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    Dr Sajal Agarwal

    Assistant Professor
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    Dr Sajal Agarwal is working as Assistant Professor, Electronics Engineering Department, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais since June 2021. She has received Ph.D. degree from Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad in 2019 and M. Tech from the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology at Surat, Gujarat, India, in 2014.

    She has published more than 20 articles in peer reviewed journals and conferences. She has received Young Scientist Travel Grant from SERB, DST, India in 2017 to visit USA. Her research interests includes; study and fabrication of optical devices, such as optical fiber-based sensors and optical absorbers, solar cells, optical communication, photonics crystal fibers etc.

    Education
    Ph D 2019 M N National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
    M Tech 2014 S V National Institute of Technology, Surat
    B Tech 2010 SRMS College of Engineering and Technology, Bareilly 
    Experience
    2021 – Till Date Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
    2019 – 2021 Assistant Professor, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, NOIDA
    2018 – 2019 Centre for Advanced Studies, APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow
    • Fundamentals of Electronics Engineering
    • Digital Circuits and Systems
    • Microprocessor Engineering
    • Telecommunication Network
    Research Interests
    • Optical Devices
    • Optical Fiber Sensors
    • Metamaterial Sensors
    • Fabrication and Characterization of Optical Devices
    • Absorbers
    • IoT Devices
    Research Projects
    • Designing and Realization of Optical Fiber Sensor for Adulteration and Health Monitoring of Oil and Gas Infrastructure
      RGIPT Jais
      10 Lac

     

    Invited Talks
    • “Basics and Requirement of Visible Light Communication” in FDP organized by VIT Vellore from 8 to 12 May 2023.
    • “Introduction to Latex and Manuscript writing using Latex-Hands-on” in 8th Guru Dakshta FIP organized by UGC-HRDC University of Allahabad on 09th April 2022 for 3 hours.
    • “Optical interconnects in electro optics platform” in STC “Research Opportunities and Challenges in Nano-electronics and Advanced Communication Systems” organized by National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand on 29th September 2022.
    • “Implementation of Metamaterial Surface for THz Range Absorber” in FDP organized by Meerut Institute of Engineering Technology Meerut on 3th September 2021.
    Training / Workshop
    • FDP on “Modeling, Simulation, & Fabrication of Advanced Electronic Devices” by VIT, Chennai, 15-19 April 2023.
    • Two-week online Capacity Building Programme on “ICT Tools for Teaching and Research” organized during December 5-17, 2022 by IIIT Jabalpur.
    • STC on “Recent Trends in Advanced Materials and Devices” by National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, 21-25 September 2020.
    • FDP on “Research Challenges in Renewable Energy Technologies” by New Horizon College of Engineering, Bengaluru (IEEE Student Branch), 14-20 September 2020.
    • FDP on “Technology Computer Aided Design: Simulation for VLSI Devices, Circuits and Systems” by JIIT Noida, 20-25 July 2020.
    • STC on “Energy harvesting devices” by NITTTR Chandigarh, 13-17 July 2020.
    • STC on “Nanoscience for Engineering Applications” by NITTTR Chandigarh, 22-26 June 2020.
    • STC on “Nanotechnology for Electronic and Photonic Devices” by PEC Chandigarh, 15-19 June 2020.
    • Hands-on-Training on “Effective and Efficient Online Teaching in the Age of Corona, A Hands-on-Workshop” by IIT Bombay, 16 May 2020.
    • FDP on “Innovative Teaching Learning Methodologies” at JIIT Noida, 9-14 December 2019.
    • GIAN course attended on “X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and its Application to Nanomaterials” at MNNIT, Allahabad from 21 to 28 December 2017.
    • Online training course COMSOL Multiphysics from 4 to 8 December 2017.
    • Participated Hands on training on “PDMS Microfluidics and Micro and Nano Characterization Techniques” at IISC, Bangalore from 10 to 18 May 2016.
    • Workshop on “Recent Advancements in Antennas and Metamaterials” at SVNIT, Surat from 27 to 29 March 2014.
    • Short term program on “Advances in Control and Instrumentation Education” at SVNIT, Surat from 24 to 28 February 2014.
    • Short term program on “Recent advancement in Optical Engineering” at SVNIT, Surat from 26 to 28 December 2013.
    • Participated Hands on training on “Fabrication of MOS CAP” at INUP (IITB) from 26 to 30 November 2013.
    • Short term program on “Wireless and Optical Communication” at SVNIT, Surat from 24 to 28 June 2013.
    • Attended 2 days seminar on “Bringing Nano world together” at The Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Mohali by Oxford Instrumentations.
    Session Chair in Conference/Workshop/Symposium
    • Dr Sajal Agarwal contributed as the role of Session Chair in 2023 2nd International Conference for Innovation in Technology (INOCON), organized by Sai Vidya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India held during 3rd - 5th March, 2023
    • Session chair of the 1st International Conference on Robotics, Control and Computer Vision (ICRCCV-2022), NIT Uttarakhand, during February 19-20, 2022 (VIRTUAL MODE).
    • Session chair of the International Conference on Innovative Research in Renewable Energy Technologies (IRRET-2022), IMPS College, Malda, West Bengal, during March 20-21, 2022 (VIRTUAL MODE).
    Journal Publications

