Dr. Paromita Bose is an Associate Professor of English at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Hyderabad.

Dr. Paromita’s interests include Indian Writing, (the nineteenth and the twentieth century, in particular), Women’s Writing, Cultural Studies, and Urban Studies. 

  • 2015: Ph.D., English – University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
  • 2009: M. Phil., English – University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
  • 2007: M.A. English – University of Delhi, Delhi, India
  • 2005: B.A. English (Hons.) – University of Delhi, Delhi, India

  • Paromita Bose. ‘Re-Formulating’ the Devadasi Question: Reading Muvalur Ramamirthammal’s Web of Deceit and Gurajada Appa Rao’s Kanyasulkam. Women and Literature in India. Cambridge Scholar. 2025
  • Paromita Bose. ‘Translated Lives: Devadasis and the Anti-Nautch Movement.’ Life Writing and Translation. Routledge. 2025.
  • Paromita Bose. “Let’s Read”: Notes on Designing English Courses for an Engineering Classroom in India. Teaching English Literature in India: Pedagogy and Practice. Ed. Sangeetha Puthiyedath. The English and Foreign Languages University Press. ISBN 978-93-80425-04-7. 2023.
  • Paromita Bose. “Narrating Lives: The Devadasi and Her Art.” Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics. Vol. 45, NO. 3. Autumn 2022 (23-32). Vishvanatha Kaviraja Institute, IndiaParomita Bose. “Told but Not Told”: The Blurring of Determining Lines, in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go.” Ed. Shraddha A. Singh. Speculation and Detection: Explorations in Genre Fiction, Worldview. 2022.
  • Paromita Bose. “Lost in Translation: The ‘Nonsense’ works of Sukumar Ray.” Negotiations, An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies. Department of English, North Bengal University. Vol. 4. March 2021 (51-68).
  • Paromita Bose, “Learning and Unlearning in English Classroom”, Think Pieces Series No. 18. Education. SouthAsia (https://educationsouthasia.web.ox.ac.uk/thinkpiece18); 2021
  • Paromita Bose, “Negotiating the Stage and the World: The Life Writings of Binodini Dasi.” Samyukta: A Journal of Gender and Culture. Volume 6. No. 1; 2021
  • “Writing Self, Writing for Others”, Influence of English on Indian Women Writers: Voices from the Regional Languages,” Ed. K Suneetha Rani, Sage Publications. 2017
  • Paromita Bose “Bedanabala- Mahasweta Devi” Mahasweta Devi- Collected Works. Ed. Nandini Bhattacharya and Naveen Kishore. Seagull, Kolkata. (Submitted) 2017
  • Paromita Bose “Devadasi Reform in Colonial South India: The case of Radhika Santwanam”, Transcultural Negotiations of Gender: Studies in (Be)longing. Heidelberg Studies on Transcultural Research, Springer. September 2015. ISBN: 978-81- 322-2436- 5 (Print) 978-81-322- 2437-2 (Online)
  • Paromita BoseSultana’s Dream: “Ladyland” amidst Nationalist “Tradition” and Colonial “Modernity” Journal of Indian Writing in English. Volume 7, No. 15. September 2014.
  • Paromita Bose “Sports and/in Young Adult Fiction: A case in Bengali Literature” in Wizcraft Journal of Language and Literature. Vol. I, Issue II. January, 2013.
  • Paromita Bose “Mahasweta Devi”. Entry in Sachidananda Mohanty and Sunita Mishra (eds). A Handbook of Indian Theatre. Margao: CinnamonTeal, 2011. [A Handbook of Indian Theatre was prepared under the ASIHSS Programme of the Department of English, University of Hyderabad.]
  • Paromita Bose “Habib Tanvir”. Entry in Sachidananda Mohanty and Sunita Mishra (eds). A Handbook of Indian Theatre. Margao: CinnamonTeal, 2011. [A Handbook of Indian Theatre was prepared under the ASIHSS Programme of the Department of English, University of Hyderabad.]
Conference Presentations
  • “The Nonsense World of Sukumar Ray.” IACLALS International Conference ‘Wit, Humour and the Carnivalesque in Literature and Performance’ BITS Pilani, Goa. February, 2024.“Speaking from the Margins, of the Marginalized: Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s The Adivasi Will Not Dance.” IACLALS International Conference on “Metropolis and Margins: Shifting Perspectives in Literary and Language Studies”. 2023.“Graphic Novels in the Classroom Space.” ACS Institute 2023- “De- Colonization in the 21st Century.” ACS and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. 2023.
  • “Travelling through Shenzhen, Pyongyang and Burma: The Graphic Novels, by Guy Delisle.” Final Sinophone Conference: Conceptualization, Methodology and Research on Sinophone Borderlands and the Interactions on the Edges. Department of Asian Studies. Palacký University. Czech Republic. November 2022
  • “Caste Politics in the Cultural Realm: Drawing and Reading Discrimination” International Teaching Week, Ethics and Culture in Media Communication. Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology. Palacký University. Czech Republic. November 2022
  • “New Age Spirituality – The Indian Scenario.” Workshop on Digital Religion- Online Spirituality. Department of Communication Studies. Palacký University. Czech Republic. November 2022
  • “The text and the Image: Discussions on Caste Politics in an Indian classroom – The case of Bhimayana and A Gardener in the Wasteland.” 13th ACS International CrossRoads in Cultural Studies Conference. ACS and University of Lisbon. November 2022.
  • Paromita Bose. “I am the battered woman, but he is the one who is playing the role of the victim”: Reading Meena Kandasamy’s When I Hit You, as a ‘terrifying and triumphant’ narrative. International Conference on “Cartographies of Gender Based Violence: Literary Reflections from South Asia and Beyond. IIT Patna and Shastri Indo Canadian Institute. 12-13 March 2022.
  • “From Amar Chitra Katha’s Babasaheb Ambedkar (He Dared to Fight) to Bhimayana (Experiences of Untouchability)- Narrating Lives” at “Decolonising the Panel; Deconstructing the Gutter”: International Conference on Postcolonial Studies in Comics and Graphic Narratives in South Asia. IIT Patna and Postcolonial Studies Association, UK. 25-26th September, 2021. (WebEx)
  • “Caste Politics in the Cultural Realm: Drawing and Reading Discrimination”. International Symposium, “Research in the Arts, The Arts in Research” Cultural Literacy in Europe (CLE) organised and hosted by University of Lodz, Poland over Zoom (May 2020).
  • “Sport and/in Young Adult Fiction: The Case of Bengali Literature” at the National Seminar ‘The game’s afoot…’ Sport, Literature and Culture, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, 2020.
  • “Changing Cityscapes: Real City, Mythic Hero”, at the International Conference, “Crossroads in Cultural Studies”Association for Culture Studies (ACS) hosted by University of Sydney and University of Western Sydney, 2016.
  • “Cultural Conflicts: Comparative Analysis of Counter Texts, Mircea Eliade’s Bengal Nightsand Maitreyi Devi’s It Does Not Die” at the National Seminar on Comparative Literature in India: Contemporary Issues, Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. March 2015.
  • “Devadasi Reform in Colonial South India: The case of Radhika Santwanam” at the International Conference on Gender Studies and Expanding Horizons of Inter/Trans- Culturality, CES and CSPILAS, JNU, New Delhi. 2013.
  • “The Child in Tagore” at the National Seminar on Rabindranath Tagore- In His Time and Ours, Centre for Comparative Literature, UoH, Hyderabad, 2012.
  • “Writing Self, Performing Self” at the International Conference on Text, Culture and Performance: Postcolonial Issues, IACLALS. 2012.
  • “Writing Self, Writing for Others” at the National Seminar on Women and English in India, Department of English, UoH, 2012.
  • “The Performative Aspect of the Body” at the National Conference for Research Scholars on Theatre Studies, Department of English (Under ASIHSS), UoH, 2008.
  • “Women and Crime Fiction/ Detective Fiction” at the Student Seminar on Popular Culture, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, 2006.
  • “Perspective and the Politics of Perspective” at the Student Seminar, Department of English, University of Delhi, 2005.
  • “Urbanity and Modernity in Tagore’s Home and the World”at a Student Seminar organised by Katha, University of Delhi, 2005.
Invited Talks
  • “The Modernist Mental Life.” Department of English. RLA College, University of Delhi. March 2022.
  • “Devadasi Reform in Colonial South India: The Case of Radhika Santwanam”, St Xaviers College, Ahmedabad. January 2021. (Google Meet)
  • “How to Write: Academic Writing”. St Francis College, Hyderabad and American Corner (US Consulate); Three Day Workshop on Indo US Relations. November 2020 (Zoom)
  • “What is Freedom? Reading Anton Chekhov’s The Bet and Malcom X in context”. TATA Steel Foundation, Jamshedpur. August 2020 (MS Teams)
  • “Raphael: The Florentine Period”, Department of English, RLA College, University of Delhi, July 2020 (Google Meet)
  • “Raphael: The Roman Years”, Department of English, RLA College, University of Delhi, July 2020 (Google Meet)
  • “Michelangelo: Master Sculptor”, Department of English, RLA College, University of Delhi, July 2020 (Google Meet)
  • “Michelangelo: Painter and Architect”, Department of English, RLA College, University of Delhi, July 2020 (Google Meet)
  • “Critical Issues in Fiction”, B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad. September 2019
  • “Mahasweta Devi” Department of English and Culture Studies, University of Burdwan, September, 2016

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4377-6153

  • June 2025 to Present, Associate Professor & HOD, Humanities and Social Sciences at Mahindra University
  • Project Fellow, UGC-DSA, Department of English, University of Hyderabad (2010-2014)
  • Content Editor, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (Feb 2009- July 2009)

Areas of Interest:

  • Indian Writing in English
  • Women’s Writing
  • Social History of Dance in India
  • Cultural Studies
  • Urban Studies

Dr. Visalakshi Talakokula is an academician, researcher, and leader with over two decades of academic expertise and five years of industry experience. She currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Academics and Research & Development at the École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University. In this role, she also leads the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), driving institutional excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Her areas of expertise encompass Structural Health Monitoring, Sustainable Construction Materials, Green Concrete, and Smart Structures. Dr. Talakokula’s teaching portfolio includes foundational and advanced topics such as Strength of Materials, Reinforced Concrete Design, Prestressed Concrete Structures, Piezoelectric Materials, and Smart Materials. Her experimental acumen includes advanced instrumentation like piezoelectric sensors, half-cell potential measurement, and Scanning Electron Microscopy, seamlessly integrating theoretical knowledge with practical applications.

Dr. Talakokula’s research focuses on pioneering sustainable and innovative solutions in civil engineering. She has published 37 journal articles, 45 conference papers, authored a book, and contributed to multiple book chapters. As a dedicated mentor, she has guided Ph.D. scholars and numerous postgraduate and undergraduate students, fostering the growth of future engineers and researchers. An innovator at heart, she holds two patents, including technologies for composite wall panels and piezoelectric-based smart washers for structural health monitoring.

Her leadership extends to spearheading major national and international research projects, including collaborations under the UKIERI initiative with the University of Bath, UK, and government-supported projects on modular rural housing and ultra-high-performance concrete systems. Dr. Talakokula is deeply committed to advancing civil engineering through her contributions to international research on chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion, carbonation of concrete, and sustainable materials as a technical member of multiple RILEM committees.

Dr. Talakokula holds prominent leadership positions in professional organizations, including Vice President (South) of the Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IAStructE), Governing Council Member of the Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) and Indian Building Congress (IBC), and a BIS member contributing to the National Building Code. She has also played a pivotal role in developing waterproofing guidelines for the Indian Concrete Institute.

Recognized with numerous accolades, her achievements include the Outstanding Paper Award by Materials and Structures Journal and several best paper and poster awards at prestigious national and international conferences. Her unwavering dedication to research, teaching, and sustainable innovation continues to position her as a thought leader, shaping the future of civil engineering through impactful solutions and global collaborations.

  • Ph.D. (Structures) Indian Institute of Delhi, New Delhi
    Ph. D. Thesis Title: Corrosion Assessment in Rebars of RC Structures Using Equivalent Parameters Extracted from Piezo-Patches
    Supervisors: Prof. Suresh Bhalla & Prof. Ashok Gupta    
  • B.E. (Civil Engineering) Osmania University, Telangana (India).

