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Prof. Amarjit Kumar

Assistant Professor

Department of Electronics & communication Engineering

National Institute of Technology, Warangal - 506004, Telangana, INDIA

: amarjitk@nitw.ac.in : 7906021481

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (May 2018)

M.Tech - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (2012)

B.Tech - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (2010) 

 

Work Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India (02 Dec 2019 – To date)

Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM University-Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh (13 May 2019 - 29 Nov 2019)

Course Taught Previously

Courses Taught Previously

Electromagnetic Theory

Microwave Engineering

Digital Electronics

Analog Electronics

Transmission lines and Waveguides

 

Subjects taught at NIT Warangal 

Radio Frequency System Design (M.Tech,  2019-20)

Basic Electronics Engineering (B.Tech,  2019-20,  2020-21, 2021-22)

Transmission Lines and EM Waves (B.Tech, 2020-21)

Antennas and Propagation (B.Tech,  2020-21, 2021-22)

Communication Systems Laboratory (B.Tech, 2019 -20)

Integrated Circuits Applications Laboratory (B.Tech,  2020-21,  2021-22)

Microwave and Lightwave Technology Laboratory (B.Tech, 2020-21)

Basic Electronics Laboratory (B.Tech, MMED, 2020-21)

IV Year Project coordinator (B.Tech, 2020-21)

Publications

 Peer Reviewed Journals:

1.  Patri Upender, Amarjit Kumar, "Quad-Band Circularly Polarized Tunable Graphene Based Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Terahertz Applications," Silicon, pp. 1-14, Aug. 2021, Science Citation Index Expanded, Impact factor= 2.670,  Publisher: Springer    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-021-01336-5 

2. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “Wireless monitoring of volatile organic compounds/water vapor/gas pressure/temperature using RF transceiver,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 2223–2234, Sep. 2018. doi: 10.1109/TIM.2018.2810718, Impact factor = 4.016  (Publisher: IEEE, SCI indexed).

3. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “Varactor-tunable dual band filtering low noise amplifier,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 1118–1125, May 2018, doi: 10.1002/mop.31117, SCI Impact factor = 1.392 (Publisher: Wiley Periodicals)

4. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “Erratum for: Varactor-tunable dual-band filtering low-noise amplifier,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 60, no. 8, pp. 2089–2089, Aug. 2018, doi: 10.1002/mop.31303

5. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “Harmonic suppressed coupled stepped-impedance resonator based dual-band tunable bandpass filter,” International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 1460–1465, Oct. 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.jestch.2017.09.006 (Publisher: Elsevier,  Web of Science, Science Citation Index Expanded, Impact factor = 4.36).

6. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “Varactor-incorporated bandpass filter with reconfigurable frequency and bandwidth,” Microwave Optical Technology Letters, vol. 59, no. 8, pp. 2083–2089, Aug. 2017, doi: 10.1002/mop.30682, SCI Impact factor = 1.392 (Publisher: Wiley Periodicals).

7. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “RF transceiver-based wireless pressure monitoring system,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 58, no. 9, pp. 2237–2242, Sep. 2016, doi: 10.1002/mop.30013, SCI Impact factor = 1.392 (Publisher: Wiley Periodicals).

8. P. Kumar, Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “Compact quad-band bandpass filter using internally coupled multimode stepped impedance resonator,” Microwave Optical Technology Letters, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 708–712, Mar. 2016, doi: 10.1002/mop.29653, SCI Impact factor = 1.392 (Publisher: Wiley Periodicals).

 

Conference proceedings:

1. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “Compact dual band varactor-tunable unequal-length branch-line hybrid,” IEEE International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC), Ahmedabad, Dec. 2017, pp. 1–5.

2. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, "Coupled stepped-impedance resonator (CSIR) based concurrent dual band filtering LNA for wireless applications," IEEE International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC), Hyderabad, 2015, pp. 262–265.

3. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, "Coupled stepped-impedance resonator based dual-band adaptable bandpass filter with tunable lower band central frequency and bandwidth," National Conference on Recent Advances in Electronics & Computer Engineering (RAECE), Roorkee, 2015, pp. 282–285.

4. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, "Coupled stepped-impedance resonator based dual-band reconfigurable bandpass filters," IEEE International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC), Bangalore, 2014, pp. 244–247.

5. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, "Reconfigurable concurrent dual-band low noise amplifier for noninvasive vital sign detection applications," International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), New Delhi, 2014, pp. 2496–2500.

6. Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, "A compact reconfigurable concurrent dual-band Wilkinson power divider for noninvasive vital sign detection applications", International Conference on Signal Propagation and Computer Technology (ICSPCT), Ajmer, Jul. 2014, pp. 434-437.

7. B. Iyer, Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, "Concurrent multiband RF system for search and rescue of human life during natural calamities," IEEE International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC), New Delhi, Dec. 2013, pp. 1–4.

8. B. Iyer, Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, "Design and analysis of subsystems for concurrent dual-band transceiver for WLAN applications," International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication (ICSC), Noida, Dec. 2013, pp. 57–61.

9. A. Agrawal, Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “Conductor backed plasmonic coplanar waveguide based broadband directional coupler for nanoscale wirelss links,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 162, NIT Srinagar, May 2016, ISBN: 978-981-09-7519-7, doi:10.3850/978-981-09-7519-7nbl16-rps-162.

10. R. Bansal, Amarjit Kumar and N. P. Pathak, “A wideband plasmonic CPW fed optical antenna,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 161, NIT Srinagar, ISBN: 978-981-09-7519-7, May 2016, doi:10.3850/978-981-09-7519-7nbl16-rps-161.

11. Amarjit Kumar et al., “Adaptable Oscillators for Lower UWB/WLAN Applications,” International Conference on Innovative Trends in “Electrical, Power Control, Electronics and Communication Engineering” (EPCECE –2014) held at JNU, New Delhi on 18th – 19th January, 2014.

12. Amarjit Kumar, N. P. Pathak and R. Nath, "Concurrent Dual Band Phase Shifter for 2.4/5.2 GHz Wireless Applications", Proceedings of the National Conference on Microwaves- (Microwave2012), Jaipur, July 2012.

PHDs Supervised

Suresh Babu Yendeti 720061 (August 2020 - ongoing), Broad area of research:  Radar Signal Processing

Lakshmi Prasanna Jagupilla 720062 (August 2020 - ongoing), Broad area of research:  Solar Cell

Upender Patri 721063 (January 2021 - ongoing), Broad area of research:  Dielectric Resonator Antennas for THz applications

Swetha Sheelam 712101 (August 2021 - ongoing), Broad area of research:   THz nanostructures and components





Workshops/Conferences

1.  Invited Speaker for Online Faculty Development Program on Recent Trends in Wireless Communication Technologies Organized by Electronics & ICT Academy, NIT Warangal in association with department of ECE, KRCE, Trichy, Tamilnadu

Title- Realization of Millimetre-wave/THz devices for 5G wireless communication technology, Date- 08.08.2021, Time: 3 PM - 5PM

2.  Delivered a research talk on “Reconfigurable Multiband and Multifunctional RF Circuits and Microwave Sensors” in Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Madanapalle on 19th December 2018

3.  Delivered a research talk titled “Development and characterization of passive and active RF circuits and sensors for next-generation (5G) wireless systems” in a seminar in IIT Bombay on 18th May 2018

4.  Delivered a talk on “Benefits of joining IEEE MTT society for microwave graduates” as a chair person of IEEE MTT-S SBC IIT Roorkee on 24 March 2017 during Cognizance event in IIT Roorkee 

5. Presented papers in IEEE MTT-S sponsored conferences IMaRC-2014, 2015, 2017  and in IEEE ICSC-2013, ICSPCT-2014,  ICACCI-2014, RAECE-2015 conferences

Projects

 Wireless Health Monitoring of Ripened Fruits and Vegetables in Cold-Stores:  Research Seed Money (NIT Warangal Funded Project) - Grant of 4.9 Lakhs,  Year:2020-22

Awards and Honors

Chair Person of IEEE MTT-S SBC IIT Roorkee since 01 Jan 2014 to 20 April 2018.

PhD Fellowship granted by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, July 2013- April 2018.

M.Tech GATE fellowship granted by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, July 2010- May 2012.

Co-author of Best paper award in IEEE IMaRC-2013 conference held in New Delhi on 14 –16 December 2013.

Qualified GATE-2010, GATE-2012, AIEEE-2006.


Additional Responsibility

 Coordinator - ECE department - LMS Moodle for the AY 2021-22