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R.K.Shevgaonkar |
Professor
Email :
rks[AT]ee.iitb.ac.in
Phone(Internal(O)) :
2576-7440
Phone(Internal(R)) :
2576-8440
Room
No:206
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Field: (Head)
Communication Engineering
Research Interests :Fibre
Optic Communication; Photonics; Non-linear fibre
optics; Antennas; Image Processing; Radio
Astronomy; Wireless Communication
Courses Offered
Academic
Background :1985 Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D.) in Electrical
Engineering from I. I.
T., Bombay/
(Indian Institute of Astrophysics,
Bangalore) on Maximum Entropy Restoration
of Astronomical Images.
1977 Master of
Technology (M.Tech) in
Electrical Engineering
from IIT,
Kanpur with specialization in
Electromagnetics and Optical
fibres.
1975 Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
in
Electronics Engineering from Jiwaji
University, Gwalior. Gold
Medalist.
Work
Experience :
2003-todate:
Head,
Electrical Engineering Department, IIT
Bombay.
2002-todate:
Head, Centre for
Distance Engineering Education Programme (C-DEEP),
IIT, Bombay. The Centre has been setup to generate
and disseminate the video lectures from experts in
IIT to the students of engineering colleges in the
country.
2000-2001:
Visiting Professor,
Computer and Electronics Engineering Department,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA (on
Sabbatical leave)
Job: Teaching and research in
Telecommunication.
1998-2000:
Dean of
Students’ Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay.
1990-to date:
Professor of
Electrical Engineering at IIT Bombay.
Job:
Teaching and Research in Photonics, Fiber optics,
Image processing, Printed antennas, Optically
controlled microwave
devices.
1987-1990:
Assistant Professor
at Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT
Bombay.
Job: Research in Image processing and
Photonics.
1986-1987:
Faculty Research
Associate at University of Maryland, College Park,
U. S. A.
Job: Solar and Stellar radio
astronomy with the VLA.
1985-1986:
Reader at Indian Institute
of Astrophysics, Bangalore.
Job: Study of
Galactic radio sources at decametre wavelength.
Image processing of radio images to correct for
atmospheric
distortion.
1982-1984:
Faculty Research
Associate at University of Maryland, U. S. A.
Job: Microwave radio astronomy with Very Large
Array, New Mexico.
1978-1982:
Electronics engineer at
Indian Institute of Astrophysics /Raman Research
Institute, Bangalore.
Job: Design,
Installation of a large Decametre array used for
radio astronomy at Gauribidnur, India.
Awards and Honours
:
IETE - CEOT -94 Awards for outstanding
contribution in the field of Photonics and
Opto-electronics
Fellow Indian National
Academy of Engineering (INAE)
Fellow
National Academy of Science, India
(FNASc)
Fellow Institution of Electronics
and Telecommunication Engineers
'Excellence
in Teaching' Award 2004 IIT, Bombay
Other Responsibilities
:
Head, Department of Electrical
Engineering, IIT, Bombay.
Head, Centre for
Distance Engineering Education Programme (C-DEEP),
IIT, Bombay.
Memebr, Advisory Committee of
SAMEER, Bombay.
Books Written :
Books
published :
“ Transmission Lines “ Ed.
with V. Ramchandran and K. Shankar, IETE
Publication, Tata McGraw Hill 1998.
“Electromagnetic Waves”, To be published
by Tata-Mc Graw Hill
Other Information
:
Membership with the Professional
Institution :
Senior Member IEEE
Member International Astronomical Union.
Member Astronomical Society of India.
Member Optical Society of
India.
Other Activities :
Academic
:
Setting up Fiber Optics Laboratory at IIT,
Mumbai.
Development of a video lecture series
on fibre optic communication.
Development
of a 20 min. video program on fibre optics for
UGC, Continuing Education Program.
Development of educational software to
effectively demonstrate the concepts of
Electromagnetic Waves.
Development of
graphical package to bring out concepts of fibre
optic communication more
effectively.
Development of CAD for
Microwave Amplifier Design.
Development of
Beam Propagation software for non-linear pulse
propagation in a fiber.
FEM program for
analysing dispersion characteristics of a fiber
with arbitrary refractive index
profile.
Extracurricular Activities
:
Music : Bachelor of Music degree in
Hindustani Classical music from Kheragadh
University.
Hindi Poem Writing, Painting
etc.
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