Books:
  • Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Bansal, T. (2024). Non-destructive Damage Identification of Blended Concrete Systems Using Embedded Piezo Sensors. Civil Structural Health Monitoring (CSHM) 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering.
  • V and Bansal , T. (2020a) “Study of Durability Aspects of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement Using Different Piezo-Sensor Configurations”, Rilem Bookseries, Vol. 25, Calcined Clays For Sustainable Concrete, 978-981-15-2805-7, 480517_1_En, (80).
  • Bansal , T and V. (2020b) “Monitoring of Strength Development of Cement Substituted by Limestone Calcined Clay Using Different Piezo Configurations”, Rilem Bookseries, Vol. 25, Calcined Clays For Sustainable Concrete, 978-981-15-2805-7, 480517_1_En, (60), vol 516. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62253-3_5.
  • Bhalla, S., Moharana, S., Talakokula, V. And Kaur, N. (2017) “Piezoelectric Materials: Applications In Structural Health Monitoring, Energy Harvesting And Bio-Mechanics”, Ane-Wiley, Print ISBN:9781119265092, |Online ISBN:9781119265139 |DOI:10.1002/9781119265139.
Patents granted
  • S., Talakokula, V., Sri Kalyana Rama, “Pzt-Based Smart Washer for Structural Health Monitoring of Bolted Joint Steel Structures”, Application No.202341087858 A, Publication Date : 12/01/2024.
  • Yeturi Pramod Kumar Reddy., Sri Kalyana Rama, J., Talakokula, V., Sagi. V. Simhadri Raju., “High Performance Plaster Coated Light Weight Composite Wall Panels”, patent Number 495454, THE PATENTS ACT 1970, India 202241057712.
Journals
  • Tushar Bansal , Ammar Azam , Tarun Morwal , Visalakshi Talakokula , T. Jothi Saravanan (2025) “Assessing cement paste strength evolution under curing: An experimental and numerical investigation through equivalent stiffness parameter identified by embedded piezo sensors”, Measurement Volume 241, 115713, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2024.115713, Impact Factor: 5.131
  • Veturi pramod Kumar reddy, M. Anil Kumar, Sri Kalyana rama J and Visalakshi Talakokula (2024), “Smart Construction: Advancement Through Precast & 3d Printed Wall Panels”, Indian Buildings Congress, Volume XXXIII, No. 1, 2024
  • Ramesh Gomasa, Visalakshi Talakokula, Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula, and Tushar Bansal (2024), “Integrating Electro-Mechanical Impedance Data with Machine Learning for Damage Detection and Classification of Blended Concrete Systems”, Construction and Building Materials Journal, Volume 445, 137725, August 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137725, Impact Factor: 7.69
  • Bansal, T., Visalakshi Talakokula and Saravanan, T.J (2024),”EMI-based monitoring of prestressed concrete beam under chloride-induced corrosion using an embedded piezo sensor”, Measurement, Sensors, 101158, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measen.2024.101158, Cite Score: 3.1
  • Tushar Bansal and Visalakshi Talakokula (2024), “Comparative analysis of very-early age hydration process: LC3 vs. conventional and blended cement pastes using embedded piezo sensors”, Measurement, Volume 229, April 2024, 114433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2024.114433, Impact Factor: 5.131
  • Kefei Li  · Junjie Zeng….. Talakokula Visalakshi et al., (2024), “RILEM recommendation from TC 289‑DCM: guideline for designing and operating long‑term marine exposure sites”, Materials and Structures (2024) 57:44 https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-024-02319-9, Impact Factor: 3.427
  • Tarun Morwal, Tushar Bansal, Ammar Azam, Visalakshi Talakokula and T Jothi Saravanan (2024), “Exploring chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced concrete structures through embedded piezo sensor technology: an experimental and numerical study”, Smart Mater. Struct. 33 (2024) 035039 (17pp). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/ad287a, Impact Factor: 4.1.
  • Reddy, Y. P. K., Mangalampalli, A. K., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Talakokula, V. (2024). “Smart construction: Advancement through precast and 3D printed wall panels”. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Convention and Seminar on Challenges & Innovations in Urban Planning & Development, July 13-14, 2024, New Delhi, India. Indian Building Congress, Volume 31, pp.17. ISSN 2349-7475.
  • Fragkoulis Kanavaris……Talakokula Visalakshi….et al.,, (2023), “Standardisation of Low Clinker Cements Containing Calcined Clay and Limestone: a review by RILEM TC-282 CCL”, Mater Struct 56, 169 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-023-02257-y, Impact Factor: 3.427
  • Ramesh Gomasa, Visalakshi Talakokula, Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula, and Tushar Bansal (2023), “A Review on Health Monitoring of Concrete Structures Using Embedded Piezoelectric Sensor” Construction and Building Materials Journal, Volume 405, 17 November 2023, 133179, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133179, Impact Factor: 7.69
  • Tarun Morwal, Tushar Bansal, Ammar Azam and Visalakshi Talakokula (2023), “Monitoring chloride-induced corrosion in metallic and reinforced/prestressed concrete structures using piezo sensors-based electro-mechanical impedance technique: A review, Measurement, Measurement 218 (2023) 113102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measuremen2023.113102, Impact Factor: 5.131
  • Yan YAO, Ling WANG…. Visalakshi Talakokula, Tushar BANSAL…(2023), “Report of RILEM TC 281-CCC: Effect of loading on the carbonation performance of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: An interlaboratory comparison of different test methods and related observations”,  Mater Struct 56, 110 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-023-02190-0, Impact Factor: 3.427
  • Bansal, T., Visalakshi Talakokula and Saravanan, T.J (2023), “Comparative study of machine learning methods to predict compressive strength of high-performance concrete and model validation on experimental data. Asian J Civ Eng (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-023-00836-6
  • Yan YAO, Ling WANG…. Visalakshi Talakokula, Tushar BANSAL…(2023). Recommendation of RILEM TC 281-CCC: Test method to determine the effect of uniaxial compression load and uniaxial tension load on concrete carbonation depth. Mater Struct 56, 121 (2023). Impact Factor: 3.427
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula, V and T. Jothi Saravanan (2023), “Monitoring of prestressed concrete beam under corrosion using embedded piezo sensor based on electro-mechanical impedance technique”, Science Talks, Volume 4, December 2022, 100095, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sctalk.2022.100095
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula, V and Sathujoda. P (2022), “Machine learning-based monitoring and predicting the compressive strength of different blended cementitious systems using embedded piezo-sensor data” Measurement, Volume 205, December 2022, 112204, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2022.112204, Impact Factor: 5.131
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula, V, Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula, Romeu Vicente and Guilherme Ascensão (2022) “Embedded Piezo-Sensor-Based Automatic Performance Monitoring of Chloride-Induced Corrosion in Alkali-Activated Concrete”, Sustainability 2022, 14(19), 12917; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912917, Impact Factor: 3.89
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula, V and Sathujoda. P (2022) “ Durability aspects of blended concrete systems subjected to combined mechanical and environmental loading using piezo sensor” Construction & Building Materials, Volume 348, 19 September 2022, 128613, Impact Factor: 7.69
  • Yuvaraj Dhandapani………. Talakokula Visalakshi… (2022), “Durability performance of binary and ternary blended cementitious systems with calcined clay: a RILEM TC 282 CCL review”, Materials and Structures journal, 55, Article number: 145, Impact Factor: 3.427
  • Hanne Vanoutrive…..Talakokula Visalakshi… (2022), “Report of RILEM TC 281-CCC: Outcomes of a round robin on the resistance to accelerated carbonation of Portland, Portland-fly ash and blast-furnace blended cements”, Materials and Structures journal, 55, Article number: 99, Impact Factor: 3.427
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula, V., M. Kaliyan. (2021), “Equivalent structural parameters based non-destructive prediction of sustainable concrete strength using machine learning models Via piezo sensor”, Measurement, Volume 187, Impact Factor: 5.131
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula, V., S. Prabhakar. (2021) “A Machine learning approach for predicting the electro-mechanical impedance data of blended RC structures subjected to chloride laden environment”, Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, Volume 31, Number 1, Impact factor: 3.585
  • T and Talakokula. V, (2021) “Deterioration of structural parameters due to corrosion in prestressed concrete identified by smart probe-based piezo sensor”, Engineering Research Express, 2021, 3(1), 015011
  • Kailash Kumar Singaram, Mohd Ataullah Khan, Talakokula, (2021), “Statistical analysis of fly ash and slag blended geopolymer concrete”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 61, Part 2, 2022, Pages 466-476, Impact factor: 1.7
  • Jayalakshmi Raju, Bhalla. S. Talakokula. V, (2020), Pipeline Corrosion Assessment using Piezo-Sensors in Reusable Non-Bonded Configuration, NDT & E International, Volume 111, April 2020, 10.1016/j.ndteint.2020.102220, Impact Factor 3.461
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula ,V., Bhalla, S. (2019), “Model Based Corrosion Assessment in Rebars of Different Fly Ash Blended Concrete Using Piezo Sensors”, E-journal of Non-Destructive Testing, pg-991-1002, Issue No: 2019-04, ISBN: 978-3-00-060359-4.
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula ,V., Bhalla, S. (2019), “Rebar Corrosion Assessment Comparison of Different Piezo Configurations in Blended Concrete”, E-journal of Non-Destructive Testing, 2018, pg-1003-1014, Issue No: 2019-04, ISBN: 978-3-00-060359-4.
  • Talakokula. V, Bhalla. S and Gupta. A, (2018), Monitoring Early Hydration of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Structural Parameters Identified By Piezo Sensors Via Electromechanical Impedance Technique”, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 99:129-141, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.05.042, Impact Factor 4.84
  • Talakokula. V, S. Bhalla, R.J. Ball, C.R. Bowen, G.L. Pesce, R. Kurchania, B. Bhattacharjee, A. Gupta, K. Paine. (2016), “Diagnosis of carbonation induced corrosion initiation and progression in reinforced concrete structures using piezo-impedance transducers”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. (242), pp79-91, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2016.02.033 Impact Factor 2.499
  • Talakokula. V and Bhalla S (2015). Non-destructive Strength Evaluation of Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete Using Piezo Sensors. Elsevier Procedia Engineering 2016; 145: 1029-1035, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.04.133
  • Talakokula, V. and Bhalla, S. (2015) “Reinforcement Corrosion Assessment Capability of Surface Bonded and Embedded Piezo Sensors for RC Structures”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Volume 26 (17), pp 2304-2013, https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X14554133 , Impact Factor 2.172
  • Talakokula, V., Bhalla, S., Gupta A. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2015), “Non-Destructive Assessment of Rebar Corrosion Using Piezo-Transducers Via Equivalent Structural Parameters”, Current Science, Vol. 108 (10), pp1890-1900, Impact Factor 0.843
  • Talakokula. V, R. Singh and K. Vysakh, (2015), “Effect Of Delay Time And Duration Of Steam Curing On Compressive Strength And Microstructure Of Geopolymer Concrete”, The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 89 (1), pp 69-72.
  • Talakokula, V., Bhalla (2015), “Smart Materials and Systems for Smart Cities”, Journal of Indian Building Congress, Vol 22(1), pp27-31.
  • Talakokula. V, Bhalla. S and Gupta. A, (2014) “Corrosion Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Based on Equivalent Parameters Using Electro-Mechanical Impedance Technique”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Volume 25 (4), pp 484-500, https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X13498317, Impact Factor 2.172
  • Bhandari. S, Talakokula. V and Kavya. S (2014), “Design of High Rise Buildings With Extended 3D Analysis Of Building Systems (Etabs)”, Journal of Indian Building Congress.30 (3), pp 100-112.
  • Talakokula. V, R. Singh and K. Vysakh, (2013), “Compressive Strength And Workability Characteristics of Concrete using Fly Ash in Various Replacement of Ordinary Portland Cement and its Correlation with the Micro structural Properties”, Journal of Indian Building Congress, 20(2), pp 151-158.
  • Talakokula. V and Bhalla. S. (2011) “Detection and quantification of Rebar corrosion using Impedance method” International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, ISSN0974-5904, Volume 04, No 06SPL, pp 889-891.
CONFERENCES
  • Reddy, Y. P. K., Mangalampalli, A. K., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Talakokula, V. (2024). Suitability of iron ore overburden as a sustainable filler and binder in conventional concrete. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (INTERLINC), March 2024, Varanasi, India.- Awarded Best Presenter
  • K., Mangalampalli, S.K,R. Jyosyula and V. Talakokula (2024) “Exploring the Viability of Limestone Calcined Clay for 3D Printable Alkali-Activated Mortar”  Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions- Environment and Loading: CONEC24, IIT Madras 25-27 September 2024, pp 1160-1163-Awarded Best Poster.
  • Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., Srinivas & Saikam S., (2024). Non-destructive detection of bond slip failure in fiber reinforced concrete using piezo sensors, National Conference on Futuristic Structural Engineering (StructE NatCon 2024), 8-10 November, 2024.
  • Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., Jyosyula, S. K. R., Mangalampalli A & Bathula M., (2024). Piezo sensor-based detection of damage in fiber-infused epoxy bamboo composites, National Conference on Futuristic Structural Engineering (StructE NatCon 2024), 8-10 November, 2024.
  • Gomasa, R., Polagani N., Talakokula, V., & Jyosyula, S. K. R. (2024), “Monitoring crack initiation and propagation of plain concrete with natural mineral admixture and fibers using piezoelectric sensor”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Volume 2.
  • Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., Jyosyula, S. K. R., Bansal, T., & Nidhi G., (2024). AI-Based Prediction of Damage Severity in Blended Concrete Under Extreme Environmental Exposure Conditions, CONcrete under SEvere Conditions-Environment and Loading (CONSEC) 2024, IIT-M, 25-27 September 2024, pp 849-856.
  • K., Mangalampalli, S.K,R. Jyosyula & V. Talakokula, G. Ascensão & V.M. Ferreira.(2023) “Exploring new frontiers for biomass ash in additive manufacturing”, WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV: Selected Papers from the 6th International Conference Wastes 2023, 6–8 September 2023, Coimbra, Portugal. CRC Press.
  • Vigneshwar S, Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., & Jyosyula, S. K. R., (2023). Design and development of PZT-based smart washer for structural health monitoring of bolted joint steel structures, in International Conference on Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation & Retrofitting of Structures (CARRS 2023), Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad, 10-13 December 2023. (Under review)
  • Susmitha, P. J. R. L. P., Yeturi Pramod Kumar Reddy., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Talakokula, V. (2023). Characterization of Pozzolans to Use as Supplementary Cementitious Material in Concrete Through X-ray Diffraction. In International RILEM Conference on Synergising expertise towards sustainability and robustness of CBMs and concrete structures (pp. 228-239). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • P J R L P Susmitha, Yeturi Pramod Kumar Reddy, Sri Kalyana Rama J., Talakokula, V., (2023) “Characterizing potentiality of pozzolans to use as supplementary cementitious material in concrete through X-ray Diffraction”, SynerCrete23′: The International RILEM Conference on Synergising expertise towards sustainability and robustness of cement-based materials and concrete structures , Adamas (Greece, 15-16 Jun 2023).
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula ,V., (2021),“Image Processing Approach for Corrosion Detection and Quantification in Reinforced Concrete Structures”, F-EIR Conference 2021, to be held on 18 to 22 October, 2021.
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula ,V., (2021),“Durability of Concrete Systems Under Combined Loading Using Piezo Sensor”, 75th RILEM annual week, to be held on 31st August – 4th September 2020 at Mexico, Merida. (RILEM Ph.D. Grant Award received by Bansal)
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula ,V., (2020),“Monitoring and Prediction of Service Life and Durability of Concrete Systems using Piezo Sensor and Machine Learning Approach”, 74th RILEM annual week and 40th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, held at 31st August – 4th September 2020 at University of Sheffield. . (RILEM Ph.D. Grant Award received by Bansal)
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula ,V., Bhalla, S. (2019), “Model Based Corrosion Assessment in Rebars of Different Fly Ash Blended Concrete Using Piezo Sensors”, Proceedings of the 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, pg-991-1002, Issue No: 2019-04, ISBN: 978-3-00-060359-4
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula ,V., Bhalla, S. (2019), “Rebar Corrosion Assessment Comparison of Different Piezo Configurations in Blended Concrete”, Proceedings of the 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, pg-1003-1014, Issue No: 2019-04, ISBN: 978-3-00-060359-4
  • Bansal, T., Talakokula ,V., Shubhransu., Bahri, S., Pal, S. (2018), “Corrosion Assessment in Rebars of Normal and Geopolymer Concrete using Piezo Sensors”, Proceedings of the International Corrosion Conference and Expo-2018, (CORCON-2018), 30 Sept-3 Oct, Jaipur, 2018, RCC-26
  • Talakokula Visalakshi and Maheshwari (2018), Study of Recycled Aggregate COncrete Using Fibres, Proceedings of Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Service Life Design for Infrastructures (SLD4), Held at TU Delft, 26-29 August 2018.
  • Jayalakshmi Raju , Prateek Negi , Suresh Bhalla and Talakokula Visalakshi (2018), Applications of piezo Sensors for Damage Detection, CORCON to be held on 31-03 Oct 2018 at Jaipur.
  • Sahil Bahri, Shubhransu, Shilpa Pal, Talakokula Visalakshi, Tushar Bansal (2018), Corrosion Assessment In Rebars Of Normal And Geopolymer Concrete Structures Using Piezo Sensors, CORCON to be held on 31-03 Oct 2018 at Jaipur.
  • Tushar Bansal , Visalakshi Talakokula and Suresh Bhalla (2018), Rebar Corrosion Assessment Comparison Of Different Piezo Configurations In Blended Concrete, 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, November 12-15, 2018 Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China, Harbour Grand Kowloon
  • Tushar Bansal , Visalakshi Talakokula and Suresh Bhalla (2018), Model Based Corrosion Assessment In Rebars Of Different Fly Ash Blended Concrete Using Piezo Sensors, 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, November 12-15, 2018 Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China, Harbour Grand Kowloon
  • V, S. Pal and R. Gupta (2018) (Keynote Address), “Experimental Investigation of Fly Ash Blended Concrete with Recycled Coarse Aggregate”, International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural & Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE – 2018), BITS Pilani, 26-28 Feb 2018.
  • Talakokula. V, S. Godara and S. Bhalla (2017) (Keynote Address), “A Reusable Non Bonded Peizo Sensor For Assessment Of Rebar Corrosion”, Eighth ISSS International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures & Systems, July 5-7, 2017, IISc Bangalore, India.
  • Raju, S. B. Thakuri, V. Talakokula and Bhalla. S. (2017) “Piezo sensors for corrosion damage assessments of reinforced concrete structures” Proceedings of Eighth ISSS International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures & Systems, July 5-7, 2017, IISc Bangalore, India.
  • Raju, Bhalla S., V. Talakokula. (2017), “Corrosion assessment and damage detection in pipelines using piezoelectric transducers” Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Vibration Problems, 29th November-2nd December 2017, IIT Guwahati, India.
  • Talakokula. V, Bhalla. S and Gupta. A, (KEYNOTE ADDRESS, 2016), “Non Destructive diagnosis of Chloride and carbonation induced corrosion in Reinforced Concrete structures using Piezo Sensors”, International Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology, Materials and Construction Practices, Goa Engineering College, June 2016.
  • Talakokula. V, Vaibhav and Bhalla. S, (2016), “Non-Destructive Strength Evaluation of Fly ash Based Geopolymer Concrete Using Piezo Sensors”, Accepted for presentation at International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction to be held at Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, Volume 145, 2016, PP 1029–1035.
  • Bhalla S. and Talakokula, V. (KEYNOTE ADDRESS, 2016), “Piezo Transducers for Diagnosis of Chloride and Carbonation Induced Rebar Corrosion in RC Structures”, , Workshop on Structural Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures” (WSRR’16), 14-15 March Mumbai
  • Bhalla S. and Talakokula, V. (KEYNOTE ADDRESS, 2016), “Piezo Transducers for Diagnosis of Chloride and Carbonation Induced Rebar Corrosion in RC Structures”, National Workshop on Seismic Safety of Structures” 23 March, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
  • Talakokula. V and Majid. R (2015), “Effect of Using Recycled Aggregate Along with Steel Fibers as Reinforcement on the Mechanical Properties of concrete” Proceedings of International Conference on Innovations in Concrete Construction, Jhalandhar March, 2015, pp 912-918.
  • Bhalla, S., Suresh, R., Moharana, S., Visalakshi, T., Kaur, N. and Naskar, S. (2015), “Multi-Disciplinary Applications Of Piezo-Sensors: Structural Health Monitoring, Bio-Mechanics And Energy Harvesting”, SPIE International Conference on Smart Structures NDE, March 8th-12th, San Diego, California.
  • Talakokula. V , R. Singh and K. Vysakh, (KEYNOTE ADDRESS, 2014) “Effect Of Delay Time And Duration Of Steam Curing On Compressive Strength And Microstructure Of Geopolymer Concrete”, Proceedings of 9th Biennial Conference on Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2014), 22-24 December, New Delhi, pp. 1635.
  • Talakokula. V, Bhalla. S, Gupta. A and Bhattacharjee. B (2014) “Diagnosis of Corrosion in Steel Rebars Using Piezo-Impedance Transducers”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Corrosion, CORCON 2014, Mumbai, Nov 2014. RC 12
  • Talakokula. V, Bhalla. S and Gupta. A, (2014) “Detection of Chloride and Carbonation Induced Corrosion in RC Structures Using Piezo Sensors via EMI Technique”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Solutions, Queen’s University, Belfast, September 1-3, pp 201.
  • Talakokula. V, Bhalla. S and Gupta. A, (2014) “Recent Trends in Reinforcement Corrosion Assessment Using Piezo Sensors via Electro Mechanical Impedance Technique”, International Conference on Smart Structures/NDE, held at Sandiego, California, US, March 9-13, 2014. Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2014, edited by Jerome P. Lynch, Kon-Well Wang, Hoon Sohn, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 9061, 906139, doi: 10.1117/12.2041654
  • Talakokula. V, Rahul Singh and Vysakh (2013), “Microstructural Study of Hydration In Fly Ash Concrete” Aakaar 2013, 9 March, IIT Bombay. (Awarded best paper).
  • Talakokula. V, Bhalla. S and Gupta. A, (2013) “Detection Of Chloride And Carbonation Induced Corrosion In RC Structures Using Piezo Sensors Via EMI Technique”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Trends and Challenges in Concrete structures, Ghaziabad, UP, India, December 19-21, 2013, pp 590-597. 22.
  • Talakokula. V and Bhalla. S, (2013) “Carbonation Corrosion Assessment in Reinforcement of Normal and Fly ash Concrete Using Piezo Sensors, Proceedings of the International Conference on Corrosion, CORCON 2013, Delhi, Oct 2013. RC 23.
  • Talakokula. V and Bhalla.S. (2013), “Experimental Study to Detect Corrosion in RC Structures Using Piezo-Ceramic Sensors”, Proceedings of International Conference on Innovations in Concrete Construction, Jhalandhar March, 2013, pp 1454-1461.
  • Talakokula.  V., Suresh Bhalla and Ashok Gupta. (2012) “Development of New Corrosion Assessment Technique Based on Piezo-Transducers” National Science Day, IIT Delhi.
  • Talakokula.  V (2012), “Straw as a Sustainable and Future House Building Material: A Review”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Trends & Recent Advances in Civil Engineering-2012, Amity University, Noida, Sept-27, 2012, pp 30-36.
  • Rastogi., A. Malhotra., Talakokula. V. (2012), “Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Wall As A Replacement To Brick And Mud Wall”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Trends & Recent Advances in Civil Engineering-2012, Amity University, Noida, Sept-27, 2012, pp 40-47.
  • Talakokula.  V and Bhalla.S. (2012), “Early Detection Of Corrosion In Rc Structures Using Emi Technique”, Proceedings of the International Corrosion Conference and Expo-2012, Goa, Sept-26-29, 2012, R113. (Awarded best paper).
  • Talakokula.  V (2012) “Piezo Ceramic Transducers for Reinforcement Corrosion Monitoring in RCC Structures Using Electro-Mechanical Impedance Technique”. ICRTAM-(20-22 Feb), VIT University, Vellore 2012. (Awarded best poster).
  • S, Mansi. J, Talakokula. V (2012) “Use of Electro-Mechanical Impedance Technique to Detect Damage” Proceedings of the International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence, Amity University, 28-30 March 2012, pp 32-38 (Design and Development section).
  • R. G, Nitya. J, Talakokula. V, (2012) “A Review On Use Of Smart Materials To Detect Damage” Proceedings of the International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence, Amity University, 28-30 March 2012, pp 32-38 (Diversified Fields of Mechanical Engineering section).
  • Talakokula. V and Bhalla. S. (2011) “Detection and quantification of Rebar corrosion using Impedance method” Proceedings of International conference on Advances in Civil Engineering ACE-2011, 21-23 October 2011, pp 889-891.
  • Talakokula. V and Bhalla. S. (2010) “Review of Impedance based Structural Health Monitoring” Proceedings of the international conference on Vibration engineering and Technology of Machines, IIT Delhi 13-15 December 2010, pp 550-557.

