Professional Background

• 2025 – Present, Scientist-E, CSIR–Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI), CMC
• 2021 – 2025, Principal Scientist, CSIR–Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan.
• 2019 – 2021, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, Karnataka.
• 2018 – 2019, Associate Professor, SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• 2011 – 2016, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Energy, Cardiff University, United Kingdom.

Areas of Scientific Interest

• Power Electronic Converters and Converter Control
• Digital Control of Power Electronic Systems
• Electric Vehicle Power Electronics and On-Board Chargers
• Battery Modelling, Performance Assessment and State Estimation for Electric Vehicles
• Power Quality and Harmonic Mitigation
• Renewable Energy Systems and Grid Integration
• Offshore Wind Energy and HVDC Collection Systems
• Multilevel Inverters and Advanced Modulation/Control Techniques

Research Projects

A. Ongoing Research Projects

1. Development of Reconfigurable Ultra-Compact Bidirectional On-Board Charger for 400/800-V Battery Architectures
    Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
    Funding: DST, Government of India – South Korea Joint Call 2023
    Research Area: EV charging, bidirectional power conversion, wide-voltage battery architectures.

2. Dual Agricultural Land Utilization Through Photovoltaic-Based DC Microgrid (AGRI-UNATI)
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
    Funding: DST-SYST
    Research Area: Agrivoltaics, photovoltaic systems and DC microgrids.

3. Advanced Integrated System Combining DC-DC Converter and On-Board Charger for Two-Wheel Electric Vehicles
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
    Funding: MeitY
    Research Area: Integrated power converters and on-board charging for two-wheel EVs.

4. Multilevel Capacity Building and Skilling in Industry-Aligned Emerging Technologies
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
    Funding: MeitY

B. Completed Research Projects

1. E-Mobility Battery System Optimization and Adaptive Charging Profile Development Using AI Tools
    Role: Member
    Funding: CSIR Mission Mode – AITS
    Collaborating Institution: CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
    Research Area: EV battery systems, adaptive charging and AI-assisted battery optimization.

2. Design and Development of Renewable Energy-Based DC Microgrid System for Rural Electrification
    Role: Member
    Funding: DST-SERB
    Research Area: Renewable-energy integration and DC microgrids for rural electrification.

3. Enhanced Renewable Integration through Flexible Transmission (ERIFT)
    Role: Project Member
    Period: 2013–2016
    Institution: Cardiff University, UK
    Funding: UK EPSRC–China Collaborative Research Project
    Research Area: Renewable-energy integration and flexible transmission systems.

4. Design and Development of Snubber-Array Modules for High-Power, High Bandwidth Switch-Mode Amplifiers
    Project Type: Industrial Consultancy Project
    Research Area: High-power/high-bandwidth power electronic converters and snubber-array design.

Publications & Intellectual Property

Peer-reviewed research publications in the areas of power electronics, digital control, electric mobility, renewable energy integration, energy storage and related areas.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-AWm8NEAAAAJ&hl=en

Patent: A Solar Photovoltaic-Based Dual Bus DC Microgrid Architecture with Multilayer Control, Indian Patent Application No. 202311006417 Authors: Anand Abhishek, Brijendra Kumar Verma, Subhash Kumar Ram, and L. Padmavathi.

Copyright: Software for Developing a Dashboard to Visualize Real-Time EV Battery Charger Data on a Local Server — Indian Copyright Granted , 12 February 2026. Authors: Aashish Ranjan, Archana Singh and L. Padmavathi.

Teaching & Academic Experience (AcSIR)

2021 – Present: Associate Professor, Engineering Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), India

Courses Taught:

• Power Electronics Systems and Applications (Course Coordinator)
• Smart Grid and Electrical Mobility Systems (Course Instructor)
• Elements of Cyber-Physical Systems (Course Instructor)

International Research Experience, Academic Visits & Collaborations

Dongguk University, South Korea (2025): Research visit focusing on high-frequency resonant converters, reconfigurable power converter topologies and wide-voltage EV on-board charging systems; interactions towards Indo-Korean collaborative research in power electronics. Participated in ICEMS 2025, Busan, South Korea.

Cardiff University, United Kingdom (2011–2016): Postdoctoral research at the Institute of Energy and Environment, with research contributions in offshore wind-energy integration, HVDC collection systems and high-power converter technologies. Participated in the UK EPSRC–China collaborative ERIFT project.

Other International Academic Engagements: HVDC Colloquium, Imperial College London, UK (2014); HVDC Colloquium, DTU, Denmark (2015); and Workshop on Passive Components for Power Electronics, IET Birmingham, UK (2015).

Awards and Honours

• EPSRC, UK Research Fellowship for postdoctoral research at Cardiff University, United Kingdom.
• Best Paper Award for a research paper on electric vehicle battery state estimation in IEEE-PECCON 2022.

IX. Skill Development & Capacity-Building Programmes Organised

• Course Coordinator, “Embedded Control of Power Converters” — 12-week online skill development course sponsored by MeitY, Government of India.
• Coordinator, MSME Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP) — Five-day programme for engineering students, March 2026, covering MSME schemes, startup ecosystem, business planning, innovation and entrepreneurship.

X. Professional & Technical Activities

• Fellow, IETE
• Member and Reviewer, IEEE.
• Topic Editor for a special issue on Energy Systems Planning, Operation and Optimization in Net-Zero Emissions by MDPI Energies Journal.
• Jury member for the student project competition “TECHNOVATION”, CEG, Anna University, Chennai, Feb 2025.

XI. Major Administrative Responsibilities

• Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) Member of AcSIR Ph.D. Students
• Member, CEERI Educational Society (CES), CSIR-CEERI, Pilani — 2023–2025.
• Member, Quarters Allotment Committee, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani — 2022–2023.
• National Board of Accreditation (NBA) Team Member, NITK Surathkal — 2019–2020.