Dr. Pravin P.S.

September 19, 2022 by Dr. Pravin P.S.
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Assistant Professor

Email: pravin[at]ei.nits.ac.in

Date of Joining: 18/08/2022

Academic/Industrial Experience: 4+ years

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 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • PDF: National University of Singapore, Singapore (2021-2022)
  • Ph.D. :  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai (2014-2020)
  • M.Tech. : TKM College of Engineering, University of Kerala, Kerala (2009-2011)
  • B.Tech. : KMEA Engineering College, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (2005-2009)

 

EXPERIENCE

  • Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar from August 18, 2022 till date.
  • Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore from March 09, 2021 to August 13, 2022.
  • Research Associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay from March 05, 2020 to September 04, 2020. 
  • Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology from May 02, 2012 to December 30, 2013.
  • Project Engineer in the Small hydro power division, Energy Management Centre from November 14, 2011 to April 30, 2012.  

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Advanced Process Control
  • Renewable Energy Systems
  • AI & ML
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Optimization
  • Scheduling & Planning
  • Fuel Cells & Batteries

SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Pravin obtained his B.Tech degree in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala in 2009. Subsequently, he obtained his M.Tech degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with specialization in Industrial Instrumentation & Control Engineering from University of Kerala in 2011. He was awarded the PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in the year 2020. He then served as a post-doctoral researcher with the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore. On 18 August 2022, he joined NIT Silchar as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering. His research interests include advanced process control, process modelling & simulation, process optimization, artificial intelligence/machine learning, scheduling & planning, renewable energy systems, fuel cells and batteries. He is an active reviewer of various reputed journals and conferences and has reviewed several journal and conference papers to date.

PROJECTS

  • Cyber-Physical Production Systems-Towards Contextual and Intelligent Response, In collaboration with National University of Singapore and Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore, 2022. (Status: Completed)

 

SUBJECTS TAUGHT (INCLUDING SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING)

  • Process Control Engineering
  • Computerized Process Control
  • Robotics and Automation
  • Power Plant Instrumentation
  • Instrumentation Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Optimization
  • Digital Electronics
  • Network Theory

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Life Member, Instrument Society of India (ISOI)
  • Member, Automatic Control & Dynamic Optimization Society (ACDOS)
  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY

  • Department Undergraduate Program Committee(DUPC) member, NIT Silchar.
  • Institute examination cell member, NIT Silchar.
  • Department purchase committee member, NIT Silchar.
  • Overall coordinator for Research Scholars’ Symposium 2016, an annual event held in the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay on 13th February 2016.
  • PhD student representative in the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay during the academic year 2015-2016.
  • Faculty In-charge for Instrument Society of India – Kochi chapter.
  • Member of the Faculty advisory team for National Service Scheme at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology.

PUBLICATIONS

JOURNALS

  1. Ming Xiao, Keerthana Vellayappana, P.S. Pravin, Zhe Wu, “Optimization-Based Multi-Source Transfer Learning for Modeling of Nonlinear Processes”, Chemical Engineering Science, 2024.
  2. P.S. Pravin, Jaswin Zhi Ming Tan, Ken Shaun Yap, Zhe Wu, “Hyperparameter optimization strategies for machine learning-based stochastic energy efficient scheduling in cyber-physical production systems”, Digital Chemical Engineering, 4, 2022, 100047.
  3. P.S. Pravin, Zhiyao Luo, Lanyu Li, Xiaonan Wang, “Learning-based Scheduling of Industrial Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems”, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 159, 2022, 107665.
  4. Manu Suvarna, Apoorva Katragadda, Ziying Sun, Yun Bin Choh, Qianyu Chen, P.S. Pravin, Xiaonan Wang, “A machine learning framework to quantify and assess the impact of COVID-19 on the power sector: An Indian context”, Advances in Applied Energy,5, 2021, 100078.
  5. S. Misra, P.S. Pravin, Gudi, R.D., Bhartiya, S., “Integration of supply and demand side management using renewable power sources: Application on an Air Separation Plant”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60 (9), 2021, 3670-3686.
  6. P.S. Pravin, S. Misra, Bhartiya, S., Gudi, R.D., “A Reactive Scheduling and Control framework for Integration of Renewable Energy Sources with a Reformer-based Fuel Cell system and an Energy Storage Device”, Journal of Process Control (87), 2020, 147-165.
  7. P.S. Pravin, Bhartiya, S., Gudi, R.D., “Modeling and Predictive Control of an Integrated Reformer- Membrane- Fuel Cell- Battery Hybrid Dynamic System”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58, 2019, 11392-11406.
  8. P.S. Pravin, Gudi, R.D., Bhartiya, S., “Dynamic Modeling and Control of an Integrated Reformer-Membrane-Fuel Cell System”, Processes, 2018, 6(9), 169.

