Two days International Seminar on Recent Advances in Science & Technology (ISRAST-2020)
ISRAST-2020 was successfully organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering, REC Ambedkar Nagar in association with IEEE Rajkiya Engineering College, Ambedkar Nagar Student Branch, IEEE Chapters & Affinity Group during Feb 16-17, 2020. This event was sponsored by TEQIP-III. • Dr. Brij N. Singh delivered a lecture on “SiC Dual Inverter”. Dr. Brij N Singh is a Senior Staff Engineer in John Deere Inc., USA and leading the US Department of Energy - PowerAmerica (DOE-PowerAmerica) funded project to develop a 200 kW SiC inverter for heavy-duty vehicle applications. Brij has earned BE degree in Electrical Engineering from MMMUT Gorakhpur in 1989, ME degree BE degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Roorkee in 1991, and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the IIT Delhi in 1996. In 1996, Brij joined the École de Technologie Supérieure, Université du Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. In 1999, Brij joined Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada as a Research Fellow. In 2000, Brij joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, as an Assistant Professor. In 2007, Brij joined John Deere in Fargo, North Dakota as a Power Electronics Staff Engineer, where he is currently a Senior Staff Engineer - Power Electronics and Advanced Technology. Brij is also an Adjunct Professor in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering in North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA. In Tulane, Brij received numerous teaching awards for outstanding instructions in electrical engineering. In John Deere, Brij received numerous awards for product and technology innovations and team collaboration activities. Brij has published over 90 research papers in various Journals including IEEE Transactions and IET Journals. Brij has 26 awarded US patents, one trade secret, and numerous pending patents. Brij’s scholarly work and publications have been cited by his peers over 5000 times. Brij is a senior member of the IEEE • Dr. Babak Parkhideh delivered a lecture on “PV Integration”. Dr. Babak Parkhideh is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte where he is the founding director of the Photovoltaic Integration Laboratory since 2012. He is also developing the Power Electronics hands-on training program at the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Washington, DC. Initiated from his research laboratory and support from the National Science Foundation, he commercializes ultrafast sensing solutions for post-silicon power electronics at Telli Technologies Inc. where he serves as the founder and president of the company. He completed his PhD at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Master’s at RWTH-Aachen University, Germany, and bachelor’s (with honor and distinction) at Tehran University all in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Parkhideh has published over 90 papers in journals and conference proceedings and holds four issued and nine pending patents in the broad area of power electronics. Dr. Parkhideh is Senior Member of IEEE. • Ms. Marta Quintana Lapota along with Ms. Luisa Patino Parra (From VALWAY COMPANY, SPAIN) delivered lectures on “Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship. workshop”
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