  • October 2023-Till date, Professor & Assistant Dean, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahindra University, Hyderabad
  • Feb 2021- October 2023, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahindra University, Hyderabad
  • June 2017-2021, Professor and Head,Department of Civil Engineering, Bennett University, Gr. Noida.
  • 2003-2017, worked as head at ABES Engg college and at various positions in private universities such as Amity and Galgotia’s University
  • 1995-2000, worked as Consultant (Engineering), CSR Consultants, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Ongoing PhD students research:

  • Mr. Ramesh Gomasa: Life Cycle Monitoring of Concrete Using Embedded Piezo Sensor.
  • Mr. Pramod Kumar: Development of Thin Sandwiched Panels using different wastes Mr. Anil Kumar:3 D printable Alakali Activated Concrete using Wates.
  • Ms. Sushmitha: Development of UHPC using different waste materials
  • Mr. Pawan: Earthquake resistance precast joints
  • Mr. Shakti Srivastava: Self Healing and Self Sensing Bacterial Concrete
  • Mr. Srujan: Structural Health Monitoring
  • Mr. Karthikeya: Role of Admixtures in Sustainable Concrete

Research Projects:

S. NoPROJECT TITLEFUNDING AGENCYOTHER INVESTIGATORSStatus
1Interactive Systems and Coatings for a Sustainable Built Environment, Collaborative Project under UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI)British Council
UKIERI		Dr. Suresh Bhalla (IIT Delhi)
Prof. Richard Ball (University of Bath, UK )
Prof. Kevin Paine (University of Bath, UK) Prof. Rajnish Kurchania (MANIT)		Completed
2“Development of Engineered Bamboo Structures Technology For Modular Rural Housing Towards Sustainable Built Environment”DST IMPRINT 2Dr. Suresh Bhalla(IIT Delhi)
Dr. Diwakar Bhagat (DST, Bihar)
Mr. Sudhakar (Industrial Partner, Sudha Technical Consultants)		Completed
3Development of Economical and Sustainable Building Products for Non-Structural ApplicationSmart Built Prefab Pvt LtdDr. Kalyana RamaOngoing
4Performance evaluation of structural and non-structural components with CE 10 for sustainable and economical constructionSpartekoncreteDr. Kalyana RamaCompleted
Investigating the compatibility of different types of cement with Spanocrete for
concreting applications		NanospanDr. Kalyana RamaCompleted
5From Laboratory to Field: Investigating the Mechanical and Durability Behavior of Ultra High Performance Concrete systems with Graphene OxideCarborundum Universal LimitedDr. Kalyana RamaOngoing

Awards and Achievements:

  • Outstanding Paper award 2023 by Materials and Structures Journal for the paper titled “Standardisation of low clinker cements containing calcined clay and limestone: a review by RILEMTC-282 CCL”
  • Best poster award at the 10th International conference CONSEC24, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras from 25-27 September 2024
  • Best paper award at 5th International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering TRACE 2024, Amity university, 15-16 October 2024
  • Vice president (South) of Indian Association of Structural Engineers
  • Governing council member of Indian Concrete Institute
  • Technical member of RILEM (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures) for
    • TC-CCC – Carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials
    • TC-CCH : Stress Corrosion Cracking and Hydrogen Embrittlement of Concrete-Reinforcing Steels
    • TC-SCI : Characteristics of the steel/concrete interface and their effect on initiation of chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion
    • TC-SHE : Self-healing concrete – Its efficiency and evaluation
    • TC-CCL: Calcined Clays as Supplementary Cementitious Materials
    • TC-CAM : Chloride transport in alkali-activated materials
  • Technical Member of Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) for framing guidelines of water proofing systems.
  • Academic member, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), Athens, Greece
  • Best paper award, NCESS’13, Bombay. Paper title “Microstructural Study of Hydration in Fly Ash Concrete”.
  • Awarded Best paper presented at CORCON 2012 paper tittle “Early Detection of Corrosion in RC Structures Using Emi Technique”.
  • Awarded first price for poster presentation at ICRAM-2011 paper tittle “Piezo ceramic Sensors for Reinforcement Corrosion Monitoring in RCC Structures Using Electro-Mechanical Impedance Technique”.
  • Secured 5th position among all research scholars at IIT Delhi on National Science Day. 2012.
  • Awarded Scholarship for academic achievement at BE Level at Vasavi College of engineering (Osmania University, Telangana).
  • University ranker at B.E level.

Membership of Professional Societies

  • Member of International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM) –30525
  • Member American Concrete Institute (ACI)- 2032062
  • Executive Council Member of Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)– LM10268
  • Governing Council Member of Indian Building Congress (IBC)– ML5847
  • Member of Institute of engineers (IEI)– MC1310268
  • Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering of Engineering of Engineering Council Of India (ECI) and Construction Industry Development Council– PE/00149/16
  • Vice President (South), of Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IAstrucE)– M191
  • Executive Council Member of Indian Institute of Bridge Engineers (IIBE)- LM6875

Dr. Bishnu Pal is a Physics Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering and Academics at Mahindra University.  He had served the then Mahindra École Centrale (MU) right from its beginning in July 2014 till June 2017 as Professor of Physics in the School of Natural Sciences, and then for one year he was a Consulting Professor in Physics during 2017-18 at the Times Group’s Bennett University in Greater Noida. He rejoined MU in July 2018 as Dean Academics. Prior to these he was a Professor of Physics for over 24 years since 1990 at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, during which he served as the Chairperson of the Physics Department (September 2008-December 2011) and Head of the Computer Services Centre (September 2003-August 2006).Dr. Pal has been deeply involved in Guided Wave Optics and Photonics education since its nascent days in the mid-1975s. He played a key role in establishing and running the highly successful interdisciplinary M.Tech and research program on Optoelectronics & Optical Communication and a teaching cum research Laboratory in fiber Optics @ IIT Delhi in early 1980s. A spin-off from this has resulted in commercialization of a Fiber Optics Educational Kit besides several national and internationally sponsored mega research projects. Its alumni hold leadership positions in academia and industries around the world like Facebook, Cisco, IBM, JDSU, OFS, NASA, Tejas Networks, Infinera, Cienna, Delhi Metrorail, mega fiber manufacturer Sterlite Technologies (Aurangabad), AlcaLuc-Nokia (Formrly Bell Labs), etc. Optica (formerly OSA The Optical Society, USA), IEEE Photonics Society (IPS, USA) , and more recently SPIE The International Society for Optics and Photonics (USA), respectively honored him with the global awards namely, Esther Hoffman Beller medal given for ‘outstanding contributions to education in optical science and engineering’ during the centennial year of OSA in 2016, Distinguished Lectureship (DL) for 2005-07 given for ‘delivering lectures at various IEEE Photonics Society (IPS) chapters around the world and is designed to honor excellent speakers who have made technical contributions of high quality and to enhance the technical programs of the IPS chapters’, and SPIE Maria J. Yzuel Educator Award for ‘outstanding contributions to optics education by an SPIE instructor or an educator in the field’. EHB medal citation read ‘You are being recognized for over thirty-five years of guided wave photonics education, including the development of graduate students and continuing education teaching programs and laboratories in optoelectronics and optical communications at IIT-Delhi, inspiring a generation of academic and industrial scientists. SPIE Educator award citation read ‘four decades of sustained contributions in education, outreach, research, technical program committees of global flagship conferences, and editing of four popular publications in guided wave optics and photonics’. Grand old Royal Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Arts (DKNVS, Norway founded in 1760) recognized Professor Pal with Honorary Foreign membership under its Technology Division within the class of Natural Sciences for significant contributions to optical fiber communications. At the invitation of the International Commission of Optics (ICO) he delivered a course of lectures on silicon photonics at the Winter College on Optics in 1998 at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste (Italy).

Dr. Pal has edited several books published by Elsevier/Academic Press, John Wiley, Intech, New Age, and Viva publishers. Select chapters from his books (including ones authored by him) and one of his published research papers in Electronics Letters (IEE) have been reprinted in standard reference books on optical communication. His e-book Frontiers in Guided Wave Optics and Optoelectronics (2010) published by IntechOpen has seen heavy downloads according to the publisher (over 148,100 to date and his own authored chapter over 9800). He has also contributed over 15 chapters – all by invitation in several books and monographs. He has extensively contributed to sponsored research and industrial consultancy, especially several international collaborative research projects that involved France, UK, USA, and Russia.

His research areas have been Guided Wave Photonics and Optical Communication that broadly encompasses application-specific specialty optical fibers e.g. for dispersion management, large mode area fibers and fibers for DWDM transmission; All-fiber components and devices as branching components for optical communication networks; designs of new generation microstructured optical fibers for supercontinuum light, metro optical networks, and mid-infrared photonics; optical fiber sensors; guided wave components based on silicon photonics; all-fiber THz generation and transmission, and Anderson type localization of light in disordered optical waveguide lattices.

Dr. Pal has worked as a guest scientist (1975-77) at ELAB at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) at Trondheim in Norway as Royal Norwegian CSIR (NTNF) Fellow and later as NTNF Visiting Professor in summer of 1988, CNRS laboratory LPMC at University of Nice in France as Senior Foreign Scientist of CNRS (France) for various periods (2007, 2010), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Boulder Colorado in USA as a Fulbright Scholar (1991), Heriot Watt University Edinburgh in UK as an Erasmus Mundus Scholar in Photonics (2007), City U Hong Kong (2002, 2003) and University of Malay (2012) at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia as Visiting Professor, and at the Fraunhofer Institute fur Physikalische Messtechnik (IPM) at Freiburg in Germany as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (1982-83). He has been a founding member of Int. J. Optoelectronics (Taylor & Francis) and is currently a Member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of the journals: J. Opt. Comm. (Germany), J. Elect. Engg. & Tech. (Korea), Optoelectron. Letts. (Springer), J. Korean Opt. Soc. (Korea), Photonic Sensors (Springer), J of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications (Taylor &Francis), and Kiran of the Indian Laser Society.

He has published and reported over 200 research papers and research reviews in peer reviewed international journals and conferences, delivered over 50 plenary/invited talks at international conferences in India and abroad, and has co-authored one each Indian and US patent. Dr. Pal is a Fellow of OSA–The Optical Society (USA), SPIE The International Society for Optics and Photonics (USA), IETE (India), Distinguished Fellow of Optical Society of India (OSI), and Senior Member of IEEE (USA). He has been a recipient of the Prof A. Selvarajan award (2017) at IISc Bangalore for outstanding contributions to Photonics education and research by IEEE Photonics Society Bangalore India chapter on the 1st International Day of Light, Homi Bhabha Award of UGC (India) for excellence in Applied Sciences for 2006, OSI (India) Life Time Achievement award (2010), Prof Y. T Thathachari Prestigious Research Award in Physical Science by Bhramara Trust Mysore for 2010, CEOT 2010 award of IETE (India) for contributions to Optoelectronic Devices in the broadest sense, Om Prakash Bhasin National award for distinguished contributions in Electronics and Information Technology 2013, Khosla National Research award of IIT Roorkee for Lifetime achievements, and was a co-recipient of the First Fiber Optic Person of the Year award in 1997 instituted by Lucent Technology and Voice & Data Magazine in India for significant contributions in all-fiber branching components required in optical fiber networks.

Dr. Pal was a Member of the Board of Directors (2009-2011) of OSA The Optical Society (USA), its International Council (2007-2009), and Long-Term Planning Group for publications (2011-2014). He was President of the Optical Society of India (2012–2015), Associate Vice President of IEEE Photonics Society’s Membership Council (2011-2015), and member of the International Jury for the Galileo Galilei Prize of the International Commission of Optics (2010-2014) and Sang Soo Lee Award jointly awarded by Optical Society of Korea (OSK) and Optica (USA) (2020-22). He has been on the Organizing/Technical Program Committees of over 50 reputed international conferences/workshops, and has guest edited over 10 special topical issues of several international journals.

  • Ph.D. (Physics), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) (February 1975)
  • M.Sc. (Physics), Jadavpur University, Kolkata (1970)
  • B.Sc. (Physics Hons), Jadavpur University, Kolkata (1968)
  • *Studied post-high school University education (1965-1975) as a National Science Talent Search Scholar of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Govt. of India (1965-75)

