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Dr. Ratul Kr Baruah, F-IETE, SM-IEEE

Associate Professor

Dept of Electronics & Comm. Engineering

Tezpur University

Napaam - 784028, Assam, India 

 

Email: ratulkr[AT*]tezu.ernet.in

Phone: +91-3712-275265 (O)

Fax: +91-3712-267005/6

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ratul-kr-baruah-sm-ieee-756b6914/

Research Highlights

 

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Research Areas
Semiconductor Devices | Memory Circuits | Flexible Electronics | Biosensors

​  Media coverage of my research work

​Educational Qualification​

Postdoctoral : School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, 2018-2019

Ph.D               : Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 2015

M.Tech           : Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Tezpur University, 2007

​  Work Experience​

  • Associate Professor, Dept. of ECE, Tezpur Univ., since Feb. 2020

  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE, Tezpur Univ., Feb. 2009 to Feb. 2020

  Research & Other Experience

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  • AdaptNET-Erasmus+ training on "Strengthening education, research, and innovation for climate-smart crops in India" at Milan (Italy), Ancona (Italy), Costa Navarino (Greece), ICRISAT (India) during Jan-Feb 2020, fully funded by European Commission.​

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  • DBT Overseas Postdoctoral research Fellowship, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, 2018-2019

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  • INSA-DFG Bilateral Exchange Scientist: Technical University Dresden &  THM, Giessen, Germany, May-July 2017

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  • INSA Visiting Scientists Fellowship: Nanolab, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, June-July 2016

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  • Senior Research Fellow (SRF): NSDRL, Dept. of Electronic Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, B'lore, 2008-2009

 

  • Research Assistant:  VLSI Design Laboratory, Semi-Conductor Laboratory, ISRO at Mohali, 2006-2007

  • PGDCA (Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application): Cotton University, Guwahati & CDAC, Pune, 2004

  Professional Recognition/ Award ​​

  • "Certificate of Appreciation", received from Honorable Vice Chancellor, Tezpur University on 31st Foundation of the University, 21.01.2024. Photo

  • (Best Innovation exhibition award) Ph.D student Mr. Albert Daimari, was one of the winners of "Innovative Idea Exhibition" at 31st CMDAYS 2023 Conference (22-24 Jan 2024) organized by Dept. of Physics, TU. The work is in collaboration with Dr. Sarma's group at Physics dept, TU.

  • (Best B.Tech Project 2023) Prof. Bipin Dhekial Phukan Memorial Award for Best B.Tech Peoject of ECE 2023 to Mr. Ankit Deori and Mr. Arnab Pawe on 2D NAND Flash Memory.

  • (Best paper award) A. Bhattacharjee, R.K Baruah, "Mechanical and Electrical Performance of Stretchable Honeycomb Interconnect with Aspect Ratio Variation", IEEE Devic 2023, Kolkata, April 7-8 2023  

  • (Best paper award) D. Deb, R. Goswami, R.K. Baruah, K. Kandpal, R. Saha, "An SOI n-p-n Double Gate TFET for Low Power Applications", IEEE DevIC 2021, May '21, Kolkata

  • Life Member, The Institution for Engineers India (IEI)

  • Fellow, IETE (The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers), Nov. 2020

  • Elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior member. Oct. 2020. (IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA)

  • Enlisted in online Marquis Who's Who biography.

  • (Second prize for Best Research paper) "Mechanical reliability of a Flexible Bandage-like submental sensor patch to study Swallowing disorders by R. K. Baruah, M. Kim, C. Kantarcigi, B. Kim, C.H. Lee, M. A. Alam" at International research symposium, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, April 2019.

  • I had the privilege of attending and representing Tezpur University at “Meeting of National Innovation Clubs” a day-long program at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on March 8, 2017. Also, I had a poster presentation and an oral presentation (representing Tezpur university along with 4 other central institutes of India).

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  • Honorable President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the students and faculty of institutes of higher learning, India, through video-conference using national knowledge network” on the topic “Innovation: A way of life" on August 10, 2016. Our work “An Intelligent Helmet System” along with 4 others from different institutes of India was presented to the Honorable President of India as our experiences on the topic.

  • Member IEEE (No: 92048530), Life Member IETE (No. M 500259)

  • DST-SERB First Track Project for Young Scientists in Engineering Sciences, 2013

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  • DST International travel fellowship (full) to attend a conference in the USA, 2012

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  • Qualified GATE exam, 2004, MHRD fellowship 2005-2007.

  • A reviewer of the following Journals & numerous national and international conferences

    • IEEE Transactions on Flexible Electronics

    • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices (Golden list of reviewers’ 2014)

    • IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

    • IET Circuits, Devices & Systems

    • Membranes

    • Electronics

    • IETE Journal of Research

    • Journal of Computational Electronics

    • IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, etc

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  Current/Completed Research Projects

  • PI: "Fractal Web-based flexible Interconnects",  Core Research Grant (CRG), SERB, 2022-2025

  • Co-PI: "Development of a Mobile Application and Agroclimatic Atlas for Climate Smart Agriculture in Assam", Indian Space Research organization (ISRO) in collaboration with Assam Agricultural University (AAU) Jorhat, 25 L, 2022-25

  • Co-Coordinator of departmental DST FIST II for lab establishment,  ~173L, 2019-2024

  • PI: DFG, Germany (Project grant vide No: GZ: KL 1042/8-1, 2017) for Bilateral Exchange Programme.

