Post on 20-May-2018
CURRICULUM VITAE
R. Femi
Lecturer
Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
BITS, Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus
Zuarinagar, Goa, India – 403726
E.Mail : femi@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in
Url : http://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/goa/femi/profile
Phone: 0832-2580242
Mobile: 09552766288
Academics:
Ph.D. Pursuing from BITS, Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus. (Since August 2013)
M.E. Power Electronics and Drives from Government College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu.
(Anna University, Chennai), 2008.
B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering from N.I College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu.
(Anna University, Chennai), 2006.
Proposed Topic of Research for Ph.D Thesis
“Design and Development of scalable, arc-less, ultrafast, miniaturized circuit breaker for
over-current protection in electric power distribution system”
Supervisors: Dr. Shibu Clement and Dr. Anita Agrawal
Area of Research
Power Electronics, Power System, Miniaturization of electrical devices, arc-less switching,
Power MEMS.
Experience
BITS Pilani K. K. Birla Goa Campus, from June 2010 onwards.
SCAD College of Engineering and Technology, Tirunelveli from June 2008 to April 2010.
Courses taught
Electric Power Utilization and Illumination (EEE F427) Power Electronics (EEE/INSTR F342) Electrical Sciences (EEE F111) Electrical Sciences-I (ES C241) Electrical Sciences-II (ES C272)
Solid State Drives
Special Electrical Machines
WILP Courses taught
Power System Engineering-I (POWTP ZC 342) Electrical Technology (POWAB ZC251)
Engineering Measurements (TA ZC 232)
Laboratory Courses
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (ME F215) Electrical Machines (EEE/INSTR F211) Electro Mechanical Energy Conversion (EEE/INSTR C371)
Journal Publication
1. R. Femi, Anita Agrawal and Shibu Clement, “An FEM Study of the Electrothermal
Properties of Microelectrical Contacts for Application in the Design of Arcless
Switches”, IEEE Transaction on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing
Technology, vol.6, No.3,pp. 407- 417, March 2016. ISSN : 2156-3950,
DOI:10.1109/TCPMT.2016.2514369
2. R. Femi, S. Clement, A. Agrawal and A. A. Prince, "Investigation of
Microelectromechanical Switches for Next Generation DC Power Distribution
System" International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems
(IJEEPS), Berkeley Electronic Press, Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 591–605, ISSN
(Online) 1553-779X, ISSN (Print) 2194-5756, DOI: 10.1515/ijeeps-2014-
0042, November 2014.
Conference Publications 1. R. Femi, S. Clement, A. Agrawal and A. A. Prince, “Effect of Electric Field on
Electrical Breakdown Arc Behavior of Micro Contact Gaps: A 3D
Approach”, 6th
IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering conference,
Hong Kong, December 2014. DOI:10.1109/APPEEC.2014.7065973
2. R. Femi, S. Clement, A. Agrawal and A. A. Prince, “Cross Tied Array of Electro-statically Actuated Micro-Electromechanical Switches for AC Circuit Breaking Applications” IEEE International Conference on Magnetics, Machines & Drives, July 2014. DOI:10.1109/AICERA.2014.6908215
3. A. A. Prince, G. M. Mangalgiri and R. Femi, “Electronic Circuit Design and Analysis of MEMS Current Sensor”, International Conference on Emerging Technologies - Micro to Nano, 2013.
4. R. Femi, P. Latha, “Supervised Learning Techniques for Feed-forward Artificial
Neural Network", National Conference on Recent approaches in Communication
and Information Technology, 2009.
5. R. Femi, P. Latha, “Analog Neural Network Controller for Single phase Shunt Active
Power Filter”, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical
Engineering and Power Drives, pp. 147-153, 2008.
6. R. Femi, P. Latha, “Analog Implementation of Neural Network Controller for Single
phase Active Power Filter, National Conference on Vision of India with
Technological Excellences, 2008.
Workshops Attended
1. INUP Familiarization workshop on “Nanaofabrication Technologies”, Centre of
Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, May 21-23,
2014.
2. Workshop on “DSP Controller for Special Machines - BLDC”, Government
College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, August 24-25, 2006.
3. Workshop on “Embedded Controller for Switched Reluctance Motor”, Government
College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, March 1-2, 2007.
4. Workshop on “DSP Controller for Special Machines - PMSM”, Government
College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, May 4-5, 2007.
Training Attended
1. INUP Hands-on Training on “MEMS Cantilever and Micro Nano Characterization
Techniques”, Centre of Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, May 21-29, 2015.
2. In-plant training at “Tuticorin Thermal Power Station”, May 11-18, 2004.
3. In-plant training at “Tuticorin Port Trust”, June 1-10, 2004
Personal profile
Name : R. Femi
Date of birth : 05-06-1985
Gender : Female