The department is headed by Professor, Dr.H V Govindaraju He obtained his PhD from the Visvesvaraiah Technological University, Belagavi. He has done his Graduation in Electrical Engineering and Post-Graduation in Power Apparatus & Electric Drives from University of Roorkee, Roorkee and joined Dr.Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bengaluru in 1991. Since then, in his vast academic experience, he is contributing to technical education in most of the capacities. He is having a teaching experience of 34 Years.
* Received the grant in aid of Rs 20,00,000/- from VGST,GOK. and he has filed for a patent for one of his research works.
* Published several research papers to his credit both at the National and International level with good Research Indices, Being a Reviewer and Technical Program Committee member for many of the IEEE International Conferences and reputed Journals.
* Areas of Research are Power Electronics, utility-friendly converter topologies, Integration of renewable energy sources, Interfacing power electronics circuits with embedded systems.
* Was appointed as a member of the Board of Studies and Board of Examination for various Universities since 2020, nominated as IQAC Coordinator, Dr. AIT,.Llife member of IE(I), ISTE, SESI.
* Organized FDPs, Workshops, Students Seminars both sponsored (AICTE, Dr. AIT) and self-funded.
* Guiding 05 Ph.D. students and M.Tech, and B.E students
Dr H V Govindaraju
Professor and Head
hod.ee@drait.edu.in
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
