About Me

Prof. & Dr. Mukesh Singh

Full Professor, IEEE Senior Member

  • Department: Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering Department (EIED)
  • Institute: Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET)
  • Address: Patiala-Punjab, India

Dr. Mukesh Singh is a distinguished Full Professor at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology. He obtained his PhD from IIT Guwahati in 2013, and has since then made significant contributions to the field of Electric Vehicle, Vehicle to Grid, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy. He has been bestowed with the Engineer Gurcharan Singh Award by the Punjab Science Academy.

Currently, he is leading a project worth 20 Crores on electric vehicles as a project leader under DST, CSIR, DHI, and Industry. Prof. Singh has published numerous research papers in renowned journals and has served as a resource person for several conferences and workshops both in India and abroad. He has collaborated with esteemed universities like Ryerson University, Canada, Tel Aviv University Israel, and MIT Boston.

Dr. Singh has also established strong collaborative ties with esteemed institutions in India such as IIT Guwahati, IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee and IIT Kanpur. His research interests lie in the areas of renewable energy sources, smart grids, and vehicle-to-grid technologies.

He currently supervises 10 PhD students and has successfully guided 5 PhD students in defending their PhD Thesis. Recently, Dr. Singh has devoted his attention to the development of a Machine Learning algorithm for Electric Vehicle components, with his major breakthrough being the creation of a Netmeter for V2G Applications.

Performance In Numbers

PhD Students

Masters Students

Projects

Funding

Journal Papers

Conference Papers

Awards & Services

Awards

  • Honoured with Er. Gurcharan Singh Oration Award for Research in 2019 by Punjab Science Academy India.
  • Awarded best teacher
  • Awarded with most cited research paper in 2019 and 2020.
  • Awarded with best conference paper in year 2018.
  • Awarded A grade certificate for completing the DST sponsored project in 2019

Foreign Visits

  • Visited Padang, Indonesia for delevering keynote speech on IR4.0 in 2019
  • Visited Malaysia for presenting paper in CEAT, 2018 conference in September, 2018.
  • Visited Chicago, USA for presenting paper in IEEE PES General Meeting, July 2017.
  • Visited Boston, USA for presenting papers in IEEE PES General Meeting, July 2016.
  • Visited Thimpu, Bhutan for collaborative work in March, 2016.
  • Visited San Diego, California, USA for presenting paper in IEEE PES General Meeting, July, 2012.
  • Visited Detroit, USA, for presenting paper in IEEE ITEC Conference in June 2012.
  • Visited Macedonia for presenting paper in International conference held at Ohrid in September 2010.

Administrative Experience

  • Dean Research and Development- Ex Institute
  • ABET Coordinator- Electrical Engineering Program
  • Head of the Electrical Engineering Program-Ex Institute
  • Member, state governement EV implementation

Services

Reviewer 11

  • IEEE Systems Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • IEEE Transactions on Power System
  • IEEE Transactions on Sustaiable Energy
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems
  • Applied Energy
  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Review Editor 2

  • Editorial Board of Smart Grid Communications
  • Frontiers in Communications and Networks

Membership 2

  • IEEE Senior Member
  • ISTE

Conference/Workshop/Short term Courses organized 2

  • IEEE sponsored two day workshop on Fundamental on Matlab Programing in September, 2014
  • National level one week short term course on Recent Trends in Optimization and its Application in Engineering in April, 2013.

M.E and PhD Thesis Supervision/Guidance 15

  • Supervised 5 PhD students
  • 8 PhD students guidance are under progress
  • 10 ME students guidance completed

Testimonials

Riya Sharma

Research Scholar

I am deeply thankful for the opportunity to have worked under the guidance of Prof. Mukesh Singh. Their consistent support, expertise and invaluable feedback have played a crucial role in shaping my research skills and intellectual abilities. Their passion for research and commitment to success of students, making them an exceptional academic leader.

Shahrukh Alam

Research Scholar

I have the pleasure of being supervised by Dr.Mukesh Singh during my Ph.D. program. His expertise in the field of electrical engineering and his guidance throughout my research journey is invaluable. I am grateful for his mentorship and support. He is always supportive and encouraging, which helped me stay motivated and focused.