    Rajeev Kumar, Sajal Agarwal, Sarika Pal, Alka Verma, Yogendra Kumar Prajapati, "Refractive index sensing using MXene mediated surface plasmon resonance sensor in visible to near infrared regime," Measurement, Vol. 224, 113682, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2023.113682

    Rajeev Kumar, Sajal Agarwal, Sarika Pal, Yogendra Kumar Prajapati, J.P. Saini, "Enhanced refractive index sensing using a surface plasmon resonance sensor with heterostructure," Micro and Nanostructures, Vol. 183, 207656, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micrna.2023.207656.

    Sajal Agarwal, Gargi Srivastava, Y.K. Prajapati, “Dual band Vis-IR absorber using bismuth based helical metamaterial surface,” Optical and Quantum Electronics, Springer, 54, 772, 2022.

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Metamaterial based sucrose detection sensor using transmission spectroscopy,” OPTIK, Vol. 205, 164276, 2020. (I.F.-0.853)

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Multifunctional Metamaterial Surface for Absorbing and Sensing Applications,” Optics Communications, Vol. 439, 304-307, 2019. (I.F.-1.88)

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Design of Broadband Absorber Using 2-D Materials for Thermo-photovoltaic Cell Application,” Optics Communications, Vol. 413, 39-43, 2018. (I.F.-1.88)

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Analysis of Metamaterial Absorber for Thermo-photovoltaic Cell Applications," IET Optoelectronics, Vol. 11(5), 208-212, 2017. (I.F.-1.165)

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, and V. Singh, “Influence of Metal Roughness on SPR Sensor Performance,” Optics communications, Vol. 383, 113-118, 2017. (I.F.-1.88)

    Sajal Agarwal, Pushpa Giri, Y.K. Prajapati, P. Chakrabarti, “Effect of Surface Roughness on the Performance of Optical SPR Sensor for Sucrose detection: Fabrication, Experimental and Simulation Study,” IEEE Sensors Journals, Vol. 16(24), 8865-8873, 2016. (I.F.-2.512)

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K.Prajapati, and J.B. Maurya, “Effect of Metallic Adhesion Layer Thickness on Surface Roughness for Sensing Application,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 28(21), 2415-2418, 2016. (I.F.-2.375)

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Broadband and Polarization Insensitive Helix Metamaterial Absorber using Graphene for Terahertz Region,” Applied Physics A, Vol. 122(6), 1-9, 2016. (I.F.-1.455)

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, and V. Mishra, “Thinned Fiber Bragg Grating as a Fuel Adulteration Sensor: Simulation and Experimental,” Journal of Opto- Electronics Review, Vol. 23(4), 231–238, 2015. (I.F.-1.611)

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K.Prajapati, V. Singh, and J. P. Saini, “Polarization Independent Broadband Metamaterial Absorber Based on Tapered Helical Structure,” Optics Communications, Vol. 356(1), 565-570, 2015. (I.F.-1.88)

    Sajal Agarwal, V. Mishra, “Characterization of Fiber Bragg Grating for Maximum Reflectivity based on Modulation Depth of Refractive Index,” OPTIK, Vol. 125(18), 5192-5195, 2014. (I.F.-0.835)

    Sajal Agarwal, V. Mishra, “Effect of Grating Length on Chromatic Dispersion in Polymer Coated Apodization Grating,” International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), Vol. 2(5), 36-39, 2013.

    Conference Publications

    Subhradip Chakraborty, Tanmay Joshi, and Sajal Agarwal, “Internet of Things (IoT) Based Cost Effective Weather Monitoring Station” in International Conference on Device Intelligence, Computing, and Communication Technologies, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India, 17-18 March 2023.

    Sajal Agarwal and Gargi Srivastava, “Recent Advancements in Structural Health Monitoring using Optical Sensor,” in International Conference on Device Intelligence, Computing, and Communication Technologies, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India, 17-18 March 2023.

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Metal-Insulator-Metal Metamaterial Helical Absorber,” 4th International Conference on VLSI, Communication, and Signal Processing, MNNIT Allahabad, India, 24-26 September 2021.

    Rahul Raparia, Parth Vashistha, Sajal Agarwal, “Bimetallic Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for Adulteration Sensing,” 2021 IEEE International Conference on Nanoelectronics, Nanophotonics, Nanomaterials, Nanobioscience and Nanotechnology, Kerala, India, 29-30 April 2021.

    Sajal Agarwal, “Bismuth based MIM Metamaterial Absorber for Broadband Absorption,” 6th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Noida, India, 5-7 March 2020.

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Effect of Structural Metal on Metamaterial based Absorber Performance,” 2nd International Conference on VLSI, Communication, and Signal Processing, MNNIT Allahabad, India, 21-23 October 2019.

