Dr.P.Muthuchidambaranathan

Dr. P. Muthuchidambaranathan received his B.Engg. Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, in 1992, the M.Engg. Degree in Microwave and Optical Engineering, from A.C. College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi, India, in 1994. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in optical communication from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, India in 2009. He is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, India. His research interests include recent technologies in wireless communications, and optical communications. He published his research papers in refereed international journals, and international and national conferences. He is an author of the textbook “Wireless Communications” (published by Prentice Hall of India).

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Academic Qualifications (From Highest Degree to High School):

Examination	Board / University	Year	Division/ Grade	Subjects
Ph.D	NIT Tiruchirappalli	2009	First Class	Analysis of Soliton Propagation in Birefringent Optical Fibers
M.E.	ACCET, Karaikudi (Madurai Kamaraj University)	1994	First Class	Microwave and Optical Engineering
B.E	Govt. College of Tech. Coimbatore (Bharathiar University)	1992	First Class	Electronics and Communication Engineering
HSC	St.Mary’s Hr.Sec.School, Dindigul	1988	First Class	I Group
SSLC	St.Mary’s Hr.Sec.School, Dindigul	1986	First Class	I Group

 

Employment Profile

Sl. No.	Designation	Name of the	From	To
		Institute/Organization	Month-year	Month-Year
1.	R&D and Test Engineer	Radiall Protectron (P) Ltd. Bangalore	10.10.1994	05.05.1995
2.	Lecturer	Shanmugha College of Engineering , Thanjavur	01-06-1995	30-04-1997
3.	Lecturer	NIT-Trichy. (formerly REC)	02-05-1997	01-05-2002
4.	Lecturer (S.S)	NIT-Trichy. (formerly REC)	02-05-2002	30.06.2007
5.	Lecturer (S.G)	NIT-Trichy. (formerly REC)	01-07-2007	30.06.2010
4.	Associate Professor	NIT-Trichy	01.07.2010	11.03.2018
5.	Professor	NIT-Trichy	12.03.2018	Till date

 

Field(s) of Specialization:

• Wireless Communication
• Fiber Optical Communication
• Electromagnetics
• Air to Ground communication
• Free Space Optical Communication

Ph.D. Thesis details:

Title: Analysis of Soliton Propagation in Birefringent Optical Fibers

Field/domain: Optical communication

Department: Electronics and Communication Engineering

University: National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NITT)

Supervisor: Dr. N. Kalyanasundaram

Year of award: 2009

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University:

Position	Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution	From	To
Chairman of M.S. and Ph.D. Admissions Committee	NIT Tiruchirappalli	2017	Till date
Associate Dean    (M.S. /Ph.D.)	NIT Tiruchirappalli	21.12.2018	Till date
Associate Dean    (UG-II)	NIT Tiruchirappalli	21.12.2018	Till date
Member of M.S. and Ph.D. Admissions Committee	NIT Tiruchirappalli	2014	2017
DAC member of Computer Support Group	Computer Support Group	-	-
DAC member	ECE	-	-
Member of M.S. and Ph.D. Admissions Committee	ECE	2010	Till date
Hostel Warden	Lapis	-	-
	Agate Hostel	1997	1998

 

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside the University:

Position	Institution	From	To
DC Member	Anna University Chennai, Deemed Universities	-	-
Result Committee Member	Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur	-	-

 

Awards, Associateships etc:

Sl No.	Name of Award	Awarding Agency	Year
1	Institute day Award for maximum number of research publications	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	2017 and 2018

 

Details of Academic Work:

Curriculum Development

1. Active participation in revising the UG & PG syllabus every year.
2. Staff in charge of Communication Engineering Laboratory and developing new experiments to apply the recent trends adopted in the field of Communication systems.
3. Doing all matters pertaining to Communication Engineering laboratory like procurement and maintenance of equipment, purchase of components, arranging for the service/repair of defective equipment etc.
4. Participated in developing laboratory instruction material for Communication Engineering Lab; Introduced new experiments based on WiComm Kit, WARP and CommSim.
5. Giving software assignments & mini projects to the students in the upcoming fields of Wireless Communication and Optical Communication during their course of study.

 

Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels

List of subjects/labs	UG/PG
Engineering Electromagnetics	UG
Fiber Optic Communication	UG
Analog Integrated Circuits	UG
Electronic Circuits	UG
Digital Systems	UG
Wireless Communication	UG & PG
Fiber Optic Communication  Systems	UG, PG
Broadband Wireless Technologies	PG

 

Other contribution(s)

1. Developing Wireless System Design Lab
2. Time-table coordinator. Preparing Class Time-table for UG and PG.
3. Doing Course allotment to faculty of ECE and Distribution.
4. Distribution of workload to M.Tech. Scholars in connection with the laboratory classes, cycle tests and end semester examinations.
5. In-charge of department Xerox machine servicing and maintenance.
6. Performing as a PAC Chairman in UG and PG levels
7. Member of M.Tech. Communication Systems Project committee.
8. Coordinating the final year B.Tech projects and comprehensive exam during the past years.

Research and Development

• Developed Wireless System Design Lab under DST FIST (Fund: 60 Lakhs) (2012-2017)
• Purchase initiator and Coordinator of Hardware Equipment and Software procurement for the Wireless Communication lab from Agilent Technologies worth of Rupees One Crore (Total Fund: 160 Lakhs)
• Research Lab. on Wireless System Design aims at wide range of theoretical research, algorithm development, system architectures and testing facilities to meet the industry standards of present and future wireless technologies.
• Wireless Communication laboratory supports UG and PG laboratory course. Also  PG , MS by research and PhD projects on the design, theory and prototyping of wireless, optical communication systems. The laboratory includes facilities for the real time testing of experimental prototypes as well as computing resources for system design and analysis.

