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Prof. Dr. Padmanaban Sanjeevikumar, Ph.D

Prof. Dr. Padmanaban Sanjeevikumar, Ph.D Mail
https://sites.google.com/site/sanjeevikumarpadmanaban/
University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3212-2750
SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=18134802000
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KyuMg7IAAAAJ&hl=en

Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban received his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics), Master of Technology (Electrical Drives & Control), and Ph.D. degree respectively from Madras University, Pondicherry University, India and Alma Mater Studiorum 1088AD - University of Bologna, Italy in 2002, 2006 and 2012.  He pursued his doctoral degree with full comprehensive grant successfully obtained from Ministry of University Research (MIUR), from the government of Italy (Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2011) by securing 110/120 with the merit of first rank among International Competition devoted for one foreign Ph.D scholarship position. Also he successfully received full comprehensive grant from Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, Government of Italy to continue his research as Post-Doctoral Fellow (Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2012).

Dr.P.Sanjeevikumar worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering at IFET College of Engineering, Tamilnadu, India (2002 – 2004, 2006 – 2007), prior to his Ph.D. research studies. Also he worked as Manager Training at Edutech LLC, Dubai, Middle East, UAE and August 2012 to May 2013 he was employed as Associate Professor with the school of Electrical Engineering, VIT University, Chennai, India. Also he has been employed as Assistant Professor (On Contract) with Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT-Puducherry) from July 2013 to December 2013. From January 2014 to February 2014 he was an Visiting Researcher at Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. Presently he was an Lead Researcher/Senior Post-Doc Researcher at School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland from April 2014. He has published paper in the area of his research interest Power Electronics and Drives in National, International Conference and Journal.

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Dr.Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, successfully has won the "Most Excellence Research Paper Award of IET-SEISCON 2013" (devoted for only one research paper out of 75 accepted paper for oral presentation) and also the "Best Research Paper Award in the Domain of Sustainable Power and Energy Systems" for his research paper contribution "Implementation and control of extra high voltage dc-dc boost converter", in The 7th IET International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Intelligent System, IET-SEISCON'13, Chennai (India). 12-14 December 2013.

Dr.P.Sanjeevikumar involved actively in more than 150 professional bodies either at the level of editor/associate editor /editorial board member/reviewer in India and abroad  (Associate Editor of  IEEE–Access Journal,  in particular regular reviewer of IEEE – Power Electronics, Industrial Electronics, Industrial Application. IEEE Power and Energy System (PES) – Energy Conversion, Power Delivery, Power System, Smart Grid, Sustainable Energy). He was invited as honorary program committee/technical committee/steering committee member/chair for more than 350  plus various international,national conferences in India and Abroad includes IEEE, in particular JIEEEC 2013 (Jordon),  IEEE-TENCON 2013 (Australia), PEEE 2013 (Singapore), IEEE-United Symposium-IEEE-SLED 2013-IEEE-PRECEDE 2013 (University of Munich, Germany), IEEE-SSD (PES) 2014 (Barcelona, Spain), IET-PEMD 2014 (Manchester, United Kingdom), IEEE-MELECON 2014 (Beirut, Lebanon), ICEPIT 2014 (Bahrain), PEEE 2014 (Bangkok, Thailand), SEES 2015 (Singapore).

Dr.P.Sanjeevikumar was invited and presented as a Key Note Speaker for International Conferences on topic related to "Multiphase-Multilevel AC Drive Technologies" at IET-SEISCON'2012, ICEE'2013, IEEE-ICE-CCN'2013, IET-SEISCON'2013 (India) and

ICLTEEE'2014 (Thailand). He was invited as Resource Person and presented as Key Speaker on various topics related to "Modeling and Control of Power Electronics Converter and its Application to Drives and Power Systems" by the Technological Universities/Colleges in India sponsored by CSIR, DRDO, DST etc. Also he was invited to present Guest Lectures on topics to "Power Electronics and Its application to Drive, Power Systems" by the various Technological Universities/Colleges in India.

Dr.P.Sanjeevikumar organized special session on "Multiphase Drive Technology (High-Phase (more than Three-Phase) Drive Systems)" IEEE-ICIT, South Africa in February 2013,  "Multi-Phase Power Conversion" IEEE-MELECON, Beruit, Lebanon April 2014 along with Prof.Dr. Atif Iqbal, Qatar University, Qatar, Prof.Dr. Haitham Abu-Rub, Texas A&M University, Qatar, Prof.Dr. Gabriele Grandi, University of Bologna, Italy.

