Email: pinkuranjan@iiitm.ac.in
Experience: 15 Years
Address:
C Block -101, EEE Dept., ABV-IIITM, Morena Link Road, Gwalior-474015 (M.P.)pinkuranjan@iiitm.ac.in. pinkuranjan@gmail.com, pinkuranjan@ieee.org
Personal Web Page: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=EUfzq8MAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Pinku Ranjan is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at, Madhya Pradesh, India since 2019, with over all 10+ years of research and teaching experience. He completed his Ph.D. with integrated M.Tech in Electronics Engineering from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad in October 2017. He earned his B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from JNTU Hyderabad in 2010.
He worked as a Junior and Senior Research Fellow (JRF/SRF) at IIT Dhanbad from August 2012 to July 2017, and later as a Research Assistant Professor in the ECE Department at SRM IST Chennai from June 2017 to March 2019.
He has published over 140 research papers in national and international journals and conferences. He also serves as a reviewer for several reputed journals and conferences.
His main research areas include:
He is a Senior Member of IEEE. He has guided more than 35 M.Tech and 50 B.Tech students in their thesis work. At present, he is guiding 7 Ph.D. students, and 1 Ph.D. has been successfully completed under his guidance.
He has received 7 sponsored projects, along with 2 Karyashala workshops and 1 Vritika program, funded by agencies like SERB, DoT and DST. He has also organized several Faculty Development Programs (FDPs), both self-sponsored and externally funded.
List of Publication:
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Designation |
Service Period |
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To |
Total Experience |
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ABV-IIITM Gwalior, INDIA |
Assistant Professor Gr I Level-12 |
28th Dec 2023 |
Till date |
1 Year 9 Month |
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ABV-IIITM Gwalior, INDIA |
Assistant Professor Gr II Level-11 |
22nd Dec 2022 |
27th Dec 2023 |
1 Year |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, INDIA |
Assistant Professor Gr II Level-10 |
26th March 2019 |
21st Dec 2022 |
3Years 9 Months |
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SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, INDIA |
Research Asst. Professor |
June 2017 |
March 2019 |
1Year 10 Months |
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Indian Institute of Technology IIT (ISM) – Dhanbad, INDIA |
SRF |
August 2014 |
May 2017 |
2 years 10 Months |
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Indian Institute of Technology IIT (ISM) – Dhanbad, INDIA |
JRF |
August 2012 |
July 2014 |
2 Years |
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SVIT-Secunderabad, INDIA |
Assistant Professor |
August 2010 |
July 2012 |
2 Years |
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Grand Total of Professional Experience |
14 Years 11 Months |
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S. No. |
Project Title |
Role |
Funding Agency |
Amount of Grant (INR.) |
Duration |
Period |
Status |
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1 |
Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable THz Antenna with Machine Learning Approach for 6G Application |
Principal Investigator |
Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Department of Telecom (DOT), Government of India |
16 Lakh |
Sept. 2024 |
Sept. 2026 |
2 years |
Ongoing |
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2 |
Prototyping of Smart Antenna with Efficient Spectrum Management Features using Machine Learning Techniques for 6G Communication System |
Co-Principal Investigator |
Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Department of Telecom (DOT), Government of India |
30.71 Lakh |
Sept. 2024 |
Sept. 2027 |
3 years |
Ongoing |
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3 |
Next-Generation converged Broadband Access Network (NG-CBAN) |
Co-Principal Investigator |
FIG-ABV-IIITM Gwalior |
9.9 Lakh |
21-03-2024 |
20-03-2026 |
2 Years |
Ongoing |
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4 |
Artificial intelligence-based load forecasting models for load dispatch centers in India |
Co-Principal Investigator |
DSIR |
13.01 Lakh |
May 2022 |
April 2023 |
1 Year |
Completed |
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5 |
Design of metamaterials for Bio-sensing and ICT applications |
Principal Investigator |
DST/SERB |
12.5 Lakh |
March 2023 |
Feb 2026 |
3 Year |
Ongoing |
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6 |
An IoT based Complete Sanitization System for the Dispensary of ABV-IIITM, Gwalior |
Co-Principal Investigator |
TIIC/TIDE2.0 |
3.0 Lakh |
Dec 2021 |
Nov 2022 |
1 Year |
Completed |
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7 |
Design and Implementation of MIMO Antenna for Improved Connectivity in Uttrakhand |
Co-Principal Investigator |
TEQIP-III/2019 |
90,000 INR |
Sep 2019 |
Jan 2021 |
1.5 Year |
Completed |
No. of M.Tech thesis dissertation Till date: 35+
No. of B.Tech thesis dissertationTill date: 50+
Ph.D Students
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S. No. |
Ph.D/Year |
Students Name |
Title of the Thesis |
Status |
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8. |
Ph.D/2025 |
Deepa Bhoi |
Investigations of Metamaterial Structures for wireless Applications |
Ongoing |
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7. |
Ph.D/2025 |
Vineet Surana |
Antenna Design for RADAR Application |
Ongoing |
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6. |
Ph.D/2025 |
Avnish Singh |
Circuit based Interconnect for High frequency application |
Ongoing |
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5. |
Ph.D/2023 |
Ankita Shukla |
Balancing Influence and Fairness: A Trade-off Approach to Maximizing Impact in Social Network |
Ongoing |
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4. |
Ph.D/2022 |
Khemchand Anuragi |
Design and Analysis of Hybrid antenna for IoT Application |
Ongoing |
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3. |
Ph.D/2022 |
Jayant Kumar Rai |
Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Wireless Application |
Completed |
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2. |
Ph.D/2021 |
Vinay Kumar Ravikanti |
Design and Analysis of Smart 5G antennas using machine learning |
Ongoing |
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1. |
Ph.D/2020 |
Nitin Panuganti |
Design and Analysis of smart antennas using Machine Learning for Wireless Application |
Ongoing |
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Degree |
Year |
Subject |
University/Institution |
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PhD |
2017 |
Electronics Engineering |
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India |
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B.Tech. |
2010 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
JNTU Hyderabad, India |
J. K. Rai, P. Ranjan, and R. Chowdhury, "Machine learning enabled Al2O3 ceramic based dual band frequency reconfigurable dielectric antenna for wireless application", IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 31, no. 5, 2840-2849, 2024.
