacific) – 2011-2012.
• IEEE Power Engineering Society Region 10 (Asia Pacific) West Chapter Representative –
  2008.
• Vice-Chairman (PAC) of IEEE India Council – 2001.
• Vice-Chairman of IEEE Calcutta Section – 2003-2004.
• Secretary of IEEE Calcutta Section – 1998-2000.
• Chairman of Students Activities Committee of IEEE Calcutta Section – 2001-2005.
• Chairman of Humboldt Club Calcutta – 2015.
• Vice-President of Humboldt Club Calcutta – 2009-2014.
• Secretary of Humboldt Club Calcutta – 2003-2008.
• Treasurer of Humboldt Club Calcutta – 1999-2002.
• Chairman of Power Engineering Chapter of IEEE Calcutta Section – 2003-2006, 2009-2010.
• Chairman of Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation Chapter of IEEE Kolkata Section – 2012-
  2015.
• Secretary of Power Engineering Chapter of IEEE Calcutta Section – 2000-2002.
• Treasurer of Power Engineering Chapter of IEEE Calcutta Section – 1997-1999.
• Member of the Executive Committee of the Kolkata Chapter of Indian National Academy of
  Engineering – 2009-2011.

Administrative Experience:

• Director of National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India, from Aug, 2015 to Aug 2020.
• Director (Addl Charge) of National Institute of Technology Puducherry from June 2016 to
  April 2017.
• Mentor Director of Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam, Kerala, from
  Aug 2015 to Dec 2016.
• Technical University Munich Scientific Board Member for TUM University Foundation
  Fellowship – 2017-2021.
• Member of Program Advisory Committee on Electrical, Electronics and Computer
  Engineering, SERB-DST, GOI – 2016-2020.
• Member of AICTE South-Western Regional Committee – 2019.
• Member of the Board of Governors of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University,
  Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 2015-2019.
• Member of the Academic Senate, IISER Kolkata – 2015-2016.
• Member of Subject Expert Committee on Engineering Sciences for Fund for Infrastructure in
  Science & Technology (FIST) program of Department of Science & Technology (DST),
  Govt. of India – 2011-2020.
• Member of the Advisory Board of Assam Don Bosco University – 2011-2012.
• Chairman of the UG Syllabus Revision Sub-committee of FET, Jadavpur University – 2010-
  2011.
• Member of the Faculty Council for Engineering & Technology of Jadavpur University – 2010-2014.
• Member of the Faculty Council for Post-Graduate & Undergraduate Studies in Engineering &
  Technology of Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur – 2008-2012.
• Member of the PhD committee of West Bengal University of Technology - 2007-2008.
• Convener of the PG Syllabus Revision Sub-committee of FET, Jadavpur University – 2007-
  2008.
• Member of “The Court” of Jadavpur University – 2006-2010.
• Member of the Board of Studies of Electrical Engineering Department of North Eastern
  Regional Institute of Science & Technology (DU), Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year
  2006-2008.
• Convener of the UG Syllabus Revision Sub-committee of FET, Jadavpur University - 2002-
  2005.
• Member of the Executive Council of Jadavpur University - 1990-94.
• Member of the Faculty Council for Engineering & Technology of Jadavpur University - 1990-1994.
• Convener of the UG Syllabus Revision Sub-committee of FET, Jadavpur University - 1991-
  1993.

Consultancy Areas:

• High Voltage Testing
• Electric Field Analysis
• Condition monitoring of Transformers and other power equipment

Sector Associated With:

Academia

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

• Educational / Academic institutions
• Industry (Private)
• Industry (PSUs)
• R&D Organizations
• Government (including funding agencies)

Professional Experience

• Lecturer of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 1985
• Sr Lecturer of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 1992
• Reader of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 1995
• Professor of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 2002
• Development Engineer at Siemens AG Berlin, Germany, 1998 (On lien from Jadavpur University)
• Director of National Institute of Technology Calicut, Aug 2015 to Aug 2020 (On lien from Jadavpur University)

Keywords

• Electric field analysis
• Impulse fault analysis
• Moisture in transformer insulation
• High voltage system optimization