Dr. Shibendu Mahata

HOD

About

Email	shibendu.mahata@bcrec.ac.in
Date of birth	1983-12-22
Date of joining	2012-08-01
Department	Electrical Engineering
Address	Department of Electrical Engineering, First Floor, Main Building, BCREC
Vidwan ID
About Me	SHIBENDU MAHATA received the Ph.D. degree from National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India, in 2021. He was a Field Operations and Panel Engineer with Reliance Industries Ltd., and a Research Assistant with the Department of Cybernetics with CSIR-CMERI. He has authored more than 60 articles published in SCI-E peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters. His research interest includes optimal modeling of fractional-order circuits and systems. He was awarded with the University Medal for his M.Tech. degree from Jadavpur University. He was a recipient of the 2019 Premium Award for Best Paper from IET Signal Processing. He was a recipient of the best paper award in IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Computing Research (ICCICR), Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2016. He has served as a Guest Editor for several special issues in Fractal and Fractional journal. He currently serves as an Editorial Board member of Scientific Reports (Springer Nature), an Associate Editor of the Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers (World Scientific), and the Handling Editor for the Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Wiley).
Specialization / Research Interest	Specialization: Instrumentation Research Interest: Analog Electronics, Control Systems, Embedded Systems

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

PhD
NIT Durgapur - 2021
M. Tech
Jadavpur University - 2010
B. Tech
Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College - 2006
AISSCE
DAV Model School, Durgapur - 2002
AISSE
DAV Model School, Durgapur - 2000

Examination Cleared

GATE

Teaching and R & D experience

Teaching	Research	Industry
12	10	1

Online Mode Teaching

Subject	Link
Video Lectures Uploaded on YouTube channel	Link

Field Operations and Panel Engineer at Reliance Industries Ltd., Maharashtra (2006-2007).

Project Assistant at CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur (May 2010-Dec 2010).

Research Scholar at EE Dept., IIT Kharagpur, from (2010-2012).

Assistant Professor - I at Dept. of EIE, BCREC Durgapur, from Aug 2012-July 2018.

Research Scholar at ECE Dept., NIT Durgapur, from July 2018-Feb 2021.

Assistant Professor - I at Dept. of EIE, BCREC Durgapur, from Feb 2021-Aug 2021.

Assistant Professor - I at Dept. of EE, BCREC Durgapur, from Aug 2021-Jul 2022.

Assistant Professor - II at Dept. of EE, BCREC Durgapur, from Jul 2022-Oct 2023.

Associate Professor at Dept. of EE, BCREC Durgapur, from Nov 2024-till date.

Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, 8085 Microprocessor and Interfacing, Programming for Problem Solving, Embedded Systems, Analog Electronics, Basic Electronics, Internet of Things, Industrial Instrumentation, Sensors and Transducers, Industrial Automation and Control, Analog Electronics Lab, Digital Electronic Circuits Lab, Basic Electronics Lab, Industrial Instrumentation Lab, Sensors and Transducers Lab, Microprocessors and Microcontrollers Lab, 8085 Microprocessor Lab, Basic Electrical Lab, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Lab, Process Control Lab, Instrumentation System Design Lab

Specialization: Instrumentation

Research Interest: Analog Electronics, Control Systems, Embedded Systems

1. 2019 Premium award for Best paper from IET Signal Processing.

2. Best poster award in Research Scholars Day organized by Dept. of ECE, NIT Durgapur (18-20 July, 2019).

3. Best paper award in IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Computing Research (ICCICR), Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2016.

4. University Medal for standing First in Masters of Technology in Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering of Jadavpur University for the year 2010.

5. Rank : 55 in GATE -2008 (Paper: IN (Instrumentation), Percentile: 98.61).

6. Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports (Publisher: Nature Portfolio). https://www.nature.com/srep/about/editors#electrical-engineering

7. Editorial Board Member of Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering – Section: Circuits and Systems (Publisher: Hindawi). https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jece/editors/

8. Guest Editor for Special Issue on ‘Fractional-order Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing – Second Volume’ in Fractal and Fractional (SCI-E, JCR ranking: Q1, Publisher: MDPI).

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fractalfract/special_issues/M7L6XE947Q

9. Guest Editor for Special Issue on ‘Recent Advances in Fractional Order Elements with Applications’ in Fractal and Fractional (SCI-E, JCR ranking: Q1, Publisher: MDPI).

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fractalfract/special_issues/9FK76370W5#

10. Guest Editor for Special Issue on ‘Fractional-order Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing’ in Fractal and Fractional (SCI-E, JCR ranking: Q1, Publisher: MDPI).

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fractalfract/special_issues/fractional_order_circuits

Activities

Area of Interest

Embedded Systems, Electronics, Instrumentation

Expertise

Optimization, Electronics, Control Systems, Embedded Systems

Other distinctions

1. International Program Committee member for the 16th International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications (ECTA 2024), 20-22 November, 2024, Porto, Portugal. 2. International Scientific Board member for the 9th International Computer Science and Engineering Conference, 26-28 October, 2024, Antalya, Turkey.

Invited Lectures

SL. No.	Location	Topic
1	VIT AP University, Amravati, Andhra Pradesh	‘Fractional-Order Filters and Optimization: Pioneering Precision in Signal Processing’ in the 3rd One-Week International Workshop on Recent Trends in Optimization Techniques for Challenging Engineering Applications
2	VIT AP University, Amravati, Andhra Pradesh	“How to Publish Research Papers in High-Impact Factor Journals and Research Ethics to Prevent Retraction”, in the EDP Workshop organized by Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) AP University, Amravati, 17.04.2025.