J. K. Rai, P. Ranjan, and R. Chowdhury, and M. H. Jamaluddin, "Quad Port MIMO Al2O3 Ceramic Based Integrated Reconfigurable Wideband Sensing and Communication Dielectric Antenna for 5G Cognitive Radio", IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology vol. 15, no. 1, 2025.
J. K. Rai, A. Gupta, R. K. Singh, P. Ranjan, and R. Chowdhury, "Mutual Coupling Reduction of Al 2O3 Ceramic MIMO Dielectric Antenna Integrated Metasurface based Polarization Converters", IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Accepted for Publication, 2025
K. Tyagi, A. K. Dwivedi, S. K. Singh, P. Ranjan, and A. Sharma. "Four port dielectric resonator-based MIMO antenna design for cognitive radio applications" IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 70, no. 6, 1936-1940, 2022.
A. Sharma, G. Das, P. Ranjan, N. K. Sahu, and R. K. Gangwar. "Novel feeding mechanism to stimulate triple radiating modes in cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna", IEEE Access, vol. 4, pp. 9987-9992, 2016.
J. K. Rai, P. Ranjan, R. Chowdhury “Recent Development in Reconfigurable Dielectric Resonator Antenna and Microwave Filter: Design and Application”, International Journal of Communication Systems, Wiley, vol. 37. no. 14, e5859, 2024.
P. Ranjan, N. Mishra, J. Radovanovic, M. Potrebić, L. Murmu, and J. K. Rai “Refractive Index Sensing: Study and Analysis for SARS-CoV-2 Detection” Optical and Quantum Electronics, Springer, 2024. Vol. 56, pp. 1278, 2024.
A. Praveena, G. U. Maheswari, J. K. Rai, and P. Ranjan,“ Machine Learning Enabled Compact Flexible Full Ground UWB Antenna for Wearable Applications”, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Cambridge University Press, vol. 16, no. 8,1303-1315, 2024.
P. Tiwari, J. K. Rai, P. Ranjan, S. Ghosh, R. Chowdhury, and S. Jain, "Design and Analysis of Wideband MIMO THz Sensing Antenna Enabled by Machine Learning for Cognitive Radio: Toward 6G", IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, Accepted for Publication, 2025.
N. Panuganti, P. Ranjan and A. Shukla, “Machine Learning-Driven Analysis of THz MIMO Antenna Performance in RIS-Assisted 6G Urban Environments”, IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, Accepted for Publication, 2025.
RF Circuits and Antenna Systems Research Lab
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Grant (Project/ Consultancy) |
Funding Agency |
PI/Co-PI |
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1 |
Young Faculty Research Fellowship (YFRF) under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme of (MeitY), Government of India. |
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. |
PI |
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2 |
Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable THz Antenna with Machine Learning Approach for 6G Application |
TTDF |
PI |
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3 |
Design of metamaterials for Bio-sensing and ICT applications |
DST |
PI |
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4 |
Prototyping of Smart Antenna with Efficient Spectrum Management Features using Machine Learning Techniques for 6G Communication System |
TTDF Development Fund (TTDF) Department of Telecom (DOT), GoI |
Co-PI |
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5 |
Artificial intelligence-based load forecasting models for load dispatch centres in India |
DSIR |
Co-PI |
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Period |
Sponsoring Organization |
Venue |
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1. |
IEEE (IATMSI-2024,2025, 2026) |
14/3/24 06/3/25 12/03/26 |
16/3/24 08/3/25 14/03/26 |
Self |
ABV-IIITM Gwalior |
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2. |
Recent Trends in Dielectric Resonator Antennas |
15/7/ 2023 |
21/7/ 2023 |
DST/SERB KARYASHALA |
ABV-IIITM Gwalior |
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3 |
IEEE (IATMSI-2022) |
21/12/22 |
23/12/22 |
Self |
ABV-IIITM Gwalior |
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4 |
Design and Fabrication of Hybrid/Flexible Antennas for 6G and beyond Applications |
12/9/ 2022 |
18/9/ 2022 |
DST/SERB KARYASHALA |
ABV-IIITM Gwalior |
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5
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Innovation in Design and Development of Hybrid Antennas for 5G Communication |
29/1/ 2022 |
2/2/ 2022 |
TIIC/TIDE2.0 |
ABV-IIITM Gwalior |
IEEE SPACE 2026 Young Faculty Laureate Program Award, Bangalore, India
Award of “Young Faculty Research Fellowship (YFRF)” under “Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics & IT: Phase-II”, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, MeitY, Govt. of India. 2026.
Young Professional Award at IEEE WAMS 2026, Hyderabad, India.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee- Young Faculty Award - 2025, ABV-IIITM Gwalior, India
Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Research Excellence Award – 2024, ABV-IIITM Gwalior, India