DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
E.E.E
Dr. K.R. Shanmuga Vadivu
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
| Employee ID | 2021112 |
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Nature of Employment | Regular |
| Date of Joining | 16-12-2021 |
| Date of Birth | 30-03-1984 |
| Education Qualification | B.E, M.E, Ph.D |
| Contact No. | 8754587966 |
| Email ID | shanmugavadivu@crescent.education |
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
| Programme | Specialization | Year of Passing | Institution/ University |
| Ph.D. | EEE | 2021 | Anna University |
| P.G | M.E(Power Electronics and Drives) | 2010 | SSN College of Engineering, Chennai |
| U.G | B.E (EEE) | 2006 | Bannari Amman Institute of Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Name & Address of the Employer | Position Held | Period of Employment | Total Exp. (in years and Months) | |
| B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. | Assistant Professor | 2021 | Till date | 4 years 2 months |
| New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology | Assistant Professor | August 2021 | December 2021 | 5 months |
| PERI Institute of Technology | Assistant Professor | September 2020 | July 2021 | 11 months |
| Agni College of Technology | Assistant Professor | 2011 | 2016 | 5 Years |
RESEARCH DETAILS & CONTRIBUTIONS
RESEARCH AREA OF INTEREST
- Power Electronics converters
- Controllers for power electronic converters
- Power Factor Correction converters
- Modelling of converters
- Machine Learning
- Converters, Inverters and Solid State Drives
RESEARCHER ID
| Research Database | ID | Links |
| IRINS | https://crescent.irins.org | |
| SCOPUS | 56461325400 | |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9619-2339 | |
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RESEARCH SUMMARY
| No. of Journal Publications | No. of Conference Publications | No. of Book / Book Chapter Published | No. of Patents Published/Granted | No. of Ph.D Scholars Guided | No. of Ph.D Scholars Currently Guiding | ||
| Book | Book Chapters | Published | Granted | ||||
| 9 | 10 | Nil | 1 | 2 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
PUBLISHED PAPERS IN: JOURNALS
| S. No. | Details of Journal Articles Published |
| 1. | Shanmuga Vadivu K R, Varun Kumar A, Sathickbasha K “Prediction of mechanical properties and defect detection in a TIG cladded SS 316 L by machine learning Techniques” Journal of Alloys and Metallurgical Systems, Vol 9, March 2025. (Q1 journal). |
| 2. | Varun Kumar A, Shanmuga Vadivu K R, Sathickbasha K “Correlation of Material Properties and Machine Learning Techniques on a TIG Cladded SS 316L Base Alloy with SS 304 Filler” FME Transactions (2025) 53, 113-122. (Q2 journal). |
| 3. | Abirami P, Shanmuga Vadivu K R “SMO-Optimized Shunt Active Filter to Mitigate Harmonics in DN” published in International Journal of Communication Networks and Information Security 2024, 16(3), 6703 ISSN: 2073-607X,2076-0930 (Second Author) |
| 4. | K.R.Shanmuga Vadivu and R.Ramaprabha,“ Improved steady state and large signal transient response of three level ac-dc converter using hysteresis modulation based SMC ” Revue Roumanie Des Sciences Techniques, ISSN: 0035-4066, vol.66, no.2, pp. 85-90, 2021. (Annexure-I) |
| 5. | Ramaprabha, R, Shanmuga Vadivu, K.R, 2020, ‘Investigation on Performance of Controllers for Three Level PFC Converter for Wide Operating Range’, Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol.20, no.1, pp. 91-98, ISSN : 1582-7445 (Scopus Index 0.2 Indexed in Scopus & Web of Science (Thomson Reuters)- Annexure I). IF – 0.650. |
| 6. | Shanmuga Vadivu, K.R, Ramaprabha, R, 2020, ‘Investigation on Operating Characteristics in Three Level Full Bridge AC-DC Converter using Different Control Strategies for Telecom’, Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, vol.15, no.3, pp. 1217-1230, ISSN: 1975-0102 (Springer Publication – Annexure I). IF – 0.715. |
| 7. | Anbazhagan, A, Kurinji Malar, L, Shanmuga Vadivu, K.R, 2019, ‘Power Quality Research On Three-Phase PFC Rectifier (Minnesota Rectifier)’, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT), vol.8, no.6, pp. 3566-3570, ISSN 2249-8958 (Scopus Indexed). |
| 8. | D.John Sundar, K.R.Shanmugavadivu, G.Padmavathi, A.Anbazhagan,“A review of fast converging maximum power point tracking schemes for photo voltaic applications ” International Journal of Applied Engineering Research (ISSN 0973-4562), Vol. 9, No. 23 (2014) pp. 20119-20129. (Scopus Indexed Journal) |
