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Dr. Reshma Lakshmanan
Dr. Reshma Lakshmanan
Assistant Professor

Reshma Lakshmanan has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology (ASIET) since April 2023. Currently doing research (Register No: 5307) under the guidance of Dr. Mridula S., Division of Electronics, SoE, CUSAT in the area of “Design and Development of Flexible Antennas for Communication Applications”.

She completed her Master’s degree in Advanced Electronics and Communication Engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (RIT), Kottayam in 2015. She completed her B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT) in 2013.

Qualification details

Qualification

Subject

University/ Board

Marks in % or CGPA

Class/ Division

Year

B Tech

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Mahatma Gandhi University

78%

Distinction

  2013

M Tech

Advanced Electronics and Communication Engineering

Mahatma Gandhi University

8.7(CGPA)

First Rank Distinction

2015

PhD

 

Thesis title “Design and Development of Flexible Antennas for Communication Applications”

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)

 

 

2024

Journal Publications

  • Reshma Lakshmanan, Shanta Mridula, Anju Pradeep and Neema K, “Ultra Compact Flexible Monopole Antennas for Tri-Band Applications,” Progress In Electromagnetics Research (PIER) C, Vol. 130, pp. 43-55, 2023.
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, Shanta Mridula, Anju Pradeep and Deepu V., “Effective Antenna Design on Flexible Substrates,” International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology, Vol. 18, 550-560, 2023.
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, S. Mridula, Anju Pradeep, P. Mohanan and R. Moolat, “Compact ACS-Fed Flexible Monopole Antenna for Dual Band Applications,” International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology, Vol. 17, 355-365, 2022
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, S. Mridula, Anju Pradeep, P. Mohanan, “Compact Flexible Asymmetric Coplanar Strip Fed Spiral Antenna,” International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (IJAST), 29, No. 10S, pp. 8192-8198, 2020.
  • Chippy K. Babu, S. Mridula, Reshma Lakshmanan, Mohanan,“An Asymmetric Coplanar Strip fed spiral antenna with non-uniform arm width for catheter application,” International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 13, N0. 3, 2018.

