Vijayakumar Krishnasamy

Education

• National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy M.Tech. in Power Systems
• Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT), Coimbatore B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Specialization

• Power and Energy Systems
• Smart grid

Research Interests

• Smart Grid, Home Energy Management System
• Internet of Things
• Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Energy System
• Embedded Controllers
• Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Systems

Honours + Awards + Recognitions

• "Visiting Professor" for Research given by University of Saskatchewan, Canada Year - 2017
• "Shastri Indo Canadian Fellow" for Research Collaboration given by Shastri Indo Canadian Institute (CIDA & MHRD) Year - 2017
• "IEI Young Engineers Award 2017-2018" for Excellence in the field of electrical engineering given by Institution of Engineers (India) Year - 2017
• "Visiting Researcher" Research given by Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany - Year 2016
• "Young Faculty Fellowship" for Research Project Grant given by Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (Govt. of India) Year - 2016
• "Young Scientist Award" for Start up research grant given by SERB - DST(Govt. of India) Year - 2015
• "POSOCO Power System Award (PPSA2014) for Doctoral Thesis and listed top 10 among all IITs and NITs." for Ph.D. Thesis given by POSOCO & Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi Year - 2014
• "Selected for Canadian Commonwealth Research Fellowship in University of Saskatchewan, Canada" for Research Award given by Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Year - 2013
• "Postdoctoral Fellowship from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore" for Post Doctoral research given by Nanyang Technological University and ASTAR, Singapore Year - 2012
• "MHRD fellowship for Ph.D." for Fellowship given by Ministry of Human Resource Department (Govt. of India) Year - 2009
• "GATE (AIR 358) scholarship for M.Tech. course" for Scholarship given by Ministry of Human Resource Department (Govt. of India) Year - 2007

Work Experience

Teaching

• Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Department at Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur (2013-2018)
• Visiting Professor in University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2017)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor in National Centre for Disaster Management and Mitigation at Malaviya National Institute of Technology(MNIT), Jaipur (2014 - 2016)

Research

• Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2012-2013)
• Research Fellow in NIT Trichy (2009-2012)

Professional Membership

• Member of IEEE.
• Member of IET, UK..
• Member of IAENG.
• Member of Int. Asso. of Computer Science & IT (IACSIT).
• Life Member of IE (India).
• Life Member of ISTE New Delhi

Teaching

• Digital Logic Design
• Electrical Drives Theory and Practice
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Microprocessors and Computer Architecture
• Green Energy and Product Design
• Electrical Circuits for Engineers
• Energy Conservation and Management
• Industrial Control Electronics
• Renewable Power Generation and Control