  • PI: Minor project by Tezpur University on “Intelligent Helmet System”, 2015.

  • PI: “To study the impact and compensation of process-induced variations in junctionless transistor for improved reliability”, funded by DST SERB, Govt. of India, 2013- 2016.

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  • PI: Institute Seed grant (Tezpur University), “To study the analog performance of junctionless transistor”, 2011-2013.

  Academic training/workshop attended related to my discipline (Excluding Conf)

  • XXII International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD 2021), IIT Madras Research Park, Dec. 13-17, 2023

  • XXI International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD 2021), Dec. 14-17, 2021

  • Winter School on Wearable Sensors and Devices, IEEE Sensor Council, 6-7 Feb, 2021

  • 1 week FDP on "Outcome Based Education (OBE) and NBA Accreditation Process" during 23-27 November, 2020 (BVICAM)

  • 2-Day Familiarization Workshop on Nanofabrication Technologies by IIT Bombay & Tezpur Univ. April 25-26, 2015.

  • Workshop on NEMS and Theranostic Devices, IIT Guwahati, March 16-17, 2015.

  • QIP Sponsored STC on RF and Photonics: Fundamentals & Advances, February 23 - 27, IIT Guwahati, 2015.

  • Faculty Development Program on ‘Current Approaches in Teaching and Research in Science and Tech.’, TU, Dec. 15-27, 2014.

  • Two week ISTE main workshops on Fluid Mechanics by IIT Kharagpur, May 20-30, 2014.

  • Two week ISTE main workshops on Analog Electronics by IIT Kharagpur, June 4-14, 2013.

  • 17th INUP Hands-on Training Workshop on Nanofabrication Technologies, IIT Bombay, March 18-22, 2013.

  • MOS-AK/GSA 2012 workshop organized by Indian National Academy of Engineering, Noida, March 16-18, India.

  • Hands-on training on MEMS Design under NPMASS at CEERI Pilani, January 17-28, 2011.

  • Winter School on Signal processing at IIT Guwahati (WISSAP 2011), January 8-11, 2011.

  • Workshop on MEMS Technology and applications, NPMAS & NEHU, March 2010, Shillong.

  • AICTE/MHRD sponsored Summer School at IIT Kharagpur on Technology CAD for VLSI Design, June 14-27, 2009.

      

  Invited talk delivered​

  • Building the Future: Challenges and Opportunities in Semiconductor Research, Amity University, Gurugram, Oct 19, 2023

  • A Junctionless SiC FET with Embedded P+ Pockets in the Oxide Layer for High-Temperature Applications, CMDAYS 2022, NIT Nagaland, 15 Dec 2022

  • A Junctionless Silicon Carbide Transistor for Harsh Environment Applications, EDKCON 2022, IEEE Kolkata Section, Nov 26, 2022

  • Smart Flood Surveillance System Under climate change in NE India, AdaptNET, European Commission, Goa, June 16, 2022

  • Silicon Carbide Transistor for Harsh Environment Applications, Short term course under DST STUTI, ECE, TU, June 17, 2022

  • Junctionless Transistors for circuit applications, FDP, Dept. of ECE, Gauhati University, Dec. 3, 2021

  • Role of semiconductor Devices in modern electronics" at Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Guwahati, on July 27, 2020.

  • Invited speaker at Humboldt Colloquium "Germany and India - Partners in Education and Research" organized by DFG, Germany at Leela Palace, Bengaluru, India, Nov. 24, 2017

  • Prospects of Junctionless Transistor as a future device,  TU Dresden, Germany, July 2016

  • Junctionless transistors for high-temperature applications, Purdue University, USA, 2018

  Administrative/Other Responsibilities (Recent)​​

  • Faculty-In-Charge, Training & Placement Cell, School of Engineering, Tezpur University, July 2023 Onward

  • Convener, International conference on Devices, Sensors and Systems”, Dept. of ECE, TU, Feb. 10-11, 2024

  • Senior Warden, TMH-1, April 1 to Nov 30, 2023

  • Centre-in-charge, B. Tech Joint Seat Allocation Authority ( JoSAA) - CSAB 2022@ TU

  • Member, Advisory Committee of TUIPR Cell, 2022-24

  • Convener, Webinar series on Electronic Devices and Systems (ECE, TU), Jan 31 – Feb. 4, 2022

  • Convener, TU webpage review committee, 2021-2022

  • Chairman, B.Tech Screening and Selection Committee (BSSC) 2021-22

  • Convener, One Day Webinar: Micro/ Nano Electronic Devices And Sensors [MiNaDS 2021], Feb. 27, 2021

  • Coordinator, B.Tech Screening and Selection Committee (BSSC) 2020-21

  • Convener, B.Tech Induction Program by AICTE, 2020

  • Coordinator,  NBA Committee ECE (ELDT), 2020 onwards

  • Member, Int Con on Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence, Dec 17-20, 2019

  • Coordinator, Dept. Library committee

  • Dept. representative in Central (SOE) Exam committee for (8 times)

  • Coordinator, Dept. webpage committee

  • Member, AdaptNET Lab, Tezpur University Link

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