Over 120 in international journals (listed below are those published from 2005)
  • A. Roy, A. Laha, A. Biswas, B. P. Pal, S. Ghosh and A. Miranowicz, 2025, ‘Dynamically encircled higher-order exceptional points in an optical fiber,’ Physica Scripta (IOP) 100 045529
  • S. Roy, A. Biswas, B. P. Pal and S. Ghosh, 2025, ‘Exclusive propagation characteristics of topological optical fibers’, Journal of Optics (IOP), (in press)
  • P. Biswas, Sonam, B. P. Pal, and S. Ghosh, 2025, “Topological supermodes in a specialty periodic tri-lattice optical waveguide”, Optics Communications, 577, 131456
  • A. Roy, S. Dey, B. P. Pal, and S. Ghosh, 2024, ‘Suppression of excess noise in a chiral optical mode converter without an encircling exceptional point’, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 41(11), 2534-2539
  • P. Biswas, B. P. PAL, and S. Ghosh, 2023, ‘Ultra-wide bandwidth all-solid specialty bandgap fiber for ultrashort pulse delivery’, Opt. Quant. Electron. 55, 1260; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05547-5
  • P. Biswas, S. Ghosh, and B. P. PAL, 2021, ‘Spectral response of a short optical pulse in a dispersion oscillating specialty fiber with higher order nonlinearities’, Asian J Phys., vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 21-30; Special issue on Plasma Physics, Optics and Photonics, Energy Studies and Education Management in honor of well-known physicist and educator Prof. M. S. Sodha.
  • S. Karmakar, D. Kumar, B. P. PAL, R. K. Varshney, and D. Roy Chowdhury, ‘Magnetic wire: transverse magnetism in one-dimensional plasmonic system’, 2021, Opt. Lett. vol. 46 (6), pp. 1365 –1368 https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.414005
  • S. Banerjee, C. S. Amith, D. Kumar, G. Damarla, A. K. Chaudhary, S. Goel, B. P. PAL, and D. Roy Chowdhury, 2019, ‘Ultra-thin subwavelength film sensing through the excitation of dark modes in THz metasurfaces’, Opt. Comm. vol. 453 (15th December), p.124366; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2019.124366
  • Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2019, ‘Design of a silicon-on-calcium-fluoride-based ultra-compact and highly efficient polarization splitter for the mid-IR’, Opt. Engg. vol. 58(3), 037102 (9 pages), https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.58.3.037102
  • Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2019, ‘Design of a promising silicon slot waveguide-based ultra-short low loss efficient polarization rotator for the mid-IR’, Optik – International J. for Light and Electro Optics, vol. 180, pp. 71-83.
  • Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2018, ‘Design of a silicon on calcium fluoride-based compact and efficient polarization rotator for mid-IR’, OSA CONTINUUM, vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 1158-1171.
  • Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2018, ‘Design of chip scale silicon rib slot waveguide for sub-ppm detection of N2 O gas at mid-IR band’, Sensors and Actuators B, vol. B255, pp. 3409-3416.
  • Maidul Islam, S. Jagan Mohan Rao, Gagan Kumar, B. P. PAL, and Dibakar Roy Chowdhury, 2017, ‘Role of resonance modes on terahertz metamaterials based thin film sensors’, Scientific Reports, vol. 7: 7355 (8 pp) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07720-9 .
  • Biswas, B. P. PAL, A. Biswas, and Somnath Ghosh, 2017, ‘Toward self-similar propagation of optical pulses in a dispersion tailored, nonlinear, and segmented Bragg-Fiber at 2.8 micrometer’, IEEE Photon. J., vol. 9 (4), p. 7104412 (8 pp), DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2017.2731870.
  • Ajanta Barh, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, J. Sanghera, and B. Shaw, 2017, ‘Thermally controlled mid-IR bandgap engineering in all-glass chalcogenide microstructured fibers: A numerical study’, J. Opt. (IOP), vol. 19, 065603 (7 pp).
  • Babita Kumari, A. Barh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2016, ‘Silicon-on-Nitride slot waveguide: A promising platform for mid-IR trace gas sensor’, Sensors and Actuators B, vol. B236, pp.759-764.
  • Ajanta Barh, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, G. P. Agrawal, and B. M. A. Rahman, 2016, ‘Design of a polymer-based hollow-core band-gap fiber for low-loss Terahertz transmission’, IEEE Photon Tech Letts., vol. 28, No. 15, August 1, pp. 1703-1706.
  • Ajanta Barh, R. K. Varshney, G. P. Agrawal, B. M. A. Rahman, and B. P. PAL, 2015, ‘Plastic fiber design for THz generation through wavelength translation’, Opt. Letts., vol. 40, No. 9, 2107-2110.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2014, ‘A Tapered Chalcogenide Microstructured Optical Fiber for Mid-IR Parabolic Pulse Generation: Design and Performance Study’, IEEE J. Selected Topics in Quant. Electron. (Special issue on Fiber Lasers), vol. 20, 7500507 (7 pages); also, in arXiV:1311.6667.
  • Somnath Ghosh, B. P. PAL, R. K. Varshney, and H. Ahmad, 2014, ‘Transverse localization of light in 1D disordered waveguide lattices in presence of a photonic bandgap’, Laser Physics (IOP), vol. 24, p. 045001 (8 pages).
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, J. Sanghera, L. B. Shaw, and I. D. Aggarwal, 2014, ‘Mid-IR fiber optic light source around 6 μm through parametric wavelength translation’, Laser Physics (IOP), vol. 24, p. 115401 (7 pages); also, in arXiv: 1405.2493.
  • Ajanta Barh, B. M. A. Rahman, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘Design and performance study of a compact SOI polarization rotator at 1.55 micrometer’, IEEE/OSA J. Lightwave Tech., vol. 31, pp. 3687-3693.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘Generation of low divergent supercontinuum for mid-IR high power delivery through a large mode area photonic bandgap fiber’, Laser Physics (IOP), vol. 23, pp. 095105 (4 pages); also, arXiV:1208:3315).
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘Ultra-large mode area microstructured core chalcogenide fiber design for mid-IR beam delivery’, Opt. Comm., vol. 311, pp. 129-133.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, G. P. Agrawal, R. K. Varshney, I. D. Aggarwal, and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘Design of an efficient mid-IR light source using chalcogenide holey fibers: a numerical study’, J. OPT. (IOP), vol. 15, 035205 (7pp); also arXiv:1205.3283.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘An efficient broad-band mid-wave IR fiber optic light source: Design and performance simulation’, Opt. Exp., vol. 21, pp. 9547-9555.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘Anderson localization of light in presence of a weak longitudinal modulation in refractive index in 1D disordered waveguide lattices’, Laser Phys. Letts., vol. 10, 085002 (4 pp); also, arXiv:1210.3168.
  • Somnath Ghosh, B. P. PAL, R. K. Varshney, and H. Ahmad, 2013, ‘Role of photonic bandgap in transverse localization of light in disordered waveguide lattices’, arXiv: 1204.2620.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2012, ‘Design of an efficient mid-wave IR fiber optic light source’, arXiV:1208:3316.
  • Somnath Ghosh, B. P. PAL, R. K. Varshney, and G.P. Agrawal, 2012, ‘Transverse localization of light and its dependence on the phase-front curvature of the input-beam in a disordered optical waveguide lattice’, J. Opt. (IOP, UK), vol. 14, pp. 075701- 075705.
  • Somnath Ghosh, N. D. Psaila, R. R. Thomson, B.P. PAL, R. K. Varshney, and A. K. Kar, 2012, ‘Ultrafast laser inscribed waveguide lattice in glass for direct observation of transverse localization of light’, App. Phys. Lett. vol. 100, 101102 (4 pp); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3691194
  • Prerana, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, and B. D. Gupta, 2012, ‘Design, analysis, and realization of a turbidity sensor based on collection of scattered light by a fiber optic probe’, IEEE Sensors vol. 14 (Special Issue on Optical Fiber Sensors), pp. 40-52.
  • H. Ahmad, M. Z. Zulkifli, F. D. Muhammad, M. H Jemangin, K. Dimyati, B. P. PAL, and S. W. Harun, 2012, Passively Q-switched 11 channels stable Brillouin erbium-doped fiber laser with graphene as the saturable absorber, IEEE Photonics J. vol. 4, pp. 2050-2056.
  • S. J. Beeker, R. R. Thompson, B. P. PAL, and A. K. Kar, 2012, Ultrafast laser inscribed waveguide lattice in glass for direct observation of transverse localization of light Single stage ultrafast laser inscription of an optical waveguide evanescent field sensor, IEEE Sensors J., vol. 12, pp. 1263-1266.
  • Somnath Ghosh, S. Dasgupta, F. Poletti, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, and D. J. Richardson, 2011, Design of Bragg fiber with ultra-large mode area for mid-infrared applications, Opt. Exp., vol. 19, pp. 21296-21304.
  • W. Blanc, V. Mauroy, L. Nguyen, Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., P. Sebbah, B. P. PAL, and B. Dussardier, 2011, ‘Rare Earth Doped Transparent Glass Ceramic Optical Fibers Prepared by Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition’, J. Am. Ceramic Soc. (Rapid communication) vol. 94, pp. 2315- 2318.
  • B. P. PAL, 2011, Commentary on ‘Photonics in India’, Nature Photonics, vol. 5, No. 8, pp. 440-446.
  • Somnath Ghosh, B. P. PAL, and R. K. Varshney, 2011, ‘Role of optical nonlinearity on transverse localization of light in a disordered one-dimensional optical waveguide lattice’, Opt. Comm., vol. 275, pp. 2785-2789.
  • Naveen Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, 2011, ‘Phasor notations based simple analytical method for intuitive designing of wavelength interleaver with flattop response’, JIETE, vol. 57, pp. 218-225.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, and G. Monnom, 2010, ‘A Bragg-like Chirped Clad All-Solid Microstructured Optical Fiber with Ultra-wide Bandwidth for Short Pulse Delivery and Pulse Reshaping’, Opt. Quant. Electron., vol. 42, pp. 1-14.
  • Somnath Ghosh, G. P. Agrawal, B. P. PAL, and R. K. Varshney, 2010, ‘Light localization in evanescently coupled disordered waveguide lattices: Dependence of the input beam profile’, Opt. Comm., vol. 284 pp. 201-206.
  • B. Nagaraju, R. K. Varshney, G. P. Agrawal, and B. P. PAL, 2010, ‘Parabolic pulse generation in a dispersion-decreasing solid-core photonic bandgap Bragg fiber’, Opt. Comm., vol. 283, pp. 2525-2528.
  • Prerana, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, and B. Nagaraju, 2010, ‘Highly sensitive fiber optic temperature sensor based on a side-polished single-mode fiber coupled to a tapered multimode overlay waveguide’, J. Korean Opt. Soc., vol.14, pp. 340-352.
  • B. Nagaraju, M. C. Paul, M. Pal, A. Pal, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, S. K. Bhadra, G. Monnom, and B. Dussardier, 2009, ‘Design and fabrication of an intrinsically gain flattened Erbium doped fiber amplifier’, Opt. Commn., vol. 282, pp. 2335-2338.
  • R. K. Varshney, K. Saitoh, M. Koshiba, B. P. PAL, and R. K. Sinha, 2009, ‘Design of S-band concentric dual core photonic crystal fibers with ASE suppression’, IEEE/OSA J. Lightwave Tech., vol. 27, (Special issue on Photonic Crystal Fibers), No. 11, pp. 1725-1733.
  • B. Nagaraju, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2009, ‘A Semi-numerical approach for Modeling of Side-polished Microstructured optical fiber-based devices’, App. Opt., vol. 48 (Feature issue on Guided Wave Optics), pp. G6- G11.
  • H. T. Bookey, S. Dasgupta, N. Bezwada, B. P. PAL, A. Sysoliatin, J. McCarthy, M. Salganskii, V. Khopin, and A. K. Kar, 2009, ‘Experimental demonstration of spectral broadening in all-solid silica Bragg fiber’, Opt. Exp., vol. 17, No. 19, pp. 17130-17135.
  • Prerana, M.R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, 2008, ‘Method to determine optical properties of turbid media’, Appl. Opt., vol. 47, No. 17, pp. 3216-3220.
  • Wai Ying Chan, Kai Xin Chen, Hau Ping Chan, B. P. PAL and R. K. Varshney, 2008, ‘A flattop PLC polymer waveguide interleaver based on folded two-stage-cascaded Y-junction Mach Zehnder interferometers’, Opt. Commn., vol. 282, pp. 883-886.
  • Naveen Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, 2008, ‘Flattop all-fiber wavelength interleaver for DWDM transmission: Design analysis, parameter optimization, fabrication and characterization recipe’, Opt. Commn., vol. 281, pp. 5156-5164.
  • V. Karthik, S. S. Rao, M. R. Shenoy, Prerana and B. P. PAL, 2007, ‘Determination of optical properties of a turbid medium using fiber optic transmission experiment’, Asian J. Chem., vol. 18 (5), pp. 3344-3347.
  • Sonali Dasgupta, B. P. PAL, and M. R. Shenoy, 2007, ‘Nonlinear spectral broadening in solid core Bragg fibers’, IEEE J. Lightwave Tech. (Special Issue on Modeling of Guided Wave Photonic Devices), vol. 25 (No. 9), pp. 2475-2484.
  • R. K. Varshney, A. Singh, K. Pande, and B. P. PAL, 2007, ‘Side-polished fiber-based gain-flattening filter for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers’, Opt. Commn., vol. 271, pp. 441-444.
  • Sonali Dasgupta, A. K. Ghatak, and B. P. PAL, 2007, ‘Analysis of Bragg reflection waveguides with finite claddings: An accurate matrix method formulation’, Opt. Commn., vol. 279, No. 1, pp. 83-88.
  • R. K. Varshney, B. Nagarazu, A. Singh, B. P. PAL, and A. K. Kar, 2007, ‘Design and realization of an all-fiber broadband tunable gain equalization filter for DWDM signals’, Opt. Exp., vol. 15, No. 21, pp. 13519-13530.
  • B. P. PAL, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, S. Dasgupta, and A. Ghatak, 2007, ‘Loss and dispersion tailoring in 1D photonic band gap Bragg reflection waveguides: finite chirped claddings as a design tool’, Opt. Quant. Electron., vol. 39, pp. 983-993 (Special issue on Microstructured Fibers and Waveguides).
  • N. Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, 2006, ‘An all-fiber interferometric technique for an accurate experimental estimation of the mode effective index of a single-mode fiber,’ Opt. Eng., vol. 45(1), pp. 015001-4.
  • N. Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, K. Thyagarajan, and B. P. PAL, 2006, ‘Graphical representation of the supermode theory of a waveguide directional coupler’, Fib. Int. Opt., vol. 25 (3), pp. 231.
  • Qiang Wu, Pak L. Chu, H. P. Chan, and B. P. PAL, 2006, ‘A Y-junction polymer optical waveguide interleaver,’ Opt. Commn., vol. 267 (2), pp. 373-378.
  • B. P. PAL, S. Dasgupta, M. R. Shenoy, and A. Sysoliatin, 2006, ‘Supercontinuum generation in a Bragg fiber: Design and Analysis,’ Optoelectron. Letts., vol. 2, pp. 342-344.
  • B. P. PAL, S. Dasgupta, and M. R. Shenoy, 2005, ‘Bragg fiber design for transparent metro networks,’ Opt. Exp., vol. 13, pp. 621-626.
  • Sonali Dasgupta, B. P. PAL, and M. R. Shenoy, 2005, ‘Design of a dispersion compensating Bragg fiber with ultra-high figure of merit,’ Opt. Letts., vol. 30, No. 15, pp. 1917 1919; reprinted in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Sc. and Tech. of AIP, July 25, 2005 issue.
  • N. Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, 2005, ‘An all-fiber interferometric technique for identification of the coupled and throughput ports of a fused fiber directional coupler,’ Opt. Commn., vol. 251, pp. 301-307.
  • R. Shenoy, N. Kumar, and B. P. PAL, 2005, ‘Novel technique to tune the free spectral range of all-fiber wavelength interleavers,’ Microwave and Opt. Tech. Letts., vol. 47(2), pp. 137-140.
  • N. Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, 2005, ‘Standard single-mode fiber-based loop mirror as a gain flattening filter,’ IEEE Photon. Tech. Lett., vol. 37(10), pp. 2056-2058.
  • Quiang Wu, Pak L. Chu, H. P. Chan, and B. P. PAL, 2005, ‘Polymer- based compact comb filter with flat top response,’ IEEE Photon. Tech. Lett., vol. 17(12), pp. 2619-2621.
Research reviews in refereed journals/monographs
  • S. Banerjee, D. Roychowdhury, and B. P. PAL, 2020, ‘Resonance Phenomena in Electromagnetic Metamaterials for Terahertz Domain: A Review’ (Invited), Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, J. Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1080/09205071.2020.1713227 , 24 pages.
  • Dibakar Roy Chowdhury, Parama Pal, and B. P. PAL, 2020, ‘Thin film sensing with terahertz metamaterials’ (Invited), Asian J Phys., vol. 29 (10-12), pp. 891-905; Special issue on Information Optics in honor of Prof. Y. T. S. Yu.
  • Babita Bakshi (nee Kumari), A. Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2019, ‘Guided wave photonics for light sources, sensors and passive components at mid-IR’ (Invited), Asian J Phys vol. 28(10-12), pp. 877-889; Special issue in honor of Prof. Kehar Singh.
  • S. Karmakar, R. K. Varshney, D. Roychowdhury, and B. P. PAL, 2019, ‘Fano resonances in THz metamaterials’ (Invited), Asian J Phys vol. 28, Nos. 7-9, pp. 663-688; Special issue on Optics and Photonics in honor of Prof. Ajoy Ghatak.
  • Ajanta Barh, B. P. PAL, G. P. Agrawal, R. K. Varshney, and B. M. A. Rahman, 2016, ‘Specialty fibers for terahertz generation and transmission: a review’ (Invited), IEEE J. Selected Topics in Quant. Electron., vol. 22, No. 2, 8500215, 15 pages.
  • B. P. PAL, 2014, ‘Optical fiber sensors: a versatile technology platform for sensing’ (Invited), J. Indian Institute of Science (Special issue on Fiber Optic Sensors), vol. 94, No. 3, pp. 283-309.
  • K. Thyagarajan and B. P. PAL, 2007, ‘Modeling dispersion in optical fibers: applications to dispersion tailoring and dispersion compensation’ (Invited), J. Opt. Fib. Comm. Reports, Ed. Siddharth Ramachandran, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, vol. 4, pp. 173-213.
  • B. P. PAL, 2004, ‘In-fiber gratings: evolution, optics, and applications in sensing’ (Invited Review), Asian J. Physics (Special issue on Fiber Optic Sensors), vol. 12, Nos. 2&3, pp. 263-274.
  • B. P. PAL, 2002, ‘Progress in fiber optics: a 30-Year retrospective’ (Invited Review), Oyo Kogaku (Applied Optics in Japanese), vol. 2, No. 10, pp. 1-8.
  • J-L. Auguste, R. Jindal, J-M. Blondy, M. Clapeau, J. Marcou, B. Dussardier, G. Monnom, K. Thyagarajan, and B. P. PAL, 2002, ‘Conception, realization, and characterization of a dispersion compensating fiber’ (Invited), Opt. Fib. Tech., vol. 8, pp. 89-105.
  • B. P. PAL and G. R. Chakravarty, 1998, ‘All-fiber guided wave components: a state-of-the-art review’ (Invited), J. Advanced Sc. (Japan), vol. 10, No. 1, Special Issue on Fiber Optics, No. 1, pp. 1-39.
  • B. P. PAL, 1993, ‘Guided-wave optics on silicon: physics, technology, and status’, Progress in Optics (Ed. Emil Wolf), Elsevier North-Holland, Amsterdam, vol. 32, pp. 1-59.
  • B. D. Gupta and B. P. PAL, 1991, ‘Fiber optical sensors and instruments for bio-science’, IETE Tech. Rev., vol. 8, pp. 319 – 332; (awarded Gowri Memorial Award by IETE as the best paper of general interest published in IETE Journals in 1991).
  • B. P. PAL, 1989, ‘Fundamentals of telecommunication optical fibers: principles of measurements’ (Invited), MAPAN – J. of Metrology Society, vol. 4, pp. 75 – 91.
  • B. P. PAL, K. Thyagarajan, and A. Kumar, 1988, ‘Characterization of optical fibers for telecommunication and sensors Part I: Multimode fibers’, International J. Optoelectron., vol. 3, pp. 45 -71.
  • K. Thyagarajan, B. P. PAL, and A. Kumar, 1988, ‘Characterization of optical Fibers for telecommunication and sensors Part II: Single-mode fibers’, International J. Optoelectron., vol. 3, pp. 153 – 175.
  • B. P. PAL, 1986, ‘Fundamental characteristics of telecommunication optical fibers: a review’, IETE Tech. Rev., vol. 4, pp. 347 – 372.
  • B. P. PAL, 1979, ‘Optical communication fiber waveguide fabrication: a review’, Fiber and Integrated Optics (USA), vol. 2, pp. 195 -252.
Patents
  • Subhranshu Sekhar Rout, B P Pal and Somnath Ghosh, October 24 (2025), “Topologically Protected Optical Fiber for Robust Frequency Comb Generation”, Application Number: 202541102330 (Published, awaiting examination)
  • I. C. Goyal, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, and A. K. Ghatak, November 18 (2003), Design of a small residual dispersion fiber along with a matching DCF, No. US 6,650,812 B2.
  • B. P. PAL, K. Pande, and K. Thyagarajan, 2003, “Broadband DWDM link (covering both C- and L- bands of EDFA) design” Indian Patent 593/DEL/2003.
List of books, monographs, book chapters published
  • B. P. PAL (Ed), 2010, Frontiers in Guided Wave Optics and Optoelectronics, Free access e-book under the series Advances in Lasers and Electrooptics, Intech Publisher, London, pp. 689.
  • B. P. PAL (Ed.), 2006,Guided Wave Optical Components and Devices: Basics, Technology, Applications, Academic Press/Elsevier, Burlington, 26 chapters (authored/coauthored 3 chapters out of a total of 26 chapters, most of which were contributed by experts from USA and Europe). Three chapters (two of which were authored/ coauthored by Professor Pal) from this book have been reprinted in the book containing a collection of select book chapters entitled Optical Communication Reference, Eds. C. DeCusatis and I. P. Kaminow, 2010, Academic Press.
  • M. R. Shenoy, S. K. Khijawania, A. Ghatak, and B. P. PAL (Eds.), 2009, Reprint 2011, 2013 (second edition) Fiber Optics Through Experiments, Viva Books, New Delhi; (authored/coauthored 4 chapters out of a total of 23 chapters; this book describes a large number of experiments to characterize an optical fiber, which should help in elucidating its underlying Physics required for its applications in telecommunication and sensor systems).
  • B. P. PAL (Ed.), 1992, Fundamentals of Fiber Optics in Telecommunication and Sensor Systems , John Wiley, New York and Wiley Eastern, New Delhi, pp. 778 (authored/coauthored 8 chapters out of a total of 29 chapters, most of which were contributed by experts from USA and Europe). Reprinted (Paperback) by New Age Publishers, New Delhi, in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2006, and 2008; 2nd edition 2014.
BOOK CHAPTERS contributed (all by invitation)
  • K. Pande and B. P. Pal, 2025, Engineered optical fiber designs for specialty applications for the research monograph ENGINEERED MEDIUMS- OVERVIEW AND APPLICATIONS, Ed. Pankaj Choudhury, SPIE Press, Bellingham, (USA), Chapter 8, pp. 271-311
  • B. P. Pal , 2025, Optical Fiber Waveguides, Unit 8, in core MASTER’S COURSE IN OPTICS, IGNOU press, New Delhi.
  • Babita Bakshi (nee Kumari), R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2025-26, Photonics-based Guided Wave Gas Sensors and Components for the Mid-IR , in the book OPTICAL SENSORS: TECHNOLOGY, PHYSICS, RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, Ed. T Gangopadhay, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) (In press).