| 9. | D.John Sundar, K.R.Shanmugavadivu, G.Padmavathi, T.Preethika, “Design and Implementation of an Improved Quazi Z-Source Inverter for 3 Phase Induction Motor Drive Systems” International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering (ISSN-2319-8354), Vol. No.3, Issue No.9, pp. 403-412, Sept. 2014, (Scopus Indexed Journal). |
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
| S. No. | Details Of Conference Articles Published |
| 1. | Dr.K.R.Shanmuga Vadivu, A.Varun Kumar, ” Mulitilevel Converter in Telecom Applications” in International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Communication Technology organized by PERI Institute of Technology, held on May 23rd, 2025. |
| 2. | Dr.K.R.Shanmuga Vadivu, Mahesh V, Jahanger J, Runith Kumar S, Rahul A, A. Anbazhagan “Real-Time Dog Detection and Repellent System Using COCO-SSD Model for Enhanced Safety”, International Conference on Engineering Technology and Science (ICETS’25) 28th March 2025, at Muthayammal College of Engineering, Rasipuram. |
| 3. | Dr.K.R.Shanmuga Vadivu, Abinaya and Nithish,”Hybrid Energy Integration in ICE Vehicles: Supercapacitor and Renewable Energy for `Optimized Ignition and Auxiliary Support in International Conference on Frontiers in Electrochemistry innovations in supercapacitors and batteries organized by B S Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Technology, held on September 20th – 21th, 2024. |
| 4. | Dr.P.Abirami,Dr.K.R.ShanmugaVadivu, and Dr.R.Hannah Lalitha published a paper titled on “INTERFACING A FLYING ROBOT WITH OPENCV” in 2023 IEEE International Conference on ICT in Business Industry & Government (ICTBIG) on 8 to 9th December 2023. |
| 5. | Vadivu, KR Shanmuga, A. Anbazhagan, P. Abirami, and R. Hannah Laitha. “Analysis of Different Control Techniques for Improved Power Factor and Reduced THD on Three Level Full Bridge AC-DC Converter.” In 2022 IEEE 19th India Council International Conference (INDICON), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022 |
| 6. | P. Abirami, K. R. S. Vadivu, R. H. Lalitha, M. Pushpavalli and P. Sivagami, “SMC Controlled SAF for Reduction of Harmonics in DN,” 2022 International Conference on Innovative Computing, Intelligent Communication and Smart Electrical Systems (ICSES), Chennai, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICSES55317.2022.9914359. |
| 7. | Abirami, P., KR Shanmuga Vadivu, R. Hannah Lalitha, M. Pushpavalli, and P. Sivagami. “Harmonic Comparison of 10 Bus Loop and Radial Distribution Networks.” In 2022 International Conference on Innovative Computing, Intelligent Communication and Smart Electrical Systems (ICSES), pp. 1-8. IEEE, 2022. |
| 8. | K.R.Shanmugavadivu, A.Anbazhagan, R.Ramaprabha, “Reduction of Inductor Current Ripple for PFC Converter based on Auxiliary Winding” 3rd International Conference on Power and Embedded Drive Control-2021, ICPEDC-2021, August 25-27, 2021. |
| 9. | K.R.Shanmugavadivu, R.Sarathkumar, S.Gopinathan, “Investigation of Power Quality in Three Phase PFC Rectifier using Zigzag Transformer” International Conference on Advance Research in Engineering & Technology-2014, ICARET’14, April 18 & 19, 2014. |
| 10. | K.R.Shanmugavadivu, Dr.R.Ramaprabha, “A Comparative study of Low Power Single Stage Multilevel Converter” 3rdInternational Conference on Science and Innovative Engineering, April 5 & 6 .2014. |
BOOK / BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED
| S. No. | Book/ Title of the Chapter with page Nos. | Publisher & ISSN / ISBN No. |
1. | Prakash Malaiyappan, A. Buckshumiyan, KR ShanmugaVadivu titled on “Simulation Analysis of Wind Turbine Generator System” Published in: Advances in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy Technologies Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore. | ISBN: 978-981-99-1290-2 |
DETAILS OF PATENT
Patent 1
Patent title : MPPT based Zeta Converter for Solar Assisted Agricultural Farm Irrigation with AI Based Control Approach
Patent No: 202241005022
Patent No : No.202341085575 A
Published date: 20/12/2024
Patent 2
Patent title : SNN Controlled UPFC for power quality improvement for distribution network
Patent No : 202241011235
Published date : 2025
Patent 3
Patent title : System and Method for Dog Attack Prevention
Patent No : filed
Published date : 2026 (yet to publish)
COMPLETED AND ONGOING SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS AND CONSULTANCY
SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS
| Project Title | Funding Agency | Grant Sanctioned/ Received | Duration | Role |
