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| Name | : | Afzal Sikander |
| Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
| Department | : | Instrumentation & Control Engg. |
| Qualification | : |
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand) M.Tech. Instrumentation and Control Engineering (M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana) B.Tech. Instrumentation and Control Engineering (H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand) |
| Address | : |
Room No. 508E, 5th Floor, Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar (Punjab) - 144011 |
| Phone | : | 01815037680; Ex-2911 |
| Email ID | : | afzals@nitj.ac.in |
| Fax | : | 0181-2690320 |
| Personal Web Link | : |
ResearchGate IRINS@NITJ (VIDWAN) ORCiD SCOPUS Web of Science Researcher |
| Google Scholar Link | : |
Google Scholar Link |
| Research Interests | : | Control System, Sliding Mode Control, Fractional Order Control, Two-Wheeled Mobile Robot, UAVs, DC-DC Converters in LED Drivers, Applications of Machine Learning, Model Order Reduction Techniques, Applications in Load Frequency Control, Automatic Voltage Regulator in Power System, Solar System, Renewable Energy |
| Brief Research Profile: | : |
Dr. Afzal Sikander is working as Assistant Professor with the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Previously, he was holding the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, and Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. He received B. Tech. degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, in 2006 and M.Tech. degree from M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, with specialization in Instrumentation and Control Engineering in 2011. He also earned Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, with specialization in Control Engineering in 2016. Dr. Sikander has over 12 years of teaching and research experience in the diverse field of Control Engineering. His areas of interest include control theory and applications, circuit design, model order reduction, optimization, robotics and renewable energy. He is actively involved in various research projects funded by CSIR, ISRO, MHRD, etc. He has supervised ten M.Tech. students whereas four Ph.D. research scholars and two M.Tech. students are under supervision. He immensely contributed more than eighty research articles in reputed National and International journals and conferences including twenty six research papers in SCI-indexed journals. He has received best paper award from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in 2014 and Best Teacher Award from NIT Jalandhar in 2021. He has organized various National/ International conferences and Technical Courses/workshops. He is also holding the position of Editors/Associated Editors of several SCOPUS indexed journals and book series of Springer. He authored various books on soft computing, Energy System Drives and Automation in Springer. |
| Type | Title | Publisher | Authors | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter | An Enhanced Tuning of PID Controller via Hybrid Stochastic Fractal Search Algorithm for Control of DC Motor | Springer | Rita Saini, Girish Parmar, Rajeev Gupta, Afzal Sikander | 978-981-16-7274-3 | 2022 |
| Chapter | Invasive Weed Optimization Based Reduced Order Modelling | Springer | Rajul Goyal, Girish Parmar, Afzal Sikander |
978-981-16-7274-3 | 2022 |
| Chapter | A Novel Model-Order Diminution Algorithm for LTIC System Using Whale Optimization | Springer | Jay Kumar, Girish Parmar, Afzal Sikander |
978-981-16-7274-3 | 2022 |
| Book | Advanced Energy and Control Systems | Springer | Chandan Kumar ChandaJerzy R. Szymanski, Afzal Sikander, Pranab Kumar Mondal, Dulal Acharjee | 978-981-16-7274-3 | 2022 |
| Chapter | Controller Design Strategies for Load Frequency Control in Power System | Springer | Ram Kumar, Afzal Sikander |
978-981-15-0751-9 | 2020 |
| Chapter | Online Estimation of liquid viscosity and density based on Artificial Neural Network Approach | Springer | Sathiya S., Afzal Sikander |
978-981-15-0751-9 | 2020 |
| Chapter | Lossless Color Image Watermarking based on Lifting Scheme and GWO for Copy Right Protection | Springer | Mahendra Kumar Pandey, Girish Parmar, Rajeev Gupta, Afzal Sikander |
978-981-15-0751-9 | 2020 |
| Chapter | A Monte-Carlo Simulation Study of the Angular Correlations by using Z+Jets events at center of mass energy of 14 TeV | Springer | Monika Bharti, Varun Sharma, Afzal Sikander, Om Prakash Verma and Suneel Dutt |
978-981-15-0751-9 | 2020 |
| Chapter | SFS/PI Approach for AGC of Two Area Interconnected Thermal Power System | Springer | Rita Saini, Girish Parmar, Rajeev Gupta, Afzal Sikander | 978-981-15-5089-8 | 2020 |
| Chapter | A Comprehensive Study of Time Moments and Markov Parameters in System Reduction | Springer | Arvind Kumar Prajapati, Afzal Sikander, Rajendra Prasad |
978-981-15-5089-8 | 2020 |
| Chapter | A New Hybrid Method Approach for Linear System Approximation | Springer | Arvind Kumar Prajapati, Nimisha Bharti, Afzal Sikander, Rajendra Prasad |
978-981-15-5089-8 | 2020 |
| Chapter | Performance Analysis of Color Image Watermarking with Lifting Scheme | Springer | Mahendra Kumar Pandey, Girish Parmar, Afzal Sikander | 978-981-15-5089-8 | 2020 |
| Chapter | hyGWO-PS Tuned FOPID for AGC of Three Area Interconnected Hydro-Thermal Power System | Springer | Vikas Soni, Girish Parmar, Afzal Sikander |
978-981-15-5089-8 | 2020 |
| Chapter | A New Classical Method of Reduced-Order Modelling and AVR System Control Design | Springer | Nafees Ahamad, Afzal Sikander, Gagan Singh |
978-981-15-8815-0 | 2020 |
| Chapter | Fuzzy Logic Based Improved Control Design Strategy for MPPT of Solar PV Systems | Springer | Rahul Bisht, Newton Kumar, Afzal Sikander |
978-981-15-4032-5 | 2020 |
