IEEE AP-S Region10 Distinguished Speaker Programme
Organized by
Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Cochin
in association with
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Kerala Chapter
Monday, 27 April 2015
Objective
The Distinguished Speaker Programme, operated by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society's Madras Chapter, aims to contribute to faculty development and inspiration in respect of electromagnetic theory teaching and research, and to offer insights into the subject not readily available in text books
Who may attend
Faculty handling electromagnetics, antennas and propagation and related subjects. Doctoral students working in these areas are also welcome.
Venue
Multimedia Hall, Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Cochin
Schedule
9:00 am Registration
9.20 am – 9.30 am Welcome Address
Dr. A. Unnikrishnan, Principal, RSET
9.30 am – 10.30 am Reconfigurable Antennas – Concept and Applications
Dr. Amalendu Patnaik, IIT Roorkee
10.30 am – 10.45 am Tea
10.45 am – 11.45 am Application of Neural Networks in Antenna Engineering
Dr. Amalendu Patnaik, IIT Roorkee
11.45 am – 12.45 pm Lunch
12.45 pm – 1.45 pm Antenna Arrays and Pattern Synthesis
Dr. P. Mohanan, CUSAT, Cochin
1.45 pm – 2.00 pm Tea
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm Transmission Lines and Waveguides
Dr. P. Mohanan, CUSAT, Cochin
3.00 pm – 3.30 pm Feedback & Winding Up
Dr. Deepti Das Krishna, RSET, Cochin
Registration
While there is no fee for registration, pre-registering is compulsory. Please email to , giving your (1) name, (2) position and affiliation, (3) contact details, and (4) a statement as to why you want to attend the event.
For any queries, please contact the institutional coordinator:
Dr. Deepti Das Krishna
Associate Professor
Dept. of E&C Engg.,
Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology,
Cochin-682021
E-mail:
Mobile: 09846420928
Abstracts of talks
Reconfigurable Antennas – Concept and ApplicationsReconfigurable antennas have been gaining much attention recently because of the number of unconventional demands by wireless communication engineers. Over the years several of these antennas have been reported in the literature. Due to their multiple functionality nature, these antennas find their use in space, communication, cognitive radio, and MIMO systems. The lecture will focus on the concept, types and functionality of this category of antennas with specific typical examples.
Application of Neural Networks in Antenna Engineering
Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), that mimicry the functioning of the human brain, can solve two different types of problems, viz. (i) function mapping and (ii) classification. Almost every problem in Antenna Engineering is very much non-linear containing a large number of variables. So ANN is one of the suitable candidates for solving antenna problems. The beauty of applying this technique is that its response time is very fast. This technique has already been applied to solve many antenna problems successfully. The focus of this lecture is to familiarize the participants with the art of using ANN technique for solving antenna problems and typical example problems.
Antenna arrays and Pattern Synthesis
This part of the lecture deals with the array theory, different types of arrays and pattern synthesis. This is also interactive lecture with problem solving session.
Transmission lines and wave guide
This talk deals with the principle of transmission line, lossless transmission line, lossy transmission line, impedance matching, smith chart, rectangular waveguide, circular waveguide, planar waveguide.
Speakers' biographies
Dr. Amalendu Patnaik has received Ph.D. in Electronics from Berhampur University, Berhampur, India, in 2003. Now he is continuing as an Associate Professor in Electronics and Communication Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. Prior to joining as an Assistant Professor in IIT Roorkee in 2007, he was a Lecturer in National Institute of Science and Technology, Berhampur. During 2004–2005, he was a Visiting Scientist with the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. He has authored or coauthored more than 50 papers in journal and conferences, coauthored one book on Engineering Electromagnetics, and one book chapter on Neural Network for Antennas in Modern Antenna Handbook (Wiley). He has presented his research work as short courses/tutorials in many national and international conferences. His current research interests include array signal processing, application of soft-computing techniques in electromagnetics, CAD for patch antennas, EMI, and EMC. Dr. Patnaik was awarded the IETE Sir J. C. Bose Award in 1998 and BOYSCAST Fellowship in 2004–2005 from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).
Dr. P. Mohanan received the Ph.D. degree in microwave antennas from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin, India, in 1985. He worked as an Engineer in the Antenna Research and Development Laboratory, Bharat Electronics, Ghaziabad, India. Currently, he is a Professor in the Department of Electronics, CUSAT. He has published more than 250 referred journal articles and numerous conference articles. He also holds several patents in the areas of antennas and material science. His research areas include microstrip antennas, uniplanar antennas, ultra wideband antennas dielectric resonator antennas, superconducting microwave antennas, reduction of radar cross sections, Chipless RFID, Dilectric Diplexer and polarization agile antennas. Dr. P. Mohanan received the Dr. S . Vasudev Award 2011 from Kerala Sate Council for Science, Technology and Environment Government of Kerala, in 2012 and Career Award from the University Grants Commission in Engineering and Technology, Government of India, in 1994.