Dr.P.Sanjeevikumar published book with the title “Multiphase Multilevel Inverter for Open-Winding Loads” in December 2012, Invited for book Publication and sponsored Indexed by: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany and available for purchase in on-line.

Most Recent Achievement:

Dr.Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, successfully has won the "Most Excellence Research Paper Award of IET-SEISCON 2013" (devoted for only one research paper out of 75 accepted paper for oral presentation) and also the "Best Research Paper Award in the Domain of Sustainable Power and Energy Systems" for his research paper contribution "Implementation and control of extra high voltage dc-dc boost converter", in The 7th IET International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Intelligent System, IET-SEISCON'13, Chennai (India). 12-14 December 2013. Link: IET-SEISCON 2013-AwardCertificate

Co-Authors: Prof.Dr. Atif Iqbal, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, Prof.Dr. Haitham Abu-Rub, Professor, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, India, Mr. Bishal Mondal, Final Year, Graduation Student, Dept. of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal, India.

Few Honors Listed Below:

  • Recipient of MIUR – Research Fellow (Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2011), Ministry of University Research, University of Bologna, Government of Italy.
  • Recipient of DIE – Senior Research Fellow (Jan. 2012 – May 2012 avail up to Dec. 2012), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, Government of Italy.
  • Honorary Member Awarded by ISAET (International Scientific Academy of Engineering and Technology) Nov.'2012. (Assisted by – King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonbur).
  • Honorary Senior Member Awarded by IRED (Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors) - UACEE (Universal Association of Computer and Electronics Engineers) -(India, London, Australia, Hungary). Oct.'2012. Membership Number: SNM1003087.
  • Honorary Life Member Awarded by IDES (Institute of Doctors Engineers and Scientists) Oct.'2012. (IDES – India, Netherlands, Indonesia, USA). 

Publications:

National Conference Proceedings                  : 5 Published.

International Conference Proceedings            : 11 Published, 1 in Review.

International Journals                                      : 11 Published, 10 in Review.

Research Articles                                            : 4 Published, Government of Italy.

Book Publication                                            : 1 Published.

Few list of International Conference Invitation to serve in Committee:

  • IET-ACDC 2015 – The 11th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC). 10-12 February 2015, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Technical Committee Member.
  • Invited Key Note Speaker / Honorary Technical Committee Member for International Conference @ Thailand 2014.
  • ICLTEEE 2014 – 2nd International Conference on Latest Trends in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Organized by International Innovative Scientific and Research Organization (IISRO). Pattaya, Thailand.
  • Invited Keynote Speech on topic: “Control Strategy for Six-Phase Asymmetrical Induction Motor Drives”. 11-12 January 2014.
  • Invited Key Note Speaker / Honorary Technical Committee Member  for International Conference.
  • IET-SEISCON 2013 – IET (UK, Chennai) sponsored 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Intelligent System. Organized by KCG College of Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Invited Keynote Speech on topic: “Photo-Voltaic Integration with Dual-Inverter (Multilevel Inverter) for Grid Connected Applications”. 12-14 December 2013.
  • IEEE TIME-E 2014 – The 2nd International conference on Technology, Informatics, Management, Engineering & Environment. Organized by IEEE Indonesia Control Systems/Robotics & Automation Joint Societies Chapter. 19-21 2014, Bandung, Indonesia.

International Program Committee.