| Conversational Image Recognition Chatbot, | Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology under the Student Project Scheme (SPS 2024–25) – COMPLETED | 7500/- | 6 months | Mentor |
| Internal (BSACIST) | ||||
| MPPT based Zeta Converter for Solar Assisted Agricultural Farm Irrigation with AI Based Control Approach | COMPLETED | 30,000/- | 1 year | Principal Investigator |
CONSULTANCY
| Consultancy Title | Client Organization/ Company | Revenue Generated | Duration | Role |
| Design of Solar Power Plant using PVsyst Software for Home and Commercial Applications | Power Projects, Chennai | Rs.23850/- | 2 days | Program coordinator |
ORGANIZED TRAINING PROGRAMMES – CONFERENCE – FDPs- SEMINARS-WORKSHOPS-GUEST LECTURES: (July 2020-Till Date)
| Title | Role | Date | Duration | Sponsoring Agency (if any) |
| Guest Talk and Quiz programmes as a part of UG Admission Promotion | Coordinator | March 10th 2022 | 1 day | BSACIST |
| One Day National Level Workshop on “Design of Solar Power Plant using PVsyst Software for Home and Commercial Applications” | Coordinator | 22 November 2024 | 1 day | BSACIST ((121 Participants have attended and Revenue generated through this workshop is Rs.23850/-) |
| Industrial visit organized at campus substation for GED 1204 – Basic Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering | Coordinator | 08.04.2025 | 1 day | BSACIST |
| Conducted Open House Project for admission promotion activities for school students | Coordinator | 2025 | 1 day | BSACIST (for admission promotion activities for school students) |
| Organized guest lecture on Vibration and Noise analysis section, Sodium experiments and hydraulics division from IGCAR | Coordinator | 2025 | 1 day | BSACIST |
| Organized guest lecture on fundamentals of digital electronics logic, circuits and applications for GED 1202 – Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Coordinator | 2025 | 1 day | BSACIST |
| Conducted guest lecture on role of engineers in industry for IV year EEE students | Coordinator | 2025 | 1 day | BSACIST |
ATTENDED TRAINING PROGRAMMES – CONFERENCE – FDPs- SEMINARS-WORKSHOPS-GUEST LECTURES: (July 2020 – till date)
| Title | Role | Date | Duration | Sponsoring Agency (if any) |
| One-Month (Online) Faculty Induction Programme | Participant | 1-12-2025 to 29-12-2025 | One month | Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, National Institute of Technology Warangal |
| “Leveraging Advanced Power Conversion Systems and Artificial Intelligence for Electric Vehicles” | Participant | 08th May, 2025 – 21st May, 2025 | Two Weeks Faculty Development Program | Electronics and ICT Academy, NIT Patna and NIT Tiruchirappalli |
| Teaching Learning Process, Research and Professional Development in Higher Education | Participant | July 8-13, 2024 | B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Vandalur | |
| Powering the Future integrating Electric Vehicle with Smart Grid | Participant | August 27 – 31, 2024 | Five -days Faculty Development Programme | Bharath Institute of Science and Technology |
| Powering the future: integrating electric vehicles | Participant | 5 days FDP | 5 days FDP | Internal (BSACIST) |
| NITTTR one week FDP on “Smart Grid and Integration of Distributed Generation | Participant | 28/08/2023 to 01/09/2023 | One Week | NITTTR, Chandigarh |
| Recent Advances in the Power Sector Challenges, solutions, and Opportunities | Participant | 31.07.2023 to 05.08.2023 | One Week | VidyaJyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. |
| ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM | Participant | 27th Feb to 04th Mar 2023 | One Week | Jerusalem College of Engineering |
| Smart Grid and Renewable Energy Sources | Participant | 29th August to 2nd September 2022 | One Week | St.Joseph’s College of Engineering |
| Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing | Participant | 08/08/2022 to 18/08/2022 | 10 days | Eswari Engineering College. |
| 30 days “Java full stack Master class | Participant | 01/09/2022 to 30/09/2022 | One Month | PANTECH |
| Training program on “Simulation Tools in Electrical Engineering | Participant | 20/06/2022 to 25/06/2022 | One Week | Vel Tech RangarajanDr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology. |
| One Week Online International FDP on ‘Applications of Power Electronics In Renewable Energy Sources and Electric Vehicles | Participant | 12.09.2022 to 16.09.2022 | One Week | VidyaJyothi Institute Of Technology, Aziz Nagar, Moinabad, Telangana |
