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    Dr Vijay Kumar Singh

    Assistant Professor
    Electronics Engineering

    Dr Vijay Kumar Singh received the B Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India in 2008, and M Tech degree in the specialization of Power Electronics and ASIC Design from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India in 2012. He completed his Ph D degree from the Department of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan in 2020. From December 2020 to September 2022, he was at NIT Patna as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Since October 2022, he has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi, India.

    He has published many articles in reputed journals and international conferences. He has visited South Korea, China, and various places in Japan for his conference paper presentations. He received many prestigious scholarships during his study in M Tech and Ph D He also qualified for GATE and UGC-NET in the Electronics Stream.

    His research interests include the design, modeling, and development of control techniques for power electronic converters utilized in the process of efficient and quality energy harvesting. He is having hands-on experience in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and digital system design for field-programmable gate array (FPGA) based system implementation.

    Education
    Ph D 2020 Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka (National University, Japan)
    M Tech 2012 Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
    B Tech 2008 Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow 
    Experience
    October 2022 – Till Date Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
    December 2020 – September 2022 Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Patna
    July 2012 – February 2017 Assistance Professor, Mangalayatan University, Aligarh 
    December 2008 – November 2009 Lecturer, Prasad Institute of Technology, Jaunpur
    • Electronics Engineering Work Practices (ECE101).
    • Universal Human Values (HU101)
    • Control Systems (ECE322).
    • Engineering Graphics (ME121)
    • Fundamentals of Electronics Engineering Lab (ECE102L)
    Research Interests
    • Design and Development of Control Techniques for Power Electronic Converters
    • Modelling and Simulation of Power Electronic Systems
    • Model Predictive Control Applications in Power Electronics
    • Renewable Energy Harvesting and Grid Interface
    • Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulation
    • FPFA-Based System Implementation
    Research Projects
    Invited Talks
    • Attended as a resource person in an Online FDP on Next-generation Applications in Electrical and Electronics Engineering during the Period from 15th – 20th September 2022 conducted by NIT Patna and delivered a talk for two hours on the topic “Model Predictive Control for Power Electronics” on 18th September 2022.
    • Attended as a resource person in a webinar conducted by Jharkhand Rai University, Ranchi on 12th May 2021, and delivered a talk on the topic “Modern Control Application in Power Electronics” among undergraduate students. 
    Training / Workshop
    • Participated and qualified as a teaching faculty in CAEV: Connected Autonomous Electric Vehicle course introduced by MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd., under MG Nurture initiative from 30th January 2023 to 4th February 2023.
    • Participated as a Proctor Coordinator in Joint Online Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Trends in Robotics” during 4th–15th July 2022 organized in IIT Roorkee, NIT Patna, MNIT Jaipur, and PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur.
    • Participated in & completed successfully Five-Days Online Workshop (e-Workshop) on “Challenges and Opportunities in Microgrid”, during the Period from 17th – 21st January 2022 organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.
    • Participated in & completed successfully Two Week Online Short-Term Training Program on "Emerging Technologies in Electric Vehicles", from 02nd – 14th August 2021 organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh.
    • Joined as a panellist to support the quality delivery and smooth conduction of a 7 days International Online Faculty Development Program on “Recent Trends in Control System Engineering ReTreCSE-2021” under the banner of Electronics and ICT academy from 31st May 2021 to 06th June 2021 organized at NIT Patna, Bihar.
    • Participated & completed successfully in a 5-day AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on " “Simulation Techniques for Power Electronics Converters” from 08th February 2021 to 12th February 2021 conducted by NIT Patna, Bihar.
    • Participated in two days of an international joint workshop on Kyutech Research Centers from 06th November 2018 to 07th November 2018 organized by Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan and presented a Poster on the topic “A Hardware-in-the-loop Co-simulation of Finite State–Model Predictive Control for Three–Phase VSI System Using FPGA”.
    • Participated as a Teaching Assistant in two weeks ISTE online workshop on “Signals & Systems” from 02nd January 2014 to 12th January 2014 conducted by IIT Kharagpur and organized in Mangalayatan University Aligarh as a remote center.
    • Participated in two weeks ISTE online workshop on “Analog Electronics” from 04th June 2013 to 14th June 2013 conducted by IIT Kharagpur and organized in Mangalayatan University Aligarh as a remote center.
    Journal Publications

    V. K. Singh and R. Tripathi, "An FPGA Hardware-in-the-Loop Approach for Comprehensive Analysis and Development of Grid-Connected VSI System," Energies, vol. 16, no. 2, 759, January 2023 [DOI: 10.3390/en16020759] (Impact Factor - 3.252).

    V. K. Singh, R. Tripathi, and T. Hanamoto, "Implementation Strategy for FPGA-Based Adaptive Finite Control Set-MPC using XSG for a VSI System," IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 2066–2078, April 2021 [DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2020.2999267] (Impact Factor - 5.462).

    V. K. Singh, R. Tripathi, and T. Hanamoto, "FPGA-Based Implementation of Finite Set-MPC for a VSI System using XSG-Based Modeling," Energies, vol. 13, no. 1, 260, January 2020 [DOI: 10.3390/en13010260] (Impact Factor – 3.252).