  • Ajanta Barh, R. K. Varshney, G. P. Agrawal, B. M. A. Rahman, and B. P. Pal, 2021, Specialty Optical Fibers for THz Generation: A review, in the e-book NEWEST UPDATES IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE, Vol. 4, Book Publisher International, London/Hooghly, Chapter 4, pp.103-114; DOI: 10.9734/bpi/nupsr/v4/8177D
  • B. P. PAL and Parama Pal, 2016, Fiber Optic Sensors in the book LIGHT AND ITS MANY WONDERS, Eds. A. Ghatak, A. Pathak, and V. P. Sharma, Viva Books, New Delhi, pp. 284-307.
  • B. P. PAL, 2014, Optical Waveguide Sensors in the book HANDBOOK OF OPTICAL SENSORS, Ed. Jose Luis Santos and F. Farahi, Taylor and Francis/CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA, pp. 37-78.
  • B. P. PAL, 2013, Evolution of Specialty Optical Fibers in the book “GUIDED WAVE OPTICS AND PHOTONICS”, Eds. S. K. Bhadra and A. K. Ghatak, Taylor and Francis/CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA, pp. 35-64.
  • B. P. PAL, 2011, Materials for Optical Waveguides in the book “OPTICAL MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS”, Ed. M. Wakaki, under the series Optical Science and Engineering (Ed. B. J. Thompson), CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA, pp. 167-197.
  • B. P. PAL, 2010, Application-specific Specialty Optical Fibers in the book “FRONTIERS IN GUIDED WAVE OPTICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS”, under the series Advanced Electrooptics and Lasers, Intech Publishers, Vienna.
  • B. P. PAL, 2004, Tailoring Optical Fiber Designs for Communication, in the book: ‘GUIDED WAVE OPTICS’, Ed. Anurag Sharma, Viva Books, New Delhi, pp. 1-36.
  • M. R. Shenoy and B. P. PAL, 2004, Fused Fiber Coupler-based Components for Optical Fiber Communication ,’ -ibid-, pp. 128-146.
  • B. P. PAL, M. R. Shenoy, P. Roy Chaudhury, and Naveen Kumar, 2003, Fused Fiber Coupler Technology: A Versatile Platform for Fabrication of All-fiber Components in the book: ‘RECENT TRENDS IN ENGINEERING OPTICS’, Eds. K. Singh and V. K. Rastogi, Anita Publishers, New Delhi.
  • A. K. Ghatak and B. P. PAL, 2002, Progress in Fiber Optics for Telecommunication in the ICO review book series ‘TRENDS IN APPLIED OPTICS,’ Ed. A. Guenther, SPIE, Washington, pp. 359-388.
  • B. P. PAL, 2000, All-fiber Guided Wave Components in the book: ‘ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS IN UNCONVENTIONAL STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS’, Eds. A. Lakhtakia and O. N. Singh, John Wiley, New York, September 2000, pp. 359-432.
  • B. P. PAL, 1995, Fiber Optic Sensors and In-line Components in the book: “OPTOELECTRONICS: RECENT PROGRESS”, Eds. A. Selvarajan and K. Shenai, IETE Press Book, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, pp. 219 – 243.
  • B. P. PAL, 1995, Optical Fibers: Design Issues in the book: “TRENDS IN FIBER OPTICS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS”, Eds. A. K. Ghatak, B. Culshaw, V. Nagarajan, and B. D. Khurana, Viva Publishers, New Delhi, pp. 64 – 78.
  • B. P. PAL, 1995, Optical Transmission: Fiber Optics, in the book: “PERSPECTIVE IN OPTOELECTRONICS”, Ed. S. S. Jha, World Scientific Publishers, pp. 189-298 (design of the cover jacket was based on a figure from this chapter).
  • B. P. PAL, 1992, Optical Fiber Sensors: Principles and Applications, in the book: “Reviews in Contemporary Physics: LASER OPTICS”, Eds. R. Kamal, K. P. Maheswari, and R. L. Sawhney, Wiley Eastern, New Delhi, pp. 140 – 171.
  • B. P. PAL, 1987, Chapter 1 Propagation Effects in Optical Fibers, in the book: “FIBER OPTICS AND INSTRUMENTATION” (in Russian), Ed. M. M. Butoussov, Mashinostroenie Publication House, Leningrad, pp. 18 – 80.
Peer reviewed international conference publications: Over 100
Listed below are from 2005
  • B. P. Pal, A. Barh, S. Dasgupta, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, M. R. Shenoy, 2025, invited talk “Nonlinear Optics: A Historical Perspective and Snippets of our own Research in Nonlinear Fiber Optics”, International conference OPTIQ2025, held at ISP, CUSAT, Kochi, November 26-28.
  • A. Pradhan, A. P. Singh, S. S. Rout, B. P. Pal, S. Ghosh, 2025, “High-Power Delivery Through Large-Mode-Area Hollow-Core Anti-Resonant Fiber”, -ibid-.
  • Subhranshu Rout, B P. Pal, Somnath Ghosh, 2025, “Robust pulse shaping via propagation in a topological optical fiber”, -ibid-.
  • Asit Das, B. P. Pal, Somnath Ghosh, 2025, “High-Power Laser Delivery through Spectral Beam Combination”, -ibid-.
  • A. Pradhan, B. P Pal, S. Ghosh and K. Pande, 2024, ‘Low-loss Hollow Core Fiber with Elliptic Cladding Tubes for Use in the Telecommunication Wavelength Band”, International Conference Photonics 2024,12-15 December 2024, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
  • S. Ghosh, A. Roy, B. P. Pal, and S. Ghosh, 2024, ‘First Observation of a Second-order Exceptional Point in a GainLoss Assisted Dual-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber’, -ibid-
  • A. Roy, A. Biswas, B. P. Pal, and S. Ghosh, 2024, ‘Hosting Conjugate Exceptional Points in a Gain-Loss Assisted Optical Fiber’, -ibid-
  • A. Pradhan, B. P. Pal, S. Ghosh, and K. Pande, 2024, ‘Low-loss and Large Bandwidth Hollow Core Fibers for Transmission in the Telecom Wavelength Window’, XLVII OSI International Symposium 2024, 23-25 October, Chandigarh, India
  • S. Sadhukhan, B. P. Pal, and S. Ghosh (Invited), 2024, Exploring dynamics of light in photonic time crystals’, -ibid-
  • Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2018, ‘A Highly Sensitive SOI Ridge Slot Waveguide Biosensor for Label-free Detection of DNA Hybridization’, 14th International conference Photonics 2018, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India, Dec 12-15.
  • Jagan Mohan Rao, Maidul Islam, Gagan Kumar, B. P. PAL, and Dibakar Roy Chowdhury, 2018, ‘Single split gap resonator-based terahertz metamaterials for refractive index sensing’, Proc. SPIE 10531, Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XI, 105311K (23 February 2018); doi: 10.1117/12.2287320; Event: SPIE OPTO, San Francisco, CA.
  • Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2017, ‘Design of a compact polarization rotator based on a silicon slot waveguide for application in mid IR’, IEEE Workshop on Recent Advances in Photonics (WRAP2017), MU Hyderabad, Dec. 18-19.
  • Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2017, ‘Highly Efficient Polarization Splitter based on Silicon on Nitride Asymmetric Waveguide for Mid-IR’, International Conf. Advances on Optics and Photonics, Proc of XLI Conf of Opt Soc of India, pp. 44-47, Guru Jhambeswar Univ of Sc and Tech, Hisar, India, November 23-26.
  • Somnath Ghosh, P. Biswas, A. Biswas, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2017, ‘Stable propagation of self-similar pulses through a chirped clad all-solid Bragg fiber in the mid-IR’, 5th Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and their Applications (WSOF2017), Limassol, Cyprus, Oct. 11-13.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2017, ‘Diffusive dynamics and signature of phase singularities in gain/loss assisted disordered optical waveguide lattices’, Frontiers in Optics FiO 2017, Washington, DC, Sept. 16-20.
  • Piyali Biswas, Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, A. Biswas and B. P. PAL, 2017, ‘Parametric dependence of self-similar propagation of parabolic pulses in a dispersion oscillating fiber’, 24th Congress of the International Commission of Optics (ICO-24), Tokyo, Aug. 21-25.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and Bishnu P. Pal, 2017, ‘Controlling light beam dynamics in ordered and disordered waveguide lattices with gain and loss’, -ibid-.
  • Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2016, ‘Novel silicon-on-nitride rib slot waveguide for low and flat dispersion at mid-IR wavelength regime: A parametric design’, International conference on Fiber optics and Photonics, PHOTONICS2016, IIT Kanpur, Dec. 5-8.
  • Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2016, ‘Design of SOI rib slot waveguide with enhanced evanescent field for optical sensing’, Frontiers in Optics FiO 2016, Rochester, NY, Oct. 17-21.
  • Piyali Biswas, S. Ghosh, A. Biswas, and B. P. PAL, 2016, ‘Self-similar propagation in dispersion managed and highly non-linear segmented bandgap fiber in the mid-IR’, Frontiers in Optics FiO 2016, Rochester, NY, Oct. 17-21.
  • Ajanta Barh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2015, ‘Terahertz guidance through hollow core plastic photonic bandgap fibers: Sensitivity to structural parameters’, IEEE Workshop on Recent Advances in Photonics (WRAP2015), IISc Bangalore, Dec. 16-17.
  • Somnath Ghosh and B. P. PAL, 2015, ‘Strong confinement of light in ultra-small volumes via proximity resonances: Interplay between noise and Q-factor’, International Conference on Optics and Photonics ICOP2015, Kolkata, Feb 20-22.
  • Ajanta Barh, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, J. Sanghera, and L. B. Shaw, 2015, ‘Temperature assisted band-gap engineering in all-solid chalcogenide holey fiber for mid-IR application’, -ibid-.
  • Babita Kumari, A. Barh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2014, ‘Mid-IR Evanescent Field Gas Sensor Based on Silicon-on-Nitride Slot Waveguide’, – ibid-.
  • Ajanta Barh, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, G. P. Agrawal, and B. M. A. Rahman, 2014, ‘Band-gap fiber for Efficient THz Transmission’, PHOTONICS2014, IIT Kharagpur, Dec. 14-16.
  • Ajanta Barh, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, G. P. Agrawal, and B. M. A. Rahman, 2014, ‘Efficient Terahertz Generation in a Novel Microstructured-Core Double Clad Plastic Fiber’, -ibid-.
  • Ajanta Barh, Babita Kumari, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2014, ‘SOI Slot Waveguide Based on-Chip Trace Gas Sensor in the Mid-IR’, JSAP-OSA Joint Symposium, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, September 17-20.
  • Ajanta Barh, R. K. Varshney, J. Sanghera, L. B. Shaw, and B. P. PAL, 2014, ‘Band-gap Engineering in All-Solid Low Index Contrast Photonic Band-Gap Chalcogenide Fiber Design’, International Conference on Optoelectronics and Lasers (ICOL), Dehradun, India, March 5-8.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘Design Tailored Efficient Broad-Band Fiber Optic Light Source for Mid-IR Molecular Spectroscopy’, OSA’s 97th Annual Meeting Frontiers in Optics (FiO2013), Orlando, FL, October 6-10.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘Generation of temporal parabolic pulse in a tapered chalcogenide based microstructured optical fiber for the Mid-IR: Design issues’, International conference on Materials for Advanced Technology (ICMAT’2013), SUNTEC, Singapore, June 30 – July 5.
  • Ajanta Barh, B. M. A. Rahman, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘An Efficient polarization converter for mid-IR wavelength’, OSA Conference Advanced Photonics Congress 2013: Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon, and Nano-Photonics (IPR), Puerto Rico, July 14-19.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘All-fiber broadband mid-IR source through wavelength translation: Design and simulation’, IEEE Photonics Society Conference 2013 (IPC2013), Bellevue Washington, USA (Seattle Metro Area), September 8-12.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney and B. P. PAL, 2013, ‘Design tailoring of microstructured fibers for all-fiber mid-IR light sources through wavelength translation’, 3rd Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and their applications (WSOF2013), Sigtuna, Sweden, August 28-30.
  • Somnath Ghosh, T. Naresh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2012, ‘A supercontinuum source for mid-IR applications using chalcogenide microstructured optical fiber’, JSAP-OSA Joint Symposia (The 73rd Japan society of Applied Physics Autumn Meeting), Matsuyama, Japan, Sept. 11-14.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2012, ‘Extremely large mode-area single-moded microstructured optical fiber for Mid-IR high power delivery’, -ibid-.
  • Somnath Ghosh, A. Barh, G. P. Agrawal, R. K. Varshney, I. D. Aggarwal, and B. P. PAL, 2012, ‘Design of a microstructured optical fiber for efficient generation of new wavelength in mid-IR regime’, Frontiers in Optics FiO 2012, Rochester, NY, Oct. 14-18.
  • Somnath Ghosh, N. Kumar, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2012, ‘Generation of low divergent high-power supercontinuum through a large mode area photonic bandgap fiber’, Fiber Optics and Photonics 2012 (PHOTONICS 2012), IIT Madras, Chennai, Dec. 10-12.
  • Ajanta Barh, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2012, ‘Design of an efficient mid-wave IR fiber optic light source’, -ibid-.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2012, ‘Effect of a weak longitudinal modulation in refractive index on transverse localization of light in 1D disordered waveguide lattices’, Photonics Global Conference 2012 (PGC2012), Singapore, Dec. 14-16.
  • Ajanta Barh, B. P. PAL, R. K. Varshney, and B. M. A. Rahman, 2012, ‘Design of a compact SOI polarization rotator for mid-IR application’, 5th International Conference on Computers and Devices for Communication (CODEC2012), Kolkata, Dec. 17-19.
  • M. Mehta, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2011, ‘Broadband dispersion compensating microstructured optical fibers: Design issues’, XXXV Optical Society of India Symposium International Conference on Contemporary Trends in Optics and Optoelectronics, Trivandrum, January 17-20.
  • Somnath Ghosh, S. Dasgupta, D. J. Richardson, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2011, ‘A soft glass-based large mode area Bragg fiber for high power delivery for mid-IR applications’, Opt. Fib. Comm. (OFC’2011), Los Angeles, CA, March 6-10.
  • Somnath Ghosh, N. D. Psaila, R. R. Thomson, B. P. PAL, R. K. Varshney, and A. K. Kar, 2011, ‘Transverse localization of light in laser inscribed disordered coupled waveguide lattices’, Frontiers in Optics FiO 2011, San Jose, California, Oct. 16-20.
  • Prerana Dabral, M. R. Shenoy, B. P. Pal, and B. D. Gupta, 2010, ‘Analysis and realization of a fiber-optic turbidity sensor based on measurements of scattered light’, 4th European Workshop on Optical Fiber Sensors, September 7-10, Porto, Portugal.
  • B. Nagaraju, S. Garg, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2010, ‘An inherently gain flattened EDFA design based on dual-core photonic crystal fiber’, International conference on MEMS & Optoelectronic Technologies, Narsapur, India, Jan. 22-23.
  • Somnath Ghosh, B. P. PAL, R. K. Varshney, and G. P. Agrawal, 2010, ‘Transverse Localization of Light and Effect of Nonlinearity in a Disordered Coupled Optical Waveguide Lattice’, Nice Days of Waves in Complex Media (NDWCM-2010), June 7-9, Nice, France.
  • Somnath Ghosh, B. P. PAL, G. P. Agrawal, and R. K. Varshney, 2010, ‘Role of nonlinearity and transverse localization of light in a disordered coupled optical waveguide lattice’, OSA Annual conference Frontiers in Optics, Rochester, USA, October 25-28.
  • B. Nagaraju, S. Garg, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2010, ‘Dual-core photonic crystal fiber-based intrinsically gain-flattened EDFA’, Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers (WSOF’2010), Oxaca, Mexico, October 12-15.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2010, ‘Role of Photonic bandgap and transverse localization of light in a disordered coupled optical waveguide lattice’, X International Conference on Fiber Optics Photonics (PHOTONICS 2010), Guwahati, India, Dec. 12-15.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2010, ‘Parabolic pulse generation with highly reduced higher order dispersion effect in a tapered chirped-clad Bragg fiber’, -ibid-.
  • Prerana, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, and B. Nagaraju, 2010, ‘Side-polished fiber based high-sensitive temperature sensor’, -ibid-.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R.K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2009, ‘A Novel Bragg-like Chirped Clad Fiber: Design Issues’, International conference on Materials for Advanced Technology (ICMAT’2009), Singapore, June 28- July 3.
  • Somnath Ghosh, G. P. Agrawal, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2009, ‘Effect of phase front curvature on transverse localization of a light beam’, 14th Optoelectronics and Communication Conference (OECC’2009), Hong Kong, July 13-17.
  • B. Nagaraju, G. P. Agrawal, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2009, ‘Generation of parabolic pulse through all-solid dispersion decreasing Bragg fiber’, -ibid-.
  • B. Nagaraju, P. Jaiswal, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2009, ‘An inherently gain flattened EDFA design based on twin core fiber’, International Conference on Optics and Photonics (ICOP), Chandigarh, Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
  • Prerana, M. R. Shenoy, B. D. Gupta, and B. P. PAL, 2009, ‘A fiber-optic turbidity sensor’, International Conf on Sensors and Related Networks (SENNET’009), Vellore Inst of Tech., Vellore, Dec. 7-10.
  • Somnath Ghosh, G. P. Agrawal, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2009, ‘Effect of phase front curvature on transverse localization of a light beam’, 14th Optoelectronics and Communication Conference (OECC’2009), Hong Kong, July 13-17.
  • B. Nagaraju, G. P. Agrawal, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2009, ‘Generation of parabolic pulse through all-solid dispersion decreasing Bragg fiber’, -ibid-.
  • B. Nagaraju, M. C. Paul, M. Pal, A. Pal, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, S. K. Bhadra, G. Monnom, and B. Dussardier, 2008, ‘Design and realization of an inherently gain flattened Erbium doped fiber amplifier’, Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics (CLEO’2008), San Jose, CA, May 4-9.
  • H. Y. Chan, K. X. Chen, H. P. Chan, R. Kumar, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2008, ‘A Flat-top Pass-band Planar Optical Waveguide Interleaver Using Y- Junction Structure’, Optoelectronics and Communication Conference (OECC’2008), Sydney, Australia, July 7-10.
  • B. Nagaraju, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, A. Singh, G. Monnom, B. Dussardier, 2008, ‘Design and realization of a side-polished single-mode fiber optic high-sensitive temperature sensor’, 2008, 6th International Conference on Photonics, Devices and Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, August, 27-29.
  • Henry T. Bookey, J. McCarthy, A. K. Kar, B. P. PAL, S. Dasgupta, E. Dianov, M. Likhachev, and A. A. Sysoliatin, 2008, ‘Nonlinear spectral broadening of femto second pulses in a Bragg fiber: experimental demonstration’, XI International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics PHOTONICS’2008, New Delhi, December 14-17.
  • Somnath Ghosh, G. P. Agrawal, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, 2008, ‘Light localization in a 2D-disordered cylindrical medium for different input fields: a numerical study’, -ibid-.
  • Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2008, ‘Design of high-negative dispersion all-solid Bragg-like fiber for dispersion compensation through chirped cladding’, -ibid-.
  • B. Nagaraju, R. K. Varshney, and B. P. PAL, 2008, ‘Modeling of side-polished microstructured optical fiber-based devices’, -ibid-.
  • B. Nagaraju, M. C. Pal, M. Pal, A Pal, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, and S. K. Bhadra, 2008, ‘An inherently gain flattened L-band EDFA design for realization through MCVD technique’, -ibid-.
  • M. R. Shenoy, Prerana, B. P. PAL, and G. K. Bhowmick, 2008, ‘A fiber-optic probe for telemetric measurements’, -ibid-.
  • Naveen Kumar, M. R. Shenoy and B. P. PAL, ‘All-fiber Fourier interleave filter with box-like spectral response’, -ibid-. 2008
  • R. K. Varshney, K. Saitoh, M. Koshiba, and B. P. PAL, 2008, ‘Erbium-doped, bend-insensitive, S-band photonic crystal fiber amplifiers’, -ibid- (Post-deadline paper).
  • Sonali Dasgupta, Somnath Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, and A. K. Ghatak, 2007, ‘Analysis of Chirped Bragg Reflection Waveguides with a finite cladding’, International Conf. on Advanced Materials and Technology (ICMAT’07) held at Singapore, July 1-6.
  • M. R. Shenoy, Prerana, and B. P. PAL, 2007, ‘A novel technique for determination of optical properties of a turbid medium’, OSA Conference Frontiers in Optics 2007, held at San Jose, Oct. 16-20.
  • M. R. Shenoy, S. K. Pandit, Prerana, and B. P. PAL, 2007, ‘A novel method to determine optical scattering properties of a liquid through a fiber optic probe in conjunction with a reflector’, Japan-Indo Workshop on Microwaves, Photonics, and Communication Systems at Ito Campus of Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan on July 6.
  • Prerana, V. Karthik, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, 2006, ‘Optical Properties of a Homogenous Mixture of Two Turbid Media’, 8th International conference on Optoelectronics, Fiber Optics, and Photonics (PHOTONICS’2006), Hyderabad, December 13-16.
  • Sonali Dasgupta, A. Ghatak, and B. P. PAL, 2006, ‘Analysis of Bragg reflection waveguides with finite cladding’, -ibid-.
  • A. Singh, R. K. Varshney, Kamna Pandey, B. P. PAL, and B. Nagarazu, 2006, ‘Side-polished fiber based tunable gain flattening filter for EDFA’, -ibid-.
  • Naveen Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, 2006, ‘Design and fabrication recipe for realizing an all-fiber wavelength interleaver with flattop response: A new approach’, -ibid-.
  • Naveen Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, 2005, ‘Novel design and fabrication recipe for realizing flat-top all-fiber wavelength interleaver’, Post-deadline paper, Conference on Advance Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL’2005), Yalta (UKRAINE), September 12-17.
  • Sharad Nigam, B. P. PAL, M. R. Shenoy, 2005, ‘Fiber optic probe for near field microscopy and nanophotonics: A new hybrid fabrication technique’, International Conf. on Optoelectronics and Lasers (ICOL’2005), Dehradun (INDIA), Dec. 12-15.
  • Prerana, Shilpi Goyal, M. R. Shenoy, B. D. Gupta, B. P. PAL and G. K. Bhowmick, 2005, ‘Design and Fabrication of Fiber Optic Probe for Analyzing Reflected and Scattered Light from Liquids’, -ibid-.
  • Sonali Dasgupta, B. P. PAL, M. R. Shenoy, and A. Sysoliatin, 2005, ‘Dispersion-decreasing Bragg fiber for supercontinuum generation’, -ibid-.

