Title: "Smart Meter-Driven Approaches for PV-Rich Low Voltage Network Modelling, Operation and Planning"   Speaker: Prof Nando Ochoa Pizzali   Affiliation: University of Melbourne, Australia   Venue: MMCR, EE Dept Date: 17th Aug 2023 Time: 4:00 PM Abstract: Residential solar PV is installed behind the meter of mainly single-phase customers connected to three-phase low voltage (LV) feeders (e.g., […]

Talk Title:  Future Clean Power and Energy Systems: Co-generation with New Nuclear Based Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Renewable Energy for Electricity and Energy Applications Speaker: Prof Ramakrishna Gokaraju, PhD, PEng Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & Special Projects, College of Engineering University of Saskatchewan, Canada Date: 18th August 2023, 4 pm […]

Title : Improved Derivative based Regularizations for Imaging Inverse problems Student : Manu GhulyaniAdvisor : Prof. Muthuvel Arigovindan Date and Time:   23.08.2023 (Wednesday),  11 am. Venue :  MMCR, Department of Electrical Engineering Abstract: Images undergo degradation during the capturing process due to physical limitations inherent to the capturing devices. Addressing this degradation and recovering high-quality images constitute […]

Cancelled * Due to some unavoidable circumstances, we are cancelling the talk by Prof Neetesh Saxena of Cardiff University scheduled today. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Title:  Cyber-physical Smart Grid Situational Awareness Speaker: Prof Neetesh Saxena Senior Lecturer School of Computer Science and Informatics Cardiff University, UK Date: 25th August 2023, 3 pm Venue: MMCR, […]

Name of the Candidate: Mr. Siddarth Asokan Ph.D. Supervisor: Prof. Chandra Sekhar Seelamantula (EE)   External Examiner: Prof. Santanu Chaudhury (Director, IIT Jodhpur; Professor, IIT Delhi) Title of the Thesis: On the Optimality of Generative Adversarial Networks -- A Variational Perspective Date & Time: September 15, 2023; 9.30 AM (Coffee will be served during the defense) Venue: Multimedia Classroom (MMCR), […]

Title: Experimental Investigations on Switching Behaviour of Traction-Grade IGBTs over Wide Operating Conditions Subhas Chandra Das (PhD -ERP) Supervisor: Prof. G. Narayanan Date and Time: 27 Sep 2023 (Wednesday), 4 pm - 5 pm Venue: MMCR, EE Department (Hybrid mode) Teams meeting link: Abstract Insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) are the dominant power semiconductor devices […]

Title Dereverberation of Speech Using Autoregressive Models of Sub-band Envelopes. Speaker Anurenjan P. R.  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sriram Ganapathy Examiner : Prof. Umesh S. (IITM) Abstract The speech-based technologies are radically changing the way we interact with systems and how we access information. In many of these applications, the users prefer to interact with the system through a […]

Title: Overview of Research on Pulse Width Modulation, Motor Control and Electrical Machines at EE, IISc Speaker: Prof. G. Narayanan, Professor, Electrical Engineering, IISc Venue: MMCR, EE & Online Teams link Time: 4pm, 29 September 2023 Abstract: The talk will provide a brief overview of research on pulse width modulation (PWM), motor control and electrical machines, which […]

Date & Time: Wednesday, 18/10/2023, 10 am - 11 am Venue: MMCR, Dept. of Electrical Engineering (Hybrid Mode) For online participants: Meeting Link Title of the Talk: Charging of Electric vehicles: Direct DC, vehicle to grid & heavy duty Abstract: In this talk, we will investigate three critical technologies for electric vehicle charging, namely, direct DC charging with solar and […]

Title: The Role of Privacy-Preserving Computation Frameworks Enabling Cooperation in Business and Legal Contracts Abstract:  Collaborative data analytics and the usage of advanced software controls are core elements for transformation of the industrial systems and automotive systems of today to future ‘smart’ manufacturing and mobility. In many scenarios within Industry 4.0 systems, innovation is limited due […]

Thesis Title              :     Developmental Studies on a Multistage Induction Coilgun-Based Electromagnetic                                          Launcher Student Name          :     Ranashree Ram Abstract The archetypal chemical propellant-based launchers (e.g., guns, missiles, spacecraft launchers, etc.) with their hot trailing plume has been widely deployed over the decades for various applications. However, because of certain disadvantages of […]

Title:  Physics-Aware AI for Enabling Grid Resiliency   Speaker:  Dr. Anurag K Srivastava Raymond J. Lane Professor and Chairperson, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Director, Smart Grid REsearch and Analytics Lab (SG-REAL) West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA Date: 24th November 2023, 3 pm   Venue: MMCR, EE Dept, IISc     Abstract: […]