    V. K. Singh, R. Tripathi, and T. Hanamoto, "HIL Co-simulation of Finite Set-Model Predictive Control Using FPGA for a Three-Phase VSI System," Energies, vol. 11, no. 4, 909, April 2018 [DOI: 10.3390/en11040909] (Impact Factor – 3.252).

    I. Mishra, R. Tripathi, V. K. Singh, and T. Hanamoto, "Step by Step Development and Implementation of FS-MPC for FPGA based PMSM Drive System," Electronics (MDPI), vol. 10, no. 4, 395, Feb. 2021 [DOI: 10.3390/electronics10040395] (Impact Factor – 2.690).

    Conference Publications

    MD S. Akhtar and V. K. Singh, "Comparative Analysis of Grid-Connected PV System Using Flyback Converter”, in 2nd International Conference on Emerging Frontiers in Electrical and Electronic Technologies (ICEFEET 2022), NIT Patna, Bihar, India, June 24–25, 2022 [DOI: 10.1109/ICEFEET51821.2022.9848142].

    I. Mishra, R. Tripathi, V. K. Singh, and T. Hanamoto, " Discrete adaptive HCC based FS-MPC with constant Switching frequency for PMSM Drives”, in 22nd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS 2019), Harbin, China, Aug 11–14, 2019 [DOI: 10.1109/ICEMS.2019.8922261].

    V. K. Singh, R. Tripathi, and T. Hanamoto, " FPGA-based Development of Finite State-MPC for Three-Phase Grid-Connected VSI System”, in 10th International Conference on Power Electronics (ICPE 2019–ECCE Asia), BEXCO, Busan, Korea, May 27–30, 2019 [DOI: 10.23919/ICPE2019-ECCEAsia42246.2019.8797276].

    I. Mishra, R. Tripathi, V. K. Singh, and T. Hanamoto, "A Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Approach for Analysis of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive”, in 10th International Conference on Power Electronics (ICPE 2019–ECCE Asia), BEXCO, Busan, Korea, May 27–30, 2019 [DOI: 10.23919/ICPE2019-ECCEAsia42246.2019.8797143].

    V. K. Singh, R. Tripathi, and T. Hanamoto, " Modified Cost Function based Switching Frequency Reduction Analysis for Finite State–MPC," in IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems Conference (PEDES 2018), IIT Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, Dec 18–21, 2018 [DOI: 10.1109/PEDES.2018.8707540].

    I. Mishra, R. Tripathi, V. K. Singh, and T. Hanamoto, "Comparative analysis of continuous PWM and discontinuous PWM for PMSM drive”, in 6th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES 2018), Kitakyushu, Japan, Dec 15–16, 2018.

    V. K. Singh, R. Tripathi, and T. Hanamoto, "Xilinx System Generator Based Modelling of Finite State MPC," in 9th International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC 2018–ECCE Asia), Niigata, Japan, May 20–24, 2018 [DOI: 10.23919/IPEC.2018.8507935].

    V. K. Singh, R. Tripathi, and T. Hanamoto, "Model–based design approach for implementation of finite state MPC," in Proceedings of the 13th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2018), Wuhan, China, May 31–June 02, 2018 [DOI: 10.1109/ICIEA.2018.8397837].

    V. K. Singh, R. Tripathi, and T. Hanamoto, "Comparative Analysis of Finite Control Set MPC for Voltage Source Inverter," in 5th International Conference on Electric Power and Energy Conversion Systems (EPECS 2018), Kitakyushu, Japan, April 23–25, 2018 [DOI: 10.1109/EPECS.2018.8443541].

    V. K. Singh, S. Jegannathan, S. Mishra, M. Biswas, and R. Gupta, “Active Power Balance in the cells of a Cascaded H Bridge Multilevel Converter under bipolar and unipolar modulation schemes,” Student’s Conference on Engineering and Systems SCES–2012, MNNIT, Allahabad, India, March 16–18, 2012 [DOI: 10.1109/SCES.2012.6199046].

    • DUGC Convener of EEE Department since November 2022.
    • Co-convener of RGIPT Social Services Council since November 2022.
    • Warden of Boys Hostel since March 2023.
    • Member of Department Purchase Committee since April 2023.
    • Member of Hostel Purchase Committee since April 2023.
    • Received Scholarship by ASSURAN International Scholarship Foundation during Ph.D. in Japan for one year (April 2019–March 2020).
    • Received University Scholarship from Kyushu Institute of Technology during Ph.D. in Japan for one year (April 2018–March 2019).
    • Received Scholarship by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) during Ph.D. in Japan for one year (April 2017–March 2018).
    • Qualified UGC-NET examination held in December 2014 in Electronic Science stream with a score of 63.43%.
    • Qualified GATE examination 2014 in Electronics & Communication Engineering with a GATE Score of 580.
    • Received Scholarship during M.Tech. by MHRD, Govt. of India based on GATE exam qualification for 2 years (2010–12).
    • Got distinctions (>75 marks) in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects in 12th board examination 2002. 

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