International Research Collaborations- Ongoing

• Indo-Italian Joint Project–Collaboration with Politecnico di Milano-Italy. (Indo-Italy Exchange of Researchers Program), DST Sponsored Rs. 10.8 Lakhs (2017-2020). Project title: Networked airborne Base Stations for Disaster Management
• Collaboration with TOMSK Polytechnic University, Russia and University of New Lisbon, Portugal, MHRD- SPARC sponsored Rs. 73 Lakhs (2019 - 2021). Project title: Self-Energized UAV-assisted Communications for 5G Wireless Networks
• University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada invited three of my research scholars (Area of research: MIMO System, Cognitive Radio, Underwater Optical Wireless Communication)
• Politecnico di Milano-Italy invited three of my research scholars. (Area of research: HAP/UAV Communication)

Details of Major R&D Projects:

Title of Project	Funding Agency	Duration		Status
		From	To	Ongoing/ Completed
Wireless System Design Lab (Co-Coordinator)	DST-FIST	2012	2017	Completed
Networked airborne base stations for disaster management	DST -Indo-Italian executive program in scientific and technological cooperation	2017	2020	Ongoing
Self-Energised UAV-assisted Communications for 5G Wireless Networks	MHRD-SPARC	2019	2021	Ongoing

 

PhDs guided

S.No	Name of the Scholar	Graduate Programme	Area of Research	Status
1.	M. Raja	PhD	Tranceiver Design for MIMO Systems	Completed
2.	S. Hariharan	PhD	Cooperative-MIMO for Cognitive Radio Networks	Completed
3.	V. K. Jagadeesh	PhD	RF- Free Space Optics	Completed
4.	M. Surendar	PhD	Multi Uuser  MIMO-OFDM	Completed
5.	P. G. Sudheesh	PhD	Interference Alignment	Completed
6.	M. Narasimman	PhD	LTE, Green Communication	Ongoing
7.	Vineeth Palliyembil	PhD	RF – Free Space Optics	Ongoing
8.	J AnandPushparaj	PhD	5G Wireless Technology	Ongoing
9.	R.Rajaganapathi	PhD	Cognitive Radio	Ongoing
10.	G.Sivakannu	PhD	Air to Ground Communication	Ongoing
11.	Sammaiah thurpati	PhD	Doing Course work	Ongoing
12.	Thangaraju	PhD	Doing Course work	Ongoing
13.	A. Kalaiselvan	M. S.	Multiple antenna systems	Completed
14.	Sandeep Singh Virk	M. S.	LTE, SC-FDMA	Completed
15.	Seshanna Katam	M. S.	OFDM	Completed
16.	Sanjay Singh Yadav	M. S.	Cooperative-MIMO for Cognitive Radio Networks	Completed

 

Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia/Seminars Organized (as Chairman/ Organizing Secretary/ Convener / Co-Convener)

Title of Activity	Level of Event (International/ National/ Local)	Date (s)	Role	Venue
Design, Simulation and Research Application of Advanced wireless standards Using EEsof	National	July 23-25, 2015	Coordinator	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Microwaves through software	National	November 6 & 7, 2015	Coordinator	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Evolution of 5G and IoT through Cognitive Radio Networks	National	May 6 & 7, 2016	Coordinator	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

 

Membership of Learned Societies

Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member )	Organization	Membership No. with date
Member	IETE	M189094 (2007)
Associate Member	IECE	AM086789-9  (2000)
Life Member	ISTE	LM30443  (2000)

 

Academic Foreign Visits

Country	Duration of Visit	Programme
Singapore	2-4 July 2007	Fourth IEEE and IFIP international conference on Wireless and Optical Communication Networks (WOCN 2007), Singapore
	Scholars Visit Under Guidance
Ph.D.   Scholar Visited abroad	Duration of Visit	University Visited	Area & Foreign Supervisor
M. Raja	Jan-June 2011 & Jan-June 2012	University of Saskatchewan ,SK, Saskatoon, Canada.	Transceiver Design           for MIMO Systems Prof. Dr. Ha H. Nguyen
S. Hariharan	Sep 2011-Feb 2012	University of Saskatchewan ,SK, Saskatoon, Canada.	Cognitive Radio Prof. Dr. Ha H. Nguyen
Jagadeesh V K	Dec 2012-May 2013	University of Saskatchewan ,SK, Saskatoon, Canada.	Underwater Optical Wireless Communication Dr. Francis M. Bui
Sudheesh P G	03 Oct 2017-12 Oct 2017	Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy	Networked airborne Base Stations for Disaster Management
Vineeth palliyembil and Anandpushparaj. J	11 Nov 2018 – 21 Nov 2018	Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy	Networked airborne Base Stations for Disaster Management

 

Publications

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Book Published as Single Author

• P.Muthu Chidambara Nathan, ‘Wireless Communications’, Prentice Hall of India, 2008. ISBN:978-81-203-3514- 1

http://www.phindia.com/bookdetail.php?isbn=978-81-203-3514-1

 

Contact Address

Dr. P.Muthuchidambaranathan ,
Professor,
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli -620015

 

Landline No: +91-431-2503309 

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