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Mekaladevi V.

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr), Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Engineering, Coimbatore

Qualification: M.Tech
v_mekaladevi [at]cb[dot]amrita[dot]edu
Ph: +91 422 2685000 Ext. 5727
Research Interest: Antenna design and simulation, Electromagnetics, Embedded Systems, Optimization Algorithms, Transmission Lines

Bio Publications Education Professional Experience Academic Responsibilities Undergraduate Courses handled Participation in Faculty Development / STTP / Workshops /Conferences Organizing Faculty Development / STTP / Workshops /Conferences Research Expertise Teaching
Bio

Mekaladevi received the B. E. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Periyar University, in 2003 and the M. Tech. Degree in Remote Sensing and wireless Sensor Networks, from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in 2013. She is currently pursuing the Ph. D. degree in Electronics and Communication at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.

From 2004 to 2013, she was a Lecturer and currently serves as Assistant Professor (Sr. G) with the Department of ECE, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore Campus. She is an Associate member of IETE. Her research interest includes the development of a miniaturized Antenna using Evolutionary Algorithm.

She bagged certificate of excellence in academic performance for the consecutive years 2001, 2002 during her BE degree.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2018

Design of Microwave Absorbers using Improvised Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

Cite this Research Publication : M. H, V, M., and M, N. Devi, “Design of Microwave Absorbers using Improvised Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm”, Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications, vol. 17, pp. 188 - 200, 2018.

Publisher : scielo

Year : 2014

Design of Axial Mode Helical Antenna Array for NOAA-18 HRPT Reception at 1700MHz.

Cite this Research Publication : A. Narayanan, R, V. Priya, M, V., K, N., R, J. Surya, and V, M., “Design of Axial Mode Helical Antenna Array for NOAA-18 HRPT Reception at 1700MHz.”, PISER12 Progress In Science and Engineering Research Journal , vol. 02, no. 06, pp. 381-385, 2014.

Publisher : PISER12 Progress In Science and Engineering Research Journal

Conference Paper

Year : 2018

Velocity Restriction-Based Improvised Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

Cite this Research Publication : H. Mouna, Azhagan, M. S. Mukhil, Radhika, M. N., V, M., and M. Devi, N., “Velocity Restriction-Based Improvised Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm”, in Progress in Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering, Singapore, 2018.

Publisher : Progress in Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering, Springer Singapore.

Year : 2013

Compressive Sensing for Pulse Position Modulated UWB Signal

Cite this Research Publication : D. Abhilash, Sankar, A., Janakiraman, S., G. Kiran, R., Sudan, R. Kaur, and V, M., “Compressive Sensing for Pulse Position Modulated UWB Signal”, in Mobile Communication and Power Engineering, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2013, pp. 115–121.

Publisher : Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Education
  • Pursuing: Ph. D. in RF design and optimization
    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
  • 2013: M.Tech. in Remote sensing and wireless sensor networks
    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Professional Experience
Year Affiliation
2013 – Till present Assistant Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Domain : Teaching and Research
2004 – 2013 Lecturer, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Domain : Teaching and Research
Academic Responsibilities
S.No Position Class / Batch Responsibility
1 Class Adviser B.Tech /EIE To monitor the status of each student’s academic and their personal issues
3 Class Adviser B.Tech /ECE ‘B’ -do-
4 Class Adviser B.Tech /ECE ‘A’ -do-
2 Time-Table Coordinator 2013-15 To allocate slots for each faculty member as per the subject and batch
5 Academic Coordinator B.Tech /ECE ‘B’ To take care of academic related issues like Re-registration, Remedial courses.
Undergraduate Courses handled
  1. Digital Signal Processing
  2. Linear Integrated Circuits
  3. Electronics Engineering
  4. Electrical Engineering
  5. Digital Circuits
  6. Mobile Communication
  7. Microprocessors
  8. Introduction to Microcontrollers and its Applications
  9. Applied Electromagnetism
  10. Transmission lines and radiating systems
  11. Antenna Systems and Design
  12. Microwave Engineering
Participation in Faculty Development / STTP / Workshops /Conferences
S.No Title Organization Period Outcome
1. Scholarly Writing and Publishing Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore April 11, 2018 Helped in paper writing
2. National Seminar on Electromagnetics:Fundamentals,relevance and Applications-2018 Department of E&I Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. March 8 – 9,,2018 Established connection between theory and real time applications for research
3 Two Week ISTE workshop on Signals and Systems conducted IIT Kharagpur January 2 – 12, 2014 Knowledge about various applications of signals and systems
4 Two Week ISTE workshop on Analog Electronics IIT Kharagpur June 4 – 14, 2013 Course plan for UG
5 International Conference of Women in computing Department of CSE,Amrita School of Engg, Coimbatore January 9 – 11, 2013 Scope for various research domain
6 Two Week ISTE workshop on Basic Electronics IIT Bombay June 28 –  July 8, 2011 To develop course plan for UG course
7 Hands-on Application &Development on Wireless Sensor Networks Velalar College of Engg &Tech,Coimbatore April 23, 2010 Programming aspect of WSN learnt
8. Nanotechnology Department of ECE,Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore July 13,  2009 Idea about nano Materials for RF applications
Organizing Faculty Development / STTP / Workshops /Conferences
SNo Title Organization Period Outcome
1. Workshop on “PIC Microcontrollers” Department of ECE ,Amrita School of Engg, Coimbatore July 19 – 21, 2010 Students are motivated to take up embedded based projects
2. Two DayFacultyDevelopmentProgramme on Embedded System Design using ARM LPC2148 Department of ECE ,Amrita School of Engg, Coimbatore July 22 – 23, 2017 Insight to the revised syllabus on ARM for theory and lab handling faculty members.
Research Expertise

Project Details:

  • Microwave absorber design using improvised Particle swarm optimization algorithm
  • Secure data encryption and decryption through GSM for the application of taser on quadcopter.
  • Wearable antenna for satellite communications in GPS and Iridium bands
  • Compressive sensing for PPM modulation
  • Optimization of SDR based weather satellite image reception
Teaching
  • Introduction to Microcontrollers and Applications
  • Electromagnetic wave propagation
  • Transmission lines and waveguides
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Digital circuits
  • Introduction to Digital Signal Processing
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