| International FDP on “Recent Advances in the Power Sector Challenges, solutions, and Opportunities | Participant | 31.07.2023 to 05.08.2023 | One Week | VidyaJyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad |
| Research Methodologies | Participant | One week FDP | One week FDP | Internal (BSACIST) |
| Automation System Design & Simulation using Automation Studio Software | Participant | 12/8/22 | One day | Famic Technologies Inc., Canada & DELLSOFT Technologies |
| Microgrid System Design & Simulation using HOMER Pro & HOMER | Participant | 10/8/22 | One day | Homer Energy & Dellsoft Technnologies |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATIONS AND COURSES: (July 2020 – till date)
| Title of Certification / Course | Platform / Institution | Duration | Year of Completion | Mode (Online / Offline) |
| Completed the course on “Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)” | Coursera | 12 weeks | March 2025 | Online |
| Completed the course on “Electric Vehicles and Mobility” | Coursera | 5 days | March 2025 | Online |
| Completed the NPTEL course on “Sustainable Energy Technology” in NPTEL | NPTEL (IIT Madras) | 12 weeks | July 2024 | Online |
| Completed the NPTEL course on “Physics for Renewable Energy System” in NPTEL | NPTEL (IIT Madras) | 12 weeks | July 2024 | Online |
| Completed the NPTEL course on “Introduction to IoT” in NPTEL | NPTEL (IIT Madras) | 12 weeks | 2023 | Online |
| Completed the NPTEL course on “Design Thinking” in NPTEL | NPTEL (IIT Madras) | 8 weeks | 2023 | Online |
INVITED LECTURES AND CHAIRMANSHIPS AT NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE / SEMINAR etc.
| Sl. No. | Title of Lecture / Academic Session | Title of Conference / Seminar etc | Organized by | International / National |
1 | Special Lecture on Electromagnetic Theory on 20th December 2022 | AICTE sponsored Faculty Development Program | SRM Valliammai Engineering College, Kattankulathur. | International |
2 | Contributed as Programme Session Chair in the DST – SERB Sponsored on 4th May 2023. | SERB Sponsored International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Power Electronics for Green and Renewable Energy Systems at DST | Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research | International |
3 | Got Ambassador certification from IGEN ENERGATHON 2023. | IGEN ENERGATHON | IGEN | International |
4 | Won first prize in Cresathon’23 – An intra collegiate Hackthon as a Mentor held on 2nd to 4th of March 2023 worth of Rs.30,000/- | An intra collegiate Hackthon | BSACIST | national |
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
| Name of the Award | Awarding Agency Name | Nature of the Achievement | State/National / International | Year |
| Awarded Elite+Silver and Topper in course on “Introduction to IoT” | NPTEL | Awarded Elite+Silver and Topper | International | April 2023 |
| Got recognition as a Mentor in “Introduction to IoT” | NPTEL | Got recognition as a Mentor | International | April 2023 |
| Young Researcher Award | IJMTST | Young Researcher Award | International | 2021 |
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
| Professional Body | Membership ID | Membership Level (Member, Sr.Member, Life-Time Member, Fellow) |
| IAENG Membership | 293766 | Life time |
| IEEE | 100268852 | Member |
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES (DC Members, Examiners, Reviewers, NSS, NCC, Sports etc.)
A. External
- Acted as DC Member for three Ph.D candidates in the field of Electrical Engineering at Anna University, Vels University and Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research From Jan 2023.
- Got reviewer certificate from B P international journals
- Got Ambassador certification from IGEN ENERGATHON 2023.
- Question paper setter at SSN college of Engineering
- Question paper setter at PERI Institute of Technology
B. Internal (BSACIST)
i.Institute Level
- Proctorial board member (2021 – Till date).
- Acted as Department staff club coordinator (2024 – 2025).
ii. Department Level
- Class Advisor II Year B. Tech EEE
- Coordinator Skill Development (SPDC)
- IEEE Co-coordinator
- Department co-ordinator for Centre for Sustainable Development
- Course Plan – Coordinator
- Department REDO coordinator
- Department Central Valuation Coordinator
- Department DAAC Coordinator (Assist)
- NBA criteria 2 and 3 Co-coordinator
- NBA criteria 4 and 6 Co-coordinator
- Assisted in organizing department-level seminars, workshops, and student engagement programmes.
