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Dr. Alok Kumar Singh

Designation: Incharge HoD and Assistant Professor

Biography:

Dr. Alok Kumar Singh is an Assistant Professor & Head i/c of the Electrical Engineering Department at Adani University, Ahmedabad, with 12 years of experience in academia, research, and innovation. His expertise spans Energy systems, focusing on Power Electronics and AI/ML applications in Solar, Batteries, Battery Management, and Hydrogen, alongside Robotics and Entrepreneurship. He has 24 publications, including 8 SCI/Scopus journals, 7 international conferences, and 6 book chapters, and holds one patent with a Best Paper Award. A Senior Member of IEEE, Dr. Singh has organized numerous FDPs, webinars, and student training programs, developed and managed laboratories, and contributed significantly to curriculum design. He is spearheading the newly launched B.Tech. in Energy Engineering and MBA in Energy Management programs, fostering hands-on learning, innovative research, and industry-ready skill development for students.

  • Ph.D. from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India in Electrical Engineering (Solar PV System using Cascaded Multilevel Inverter for Standalone and Grid Connected Applications), in 2018.
  • Postgraduate from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India in Electrical Engineering (Power Electronics and ASIC Design), in 2012.
  • Graduate from College of Engineering Science & Technology, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Uttar Pradesh, India in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2009.

  • Currently working as a Head of Department Electrical Engineering Department in Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering (AIIE), Ahmedabad since 4 October 2022. Worked as an Assistant Professor in Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering (AIIE), Ahmedabad since July 2017. Worked as an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of Anand Engineering College (AEC) Agra during July 2012 to February 2013. Worked as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in Electrical engineering department of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad (Prayagraj) during February 2013 to April 2016 in GOI funded SERB Project. In total, Academic and research experience till now is 12 years.

  • Power electronics Multilevel Inverter and DC-DC converters for renewable energy source applications
  • Battery management system
  • AI/ML Applications in Energy Systems, Industry 4.0 technology (Robotics, Drone technology etc).

  1. Alok Kumar Singh, Rahul Sharma, and Rajesh Gupta, ” Symmetrical DC-link Capacitor Voltage for Multi Solar PV Array fed CHBMLI in Standalone Application,” IETE Journal of Research, 2020, vol 68, issue 6, page 4326-4334. (SCI) (DOI: 10.1080/03772063.2020.1792356) (Impact Factor 2.333)
  1. Alok Kumar Singh and Rajesh Gupta, ” Converter Configurations for Battery Management and Power Control in Standalone Solar PV fed Cascaded Multilevel Inverter,” Journal of Electrical Systems (SCIMAGO/SCOPUS), 18-3 (2022):391-405. (Impact Factor 1.564)
  1. Prit Thakkar, Sachi Khatri, Drashti Dobariya, Darpan Patel, Bishwajit Dey, Alok Kumar Singh, “Advances in materials and machine learning techniques for energy storage devices: A comprehensive review,” Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 81, 110452, 2024. (Impact Factor 9.8) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.110452.
  1. Bishwajit Dey, Arnab Pal, Raj Jadav, Sahil Kadiwala, Alok Kumar Singh, Soham Dutta, “Impact of maximized utility benefit based on customer willingness for economic operation of a grid connected microgrid system,” Journal of Engineering Research, Volume 13(3), Page 2650-2662, 2024. (Impact Factor 2.2) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jer.2024.07.007.
  1. Sahil Kadiwala, Prince Savsaviya, Siddhi Vinayak Pandey, Alok Kumar Singh, Daniel Prochowicz, Seckin Akin, Sakshum Khanna, Pankaj Yadav, “Decoding degradation: The synergy of partial differential equations and advanced predictive models for lithium-ion battery,” Journal of Power Sources, Volume 627, 235771, 2025. (Impact Factor 7.8) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.235771.
  1. Mamta Motiramani, Priyanshi Solanki, Vidhi Patel, Tamanna Talreja, Nainsiben Patel, Divya Chauhan, Alok Kumar Singh, “AI-ML Techniques for Green Hydrogen: A comprehensive review”, NEXT Energy, Volume 8, p.p. 100252, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxener.2025.100252
  1. Alok Kumar Singh, “HIL Simulation of a Solar PV-Fed Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter with AC-Side Battery Storage and Power Management”, NEXT Energy, Volume 8, p.p. 100316, 2025. 10.1016/j.nxener.2025.100316
  1. Alok Kumar Singh, “Intelligent Solar Photovoltaic fed HBMI with Unified Battery Management for Standalone System”, International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Volume 16, pages 3920–3927, (2025). (Impact Factor 2.41)  DOI: 10.1007/s13198-025-02899-x.

