Current Academic Role & Responsibilities
Actively contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching through outcome-based learning, laboratory instruction, technical demonstrations, and student-centered academic practices. Handles curriculum development, assessment planning, question paper setting, and evaluation processes while promoting analytical thinking, practical understanding, and interdisciplinary exposure among students in emerging engineering and technology domains.
Engaged in research activities in areas including VLSI, MEMS, flexible electronics, sensing technologies, artificial intelligence, and energy harvesting systems. Regularly participates in conferences, workshops, FDPs, and research collaborations to strengthen technical expertise and academic quality. Guides students in projects, seminars, publications, and innovation-driven research activities with strong emphasis on practical implementation.
Actively involved in departmental and institutional academic responsibilities such as accreditation activities, curriculum development, laboratory enhancement, technical event coordination, and mentoring initiatives. School PAQIC coordinator along with faculty mentor of CHIPMIT Club and BIS-ECE students chapter.
Subjects Currently Teaching
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| FPGA Based System Design using Verilog | IV Semester |
| VLSI Design Lab | IV Semester |
| VLSI Lab | IV Semester |
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | yearOfPassing |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTech | Electronics and Communications Engineering | Lovely Professional University, India | 2012 |
| MTech | Advanced Semiconductor Electronics | CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, India | 2014 |
| PhD | Engineering Sciences (Nanophotonics) | CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, India | 2019 |
| PostDoctoral Fellow | Nanophotonics/Nanoelectronics | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India | Assistant Professor - Senior Scale | July 2024 - Till Date |
| King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | January 2022 - June 2024 |
| Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (University), India | Assistant Professor | August 2017 - January 2022 |
| CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, India | Senior Research Fellow | October 2015 - July 2017 |
| CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, India | Quick Hire Fellow | September 2012 - August 2015 |