| Book | Soft Computing: Theories and Applications | Springer | Millie Pant, Tarun K. Sharma Om Prakash Verma, Rajesh Singla Afzal Sikander |
978-981-15-0751-9 | 2020 |
| Book | Energy Systems, Drives and Automations | Springer | Afzal Sikander, Dulal Acharjee ,Chandan Kumar Chanda, Pranab Kumar Mondal, Piyush Verma |
978-981-15-5089-8 | 2020 |
| Chapter | A New System Approximation based Approach for Modelling of DC-DC Converter | Springer | Afzal Sikander, Shiv Sagar, Om Prakash Verma, S. Sathiya, Varun Sharma and Suneel Dutt | 978-981-15-0751-9 | 2020 |
| Chapter | A Comparative Analysis of PID Controller Design for AVR Based on Optimization Techniques | Springer | Ishita Uniyal and Afzal Sikander | 978-981-10-5903-2 | 2018 |
| Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Investigator | Research Project | Design and development of sewerage cleaning and monitoring robotic system | TEQIP-III | 03-12-2018 | 31-12-2019 | Rs. 2 Lakhs | Ongoing | Dr. Sathiya S. |
| Co-Principal Investigator | Research Project | Design of fractional order PID Controller for AGC of Interconnected Power Systems | TEQIP-III | 25-09-2019 | 30-07-2020 | Rs. 2.4 Lakhs | Ongoing | Dr. Vikas Soni,Dr. Girish Parmar |
| Principal Investigator | Research Project | Development of hydrological modelling approach for water resources assessment in mountainous region using space based inputs | ISRO | Dr. B Simhadri Rao, WRAD, Water Resources Group, RSAA, NRSC | ||||
| Principal Investigator | Research Project | Development of Reduced Order Modules for Large Scale Systems | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), INDIA | 25-02-2020 | Till Date | Rs. 34 Lakhs (Approx.) | Ongoing | - |
| Category | Type | Title | Venue | From | To | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | International | Recent Innovations In Electrical, Electronics & Communication Systems (Rieecs-2017) | Department of Electrical Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), 566/6, Bell Road, Clement Town, Dehradun-248002, Uttarakhand |
28-10-17 | 29-10-17 | Co-Convener |
| MNRE Sponsored Seminar | National | Renewable Energy - Emerging Technologies and Its Challenges | Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), 566/6, Bell Road, Clement Town, Dehradun-248002, Uttarakhand |
09.08.2010 | 10.08.2010 | Coordinator |
| Conference | International | SOFT COMPUTING: THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS (SOCTA2018) | Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar (Punjab) - 144011 |
21-12-2018 | 23-12-2018 | Organizing Secretary |
| Designation | Organization |
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| Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi S Bahuguna | Development of Reduced Order Modules for Large Scale Systems | Ongoing | 2022 | - |
| Deepak Kumar | FPGA based Control Design Strategies | Ongoing | 2021 | - |
| Rahul Bisht | Control Design Techniques and Parameter Estimation of Solar PV System | Ongoing | 2019 | - |
| Sunil Kumar | Robust Navigation of Mobile Robot | Ongoing | 2018 | - |
| Student Name | Dissertation Title | Status | Year | Co-Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manikandan Murugiah Pandi | Analysis of sliding mode controller for non isolated DC-DC converters | Ongoing | 2022 | - |
| Piyushkumar Bhanubhai Hirapara | Neuronal Cell Segmentation based on Mask-RCNN | Ongoing | 2022 | - |
| Ajay Dheeraj | Voltage and Transient Stability Analysis of a DC Microgrid | Awarded | 2021 | - |
| Newton Kumar | Design and Performance Analysis of MPPT Charge Controller for Photovoltaic Solar System | Awarded | 2020 | - |
| Ram Kumar | Control Design Strategy for Load Frequency Control in Power System | Awarded | 2019 | - |
| Nimisha Bharti | Design of Controller for Robotic Manipulator | Awarded | 2019 | - |
| Ishita Uniyal | Performance Analysis and Design of Controller for AVR Systems | Awarded | 2017 | Dr. Padmanabh Thakur |
| Shailesh Uniyal | Design of Controller for BLDC Motor used in Wireless Communication | Awarded | 2017 | - |
| Akshay Kumar | Reduced Order Modelling for MIMO Systems | Awarded | 2013 | - |
| Rishi Kumar Sharma | Comparison of Model Order Reduction Techniques for SISO Systems | Awarded | 2013 | - |
| Bhageshwar | Order Reduction Techniques- A Comparative Statement | Awarded | 2013 | - |
| Ankush Sharma | Reduction of Higher Order Linear Time Invariant Systems | Awarded | 2013 | - |
| Name | Reg./Ref. No. | Date of Award/Filling | Organization | Status |
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| Position Held | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Planning | Rajkiya Engineering College Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India | 14-12-2017 | 11-01-2018 |
| OSD with director office: | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | 30-05-2019 | Till Date |
| Social Media Champion (SMC) | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | 17-07-2019 | Till Date |
| Unnat Bharat Abhiyan | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | 25-07-2018 | Till Date |
| Faculty Coordinator-SPICE | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | 10-07-2019 | Till Date |
| Faculty Coordinator-R-Tist (Robotics Club) | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | 10-07-2019 | Till Date |
| Women Cell/Internal Complaints Committee | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | 14-02-2020 | Till Date |
| Title | Activity | Given by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEST TEACHER AWARD | Teaching and Research | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | 2021 |
| International Travel Grant | Conference at New Zealand | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India | 2017 |
| Research Excellence Award-2015 | Article Publications | Graphic Era University, Dehradun | 2015 |
| Best Paper Award | International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India | 2015 |