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  • Professor of Physics and Dean of Engineering and Academics at MU/Mahindra University (2018 – to date)
  • Professor of Physics at Bennett University, Greater Noida (2017-18)
  • Professor of Physics at MU Hyderabad (2014-2017)
  • Professor of Physics at IIT Delhi (1990-2014)
  • Assistant Professor of Physics at IIT Delhi (1980-1990)
  • SSO-I of Physics at IIT Delhi (1977-80)

  • Prof Pal’s research involved analysis, innovative design and realization of a diverse spectrum of application-specific specialty optical fibers and fiber amplifiers, technology development of all-fiber branching components for optical networks having potential applications in optical telecommunication, fiber optic sensors, and more recently on mid-IR photonics including Silicon Photonics and THz photonics, and Anderson localization of light in disordered optical waveguides.
  • Prof Pal has contributed to analysis, design, and realization of dispersion compensating fibers (DCF) that find extensive use in any long-distance optical communication system. His collaborative work with his French collaborators on this [J-L. Auguste, R. Jindal, J-M. Blondy, M. Clapeau, J. Marcou, B. Dussardier, G. Monnom, D. B. Ostrowsky, B. P. PAL, and K. Thyagarajan, -1800 ps/(nm.km) Chromatic Dispersion at 1.55 micrometer in a Dual Concentric Core Fiber, Electron. Letts., vol. 36, pp. 1689-1691 (2000)], which was the then a world record (received extensive citations over 125 times); the other related invited paper [J-L. Auguste, R. Jindal, J-M. Blondy, M. Clapeau, J. Marcou, B. Dussardier, G. Monnom, K. Thyagarajan, and B. P. PAL, Conception, Realization, and Characterization of a Dispersion Compensating Fiber, Opt. Fib. Tech. vol. 8, pp. 89-105 (2002)] has also received over 100 times citations. He is co-author of a US patent No. 6,650,812 B2, 2003 entitled Design of a small residual dispersion fiber along with a matching DCF on a related topic. Indo-French Science Council had rated his Indo-French collaborative project sponsored by IFCPAR/CEFIPRA on this topic as “Excellent”.
  • His co-authored research paper entitled “Effect of refractive index dip on the zero total dispersion wavelengths in single-mode fibers” [B. P. PAL A. Kumar, and A. K. Ghatak, Electronics Letters, vol. 16, pp. 505-507, (1980)] got reprinted in the book: Progress in Optical Communication Vol. II, Ed. By PJB Clarricoats, IEE Press, Stevenage, UK (1982)]. This book contains a collection of select papers, which were considered to have contributed to the growth of Optical Communication in the early 1980s.
  • In recent times, his research involved a significant effort on the contemporary field of microstructured optical fibers (MOF). Prediction made by his team for generation of supercontinuum light from a Bragg fiber kind of MOF in 2006 [B. P. PAL, S. Dasgupta, M. R. Shenoy, and A. Sysoliatin, Supercontinuum generation in a Bragg fiber: Design and Analysis, Optoelectron. Letts. vol. 2, pp. 342-344 (2006)] was demonstrated experimentally for the first time in his co-authored paper [H. T. Bookey, S. Dasgupta, N. Bezwada, B. P. PAL, A. Sysoliatin, J. McCarthy, M. Salganskii, V. Khopin, and A. K. Kar, Experimental demonstration of spectral broadening in all-solid silica Bragg fiber, Opt. Exp. vol. 17, No. 19, pp. 17130-17135 (2009)]. Super continuum light is well known to be an excellent source for carrying out optical coherence tomography (OCT) analysis of biological samples besides its potential use as a broadband source in high capacity DWDM fiber optical communication.
  • Prof Pal’s team had designed an air-core dispersion compensating Bragg fiber [S. Dasgupta, B. P. PAL, and M. R. Shenoy, Design of a Dispersion Compensating BraggFiber with ultra- high Figure of merit, Opt. Letts., vol. 30, No. 15, pp. 1917-1919 (2005) that got reprinted in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Sc. and Tech. of AIP, July 25, 2005 issue], was cited by US Navy as one of the three references in a Call for Projects for high power Laser Delivery. To date this paper has received over 50 times citations. He had also designed an air-core Bragg fiber for potential applications in metro optical networks with a dispersion spectrum almost identical to that of silica-based conventional fiber earlier marketed by the Company AlcaLucent (France) with added benefit of ultra-low transmission loss [B. P. PAL, S. Dasgupta, and M. R. Shenoy, Bragg Fiber Design for Transparent Metro Networks, Opt. Exp., vol. 13, pp. 621-626 (2005)]; this paper was accepted by Opt. Exp. journal within a week of its submission in January 2005.
  • Prof Pal’s team had proposed introduction of a certain amount of chirp in the periodic cladding of Bragg reflection waveguides and later in Bragg fibers for bandgap engineering to widen the bandgap of such fibers and waveguides and reported it for the first time at the mega conference ICMAT in Singapore in the summer of 2007 and subsequently published [B. P. PAL, S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, S. Dasgupta, and A. Ghatak, Loss and dispersion tailoring in 1D photonic band gap Bragg reflection waveguides: finite chirped claddings as a design tool, Opt. Quant. Electron. vol. 39, pp. 983-993, (2007); and later extended to fibers in collaboration with a French colleague [S. Ghosh, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, and G. Monnom, A Bragg-like Chirped clad all-solid microstructured optical fiber with ultra-wide bandwidth for short pulse delivery and pulse reshaping, Opt. Quant. Electron. vol. 42, pp. 1-14 (2010)].
  • An inherent gain-flattened erbium doped fiber amplifier was designed and realized by Prof Pal with his Ph.D. student and co-researchers from CGCRI Kolkata and LPMC, University of Nice France having potential applications in metro optical networks [B. Nagaraju, M. C. Paul, M. Pal, A. Pal, R. K. Varshney, B. P. PAL, S. K. Bhadra, G. Monnom, and B. Dussardier, Design and fabrication of an intrinsically gain flattened Erbium doped fiber amplifier, Opt. Comm. vol. 282, pp. 2335-2338 (2009)].
  • Pal was one of the few firsts to initiate research on fiber optic sensors in India. One of his co-authored papers on a tapered multimode fiber-based refractometer was reported as early as in 1984 [A. Kumar, T. V. B. Subrahmanyam, A. D. Sharma, K. Thyagarajan, B. P. PAL, and I. C. Goyal, A Novel Refractometer using a Tapered Optical Fiber, Electron. Lett. vol. 20, pp: 534-535 (1984)], which has until now received over 100 citations. In a relatively recent successfully concluded project sponsored by the Board of Research in Nuclear Science (BRNS) of the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Prof. Pal’s team had designed and developed an optrode for remote excitation and collection of weak fluorescence from a highly corrosive industrial/nuclear environment, which has been recognized by BARC as an indigenous important import substitution contribution.
  • Under a Technology Development Mission mode project funded by Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Govt of India in late 1990s he led the team @ IIT Delhi to develop in-house the complete technology platform for flame-fusion of fibers to realize a wide variety of fused fiber coupler-based components for optical networks [B. P. PAL, P. Roy Chaudhuri, and M. R. Shenoy, Fabrication and Modeling of Fused Biconical Tapered Fiber coupler Components, Fib. Int. Opt., vol. 22, pp. 97-118 (2003)]. It was the 3rd most cited paper from that journal during the period 2003 – 2005. Till now it has received over 75 citations. Prof Pal had also led design methodology and in-house development of the technology for experimental realization of all-fiber wavelength interleaver type mux/ demux filters for DWDM systems based on unbalanced Mach Zhender interferometers through concatenation of fused fiber couplers [N. Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. PAL, Flattop all-fiber wavelength interleaver for DWDM transmission: Design analysis, parameter optimization, fabrication and characterization recipe, Opt. Comm. vol. 281, pp. 5156-5164 (2008)]. Subsequently he had collaborated with Prof Pak Chu’s group at City U Hong Kong to extend these concepts, which led to realization of polymer-based integrated optical wavelength interleavers and comb filters [IEEE Photon. Tech. Lett. vol. 17(12), pp. 2619-2621 (2005); Opt. Comm. vol. 267 (2), pp. 373-378 (2006); Opt. Comm. vol. 282, pp. 883-886 (2008)].
  • He was Consultant-in-Charge (through FITT, IITD) for in-house fabrication and supply of a set of tailor-made side-polished half couplers to an US company “Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems”, Mountain View, Calif in the year 1998 from IIT Delhi. His team’s related work on realization of gain flattening wavelength filters for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers was awarded the very first Photonics 2004 endowment prize as the “Best device-oriented research paper from an Indian Laboratory” during the Indian Photonics community’s flagship Photonics 2006 conference held at Hyderabad. Experimental demonstration of a more advanced version of this work in terms of unaffected performance of such a filter even under add/drop of standard DWDM signal channels in a DWDM network was reported by his team [R. K. Varshney, B. Nagarazu, A. Singh, B. P. PAL, and A. K. Kar, 2007, Design and Realization of an All-Fiber Broadband Tunable Gain Equalization Filter for DWDM Signals, Opt. Exp. vol. 15, No. 21, pp. 13519-13530 (2007)].
  • He had proposed & experimentally demonstrated (through collaboration with collaborators from Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh in UK under an UKIERI major project sponsored to him by the British Government) ultrafast laser inscribed disordered waveguides in glass as a new platform for studying statistical nature of the fundamental phenomenon of transverse localization of light in disordered waveguide lattices (similar to Anderson localization of electronic wave function) [S. Ghosh, N. D. Psaila, R. R. Thomson, B. P. PAL, R. K. Varshney, and A. K. Kar, 2012, Ultrafast laser inscribed waveguide lattice in glass for direct observation of transverse localization of light, Appl. Phys. Letts. vol. 100, 101102-101145 (2012)] and published several other related papers.
  • In recent times he has extensively researched on a variety of chalcogenide and soft-glass based specialty optical fiber designs for realizing broadband and narrow band fiber-based light sources for Mid-IR photonics, and supercontinuum generation. His co-authored paper A. Barh, S. Ghosh, G. P. Agrawal, R. K. Varshney, I. D. Aggarwal, and B. P. PAL, Design of an efficient mid-IR light source using chalcogenide holey fibers: a numerical study, J. Opt. (IOP, UK), vol. 15 035205 (2013) was selected by the Editorial Board of that journal for inclusion in the exclusive ‘Highlights of 2013’ collection of articles.
  • As the Principal Investigator he has significantly contributed to a strategic Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) project on polarization maintaining fiber designs for subsequent fabrication by CSIR-CGCRI Kolkata, this design and realization has been judged by DRDO’s RCI Laboratory in Hyderabad as a breakthrough indigenous critical component development for their fiber optic gyro program.
  • As the Chief Consultant for a consultancy project, Prof Pal and his team made important contributions to the design of fibers for “Fiber to the Home (FTTH)” applications for the mega-fiber manufacturer in India Sterlite Technologies Ltd Aurangabad.
  • About his independently authored comprehensive review on “Guided wave optics on silicon: Physics, Technology, and Status“, which included his own research on ARROW waveguides for the prestigious series Progress in Optics, vol. XXXII (1993), Editor Prof. Emil Wolf wrote in his preface that Prof. Pal’s article is “a subject of considerable current interest and is likely to influence the design and fabrication of various optical components for future use in this field of technology”. As is now well-known Silicon Photonics being an intensely pursued research area including companies like Intel in USA. Prof Pal had guest edited a special issue on Guided Wave Optics on Silicon for the journal Proc. IEE (UK) Part J: Optoelectronics as early as in 1996.
  • Prof. Pal has been adviser of 17 successful Ph.D. theses and over 75 Masters theses at IITD.
  • He is co-inventor of the following products/processes that were developed in-house at IIT Delhi:
    • Fiber optic liquid level controller
    • Fiber-optic educational kit
    • Fused Fiber Coupler process technology, and
    • Side-polished fiber half coupler process technology.

Prof. Arya Kumar Bhattacharya is the Dean of Research & Development and Professor in the Ecole Centrale School of Engineering. He has more than twenty years of industrial experience, including at Defence Research and Development Organization (ADA – Bangalore), Alstom Transport (UK) and at Tata Steel (Automation Division, Jamshedpur), all in Research and Development roles at different levels. He has been AICTE-INAE Distinguished Visiting Professor at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.

Prof. Arya has filed for more than twenty patents and published more than forty papers in Journals, International Conferences, and book chapters. His multi-disciplinary research interests cover Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Evolutionary Algorithms, Game Theory, and Autonomous Systems applied to different domains like Aerospace, Manufacturing and Industry 4.0, Logistics and Supply Chain, Transportation, and others.

  • Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering; Computational Fluid Dynamics), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1994.
  • M.Tech. (Computational Mechanics), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1986.
  • Integrated (5-year) M. Sc. (Mathematics), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1984.

Journal Papers
  • Debjani, S. and Bhattacharya, A.K., “Synthesis of CFD and Monte-Carlo simulations for improved design and operation of Dense Medium Cyclones”, Computers and Fluids (Elsevier), Vol. 96, June 2014, pp. 47-62. Read more
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Kouluri, M.K., Srinivas P.S. and Vishal, V., “Online Adaptation of Detection Algorithms in Breakout Prevention Systems for Continuous Casters based on temperature pattern spectral content”, Tata Search Journal, 2014, pp. 253-259.
  • Bhattacharya. A.K., Sambasivam, D. and Debjani A., “Estimation of operating Blast Furnace reactor invisible interior surface using Differential Evolution”, Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier), Vol. 13, May 2013, pp. 2767-2789. Read more
  • Magendran, T., Sanjeevi., S., Bhattacharya, A.K. and Surada, S., “Hyperspectral Radiometry to Quantify the Grades of Iron Ores of Noamundi and Joda Mines, Eastern India”, Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, June, 2011.
  • Bhattacharya. A.K., RoyChowdhury A., Mitra, P.S., Srinivas, P.S. and Nandi, U., “A system SmartCast for online prognostics of continuous casting conditions for improved process stability and product quality”, Invited Paper for Steel Tech Journal, April 2010 issue.
  • Sambasivam, D. and Bhattacharya, A.K. “Exploration of Flow Behaviour in Dense Media Cyclones using CFD: LES Multiphase Fluent Solutions”, Tata Search Journal, 2009, Vol. 1, pp. 63-69.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K. and Sambasivam, D. “Evolutionary Synthesis of Optimal Oscillation parameters in Slab Continuous Casters for improved Casting Performance: Quality and Stability”, Tata Search Journal, 2008, Vol. 2, pp. 257-267.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Srinivas, P., Chithra, K., Jatla, S.V. and Das, J., “Recognition of Fault Signature Patterns using Fuzzy Logic for prevention of breakdowns in Steel Continuous Casting Process”, Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence, Lecture Notes in Computer Science LNCS 3776, Springer Verlag, 2005, pp. 318-324.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Kumar J. and Jayati, P., “Optimal routing of concurrent vehicles in a minefield using Genetic Algorithms”, Tata Search Journal Vol. 2, 2004, pp. 436-442.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., “Simulation of store separation from aircraft – an efficient, unsteady CFD based approach”, Journal of Aeronautical Society of India, May 1999, pp. 51-62.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K. and Arora, N.L., “A hybrid Integral Equation – finite volume scheme for transonic potential flow over complex configurations”, Aeronautical Journal, Feb. 1994, pp. 34-48.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K. and Arora, N.L., “Numerical Modeling of leading edge separated flows at incompressible speeds”, Journal of Aeronautical Society of India, Sep. 1992, pp.165-170.
Book Chapters
  • H. Narayan and A.K. Bhattacharya, “Accurate, real-time replication of governing equations of physical systems with Transpose CNNs for Industry 4.0 and Digital Twins”, in Machine Learning in Industry, eds. J. P. Davim and S. Datta, ISSN: 2365-0532, Springer Switzerland, 2021 (Accepted).
  • Arya K. Bhattacharya and Debjani Sambasivam, Optimization of Oscillation Parameters in Continuous Casting Process of Steel Manufacturing: Genetic Algorithms versus Differential Evolution, Evolutionary Computation, Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-008-7, InTech, Oct 2009, Available here for download (More than 7000 downloads)
Peer Reviewed Conference Papers
  • J. Malagavalli, S.R. Gowtham, A. Bellam, A.K. Bhattacharya, K.G. Reddy, A. Shehabinia and T. Kobayashi, “Multi-Objective Differential Evolution with unbalanced Divide-and-Conquer Strategy for Warehouse Resource Allocation”, IEEE International Conference on Emerging Techniques in Computational Intelligence, Aug 2021
  • Rochan Avlur, Zakaria Oussalem and Arya Bhattacharya, “Training Convolutional Neural Networks with Differential Evolution using Concurrent Task Apportioning on Hybrid CPU-GPU Architectures”, at IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Krakow, 2021.
  • Zakaria Oussalem, Rochan Avlur, Jahnavi Malagavalli and Arya Bhattacharya, “Comparative performances of Neural Networks of variant architectures trained with Backpropagation and Differential Evolution”, at IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Krakow, 2021.
  • S.R. Gautam, M. Jahnavi, P. Thangeda and A.K. Bhattacharya, “Synthesis of optimal trajectories in tactical aerial engagements using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms”, Advances in Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Singapore, 2021.
  • R. Arulkumaran, S. Rajesh, N. Kiran and A.K. Bhattacharya, “Real Time Predictions of Adverse Digressions in Critical and Noisy Industrial Processes Using LSTMs”, IEEE HYDCON – International Conference on Engineering in 4th Industrial Revolution, Sep 2020 (In Press).
  • K. Sahil and A. K. Bhattacharya, “Accurate Replication of Simulations of Governing Equations of Processes in Industry 4.0 Environments with ANNs for Enhanced Monitoring and Control,” 2019 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), Xiamen, China, 2019, pp. 1873-1880.
  • R. R. Annapureddy, A. K. Bhattacharya and N. R. M, “Adaptive Critic Design for Extreme Learning Machines applied to noisy and drifting industrial processes,” 2018 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), Bangalore, India, 2018, pp. 327-334.
  • R. Ravinithesh, A.K. Bhattacharya and G. Rishita, “Advance Predictions of critical digressions in a noisy industrial process- performance of Extreme Learning Machines versus Artificial Neural Networks”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Volume 51, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 98-105 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405896318301770
  • P. Thangeda, A.K. Bhattacharya, G. Rajeswari and Ashok Kumar, “Synthesis of Optimal Trajectories in Aerial Engagements using Differential Evolution”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Volume 51, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 90-97 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405896318301769
  • A. Gupta, P. Manikumar, R. Ravinithesh and A.K. Bhattacharya, “Extreme Learning Machines with frequency based noise filtering for prediction of critical digressions in a noisy industrial process”, 2017 14th IEEE India Council International Conference (INDICON), Roorkee, 2017, pp. 1-6.
  • A. A. George, A. K. Bhattachrya, S. Hazra and J. L. Bhattacharya, “Enhanced loss of life relationsfor IEEE thermal model for ageing assessment of running transformers in smart grid frameworks,” 2017 IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), Cochin, 2017, pp. 1-6.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K. and Rajasekar, K., “Advance Prediction of Adverse Digressions in Continuous-Time Systems Using ANN Kernels: A Generic Approach Instantiated in Steel Manufacturing”, Springer Series on Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol 509, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-2525-9, Oct. 2016, Ch. 7, pp 67-79, http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-2525-9_7
  • Bhattacharya, A.K. and Sambasivam, D., “Multi-objective Differential Evolution for automated control of Industrial Process input material composition incorporating supply-side fluctuations”, IEEE Conference on Evolutionary Computation, Vancouver, July 2016.
  • Balouek-Thomert, D., Bhattacharya, A.K., Caron, E., Karunakar, G. and Lefevre, L., “Parallel Differential Evolution Approach for Cloud Workflow placements under simultaneous optimization of multiple objectives”, IEEE Conference on Evolutionary Computation, Vancouver, July 2016.
  • Agarwal, R., Goyal, A., Sambasivam, D. and Bhattacharya, A.K., “Parallelization of industrial process control program based on the technique of differential evolution using multi-threading”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Singapore, Dec 2014.
  • Bhattacharya. A.K., Mitra, P.S., Srinivas, P.S., RoyChowdhury A. and Nandi, U., “SmartCast: Mapping complexity of an industrial process into simplicity of a representative system with high modeling fidelity”, Proceedings of 8th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Jinan, China, 7-9 July 2010, pp. 2273-2278. Read more
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Sambasivam, D., Debjani A. & Chiranjeevi, G., “Estimation of hearth refractory condition in running blast furnaces: Heat transfer solutions on transformed domains”, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Automation and Information Technology in Iron & Steel Making Processes, Ranchi, Dec 9-11, 2009.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K. and Mohanty, I., “Accretion of Yield Strength Accuracy in Skin Pass Mill using Sequence of Artificial Neural Nets for Elongation Set-Point Specification”, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Automation and Information Technology in Iron & Steel Making Processes, Ranchi, Dec 9-11, 2009.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Debjani, S., RoyChowdhury, A. and Das J. “Optimization of Continuous Casting Mould Oscillation parameters in Steel Manufacturing process using Genetic Algorithms”, Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Evolutionary Computation, CEC2007, Singapore, Sept 25-28, 2007, pp. 3998-4004. Read more
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Tiwari, A., Debjani, A., Nandi, U. and Sarkar, A., “Online Evaluation of Steel Slab quality in production phase by Surface Crack Image Segmentation using Relative Fuzzy Connectedness”, Proceedings of The 2007 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Las Vegas, ISBN 1-60132-043-4, CSREA Press, June 24-28, pp. 353-361.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Srinivas, S. and Das, J., “Auto Adaptation of Breakout Detection Algorithm with Grade based on Temperature Patterns in Continuous Casting Mold”, Proceedings of International Conference on Automation and Information Technology in Iron & Steel Making Processes, Ranchi, Feb 26-28, 2007.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Bhanu C. and Singh B., “Application of Artificial Neural Network in Analysis and Design modes for enhanced, low-cost desulphurization in the steel making process”, Proceedings of 20th National Convention of Computer Engineers, Jamshedpur, Feb 2006.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Chithra, K., Jatla, S.V. and Srinivas, P., “Fuzzy Diagnostics System for Breakout prevention in Continuous Casting of Steel”, Proceedings of 5th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Hangzhou, China, 15-19 June 2004, vol.4, pp. 3141- 3145
  • Fisher, D.G. and Bhattacharya, A.K., “Analysis of Asynchronous Behaviour in Complex, ERTMS based Railway Systems”, Proceedings of International ASPECT Conference of Institute of Railway Signalling Engineers, Sep, 2003, London.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K. and Sivakumar, A.K., “Design of Fuzzy Logic Controller for unstable fighter aircraft using a Genetic Algorithm for rule optimization”, published AIAA Paper 2000-4278 and presented at AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Denver, August 2000 http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2000-4278
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., “Simulation of store separation from aircraft – an efficient, unsteady CFD based approach”, Invited Paper at 3rd. Asian CFD Conference, Bangalore, Dec. 1998, published in Proceedings, Vol. 1, pp. 156-165.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., Kanagarajan, V. and Mohan, S.R., “Unsteady Transonic Hybrid Integral Equation Finite Volume scheme for trajectory simulation of stores with time-step adaptation”, Proceedings of 21st. ICAS Congress, Melbourne, Australia, Sep. 1998, Paper No. ICAS-98-2.4.4. Read more
  • Bhattacharya, A.K., “Unsteady Transonic Integral Equation scheme for trajectory simulation of stores”, AIAA Paper 98-0751, presented at 36th. AIAA Aerospace Sciences Conference, Reno, USA, Jan. 1998. http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.1998-751
  • Bhattacharya, A.K. and Arora, N.L., “A Field Integral technique for leading edge separated flow over delta wings at transonic speeds”, Proceedings of 6th. International symposium on CFD, Lake Tahoe, USA, Sep. 1995, pp. 105-110.
  • Bhattacharya, A.K. and Arora, N.L., “A hybrid Integral Equation – Finite Volume scheme for transonic potential flow past arbitrary configurations”, Proceedings of Fifth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, South Korea, Aug. 1992, pp. 618-621.