Conference Publications

  • Reshma Lakshmanan, S. Mridula, and P. Mohanan, ``Compact Dual-Band Flexible Antenna for WLAN/Wi- Fi Applications'', IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2018, pp. 451-452.
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, S. Mridula, Anju Pradeep and Binu Paul, “Novel Compact Flexible Chipless RFID Tags”, IEEE FLEPS 2021, IEEE International conference on Flexible, Printable Sensors and Systems.
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, S. Mridula, Anju Pradeep and P. Mohanan, `` Compact Flexible Asymmetric Coplanar Strip Fed Spiral Antenna '', International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication, Embedded and Secure Systems (ACCESS’20), Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology Kalady, 2020.
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, and Shinoj K. Sukumaran, `` Flexible Ultra Wide Band Antenna for WBAN Applications '', International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Science and Technology (ICETEST-2015), Elsevier, Procedia Technology 24 ( 2016 ) 880 – 887.
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, S. Mridula, Anju Pradeep and P. Mohanan, “ Flexible Microstrip Antenna Using Rubber Substrates for Wireless Communication Applications”, Advances in Polymer TechnologY (APT - 21 ), International conference, Dept. of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, CUSAT,
  • Diya C, Hena P Anand and Reshma Lakshmanan, `` Chipless multi-resonator RFID tags for object identification '', Online National Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology, MIT Anjarakandy, July 2020.
  • Nihal , Sruthy K. S, Geethu P. S, Nizamuddin K. S, Nithin Raj and Reshma Lakshmanan , “ Tree shaped dual band fractal antenna on a flexible substrate for rfid applications '', National Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology, MIT Anjarakandy, July 2020.
  • Prasad, A. S. S. S, A. T. George, A. Ramesh, R. Lakshmanan and R. Krishnan, "Innovative Slot-Enhanced Coplanar Waveguide Fed Circular Patch Ultra-Wideband Antenna for Medical Application," 2024 International Conference on Smart Electronics and Communication Systems (ISENSE), Kottayam, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISENSE63713.2024.10872110.
  • Dhanush S S; Nazila K N; Uthara C P; Abdul Rahman N M; Rahul Krishnan; Reshma Lakshmanan, Sreekanth K S, "Microstrip Antenna for Non-Destructive Metal Crack Detection," 2025 2nd International Conference on Trends in Engineering Systems and Technologies (ICTEST), Ernakulam, India, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICTEST64710.2025.11042876.
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, Devika M S, Govinda Pai G, Adil Kabir, and Adithyan S , presented a paper titled “Drugtrace: Microwave-Based Narcotics Detection System Using RF Signature,” Presented a paper at the 11th International Conference on Smart Computing and Communications (ICSCC) 2025, organized by Muthoot Institute of Technology & Science (MITS).
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, Aayisha Bathool, Alfia Mehrin, Archa Ajayakumar, and Aswathy V, presented a paper on “Design and Development of Compact Planar Antenna for Oil Characterization,” Presented a paper at the 11th International Conference on Smart Computing and Communications (ICSCC) 2025, organized by Muthoot Institute of Technology & Science (MITS).
  • Reshma Lakshmanan, Hanna Maria Thomas, Parvathy R Krishna, Parvathy V, and Sreelakshmi P M, presented a paper titled “Design and Development of a Fractal Antenna for Material Classification,” Presented a paper at the 11th International Conference on Smart Computing and Communications (ICSCC) 2025, organized by Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science (MITS).
  • IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) Student chapter Advisor.
  • Nidhin Shaju, Vysakh Pradeep, Ron Biju Jacob, Sathyajith S and Reshma Lakshmanan, project “Intelligent Resources Consumption System” sanctioned Kerala Startup     Mission, KSUM grand, Rs. 25000/-.
  • Faculty Professional Enrichment Cell (FPEC) department Member, ECE, ASIET
  • Student Welfare committee Department coordinator, ECE, ASIET.
  • BTech Student project “Intelligent Resources Consumption System” awarded 4 th prize at the MSIGMA – IEEE TechBurst 2K24 project presentation held on 9 th June 2024 at Gokulam Park, Kochi.
  • BTech Student project “Intelligent Resources Consumption System” awarded 1st prize in stream 1 at the ASPREN’ 24 project exhibition held on 16 th May at Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET).
  • NPTEL Elite certification on “ Antennas” with a score of  70%.
  • NPTEL Elite certification on “Analysis and Design Principles of Microwave Antennas” with a score of 66%, 2024
  • PhD degree in “Design and Development of Compact Flexible Antennas for Communication Application” awarded on 27/11/2024, Division of Electronics and Communication Engineering, school of Engineering (SoE), CUSAT.
  • Patent filing application submitted, No: 460274-001.
  • Faculty in charge, “Centre for Antenna design” (CAD), dedicated to research and projects within the RF and Microwave domain.
  • Course coordinator in 3-month certificate course on “HFSS for RF and Microwave: Antenna Design, Simulation & Testing” organized by Research Interest Group (RIG) -IoT and Wireless Communication, Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET).
  • Completed certificate course on “ PCB Fabrication Machine & System Design Mastery” organized by Center for AI-IoT Innovation, ASIET.

Details of Invited Talks/Chair

  • Resource person in Workshop on “Mastering LaTeX: A Workshop on effective report writing and paper publication with overleaf” organized by Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), March 19, 2025.
  • Resource person in 3 month certificate course on “ A Hands on training on advanced antenna design using ANSYS HFSS”, organized by Research Interest Group (RIG)-IoT and Wireless Communication, Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), 01/08/2024 – 30/11/2024.
  • Resource person in the Induction programme (All branch First year students, 2024-2028 batch) on the topic “Universal human Values”, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering &Technology (ASIET), Kalady, 02/09/2024-12/09/2024.
  • Resource person in the Induction programme (All branch First year students, 2025-2029 batch) on the topic “Universal human Values”, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering &Technology (ASIET), Kalady, 19/08/2025-24/08/2025.
  • Session chair in 11th International Conference on Smart Computing and Communications (ICSCC) 2025, organized by Muthoot Institute of Technology & Science (MITS), July 3 rd 2025.
  • Session chair in ACCESS 2025, organized by Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology (ASIET), Kalady, 11 th to 13 th June 2025.
  • Resource person in Talk on “A Guide to Publication, Indexing and Funding” for Faculty members organized by Faculty professional enrichment cell (FPEC), Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), 18 th March 2024.
  • Resource person in Workshop on “Mastering LaTeX: A Student’s Guide to Effective Report Writing and Paper Publications” organized by Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), April 17, 2024.
  • Resource person in 3-day Laboratory staff skill upgradation Workshop on “IoT and Antenna Dynamics: Bridging the Wireless World” organized by Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), June 24, 25 & 27, 2024.
  • Resource person in 6-day FDP on “Next-Generation Wireless Communication and Hands-on Session in HFSS for RF and Microwave” organized by Electronics Dept., Centre for Antenna Design (CAD), Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), June 29 th to 5 th July, 2024.

