Professor M.V. Kartikeyan received Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees specializing in Advanced Electronics & Radio Physics and Microwave Engineering from Banaras Hindu University and IIT-BHU, Varanasi, India, in 1985 and 1992, respectively. He was a Research Scientist with the Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India, from 1989 to 2001. He was with Institut fur Hochleistungsimpuls-und Mikrowellentechnik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany (1996, 1998-2000, 2001-2003; and during summers in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012).
He joined the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India, as an Associate Professor, in 2003, and elevated to Full-Professor in 2009. He worked as Head of the Institute Computer Center (January 2012- April 2014) and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (May 2013 – February 2016). He moved to IIT-Tirupati on deputation in 2020. At present, he is the Director of IIITDM-Kancheepuram, since October 2022.
Prof. Kartikeyan is the principal author of 5 books. He has published more than 350 research papers in peer reviewed transactions/journals and conferences. His current research interests include high power millimeter wave and terahertz sources; RF Circuits, Antennas and Systems; Metamaterials and fractals; Computational Electromagnetics; and RF and microwave design with soft computing and machine learning techniques.
Prof. Kartikeyan is a Fellow of IEEE, INAE, IET, VEDS, IE, and IETE Prof. Kartikeyan served as a member of the Vacuum Electronics Technical Committee of IEEE Electron Devices Society (IEEE-EDSVETC) during 2018-2021. Since 2022, he is serving VETC as a corresponding member. He is in the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology (IJMOT). Prof. Kartikeyan is a recipient of the Hildegard-Maier Research Fellowship for Electrical Sciences of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1998-2000) and the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (2001-2003, 2011, 2012).
OUTLOOK
To excel in the field of High Power Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Engineering (sources and components); RF Circuits, Antennas and Systems; Metamaterials and Fractals; Computational Electromagnetics; and Soft-computing & Machine Learning Techniques in Microwave Domain.
International Research Awards for Professional Recognition
- Recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (from July 2001 to June 2003, June/July 2011, June/July 2012).
- Recipient of the Hildegard-Maier Research Fellowship for Electrical Sciences by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (from December 1998 to January 2000).
ACADEMIC and R&D EXPERIENCE
Academics and R&D:–
- Around 34 years of R&D experience at Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani,
India, Institut f¨ur Hochleistungsimpuls– und Mikrowellentechnik (IHM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
(formerly Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe), Germany, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Indian Institute
of Technology Tirupati, and IIITDM-Kancheepuram, India.
Managed the following Grant-in-aid Sponsored
Projects:
Academics/R&D:-
- Dean, Faculty Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IITT), India (Since November 2020-October 2022)
- Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India (Since April 2017 – Till date).
- Chairman, Library Advisory Committee, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India (Since May 2016 – April 2019).
- Academic Chairperson, Electronics & ICT Academy, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India (Since 2015 – Till date).
- Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India (Since October 2017 – July 2018).
- Head, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR), India (May 2013-February 2016).
- Head, Institute Computer Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR), India (January 2012-April 2014).
- Full-Professor since September 2009 in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India.
- Associate Professor from July 2003 to August 2009 at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee IITR), India.
- Research Scientist at the Institut fur Hochleistungsimpuls- und Mikrowellentechnik, Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany, from July 2001 to June 2003 (with a special bequest of the AvH Stiftung, Bonn, Germany, for long-term cooperation). - Research Scientist in Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India, from January 1989 to June 2001.
- Number of Theses Guidance:-
Ph.D. 18 completed and 13 in progress
M.Tech. 49 completed
B.Tech. 68 completed
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
- Fellow :- FIEEE (USA), FNAE (India), FIET (UK), FIETE (India), FIE (India), FVEDS (India)
- Member :- EuMA (EU), PSSI (India)
- Professional Practice :- Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council, UK [Regd. Nr.# 678716]
OTHER SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL SERVICES/CONTRIBUTIONS
- Technical/Advisory Committee Services : (i) Corresponding Member, Vacuum Electronics Technical
Committee (VETC), IEEE Electron Devices Society, USA, (ii) Member, International Advisory Committee, International Symposium on Microwave and Optical Technology - Editorial Services : International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology (IJMOT)
- Review Services : IEEE Trans. Electron Devices/ Microwave Techniques/ Plasma Science, Journal of Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (JIMT), International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology (IJMOT), EuMA Journal on Microwave and Wireless Technologies (Cambridge University), Progress in Electromagnetics Research (PIER, Academy of Electromagnetics), Int. J. RF Microwave Computer Aided Engineering (Wiley)
362
Publications including Books, Journals & ConferenceS
18
Ph.D. COMPLETED & 9 IN PROGRESS
FELLOW
FIEEE (USA), FIET (UK), FIETE (India), FIE (India), FVEDAS (India)
34
Years of Experience
ACADEMIC, R&D AND INDUSTRIAL LINKS
India :- DRDO (MTRDC, LRDE, DLRL, RCI), CSIR (CEERI), BEL, IIT-BHU, DAE (RR-CAT, IPR)
Abroad :- KIT (IHM, IHE), Germany; FIR Center, Fukui University (Japan), MMPL, Oulu University
(Finland)