Membership of professional bodies

SL. No.	Professional Body
1	Member IEEE

Publications

Journal

Date	Title	Journal	DOI	Link
26-03-2024	Design of fractional-order filters of the Butterworth-Sync-Tuned, Butterworth-Chebyshev, and Chebyshev-Sync-Tuned types: optimization, simulation, and experimental verification	Computers and Electrical Engineering	DOI	View
27-12-2023	Reduced order infinite impulse response system identification using manta ray foraging optimization	Alexandria Engineering Journal	DOI	View
26-05-2023	Optimal approximation of analog PID controllers of complex fractional-order	Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis	DOI	View
14-02-2023	A theoretical demonstration for reinforcement learning of PI control dynamics for optimal speed control of DC motors by using twin delay deep deterministic policy gradient algorithm	Expert Systems with Applications	DOI	View
19-10-2022	Further generalization and approximation of fractional-order filters and their inverse counterparts of the second-order limiting form	Fractal and Fractional	DOI	View
22-05-2022	Optimized fractional-order Butterworth filter design in complex F-plane	Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis	DOI	View

Conference

Date	Title	Conference	DOI	Link
02-12-2024	Automated Design of CMOS-DACML Circuit	2024 IEEE International Conference on Communication, Computing and Signal Processing (IICCCS)	DOI	View
24-10-2024	A Metaheuristic Approach for Optimal Tuning of PIDDα Controller for AVR Performance Improvement	2024 International Conference on Computing, Sciences and Communications (ICCSC)	DOI	View
12-03-2025	Optimal Design of (1+α)-order Bessel Filter and its Realization using DVCC	2024 5th IEEE Global Conference for Advancement in Technology (GCAT)	DOI	View
23-04-2025	A DVCC based realization of optimized fractional step low pass filter	2024 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Medical Sciences (ICETEMS)	DOI	View

Participations

Participation In Seminar / Conference / Symposium / Workshop / Discussion Meeting

SL. No.	Event	Duration	Year
1	Two weeks NMEICT workshop on ‘Analog Electronics’ conducted by IIT Kharagpur (held from 4th-14th June 2013 at NIT Durgapur remote center).	2 weeks	2013
2	Two-days workshop on ‘Recent Trends in Machine Intelligence, Data Mining and Soft Computing Techniques and its impact on research and development’ (held from 23rd - 24th November 2013 at Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur).	2 days	2013
3	Two weeks NMEICT workshop on ‘Signals and Systems’ conducted jointly by IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bombay (held from 2nd - 12th January 2014 at NIT Durgapur remote center).	2 weeks	2014
4	Five-days training on ‘Overview of DCS and PLC’ conducted by Yokogawa India Pvt. Ltd. (held from 24th to 28th March’ 2015 at Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur).	5 days	2015
5	Seminar on “Advances in Nano-Satellite Technology” organized by RnD Centre, Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur on 4.11.2015.	1 day	2015
6	Two-days training on ‘MSP430F5529 Launchpad’ conducted by Texas Instruments University Program (held from 2nd - 3rd March’ 2016 at Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur).	2 days	2016
7	Two-days training on ‘Robotics using Arduino Uno’ conducted by SkillRex Technology (held from 16th-17th March’ 2016 at Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur).	2 days	2016
8	One-week AICTE-QIP sponsored short term course on “Data Analysis for Instrumentation System” held at IIT Kharagpur from 15.2.2019 – 21.2.2019.	1 week	2019
9	5. Three-days TEQIP-III sponsored technical colloquium research scholar’s day 2019 organized by ECE department of NIT Durgapur from 18.7.2019 – 20.7.2019.	3 days	2019
10	Four-days Indo-USA online Short Term Course on “Approaches to DSP Architecture Optimization” conducted by SPARC – Ministry of Education (14.7.2021 – 17.7.2021).	4 days	2021
11	Five-days FDP on “Recent trends in different fields of electrical engineering” conducted by Dept. of EE, BCREC, Durgapur (13.6.2022 – 17.6.2022).	5 days	2022
12	One-day IEEE Distinguished Lecturer program on “Affective Computing: The rise of emotional machines” jointly organized by IEEE CSS-IMS-SPS student chapter branch NIT Silchar, SPS Kolkata chapter, IEEE Silchar sub-section and Dept. of EIE, NIT Silchar (23.09.2024).	1 day	2024

Participation In Administrative Committees

SL. No.	Post	Committee	Year
1	Session Co-chair for Technical paper presentation in the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Mathematics, Engineering & Science (MESIICON-2022), 11-12 November, 2022, organized by Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur.	MESIICON Organizing Committee	2022
2	Central Committee team member for Research and Development Cell, BCREC.	Research and Development Cell	2023-2025

Organization of events (Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College)

SL. No.	Description
1	1. Co-coordinator for the AICTE ATAL-FDP for AY 2023-24. FDP title: “Sustainability and Innovation in Energy Engineering and Sensors Technology”, held from 15-20 January, 2024. Grant: Rs. 3.50 Lakhs.

Thesis Supervised

Ph.D

SL. No.	Year	Topic	status	Rollno	University Registration	Affiliation
1	2023	Fractional order control system	Enrolled	01		NIT Durgapur

Under Graduate

SL. No.	Year	Topic	Rollno	University Registration	Affiliation
1	2023	Optimal Design of Fractional-Order Butterworth Filter	1. Baidehi Bhattacharya (12001619083) 2. Avinit Kumar Singh (12001619087) 3. Ritwik Rudra (12001619081)		Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College
2	2024	Optimal Design of Fractional-Order Butterworth Filter using Lattice Wave Structure	1. Kashi Rajak (12001621031) 2. Pabitra Mandal (12001621144)		Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College

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