  1. Chinna D. Goud, Alok Kumar Singh, Rajesh Gupta and Paulson Samuel, “GMPPT of Solar PV Array under Partial Shading Condition using LabView FPGA“, 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE on Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2015), Yokohama, Japan, pp. 003411-003416, Nov 9-12, 2015. (ISBN 978-1-4799-1762-4)
  1. Venkata Krishna, Alok Kumar Singh and Rajesh Gupta, “Grid Connected Solar PV fed Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Implementation using XSG Platform”, 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE on Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2015), Yokohama, Japan, pp. 004678-004683, Nov 9-12, 2015.
  1. Alok Kumar Singh and Rajesh Gupta, “Integrated Battery Management Configurations for Standalone Solar PV fed CHBMLI”, in IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES-2020), MNIT Jaipur, India, pp. 1-5, Dec 16-19, 2020. Doi: 10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379876. (ISBN 978-1-7281-5673-6)
  1. Alok Kumar Singh and R. K. Tripathi, “MPPT scheme for small/large time partially shaded condition of a PV cell, array,” IEEE Students Conference on Engineering and Systems (SCES-2012), MNNIT Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, pp. 1-4, March 16-18, 2012. (ISBN 978-1-4673-0456-6)
  1. K. Singh and R. Gupta, “Accurate Analysis of Solar PV Module,” 2018 IEEE International Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies (GUCON), Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, pp. 467-471, Sept. 28-29, 2018. (ISBN 978-1-5386-4492-8)

  1. Alok Kumar Singh “Switching of Solar PV Fed Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter from Grid Connected to Islanding Mode and Its Control” Book Chapter Springer Nature Computing Algorithms with Applications in Engineering (ICCAEEE 2019) ISSN: 2524-7565 & ISBN: 978-981-15-2369-4, pp. 87-96, March 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2369-4_8
  1. Siddhi Vinayak Pandey, Shriharshini Ganapuram and Alok Kumar Singh “A Review on Advancements in Photovoltaic Cells” Springer Nature Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering (FLAME 2020) ISBN: 978-981-15-9956-9, pp. 227-236, April 2021. DOI:10.1007/978-981-15-9956-9_23
  1. Siddhi Vinayak Pandey, Shriharshini Ganapuram, Pankti Raval, Aditya Gajjar, Alok Kumar Singh and Jignesh Thaker “A Review on Electrical and Mechanical technologies used in spray Painting Robots” Springer Nature Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering (FLAME 2020) ISBN: 978-981-15-9956-9, pp. 539-546, April 2021. DOI:10.1007/978-981-15-9956-9_53
  1. Dhvanit Bhavsar; Shubham Bhatt; Siddhi Vinayak Pandey; Alok Kumar Singh, “Design of Control Circuit for Mitigation of Shadow Effect in Solar Photovoltaic System,” in RF Circuits for 5G Applications: Designing with mmWave Circuitry, Wiley, 2023, pp.241-265, doi: 10.1002/9781119792949.ch13.
  1. Mamta Motiramani, Nainsiben Patel, and Alok Kumar Singh ” XAI with Different Methods and Applications in Healthcare,” in Metaverse Technologies, Security and Applications for Healthcare, Published by Scrivener (Wiley). ISBN: 9781394305247, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394305292.ch20.
  1. Raj Jadav, Vandit Shah, Krutarth Patel, Shivang Shah, and Alok Kumar Singh “Impact of Materials in Solar Photovoltaic Applications in Standalone System,” in Smart Materials & its Applications, Published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group, USA), pp 337-358, ISBN: 9781779643339. Doi: 10.1201/9781779643346-18