CONFERENCES

  1. Rithyam Pathak, Shubham Kumar, Vinayak Das, P.S. Pravin,” Optimization-Based Pump Operation Scheduling for Optimal Energy Management and Pumping Costs”, The 10th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT) 2024 to be held at Valletta, Malta on July 1-4, 2024.
  2. P.S. Pravin, Xiaonan Wang, Zhe Wu, ” Multi-stage dynamic optimization-based scheduling & demand side management of hybrid renewable energy systems under uncertainty“, AIChE Annual Meeting 2022, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ on November 13-18, 2022.
  3. P.S. Pravin, Jaswin Tan, Zhe Wu, ” Performance evaluation of various hyperparameter tuning strategies for uncertain parameter forecast using LSTM”, The 7th International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes (AdCONIP 2022) held at The Nest, UBC Vancouver, BC, Canada on August 7-9, 2022.
  4. P.S. Pravin, Xiaonan Wang, “Stochastic optimization approaches in solving energy scheduling problems under uncertainty”, The 13th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, including Biosystems (DYCOPS) held in Busan, Republic of Korea on June 14-17, 2022.
  5. Manu Suvarna, P.S. Pravin, Ken Shaun Yap, Xiaonan Wang, “Application of machine learning and big data for smart energy management in manufacturing”, The 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering – PSE 2021+ held in Kyoto, Japan on June 19-23, 2022.
  6. P.S. Pravin, Manu Suvarna, Xiaonan Wang, “Multi-Objective Stochastic Optimization for Hybrid Renewable Energy-Based Industrial Symbiosis Network”, AIChE Annual Meeting 2021, Boston, MA.
  7. P.S. Pravin, Zhiyao Luo, Xiaonan Wang, “Learning Based Scheduling of Industrial Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems”, AIChE Annual Meeting 2021, Boston, MA.
  8. Manu Suvarna, P.S. Pravin, Xiaonan Wang, “Data-Driven Optimization of Manufacturing Systems Under Supply and Demand Volatilities in an Industrial Symbiosis Network”, AIChE Annual Meeting 2020.
  9. P.S. Pravin, Shamik Misra, Sharad Bhartiya, Ravindra D. Gudi, “Advanced control of a reformer based PEM fuel cell system coupled with multiple, uncertain renewable energy sources and an energy storage system”, IFAC conference on Advances in Control & Optimization of Dynamical Systems [ACODS-2020], IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
  10. P.S. Pravin, Sharad Bhartiya, Ravindra D. Gudi, “Analysis of an integrated reformer-membrane-fuel cell system with battery backup and switching controller : Start-up case”, Fifth Indian Control Conference [ICC-2019], IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India.
  11. P.S. Pravin, Ravindra D. Gudi, Sharad Bhartiya, “Dynamic modeling of an integrated reformer membrane fuel cell system”, The 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control [IFAC WC-2017], Toulouse, France.
  12. Anish Gupta, P.S. Pravin, Sharad Bhartiya, Ravindra D. Gudi, “Iterative Learning Estimation with Lean Measurements”, 4th International Conference on Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamical Systems [ACODS-2016], NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
  13. P.S. Pravin, Ravindra D. Gudi, Sharad Bhartiya, “Integrated reformer fuel cell system for transportation and power applications”, Presented in Research Scholars’ Symposium 2016, organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
  14. P.S. Pravin, Abdul Jaleel J, “Performance evaluation of an Isolated Small Hydro Power Plant Using Conventional Controllers”, International Conference on Circuits, Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT-2013], Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Tamil Nadu, India.
  15. P.S. Pravin, Abdul Jaleel J, “Control of an isolated small hydro power plant: Case study on Kallar small hydro power project”, Presented in International Conference on “Modern trends in Instrumentation & Control 2011″, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Ankur Gupta, P.S. Pravin, “Design and Implementation of an optimal energy efficient dual axis solar tracking system”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering: Emerging Electronics and Automation, Springer 2023.
  2. P.S. Pravin, Zhe Wu, “Multi-stage and multi-objective dynamic optimization-based scheduling of uncertain hybrid renewable energy systems with real-time energy compensation”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering: Emerging Electronics and Automation, Springer 2022.
  3. P.S. Pravin, Jaswin Zhi Ming Tan, Zhe Wu, “Clustering based multi-objective stochastic optimization approach in scheduling optimal energy dispatch of multiple energy sources in the presence of uncertainty”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering: Emerging Electronics and Automation, Springer 2022.
  4. P.S. Pravin, Ravindra D. Gudi, Sharad Bhartiya, “Dynamic analysis of an integrated reformer membrane-fuel cell system with a battery backup and switching controller for automotive applications”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering: Control Instrumentation Systems, Springer-Singapore, 2019. 

WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

  • Overall coordinator for a seminar contest organized for final year B.Tech students from various engineering colleges in association with Instrument Society of India – Kochi chapter.

 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Selected for the Student Support Program as part of the Indian Control Conference 2019 held at IIT Delhi, India.
  • Selected for the Young author support award by the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) and received a cash prize of EUR1000 for attending the 20th World Congress of IFAC held in Toulouse, France.
  • Secured Best oral presentation award in the area of Process Systems Engineering in Research Scholars’ Symposium 2016 held at IIT Bombay, India.
  • Secured Second best presentation award for the topic “Integrated reformer-fuel cell system for transportation and power applications” in a symposium on Technological Innovation & Entrepreneurship organized by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited MDI, Nidgi, Pune, India.
  • Secured First position in the Band performance organized as part of the PG Cultural competition at IIT Bombay during the academic year 2016-2017.
  • Participated and successfully completed 108 Suryanamaskar Challenge organized by IIT Bombay as part of International day of Yoga on 21st of June 2016 and 2018.