Faculty Development Programs attended:

  • Participated in 3-days FDP , organized by FPEC Cell, ASIET, June 2025.
  • Successfully completed the 3-day Face-to-Face FDP on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values (UHV) in Technical Education” organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) at Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering Technology, Ernakulam from 8 th February to 10th February 2024.
  • Attended 2-day training program organized by FPEC Cell, ASIET, July 2023.
  • FDP on “Antenna design and measurement”, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology (ASIET), Kalady, 08/02/2024-10/02/2024
  • Five Day FDP cum Hands on Workshop on “Wireless Communication Technologies for Beyond 5G Systems”, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering in association with Next Generation Communications Research Group and ELIX – Student Club of ECE, Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam during 24th – 28th June, 2024.
  • Six days FDP on “Next-Generation Wireless Communication and Hands-on Session in HFSS for RF and Microwave”., Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology (ASIET), Kalady, 29/06/24 – 05/07/24.
  • Six days FDPon "Next- Gen Wireless Systems and Antenna Design: HFSS modeling, Fabrication, and Testing for RF and Microwave Excellence”, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology (ASIET), Kalady, 22/05/25 – 28/05/25.

Consultancy projects

  • Consultancy projects under “Centre for Antenna design” (CAD), Dept. of Electronics, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET).

FDP/Conference/Webinars/Technical Talk/Workshop Co-ordinated

  • Session coordinator in ACCESS’23 conference organized by Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology (ASIET).
  • Session coordinator in ACCESS’25 conference organized by Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology (ASIET).
  • Program coordinator in Workshop on “Mastering LaTeX: A Student’s Guide to Effective Report Writing and Paper Publications” organized by Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), April 17, 2024.
  • Coordinator of Faculty Professional Enrichment session titled “Stress and Its Coping Strategies” organized by the Faculty Professional Enrichment Cell (FPEC) of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on December 13, 2024.
  • Program coordinator in Talk on “A Guide to Publication, Indexing and Funding” for Faculty members organized by Faculty professional enrichment cell (FPEC), Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), 18 th March 2024.
  • Coordinator of a talk on “How to cope exam stress” organized by the student welfare cell of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on October 23, 2024.
  • Coordinator in 2-day FDP on “Antenna design and measurement” organized by Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), May 24 th and 25 th , 2023.
  • Coordinator in 6-day FDP on “Next-Generation Wireless Communication and Hands-on Session in HFSS for RF and Microwave” organized by Electronics Dept., Centre for Antenna Design (CAD), Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), June 29 th to 5 th July, 2024.
  • Coordinator of 6-days FDP on “Next- Gen Wireless Systems and Antenna Design: HFSS modeling, Fabrication, and Testing for RF and Microwave Excellence” organized by Electronics Dept., Centre for Antenna Design (CAD), Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET), 21 th to 28 th May, 2025.
  • Course coordinator in 3-month certificate course on “HFSS for RF and Microwave: Antenna Design, Simulation & Testing” organized by Research Interest Group (RIG) -IoT and Wireless Communication, Electronics Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET).
  • Industry visit coordinator, students visited the Stratosphere-Troposphere (ST) Radar Facility at the Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research (ACARR), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT).

 

Email Phone Date Of Joining
reshma.ec@adishankara.ac.in 7907824033 03-04-2023