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Akhila K
Akhila K
Assistant Professor (Pursuing Ph.D)

Ms. Akhila K is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, where she has served since 11/06/2016. She obtained her B. Tech from MG University in 2007, followed by Master of Engineering (by Research) in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2015. Currently she is pursuing her PhD (Part Time) from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.

Ms. Akhila’s research interests are focused on smart grid resilience, data analytics and machine learning applications to improve resilience in grids. She has shared her expertise by publishing research papers in various national and international journals and conferences. Ms. Akhila has a wealth of experience in teaching, having devoted 8 years to educating students.

Furthermore, Ms. Akhila has participated in various hand-on trainings, workshops, seminars, conferences, and Faculty Development Programs. She has also completed MOOC courses through NPTEL, Coursera and Internshala.

Qualification details

Qualification

College / University

Year
Ph.D (On-going) Amrita ViswaVidyapeetham 2021

Master of Engineering

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2015

Bachelor of Technology

Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering (M.G. University)

2007

  • Bhagyalakshmi R, Dr. Subiramoniyan S, Akhila K, "A high efficient AC/DC Converter with PI controller and PFC Capability, in ICSETS 2022, International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technology Solutions, Vol.12, Issue 2, 2022

  • Alan Williams Paul, Aswin C S, Sreyas Prasad, Meenu Satheesh, Akhila K "Mobile Interfaced Digital Meter with Subcircuit Level Monitoring in ICSETS 2022, International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technology Solutions, Vol.12, Issue 2, 2022

  • Kizhakkedath, A., and K. Tai. "Vulnerability analysis of critical infrastructure network." International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, 2021, 35, pp.100472

  • Allwin Varghese, Afeena K A, Nandana Anand, K Gokul Krishnan, Akhila K, Gomathy S, Dr. Tony George, “Sanitary napkin and diaper incinerator based on induction heating” in International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods (IJARESM), Volume 9, Issue 8, August-2021.

  • Basil P Elias, Dino Devassykutty, John George, K. Akhila (2017) “Hybrid Bicycle”, in National Conference on Emerging trends in Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation, ASIET, Kalady, India, 24 April 2017

  • Kizhakkedath, A., Tai, K., Sim, M.S., Tiong, R.L.K. and Lin, J. (2013) “An Agent-Based Modeling and Evolutionary Optimization Approach for Vulnerability Analysis of Critical Infrastructure Networks”, in Tan, G., Yeo, G.K., Turner, S.J. and Teo, Y.M. (Eds), AsiaSim 2013 Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Systems Simulation, Singapore, 6-8 November 2013, Communications in Computer and Information Science Vol.402, Springer, pp.176-187

  • Tai, K., Kizhakkedath, A., Lin, J., Tiong, R.L.K. and Sim, M.S. (2013) “Identifying Extreme Risks in Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies”, in ISNGI 2013 International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure, Wollongong, Australia, 30 September - 4 October 2013

  • Certified for a 6-month course, "Data Science Bootcamp" by Simplilearn
  • Certified for a 4-month online course “Data Science” conducted by Internshala
  • Secured the top 5% of certified students in the NPTEL course, Data Mining in April 2022
  • Secured the top 1% of certified students in the NPTEL course, Introduction to Smart Grid in October 2021
  • Completed eight courses conducted by NITTT (National Institute of Teachers Training), taken up their assignments and final exam and were certified in all the 8 courses in October 2021.
  • Secured NPTEL Elite Certification with Silver Medal for a course titled “Enhancing Soft Skills and Personality” during Jan-April 2020
  • Secured NPTEL Elite Certification for a course titled “Technical English for Engineers” during July-October 2018
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Research Interests

  1. Smart Grid Resilience assessment
  2. Smart Grid Resilience enhancement
  3. Data Analytics, Machine Learning applications in grids

Projects Undertaken

  1. Data Analytics and Machine Learning to improve resilience of smart grids 
  2. Analysis of Palmer Penguins dataset using machine learning models 
  3. Exploring and Predicting NYC Taxi Trip Durations
  4. Comparison of sales between two regions with Tableau

Faculty Development Programmes Attended

  1. Participated in Online FDP on “Smart Grid monitoring and control: A microgrid perspective” Organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering Vadakara, from 24th – 28th July 2021
  2. Participated in Online FDP on “Industrial Energy Audit” Organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, LBS College of Engineering, Kasargode, from 8th – 12th April 2021
  3. Participated in Online FDP on “Research Opportunities, Challenges in Power Electronics for EV and its Impact on Smart Grid” Organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Trichy, from 14th – 20th December 2020
  4. Participated in Online FDP on “Real Time Applications of Power Electronics-Research Scope and Challenges” Organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology from 27th – 31st July 2020
  5. Participated in the Online FDP on “Contemporary Challenges in Electrical Engineering and Aiding Technologies” Organized by St. Joseph’s College of Engineering from 06th to 10th July 2020
  6. Participated in the STTP on “Computer Aided Design of Electrical Systems after the Meter” Organized by IEEE, Marian Engineering College, from 26th to 29th June 2020
  7. Participated in the FDP on “Introduction to Machine Learning using Python” Organized by Department of Applied Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology from 30th July to 01st August 2020
  8. Participated in the FDP on “Active Learning” Organized by Department of Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology and Conducted by Teacher Learning Centre, IIT Madras from 28th to 30th June 2017
  9. Participated in the Hands on Workshop on “LATEX – for Effective Professional Writing” Organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology from 4th – 9th January 2017
Email Phone Date Of Joining
akhila.eee[@]adishankara.[ac].[in] 0484-2463825 11-07-2016