  • PEEE 2014 – Annual International Conference on Power, Energy and Electrical Engineering (PEEE). 18-19 August 2014, Bangkok, Thailand. Technical Advisory Committee Member. (Technically supported by Professor from (IITs, NITs) India).
  • ICEPIT 2014 – International Conference on Electronic Publishing and Information Technology. Organized by University of Bahrain. 22-24 April 2014, Bahrain. Technical Program Committee Member.
  • IEEE-MELECON 2014 – 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electro technical Conference, 13-16 April 2014, Beirut, Lebanon. Technical Program Committee.
  • IET-PEMD 2014 – The 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD). 8-14 April 2014, Midland Hotel, Manchester (UK). Technical Programme Committee.
  • Invited Honorary Technical Committee Member for Engineering Panel
  • ISCE 2014 – International Students' Conference in Engineering. Organized by International Academic and Industrial Research Solutions (IAIRS). 22-23 February 2014, Hyderabad, India. Engineering Panel Advisory Member.
  • IEEE-SSD 2014 – 11th International Multi-Conference On Systems, signals & Circuits. SAC – International Conference on Systems, Analysis and Automatic Control. PEC – International Conference on Power Electrical Systems. CSP – International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing. SCI – International Conference on Sensors, Circuits and Instrumentation Systems. Organized by University of Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain), Chemnitz University of Technology (Chemnitz, Germany), Philadelphia University (Amman, Jordan). 11-14 February 2014, Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering, campus of the University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Technical Program Committee Member.
  • IEEE-ICRTCSE 2014 – IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Computer Science & Engineering. Organized by Department of Computer Science, Central University of Bihar. 8-9 February 2014, Patna, Bihar, India. Programme Committee.
  • IEEE – United Symposium. IEEE – SLED 2013 – 4th International Symposium on Sensor-less Control for Electrical Drives.IEEE – PRECEDE 2013 – 2nd International Symposium on Predictive Control of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics. Organized by University of Munich (World Premium Technical University), Germany (Europe). 17-19 October 2013. International Steering Committee Member.
  • PEEE 2013 – Annual International Conference on Power, Energy and Electrical Engineering (PEEE). 5-6 August 2013,  Singapore. Technical Advisory Committee Member. (Technically supported by Professor from (IITs, NITs) India).
  • IEEE – TENCON 2013 – Ist International TENCON Spring Electrical and Electronics Conference. IEEE New South Wales Section, An IEEE Region Ten Conference. 17-19 April 2013, Sydney, Australia. Technical Program Committee Member.
  • JIEEEC 2013 – The 8th Jordanian International Electrical and Electronics Engineering Conference. 16-18 April 2013, Amman, Jordan. Organized by The Division of Electrical Engineering in Jordan Engineers Association in cooperation  Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET, UK, Jordan) – Jordan Branch and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) – Patronage of His Excellency the Prime Minister of Jordan.

Achievement:

  • Selected as a Nominee for “SD award for Contribution to Power Electronics 2006”, Soft Disk Magazine, Bhopal, India.
  • Obtained “S” grade in M.Tech. Project for Hardware Implementation in DSP TMS320LF2407.
  • Selected to pursue Ph.D. in Power Electronics with MHRD (India) Full Scholarship, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT-Madras 2007.
  • Selected to pursue Ph.D. in Power Electronics with MIUR-Ministry for University Research, Government of Italy Comprehensive Full Scholarship, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy (2009-2011) with the merit of first rank in Ph.D competition 2009 by securing 110/120 marks. Scholarship amount 1050 Euros/month and allowances etc.
  • Selected to pursue post-Doc Research Fellow. in Power Electronics with Department of Electrical Engineering Research Government of Italy Comprehensive Full Scholarship, University of Bologna, Italy (2011-2012). Scholarship amount 1500 Euros/month and allowances etc.
  • Selected to pursue post-Doc Research Fellow in System Identification, Health Monitoring and Control of Wind Turbines with School of Building and Engineering, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland (Sept. 2013 - Nov. 2013). Scholarship amount 5,150 Euros/month and allowances etc.
  • Visiting research fellow with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (Jan. 2014-Feb. 2014). Project assigned on “Dual Five-phase Open-end Winding Matrix Converter Application”. Funded by NPRP grant # [NPRP 4-152-2-053] from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation), Government of Qatar. Funded amount 10,900 Qatar Riyal/month from Government of Qatar.
  • Selected to pursue Senior post-Doc Research Fellow / Lead Researcher in Super Node Project, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Dublin, Ireland (Five year fixed contract from 2014). Scholarship amount 3500 Euros/month and allowances etc.
  • Successfully won the "Most Excellence Research Paper Award of IET-SEISCON 2013" (devoted for only one research paper out of 75 accepted paper for oral presentation) and also the "Best Research Paper Award in the Domain of Sustainable Power and Energy Systems" for his research paper contribution "Implementation and control of extra high voltage dc-dc boost converter", in The 7th IET International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Intelligent System, IET-SEISCON'13, Chennai (India). 12-14 December 2013.