Information
- Designation : Assistant Professor
- Email : biswajitsahoo@ee.nits.ac.in
- Phone :
Introduction [Biosketch]
- Biswajit Sahoo received his B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering from the School of Electrical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar in 2013. He completed his Ph.D. in 2021 from school of electrical sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar. He worked as Associate Software Developer in UnitedHealth Group, Hyderabad from June 2013 to July 2015. Since 2015, He has carried out his research in the field of power system monitoring, protection which includes the development of wide-area backup protection algorithms, application of synchrophasors to primary and back-up fault protection, machine learning applications for enhancing security of protection algorithms and advanced signal processing techniques for fault detection, etc. He is currently working in the area of Protection and Control of AC, DC and Hybrid AC-DC Microgrid. His research work has led to publication of 10 research papers in reputed international journals such as IEEE Transaction on Power Delivery, IEEE Access, IEEE Systems Journal and IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution and international conferences.
- He renders his services voluntarily as a reviewer to Scopus indexed International Journals like IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, IEEE Systems Journal, IEEE Access, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution etc. Currently, he is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at NIT Silchar.
Areas of Interest
- • Wide area back-up protection
- • Machine learning application to power system protection
- • AC & DC Microgrid Protection
- • Phasor measurement unit and Wide-area measurements (WAMs)
- • Protection of Series-Compensated Transmission System
| Institution | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | 2021 | PhD |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | 2013 | B.Tech |
Teaching Experience
Industrial/Research Experience
| Sl.No | Certification Name | Documents | Certification Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short-term summer research project | at Warwick manufacturing group, university of Warwick, UK on the topic “Energy storage for smart grid (Construction of Li-TiS2 molten salt battery)” during May-June 2012 |
Awards And Honours
- • Member of the Organizing Committee of National Workshop on Smart Grid Technology (NWSGT)-2020, National Frontiers of Engineering (NatFoE)-2019, National Power System Conference (NPSC)-2016, held in IIT Bhubaneswar.
- • Active reviewer in various reputed SCIE / ESCI / SCOPUS indexed journals and International conferences.
- • Received Institute Silver Medal of IIT Bhubaneswar for obtaining the first rank in the Department of Electrical Engineering in B.Tech in 2013.
- • Carried out Short-term summer research project at Warwick manufacturing group, university of Warwick, UK on the topic “Energy storage for smart grid (Construction of Li-TiS2 molten salt battery)” during May-June 2012
- • Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)-2013, 2014 & 2015.
- • Qualified in the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT JEE), All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) and Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) in 2009.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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Senior Member, IEEE (Member of The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers)
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Member, IET (Member of The Institution of Engineering & Technology)
WORKSHOP ORGANIZED
a) Faculty Development Program (FDP) organized:
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Coordinator of One Week Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Sustainable Energy Technology and Green Mobility: Present Status and Future Prospects (SETGM 2024)” organized by the Electrical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam during 11th-16th September 2024.
INVITED TALKS
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Delivered a technical session on the topic entitled, “Machine learning algorithms for enhanced wide area back-up protection of transmission system” on 5th December 2024 (10:00 AM to 12:00 PM) for the One Week Online Short Term Course on "AI and ML Application in Power System" (2nd Dec’ 2024 – 6th Dec’ 2024) organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Rourkela, Odisha-144027.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING)
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Assistant Secretary, Department Purchase Committee (DPC) since Jan 2025.
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Doctoral Committee Member of Ph.D. Scholars in the EE Dept. since June 2024.
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Session Coordinator of BTECH Project Viva Exams (UG) in the EE Dept. since Mar 2024.
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External Examiner for the end-semester exam of BTECH Laboratory classes (UG) in the EE Dept. since Apr 2024.
PEER REVIEW
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
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IEEE Transcations on Power Delivery
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IEEE Systems Journal
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IEEE Access
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IET renewable power generation
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
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IEEE North-East India International Energy Conversion Conference and Exhibition, Silchar, India https://ne-iecce2025.org/