  • Dean of Research and Development since Jan 2018 – pressent.
  • Professor of Computer Science, specializing in Artificial Intelligence, at current Institute.
  • AICTE-INAE Distinguished Visiting Professor at BIT, Mesra; June 2012 to April 2014.
  • Head of Intelligent Systems and Mathematical Modelling Expert Group, Automation Division, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur; Jan 2003 to Apr 2014.
  • Head of Department of Modeling & Analysis, Alstom Transport Information Solutions, London UK; Nov 2000 to Dec 2002.
  • Scientist at various levels at Aerodynamics Division, Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore; Aug 1993 to July 2000.
  • Aeronautical Engineer at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore; Aug 1986 to Dec 1988.

Current Research
  • Physics Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) for solutions of Governing Equations of physical processes, in particular Navier Stokes equations for modelling of fluid turbulence and shock resolution, and Maxwell’s Equations for Electromagnetic fields.
  • Accurate and real-time simulation of governing physics in complex processes using novel Deep Learning architectures for applications in Industry 4.0 and Digital Twins.
  • Evolutionary Algorithms: single- and multi- objective optimization – for design of systems and processes in diverse domains – manufacturing and process industry, supply-chains, cloud data-centers, airborne engagement scenarios, etc.
  • Multi-Agent Systems and Game Theory for Expert Systems for complex industrial processes.
  • Advanced Analytics based on novel Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for real time recognition of incipient faults / digressions in different classes of dynamical systems.
  • Neuro-Evolution: Evolutionary Algorithms for parameter optimization of Machine Learning and Deep Learning models.

Others

Patents

Twenty-four patents filed since 2004, dealing with industrial applications of different research areas covered above. The ones filed under current affiliation are listed below:

  • Arya K. Bhattacharya (Mahindra University, Primary Inventor), Sujan Hazra (TSL), Kumar Deepanshu (TSL), Samik Nag (TSL), Artika Agrawal (Mahindra University), R.K. Amit (IIT M), “Perpetual Optimal Performance of Industrial Reactor applying principles of Game Theory”, Patent filed through Tata Steel, Indian Patent Application number 202131029266 (Published 2021).
  • Arya K. Bhattacharya, “Digital Twins using Convolutional Neural Networks to emulate detailed conditions within represented physical processes”, Indian Patent Applied; Application number: 202141007423 (Published 2021).
  • Amrita Agnes, Arya K. Bhattacharya, and Sayantan Hazra.“System and Method for Loss of Life calculation for Ageing Assessment of running Transformers in a Smart Grid Framework”. US 2018-0003759 A1. Date of Filing: 26.04.2017, Publication Date: 01.04.2018.
  • Arya K. Bhattacharya, Sayantan Hazra and Amrita Agnes. “System and method for accurately monitoring and computing ageing life of a transformer in a smart grid framework”. Application Number: 201621022408; Date of Filing: 30.06.2016, Publication Date: 05.01.2018.
Memberships
  1. Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
  2. Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
  3. Member, Association of Computing Machinery.
  4. Member, International Council of Systems Engineers.
  5. Member, Indian Institute of Metals.

An experienced professional with over 23 years of professional experience, she has been with Tech Mahindra for over 16 years. In her current role, she heads the Communications, Media & Entertainment SBU (Strategic Business Unit) for APAC, Middle East & Africa. This role includes overall responsibility and P&L accountability of the SBU. Before this, she has held several senior leadership positions that straddled across sales, presales, and delivery. It includes being the global head of Middle Office/Presales, head of Sales Business Operations, Client Partner for Tier 1 US Telco, etc. Over the years, she has been instrumental in various organization level transformative initiatives and is one of Tech Mahindra’s key global women leaders.

Dhanashree holds Bachelor’s in Electronics & Communications Engineering from Pune University and Masters in Telecommunications & Software Architectures from BITS, Pilani. Dhanashree strongly believes in the Mahindra Rise tenets of accepting no limits, alternative thinking and driving positive change.

Dr. Bhaskar Tamma is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mahindra École Centrale College of Engineering. Dr. Bhaskar Tamma holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering(IC Engines) from IIT Madras, Chennai, India 

He also has two decades of experience which includes a Project leader, Program proposals / planning / execution, Leading multi-disciplinary global teams, Innovation, New technology evaluation, Emission Forecasting, Technology forecasting, Mentoring, IP strategy, Recruitment Interviews, Collaborations (mapping internal technologies/expertise with industry requirements, identifying intersections and secure funding). 

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering(IC Engines), IIT Madras, Chennai, India
  • M.S in Mechanical Engineering(IC Engines), IIT Madras, Chennai, India
  • B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, JNTU College of Engineering, AP, India

Journal article
  • Nagaraju Napa, Manish Agrawal, Bhaskar Tamma, Development of Electro-Thermal Model for Prismatic Lithium-ion Cell Subjected to Electric Vehicle Drive Cycle Using Converging Fluid Channel, International Journal of Thermal Sciences 199 (2024) 108935, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2024.108936
  • Nagaraju Napa, Manish Kumar Agrawal, Bhaskar Tamma, Development of electro-thermal model for air cooling study of electric vehicle lithium-ion battery module operating in Indian conditions and drive cycle, Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 240, 2024, 122233, ISSN 1359-4311,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.122233
  • Nagaraju Napa, Manish Agrawal, Bhaskar Tamma, “Phase change material properties identification for the design of efficient thermal management system for cylindrical lithium-ion battery module”, Journal of Energy Storage, Vol 99 (2024) 113241, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.113241
  • Bhaskar T, “Design Space for Pre-chamber Gasoline Engines Modeling”, Book Title: Modelling Gasoline Combustion, Editors P.A. Lakshminarayanan, JM Mallikarjuna, Haiwen Ge, Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Springer-Nature and ISEES Kanpur, 2024. https://link.springer.com/book/9789819706280
  • Nagaraju Napa, Manish Kumar Agrawal, Bhaskar Tamma, Design of novel thermal management system for Li-ion battery module using metal matrix based passive cooling method, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 73, Part C, 2023, 109119, ISSN 2352-152X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.109119
  • Napa, Nagaraju; Agrawal, Manish Kumar; Tamma, Bhaskar; Design of an Air-Based Thermal Management and Predictions of Thermal Characteristics of Lithium-Ion Cell Using 1D Numerical Model, 2023 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (SEFET), Bhubaneswar, India, 6-Jan 2023, https://doi:10.1109/SeFeT57834.2023.10244838
  • Pushkar, K; Napa, Nagaraju; Madichetty, Sreedhar; Agrawal, Manish Kumar; Tamma, Bhaskar; Thermal Analysis of Lithium Ion Battery Pack with Different Cooling Media 2022 SAE Technical Paper (No. 2022-28-0043)DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-28-0043
  • Bhaskar Tamma, Shankar Venugopal “Designing a course on Cutting Edge Mobility Technology”, article on Mobility Engineer 2030, SAE Mobility Magazine, Pgs 19-26, Vol: 8 Issue: 3, July – September 2021
  • Napa, Nagaraju; Agrawal, Manish; Tamma, Bhaskar; Bendaram, Anirudh Reddy; Heat Transfer Characteristics of electrochemical cell− A numerical study, Proceedings of the 26thNational and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India 2021, pg. 1259-1265, Begel House Inc.DOI: 10.1615/IHMTC-2021.1900
  • Sreenivasa Rao Gubba, Bhaskar Tamma, Pejman Kazempoor, Thomas J Hurley, Mark A Patterson and Grant Hartman, “A novel air management system for a large bore two-stroke naturally aspirated gas engine to reduce emissions”, International Jl of Engine Research, Volume 22, issue 2, page(s): 364-374, 2021
  • Reddy Gade, V., Seth, D., Agrawal, M.K., Tamma, B. (2021). Development of Autonomous UVC Disinfectant Robot. In: Duffy, V.G. (eds) Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. AI, Product and Service. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (), vol 12778. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77820-0_11
  • S. S. Samavedam, A. R. Bandaram, M. K. Agrawal and B. Tamma, “Multizone Modelling of Heat Transfer Characteristics of an Electrochemical Cell Pack,” 2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), New Delhi, India, 2021, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ITEC-India53713.2021.9932491
  • Rhutwik Pohekar, Bhaskar T, Pramod S Mehta, Gubba SR, “Multi-zone phenomenological modelling of Pilot ignited Dual-Fuel Diesel engine”, SAE 2020-01-5065, 2020.
  • Ravichandra JS, Finney CEA, Primus R, Wijeyakulasuriya S, Klingbeil AE, Bhaskar T, “Application of High-Performance Computing for Simulating Cycle-to-Cycle Variation in Dual-Fuel Combustion Engines” SAE 2016-01-0798, 2016, ISSN 01487191
  • Vishwajith Bhat, Bhaskar T, “Development of Multi-Zone Phenomenological model for SI Engine” SAE world Congress, SAE 2014-01-1068, 2014, ISSN 01487191
  • Pramod S Mehta and Bhaskar T., “Effect of Swirl and Fuel Injection Characteristics on Premixed Phase of Diesel Combustion”, SAE International Congress and Exposition, Paper Number 980534, Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan, February 23-26, 1998, Also SP-1326, “In-cylinder Diesel Particulate and NOx Control”, pp 201-206, https://doi.org/10.4271/980534, ISSN 01487191
  • Pramod S Mehta, Debesh Lahiri and Bhaskar T, “Evaluation of Role of Premixed Combustion on Diesel Engine Combustion and Emission Characteristics”, Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT’ 96), SAE 962482, ARAI, Pune India, December 5-7, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/962482, ISSN 01487191
International Conference: 23
  • Sruthi Kalivendi, Bharghavi Gorthi, Nagaraju Napa, Manish Kumar Agrawal and Bhaskar Tamma, Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, ICFTES2024, Paper ID: 102, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Fluid, Thermal and Energy Systems, June 6-8, 2024, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India
  • Manoj Kumar Desu, Nagaraju Napa, Abhishek M, Manish Kumar Agrawal and Bhaskar Tamma, Analysis of Air based Thermal Management System for Lithium-ion Battery Pack, ICFTES2024, Paper ID: 101, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Fluid, Thermal and Energy Systems, June 6-8, 2024, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India (Best paper award)
  • Nagaraju Napa, Manish Agrawal, Bhaskar Tamma, “Thermal management of battery pack by employing NC, FC and immersion cooling” 27th National and 5th International ISHMT – ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference – 2023, IIT Patna
  • Nagaraju Napa, Manish Agrawal, Bhaskar Tamma, “Design of an Air-Based Thermal Management and Predictions of Thermal Characteristics of Lithium-ion Cell Using 1D Numerical Model”, IEEE 3rd Intl Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (IEEE SeFeT 2023), Siksha Anusandhan, Bhubaneshwar, https://doi.org/10.1109/SeFeT57834.2023.10244838
  • Nagaraju Napa, Manish Agrawal, Bhaskar Tamma, Converging Fluid Channel Design to Improve Thermal Performance of Prismatic Lithium-ion Cell (2023), IEEE 1st International conference on Cyber Physical Systems, Power Electronics, and Electric Vehicles (ICPEEV 2023), Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India
  • Pushkar K, Nagaraju Napa, Sreedhar M, Manish Agrawal, Bhaskar Tamma,” Thermal Analysis of Lithium Ion Battery Pack with Different Cooling Media, SAE paper number 2022-28-0043, 10TH SAE India International Mobility Conference, SIIMC2022, 12-14 October 2022, Bangalore India.
  • Nagaraju Napa, Manish Agrawal and Bhaskar Tamma “Heat transfer characteristics of electrochemical cell – A numerical study”, Number 308, IHMTC-2021 (26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC 2021)
  • Srikar Srivatsa Samavedam, Anirudh Reddy Bendaram, Manish K Agrawal, Bhaskar Tamma, “Multi-Zone Modelling of Heat Transfer Characteristics Of An Electrochemical Cell Pack”, IEEE International Transportation Electrification Conference – India 2021, ITEC India 2021.
  • Reddy Gade V., Seth D., Agrawal M.K., Tamma B. (2021) Development of Autonomous UVC Disinfectant Robot. In: Duffy V.G. (eds) Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. AI, Product and Service. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12778. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77820-0_11
  • Adam K, Nick M, Ravichandra JS, Shalaby M, Bhaskar T, Primus R, “Evaluation of Machine Learning for Piston Bowl Design” Paper 312, CIMAC conference, Vancouver, June 10-14, 2019
  • Sandeep Dhar, Bhaskar T, Aditya Bhakta and Murali Krishna, “An approach towards reed valve geometry design”, 24rd IIR Intl congress of refrigeration, Purdue, 2014, Paper 1144
  • Parag Mantri, Bhavesh Kachhia, Bhaskar T, Aditya Bhakta, “Friction Model Development for a reciprocating compressor” 24th IIR Intl congress of refrigeration, Purdue, 2014, Paper 1151
  • Aditya Bhakta, Parag Mantri, Bhaskar T, “An Improved Analytical Model for Efficiency Estimation in Design Optimization Studies of a Refrigerator Compressor”, 24rd IIR Intl congress of refrigeration, Purdue, 2014, Paper 1152
  • Vamshidhar D, Venkatesham B, Bhaskar T, Kunal S, Subhrajit D, Shruti A, Vishal G P “Muffler design for a refrigerator compressor”, 24rd IIR Intl congress of refrigeration, Purdue, 2014, paper 1146
  • Xiaoting Dong, Francesco Papini, Bhaskar T, “Dynamic analysis tool for the design of tubular linear permanent magnet machines”, IEEE paper, 9th International multi-conference on systems, signal and devices, 2012, pp1-5
  • Chetan T and Bhaskar T, “Ejector Analysis for Domestic Refrigerator”, 23rd IIR Intl congress of refrigeration, Aug 21-26, 2011, Prague, paper 906

    Bhaskar T, Sherif Mohamed, Srinivas M, Subhrajit D, “Hermetic Compressor System Level Modeling: Integrated Approach” 23rd IIR Intl congress of refrigeration, Aug 21-26, 2011, Prague, Paper 874
  • Krishna L, Satyanarayana S, Bhaskar T, “Experimental characterization of diesel spray from high pressure injector”, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Combustion conference, Hyderabad, India, 2010
  • Manoj G, Bhaskar T, Primus RJ, John B, “SFC Benefit with Split Injection In Two-Stroke Diesel Engine” Proceedings of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2009 Spring Technical Conference, ICES2009, May 3-6, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • Anuradha G, Manoj G, Subhrajit D, Bhaskar T, Ankit S, “Cooling Enhancement of Radiators Using Dimples and Delta Winglets” Proceedings of HT2009, 2009 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, July 19-23, 2009, San Francisco, California USA, HT2009-88110
  • Doug G, Shawn G, Primus RJ and Bhaskar T, “Investigation of Injection pressure effects on Medium speed diesel engine Emissions”, Paper Number ICEF2003-727, ASME 2003 Fall Conference on IC Engine, September 7-10, 2003, pp 195-200