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Effect of Substrate on the Performance of Metamaterial Based Absorber,” International Conference on Microwave and Photonics, ISM Dhanbad, India, 9-11 February 2018.

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Application of TMDs in Nano-Absorbers: An Impression,” Conference on Laser and Electro-optics, San Jose, California, USA, 14-19 May 2017, https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_AT.2017.JTh2A.10.

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, "Optimization of Top and Additive Layer Thickness of SPR Sensor for Sucrose Detection,” International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control and Communication Technology, (IAC3T2016), organized by Allahabad University, Allahabad, India, 25-27 March 2016. ISBN: 978-93-85926-20-4.

    Y.K. Prajapati, M. Raviteja, Sajal Agarwal, A. Verma, “Design of Broadband and Polarization-independent Metamaterial Absorber Using N Helix,” 9th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2015 Oxford, 141-143, ISBN 978-88-941141-0-2 United Kingdom, 7-12 September 2015.

    Sajal Agarwal, V. Mishra, “Fiber Bragg Grating as Dispersion Compensator Using nm Thick Polymer Coating” in International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICNT 2013), HIT, Haldia, 25-26 October 2013.

    Sajal Agarwal, V. Mishra, “Optimization of Polymer Coated Fiber Grating for Dispersion Compensation” in Global conference on Recent Trends in Electronics communication engineering, power and control, JNU, New Delhi, 7-8 September 2013. (Then published in “Advance in Electronic and Electric Engineering (AEEE)” under “Research India Publication (RIP)”, Vol. 3(7), 875-880, 2013.

    Books / Book Chapters

    Opto-VLSI Devices and Circuits for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications" edited book with editors: Ankur Kumar, Sajal Agarwal, Vikrant Varshnay, Varun Mishra, Yogesh Kumar Verma, Suman Lata Tripathi, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, October 2023.

    Akash Srivastava and Sajal Agarwal, “Enhancement of Dynamic Range of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor using high refractive index prism: A Theoretical approach,” in  Opto-VLSI Devices and Circuits for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications in CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, October 2023.

    Shivangi Srivastava and Sajal Agarwal, “Introduction to Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor for Liquid Sensing Applications,” in  Opto-VLSI Devices and Circuits for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications in CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, October 2023.

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Based Surface Plasmon Resonance for Bio-Sensing,” in Sensors for Next-Generation Electronic Systems and Technologies in CRC Pres, Tylor and Francis 2023.

    Shivanshu Shrivastava, Sajal Agarwal, and Bin Chen, “Resource Allocation in Hybrid RF/VLC Communication in the 400-700 THz Band”, in Terahertz Wireless Communication Components and System Technologies, Springer 2022.

    Gargi Srivastava and Sajal Agarwal, “Terahertz Imaging: Timeline and Future Prospects,” in TDCS-2022, Springer Sep 2022.

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, Ankur Lamba, “Advanced Materials based Nano-absorbers for Thermo-photovoltaic Cells,” in Advances in THz Technology and it's applications in Springer 2021.

    Ankur Kumar, Sajal Agarwal, Vikrant Varshney, Abhilasha Jain, and R. K. Nagaria, “A Study of Leakage and Noise Tolerant Wide Fan-in OR Logic Domino Circuits” in CRC Pres, Tylor and Francis 2021.

    Sajal Agarwal, Y.K. Prajapati, “Chip-Level Optical Interconnect in Electro-optics Platform,” in Nanoscale VLSI: Devices, Circuits and Applications in Springer 2020

    • Warden, Girls Hostel Warden, July 2022 – Till Date
    • Departmental Examination In-charge, June 2021 – Till Date
    • Member, Departmental Undergraduate Committee for Electronics Engineering, June 2021 – Till Date
    • Member, Departmental Postgraduate Committee for Electronics Engineering, June 2021 – Till Date
    • Member, Departmental Purchase Committee for Electronics Engineering, June 2021 – Till Date
    • Member, Incubation Centre (Skill Development), June 2021 – Till Date
    • Member, Press-Publicity-Promotion and Advertisement Committee, June 2021 – Till Date
    • Member, UrjaShakti- 2021, 2022
    • Member, Classroom Monitoring Committee, August 2021 – Till Date
    • Member, Departmental Undergraduate Committee for Computer Science and Engineering
    • Member, Web Management Representative, August 2021 – Till Date
    • Member, Convocation committee – 2021, 2022
    • Faculty Advisor, IEEE Student Branch
    • Best poster presentation award, National Conference on Advanced Materials and Nano Technology, Jaypee Noida, India, 15-17 March, 2018.
    • Best paper award in PG category, National conference on Materials for Electronic Applications (NCMEA 2014) in January 2014, COE, Pune.
    • 12th rank in district level U.P. Board merit list in intermediate in 2006.
    • 15th rank in district level U.P. Board merit list in high school in 2004.

    Shivangi Srivastava
    Ph D Student

    		 2021 Electronic Biosensor using Advanced Materials

     

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