  1. Siddhi Vinayak Pandey, Soham Sunilkumar Shah, Shriharshini Ganapuram, Sheth Raj Piyushbhai, Pankti Raval, Sorathiya Archit Rajeshbhai, Yash Hiteshkumar Patel, Aditya Gajjar, Alok Kumar Singh, and Jignesh Pravinkumar Thaker “Automatic Spray-Painting Robot for Road Markings”, (Application no. 202121003480), Field date 26 January 2021, Publication date 23/04/2021.

  1. Working on five industrial projects of Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS): Raw Water Cleaning System at C.W. Pump Unit Chimney Painting using Robot Removal of Algae or Weed Formation in Raw Water Sump Ash (in slurry form) Handling System AR/VR Projects on Design of Coal-Mill, Transformer, and many more.

  1. IIT Bombay, e-Yantra Lab Setup Initiative (eLSI): Organised Two-Day Technical Workshop on “Introduction to Robotics” for faculty at Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering during 1st-2nd February 2019. Faculty of 14 different institute have actively participated and learnt about the robotics from trained faculty team of e-Yantra IIT Bombay. This student development programme was funded by MHRD Government of India. Organised Principal’s meet Entrepreneur Awareness Program with e-Yantra IIT Bombay, at Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering on 19-12-2019. This programme was funded by e-yantra IIT Bombay. Under MHRD Government of India. IIT Bombay, e-Yantra Lab Setup Initiative (eLSI): Organised Two Day Workshop on “Introduction to Robotics” at Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering (Faculty Development Program) on 21-12-2019 to 22-12-2019. This Faculty Development programme was funded by e-yantra IIT Bombay. Under MHRD Government of India. IIT Bombay e-Yantra Ideas Competition (eYIC 2019-20): Organised Regional Finals at Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering on 03-03-2020. This programme was funded by e-yantra IIT Bombay. Under MHRD Government of India. IIT Bombay e-Yantra Ideas Competition (eYIC 2019-20): Organised eYIC 2019-20 Exhibition at Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering on 04-03-2020. This programme was funded by e-yantra IIT Bombay. Under MHRD Government of India. As Faculty Coordinator conducting online webinar series on “Electrical Engineering Practices in Thermal Power Station” which has been organized by Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering (AIIE) in association with Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) during 1st -5thJune 2020. We have received fabulous responses in terms of registrations (1233) from IITs, NITs, other reputed universities/institutes (Nirma, Amity, PDPU, IFTM, NPTI, BVM, GERMI, etc.) and from local state universities/institutes. In addition, 48 persons from various industrial sectors have also shown their interest and successfully registered for the same. Webinar Switchyard System Fundamentals & Maintenance by Mr. Prashant Jadhav (Dy. Gen. Manager) and Mr. Snehal S. Joshi (Addl. VP) from Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) on June 01, 2020. Webinar AVR/DAVR, Energy Management System by Mr. Pramod Rege (Addl. VP) and Mr. Javed Patel (Dy. Gen. Manager) from Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) on June 02, 2020. Webinar HT/LT Switchgears Maintenance and Protection by Mr. Vincy D’silva (Dy. Gen. Manager) and Mr. Sandip S Vaidya (Addl. VP) from Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) on June 06, 2020. Webinar Emergency Supply System at Power Plant by Mr. Atik Khan (Dy. Gen. Manager) and Mr. Mahesh Rajput (Sr. Manager) from Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) on June 04, 2020. Webinar Generator Working Principles by Mr. Santosh Sawant (Addl. VP) and Mr. Kailas R Nerkar (Addl. VP) from Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) on June 05, 2020. As Faculty Coordinator conducting online webinar series on “Mechanical Engineering Practices in Thermal Power Station” which has been organized by Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering (AIIE) in association with Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) during 8th-12th June 2020. We have received fabulous responses in terms of registrations (1074). Webinar Boiler Fundamentals, Constructional, Operational & Maintenance Details by Mr. Haresh Raut (Manager) from Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) on June 08, 2020. Webinar Turbo-Generator Fundamentals, Constructional, Operational & Maintenance Details by Mr. Biswanth Dev (Addl. VP) from Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) on June 09, 2020. Webinar Turbine Auxiliaries: Seal Oil, Seal Steam, Lub Oil, HP/LP Bypass, Condensate and Feed Water System Basic Operation & Maintenance by Mr. Paresh Parhi (Dy. Gen. Manager) from Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) on June 10, 2020. Webinar Coal Handling Process: Operation & Ma