    Manoj G, Bhaskar T and Primus RJ, “Integration of System and Detailed CFD Models for IC Engine Applications”, Paper Number ICEF2003-748, ASME 2003 Fall Conference on IC Engine, September 7-10, 2003, pp 237-244
  • Bhaskar T, Alvarez JC, Simon AJ, “Water Addition in Diesel Engine Intake for NOx Reduction: Comparison of Modeling and Experiments” Paper Number ICEF2003-749, ASME 2003 Fall Conference on IC Engine, September 7-10, 2003, pp 245-250
  • Pramod S. Mehta and Bhaskar T, “Prediction of Combustion and In-cylinder Emissions in a Direct Injection Diesel Engine using Multi-Process Models”, Proceedings Fifth International Symposium on Diagnostics and Modeling of Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines (COMODIA), Japan 2001
  • Bhaskar T and Pramod S Mehta, “A Multi-Zone Diesel Combustion Model Using Eddy Dissipation Concept”, Proceedings Fourth International Symposium on Diagnostics and Modeling of Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines (COMODIA), Tokyo, July 20 -23, 1998, pp 135-140
  • Bhaskar T and Pramod S Mehta, “Prediction of Turbulence in a Motored DI Diesel Engine Using a Quasi-Dimensional k-? Model” Proceedings ASME 1997 Spring Engine Technology Conference, Advanced Engine Simulation, Vol 1, April 27-30, 1997, Fort Collins, CO, USA, pp 45-50
  • Bhaskar T, Nagalingam B. and Gopalakrishnan K.V., “The Effect of Two Ignition Improvers on the Performance of Jatropha Oil in a Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine”, Proceedings 4th International Conference on Small Engines and their Fuels, Thailand, September 21-24, 1993, pp 14-19
  • Bhaskar T, Nagalingam B and Gopalakrishnan K.V., “The Use of Vegetable Oil Esters and Its Blends with Alcohol in a Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine”, Proceedings 26th ISATA Conference, Aachen, Germany, September 1993.
  • Bhaskar T, Ramesh Babu P., Nagalingam B. and Gopalakrishnan K.V., “Use of Different Pilot Fuels for Methanol Inducted Dual Fuel Operation in a Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine”, Proceedings X International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels, Colorado Springs, USA, November 1993, pp 1010-1019
National Conference: 7
  • Ravichandra JS, Bhaskar T, Shyam Sundar P, Obulesu C, “Dual fuel combustion CFD”, GE India MCAT Conference, Dec 11-12, 2014, JFWTC, Bangalore
  • Bhaskar T. and Pramod S Mehta, “A Multi-Process Soot Model for Multi-Zone Spray Combustion Model”, Proceedings XVI National Conference on I.C. Engine and Combustion, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, January 20-22, 2000
  • Bhaskar T. and Pramod S Mehta, “Premixed Phase Combustion in Direct Injection Diesel Engine” Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Automobile Engineering, MIT Chennai, December 16-18, 1998
  • Bhaskar T. and Pramod S Mehta, “Quasi-Dimensional Approach to Turbulence Prediction in Diesel Engine” Proceedings XV National Conference on I.C. Engines and Combustion, Chennai, December 17-19, 1997, pp 485-490
  • Bhaskar T. and Pramod S Mehta, “A Critical Appraisal of Soot Modelling Approaches for Diesel Engine”, Proceedings XIV National Conference on I.C. Engine and Combustion, IAT Pune, December 8-10, 1995, 137-143
  • Bhaskar T., Nagalingam B. and Gopalakrishnan K.V., “The Use of Vegetable oil Ester in a Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine”, Proceedings of Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers Conference, IIT, Delhi, March 1993.
  • Bhaskar T., Nagalingam B. and Gopalakrishnan K.V., “The Use of Jatropha Oil and its Blends with Diesel in a Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine”, Proceedings XII National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion, IIP, Dehradun, September 1992, pp 73-79
Technical Article in Magazines
  • “Designing a course on Cutting Edge Mobility Technology”, Shankar Venugopal, Bhaskar Tamma, SAE Mobility Engineering (English Quarterly), Vol 8, Issue 3, July-Sept 2021
  • Engine Friction Reduction – Latest Trends – Newsletter, R&D, M&M, Jan 2001
  • Vegetable oils for Diesel Engines – Newsletter, R&D, M&M, Nov 2000 Technologies for Future Heavy-Duty Engine – Newsletter, R&D, M&M, Dec 2000
  • Low Sulphur Diesel, DEPTH: Annual Magazine of the Mechanical Engineering Association (MEA), IIT Madras, 1996, pp 21-23
Patents: 19
  • Gubba S, Bhaskar T, Victor M S, Adam E K, Thomas M L, Roy J P, John Dowell, Kevin Bailey, Kevin Mcelhaney, “Engine mixing structures”, Filed Application US Patent App. 16/800,992, 2020Primus Roy James, Klingbeil Adam Edgar, Bhagoji Dattatraya Somnath, Mcelhaney Kevin Scott, Tamma Bhaskar, Jupudi Ravichandra Srinivasa, Bailey Kevin Paul, Piston Crown for A Combustion System and An Associated Method Thereof, Pub number US2021025351A1, App no. 17/071,721, Filed 2020-10-15. continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/252,641
  • Primus Roy James, Klingbeil Adam Edgar, Bhagoji Dattatraya Somnath, Mcelhaney Kevin Scott, Tamma Bhaskar, Jupudi Ravichandra Srinivasa, Bailey Kevin Paul, Piston Crown For A Combustion System And An Associated Method Thereof, Filed 20-Jan-2019, App no., 16/252,641, US2020232416A1, Grant number US10837401B2
  • Klingbeil Adam E, Lavertu Thomas M, Gubba Sreenivasa Rao, Salazar Victor, McElhaney Kevin S, Dowell John Patrick (Jack), Primus Roy J, B Tamma, Bailey Kevin P “Engine Mixing structures”,U.S. patent number 11,008,932 [Application Number 16/059,730]
  • continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/059730, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/616,702, filed 12 Jan. 2018, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/623,194, filed 29 Jan 2018,
  • Srinivasan Bala P, Bhattacharya Prajina, Savio Sebastian Kathayanatt, Angadi Shruti, K Anand, Dey Subhrajit, B Tamma, “Friction reduction in linear compressor by surface texturing”, 2014
  • A Bhakta, B Tamma, “Compressor “, USA patent office, US 9,932,975, Filed 2015
  • SS Kathayanatt, S Dey, B Tamma, A Bhakta, S Dhar, P Mantri, “Linear oscillation system having a suspension system and a method for assembling the same”, USA patent office, US Patent 9,752,809, Filed 2015
  • George Sheri, B Tamma, Prabhu Rahul (Rahul), “System and Methods for Power Assembly diagnostics”, Filed 2012
  • SO Soni, B Tamma, CE Seeley,” System and method for compression of fluids”, US Patent App. 2013/0133347 A1, Filed 2012
  • PR Subramaniam, B Venkatesham, CS Tulapurkar, RG Devi, H Mistry, B Tamma, Mallampalli Srinivas “Compact discharge device for the refrigeration compressor of an appliance”, US Patent App. 2012/0279245, Filed 2011
  • Gallagher Shawn M, Primus Roy J, B Tamma, Topinka Jennifer A, Mischler J Robert (Robert), Boddu Rajani,” System and Method for Controlling the Fuel Injection Event in an Internal Combustion Engine”, USA patent office, US 8,527,183 B2, Filed 2009
  • B Tamma, K Liu,” Combustion method, system, and article”, USA Patent office, US 8,006,653, Filed 2008
  • MP Gokhale, B Tamma, CKR Boyapati, “Locomotive Engine Exhaust Gas Recirculation System and Method”, US Patent Office, US 2009/0249783 A1, Filed 2008
  • WD Glenn, RJ Primus, B Tamma, M Vanetta, “Diesel combustion system with re-entrant piston bowl”, USA Patent office, US 7,431,012, Filed 2007
  • SM Gallagher, R Primus, B Tamma, J Topinka, “System and method for controlling the fuel injection event in an internal combustion engine”, US 7,630,823, 2007
  • B Tamma, Jennifer Topinka, Roy J Primus, Richard John McGowan, “System and method of operating a turbo-charged Engine”, USA Patent office, US 7,360,522 B, Filed 2006
  • B Tamma, MK Cueman, RJ Primus, “System and method for operating a turbo-charged engine”, USA Patent office, US 7,296,555, Filed 2005
  • SS Soliman, RJ Primus, B Tamma, JL Male, AH Furman, JC Alvarez,” Method and system for emission control of a compression ignition locomotive engine”, USA patent office, US 8,266,891, Filed 2004
In Progress
  • Bhaskar T, Krishna L, Satyanarayana S, “Experimental Measurement and CFD validation of Spray and wall Impingement model for large bore Medium Speed Diesel Engines”, SAE Technical paper, (Communicated)
Invited talks
  • 2020 July 29: “Electric Vehicles: Emissions & Thermal Management” Bhaskar Tamma and Manish Agrawal, EFDP – Sustainable Mobility in Indian Context, Organized by VNR VJIET Hyderabad
  • 2019 Nov 25: “Impact of Energy Source on Electric Emission Vehicles” Organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, JNTUH, two weeks Refresher Course on “Advances in Thermal Engineering” from 18-11-2019 to 30-11-2019
  • 2019 Nov 25:”Fuel Economy Improvements in IC Engines to meet future Regulations” Organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, JNTUH, two weeks Refresher Course on “Advances in Thermal Engineering” from 18-11-2019 to 30-11-2019
Workshops conducted/ attended

Conducted One-day Workshop on “Model Based Systems Engineering” at Mahindra University, May 13th, 2023Co-organizer of One-day Workshop on “Battery thermal Management” at Mahindra University, Feb 03, 2024

Webinars on Mechanical UG and Mechatronics UG programs
  • Sept 15’21 Webinar on Mechanical & Mechatronics
  • Mar 7’21 Webinar on Mechatronics
Linkedin posts

  • Sept’20 – Aug’23: Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MU, Hyderabad, India
  • July’19 – till date: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MU, Hyderabad, India
  • Mar’15 – to June’19: Principal Engineer, Thermo-Sciences lab, GE Global Research Centre, Bangalore, India
  • Dec’07 – Feb’15: Senior Engineer, Chemical and Kinetics Lab, GE Global research Centre, Bangalore India
  • Feb’04 – Nov’07: Lead engineer, Applied Combustion Lab, GE Global Research Centre, Bangalore, India
  • April’01 – Jan’04: Mechanical Engineer, Engine Analysis and Prognostics lab, GE Global Research Centre, Bangalore, India
  • Feb ’99 – Mar’01: Section Engineer, R&D, Mahindra & Mahindra, Farm Equipment sector, Mumbai, India
  • July 98 – Jan’99: Senior Project Officer, USA DOE Project, IC Engines Lab, IIT Madras, Chennai

Key Contribution

  • Established collaboration with external partners.
  • Identified performance improvement opportunities due to new technologies eg Additive manufacturing and Data Analytics to deliver SFC and emissions benefits in Diesel engines.
  • Optimized bowl geometry to provide SFC gain, using data Analytics model trained using Latin hyper cube DOE CFD data. The global optima derived from this is validated by CFD.
  • Analytics for field data: Wind profile characterization and profiling based on wind turbine measured parameters: Identified parameters of importance, used different classification and regression-based models, comparison and recommendation on model applicability.
  • Recommended injector specification using Spray-bowl matching tool, reducing modelling and testing time by 10x.
  • Enabled understanding of dual fuel combustion thro’ development and use of Multi-zone phenomenological model for premixed and dual fuel flame propagation.
  • Leader Reciprocating Engines Centre of Excellence (COE): Led team of 5 for 3 years during which laid out IP strategy, roadmap, training requirements of team, ensured technical deliverables and securing funding for team.
  • GE Six sigma Black Belt role: Guided and mentored 13 Green belt trainees for certification and ensured full certification of team for 4 years.
  • Provided technical oversight and enabled team to secure funding to evaluate enhanced cooling concepts for Locomotive Radiators.
  • Reciprocating Engine CFD data postprocess automation reducing time by 1/10th with low errors.
  • Established best practices for CFD modeling of reciprocating engine combustion using KIVA and ConvergeCFD. Established engine CFD data postprocess methodology and automation of the same.
  • Used CFD KIVA and GT Power System level model to optimize spray and bowl for a medium speed multi-cylinder turbocharged and inter-cooled diesel engine.
  • Contributor to “NOx Control Technologies for Automotive Vehicles” A Report Prepared for CAR Panel on Automotive Engines, Pramod Mehta et al, March 2011.
  • Explored options for increasing tractor engine power through Thermodynamic analysis.
  • Analyzed causes for high lub oil consumption in tractor engines.
  • Analysis of tractor engine production cylinder head port swirl coefficients to find root cause of higher emission.
  • Developed a multi-zone phenomenological model for engine Combustion and emission (Soot and NO) prediction for Direct Injection Diesel Engine as part of Doctoral Program at IIT CHENNAI, 2000.
  • Characterized the influence of vegetable oils and their esters on combustion and emissions in a low heat rejection diesel engine as part of Master of Science Program at IIT CHENNAI, 1993.
  • Established collaboration with IIT Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Industries.

Teaching

Guidance and Mentoring

  • Academics (2019-21)
  • Thermodynamics (B. Tech 1st year)
  • Alternative Energy Sources (B. Tech 3rd & 4th year)
  • Introduction to IC Engines (B. Tech, 4th year)
  • Industry upskill training (Dec 2021)
  • Basics of Electric Vehicles: Fuel cell vehicles
  • 2015-16: GE FastWorks (Lean Startup) Trainer for GE leaders.
  • 2011-12: Design for Six Sigma “Conceptual Design Analysis” for GE Green Belt & Black belt trainees.
  • 2003-2010: “Thermodynamic power systems” for GE Edison engineering development program (EEDP). Thermodynamic (TD) Laws, Power cycles, Application of thermodynamic laws, Cycle analysis & costing, Assignment framing and evaluation
  • 2005-2006: Framed course content and delivered lectures on “CFD Modeling for IC Engine” for MTech Automotive Engine Technology batch, IIT Chennai: Course Content: Importance of modeling and simulation, Parameter of importance, Modeling approaches, Model validation and sensitivity study, Models and Experiments, Modeling strategies, Model limitations, Modeling new technologies and challenges.

Invited Talks

  • 2020 July, “Electric Vehicles: Emissions & Thermal Management”, EFDP – Sustainable Mobility in Indian Context
  • 2019 Dec, “Modeling and Development of Combustion Technology for Reciprocating Engines”, Mahindra Technical Academy (MTA), MRV, Chennai
  • 2019 Nov 25th, “Impact of Energy Source on Electric Emission Vehicles” and “Fuel Economy Improvements in IC Engines to meet future Regulations” from 10.00 to 1.15 pm on 25-11-2019 (Monday), part of Two weeks Refresher Course on “Advances in Thermal Engineering” from 18-30 Nov’19, JNTUH
  • 2018 Aug 13, IIT Palakkad, “Life as a Professional”, New Joinee orientation lecture
  • 2017 Aug 13, IIT Palakkad, “CFD modelling for engines”
  • 2017 Aug 14, IIT Palakkad, Industry-Institute interaction panel discussion
  • 2016 Aug 31, IIT Madras, Indo-Japan Expert meet, Talk on “GE Reciprocating Engines- Products, Trends and Challenges”
  • 2015 Aug 14, IIT Hyderabad, “Simulation of IC Engine: Application and Trends”
  • 2013 April 11, SVCE Bangalore, “Simulation of IC engine Applications”

Guidance and Mentoring

  • Ph.D Supervision : 1 Co-guide : Ongoing
  • UG projects: 4
  • Interns: 6
  • Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Green Belt certifications: 13

Assignments

  • 2020-2023 Head of Department, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Responsibilities: Co-ordinate BoS meetings for BTech (Mechanical & Mechatronics) and MTech (Computational Mechanics, Robotics, Systems Engineering) programs, New Lab development, CapEx/OpEx budgeting, Champion & highlight department achievements thro’ regular 6-months department highlights, PG co-ordinator for MTech & Ph.Ds, Co-ordinate department documentation for NBA and NIRF certifications, Faculty recruitment, faculty yearly evaluation & feedback

Courses taught

  • ME 1101: Thermodynamics
  • ME 4056: Alternate Energy Sources
  • ME 4058: Introduction to IC Engines
  • ME 4060: Introduction to Systems Engineering
  • SE 5101: Systems Engineering
  • SE 5206: Renewable Energy sources

  • Battery thermal management
  • Technologies: Advanced fuel injection, Alternate fuels, Multi-mode combustion
  • Performance and Emission improvement of IC engines
  • Modelling 3D CFD (KIVA and ConvergeCFD), Phenomenological multi-zone modelling for Diesel sprays & SI flames
  • Refrigerator Linear compressor development

Awards

  • GE Global Research awards: 28 (7 Silver Awards, 18 Bronze awards, 4 publication and patent awards)
  • Certifications:
    • GE Analytics Engineer
    • GE FastWorks
    • GE Black Belt Design for Six Sigma-DFSS
    • TRIZ Level 2
  • Member: SAE, Combustion InstituteTechnologies: Advanced fuel injection, Alternate fuels, Multi-mode combustion, Refrigerator Linear compressor
  • Reviewer for SAE, ASME, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Guidance  
Ph.D : 1 completed, 1 ongoing

  • Nagaraju Napa, “Investigation of Lithium-ion Battery Module Thermal Management and its Impact on Ageing”, May 2024. Currently working at Ola Battery Innovation Center, Bengaluru

Mentoring

  • MU Student startup EXtrive Innovations

He has been with Tech Mahindra for over 12 years. His responsibility in his current role includes delivery and operation leadership in three strategic business units spanning all vertical segments for a P & L of around 900 Mn USD revenue business with customers in the USA, Canada, Latin America, ANZ, Asia Pacific, North Asia and India region. Mr. Mishra holds Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Sambalpur University and a Master’s in Control, Guidance and Instrumentation from IIT Madras.

Professor Ram Mohan Vemuri has thirty years of work experience at the technical and management levels in the semiconductor industry. After his Ph.D. Dr. Vemuri joined LSI Logic Corporation working on the development of the then industry leading Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools. For the last 25 years Dr. Vemuri worked at Intel Corporation in Portland, Oregon where he started on the initial Pentium 4 processor. He worked on the design of various microprocessor products and SoC products and development of automation tools to help with the design and validation. Dr. Vemuri took voluntary retirement as a Senior Manager from Intel in December 2021 to repatriate to India and join as a professor at Mahindra University.

  • Ph.D. from the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dissertation Title: “Genetic Algorithms for Partitioning, Placement, & Layer Assignment for Multichip Modules”.
  • M.S. from the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Thesis Title: “Active Noise Control Using Adaptive Filtering”.
  • M.Tech. in Systems Engineering from IIT-BHU
  • B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT-BHU

  • Ram Vemuri and Ranga Vemuri, “ MCM Layer Assignment Using Genetic Search”, Electronic Letters, vol. 30, no. 20, pp. 1635-1637, Sep 1994.
  • Ram Vemuri and Ranga Vemuri, “Genetic Algorithm for MCM Partitioning”, Electronics Letters, vol. 30, no. 16, pp.1270-1272, August 1994.
  • Ram Vemuri et al., “Multicomponent Synthesis System”, Proposal written for the US Air Force Write Laboratories, which received funding under contract number F33615-91-C-1811 (1994)
  • Ram Vemuri et al., “Partitioning for multicomponent synthesis from VHDL specifications”, Proceedings of the VIUF Spring 1993, April 1993
  • Ranga Vemuri, Nand Kumar, Ning Ren and Ram Vemuri, A Multicomponent Synthesis Environment for VHDL Specifications Proceedings of the VHDL Spring 1993 Conference, pp. 1-18, VHDL International, Ottawa, April 1993.
  • Ram Vemuri et al., “An Integrated Multicomponent Synthesis for MCMs.”, published in IEEE Computer, 26(4) 1993
  • Ram Vemuri, Robert Hoffa, and Ranga Vemuri, “An application of genetic algorithms to solve the layer assignment problem in multi chip modules”, presented and published in the Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, October 1992
  • Ram Vemuri et al., “Benchmarks for high level synthesis,” Technical Report TM-DDE-91-11, Laboratory for Digital Design Environments, University of Cincinnati, November 1991
  • Ram Vemuri and Narasimharao B. P. R. “Knowledge Economy and Corporate Education”, chapter in the book Evolving Corporate Education Strategies for Developing Countries: The Role of Universities. Published by IGI Global, Hershey, PA USA (1990)
  • Ram Vemuri, and Ranga Vemuri, “Genetic Synthesis: Performance driven logic synthesis using genetic evolution”, presented and published in the Proceedings of First Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, March 1990, Kalamazoo MI

ORCID ID: 0009-0003-9576-4045

  • October 2021- Present, Professor & HOD, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Mahindra University
  • 1997 – 2021 Worked at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon
  • 1994 – 1997 Worked at LSI Logic Corporation in Milpitas, California

Areas of Research Interest are Integration of AI/ML techniques for EDA tools, analysis of designs, and creation/optimization of designs.

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