  • Achieving Grade A ranking for eLSI labs in 2023 and 2024, placing Adani University in the top 3.1% and 2.8% nationally, respectively.Received Certificate of Honour from as a Jury Member in Gyaan Galaxy National Science Fair 2021 by Mr. Pranav Adani (MD Agro, Oil & Gas). Received Certificate of Appreciation from Student Start-up and Innovation Policy (SSIP) and Gujarat Knowledge Society, Government of Gujarat as a Hackathon Jury Member in Gujarat Industrial Hackathon 2019 at IITRAM Ahmedabad by Ms. Anju Sharma (Principal Secretary, Education). Received Certificate of Appreciation from Student Start-up and Innovation Policy (SSIP) and Gujarat Knowledge Society, Government of Gujarat as a Hackathon Jury Member in Grand Final of Gujarat Industrial Hackathon 2019 at PDPU Gandhinagar by Ms. Anju Sharma (Principal Secretary, Education). Received Letter of Appreciation from Prof. Kavi Arya, Principal Investigator (e-Yantra) & Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay for successfully organising the regional final of e-Yantra Ideas Competition (eYIC 2019-20) at AIIE during 3rd-4th March 2020. Received Letter of Appreciation from Mr. Dinesh Mantri, Vice-President at Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) for continuous engagement in live projects of ADTPS. Received Cash Prize and an acknowledgement of “Most Proactive Team of TBT-2018” from e-Yantra IIT Bombay to completing the all six tasks (given by e-Yantra IIT Bombay) in record break time (within 9 weeks). To recognize this Exemplary Achievement, e-Yantra IIT Bombay have posted the information of AIIE Faculty Team on web portal of e-Yantra IIT Bombay. Received SSIP Prashansa Award 2020 in the category of the Best Performing SSIP (Students Innovation) Institute of Gujarat State. This award was announced by Ms. Anju Sharma (Principal Secretary, Education) in the presence of Mr. Bhupendrasinh Chudasama (Education Minister, Gujarat) & Mr. Prakash Javadekar (Union Cabinet Minister). Received Certificate of Appreciation from MHRD Innovation Cell, Government of India for actively supporting in Smart India Hackathon-2019 & 2020. Under Mentorship Young Startup (PaintRobs) of AIIE students has received the State Level Award in the category of Idea to Impact from GTU Innovation Sankul Award 2021. Mit Patel, was awarded the prestigious Shri Dewang Mehta IT Award for his startup Punee Technocare and its Smart Energy Meter product. Received First-Prize at Techvriddhi-2018, a National-Level Championship at IIT-Kharagpur campus. Fourteen (14) students of AIIH received the State Level Award in the category of Innovative Students’ Co-creation Award for Leadership and Excellence (i-SCALE) from GTU Innovation Sankul Award 2020. ROBOCON-2019-20 runner-up winners.

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