{"id":613,"date":"2024-07-22T07:21:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T07:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flarelab.in\/people"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:00:29","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock1\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"People_navigation\" \n\t\t\tdata-wp-interactive\n\t\t\tdata-wp-context='{\"core\":{\"navigation\":{\"overlayOpenedBy\":[],\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}}}'\n\t\t><button aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open \" \n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.navigation.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.core.navigation.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M5 5v1.5h14V5H5zm0 7.8h14v-1.5H5v1.5zM5 19h14v-1.5H5V19z\" \/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container  \" style=\"\" id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"selectors.core.navigation.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"selectors.core.navigation.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-effect=\"effects.core.navigation.initMenu\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.core.navigation.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.core.navigation.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"selectors.core.navigation.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"selectors.core.navigation.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"selectors.core.navigation.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-effect=\"effects.core.navigation.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.navigation.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M13 11.8l6.1-6.3-1-1-6.1 6.2-6.1-6.2-1 1 6.1 6.3-6.5 6.7 1 1 6.5-6.6 6.5 6.6 1-1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 has-custom-font-size\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.357), 18px);\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\"><strong>Group members<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-2-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#Pblock1\"><strong>Faculty<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-2-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#Postdocs\"><strong>Postdoctoral Fellows<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-2-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#PhDs\"><strong>Phd Students<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-2-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#Masters-students\"><strong>Masters Students<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-2-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#PAs\"><strong>Project Staff<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-2-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#Pblock4\"><strong>Alumni<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;flex-basis:22%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.536), 20px);\"><strong>Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vb1-edited.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2888\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vb1-edited.webp 195w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vb1-edited-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:55%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><br><br><strong>BALASWAMY VELPULA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor (From March 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email ID : velpulab@iisc.ac.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telephone : 08022933172<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bio-sketch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visiting Scientist: Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, July 2021 to Jan 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product line manager: Tejas Networks, Bengaluru, March 2020 to May 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Postdoctoral Associate: Boston university, June 2019 to Dec 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PhD: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2015-2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M E: Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 2012-2014&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B Tech: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, 2008-2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Awards\/Honours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>INAE Young Associate and INAE Young Engineer Award in Sept 2025.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Student paper award by SPIE Photonics West \u201cFiber Lasers\u201d conference in Jan 2022.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SPIE Photonics West \u201cFiber Lasers\u201d conference, international travel grant in Jan 2019.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IISc Alumni international travel grant in May 2019 to present work at CLEO, San Jose California, USA.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post deadline presentation in \u201cAdvanced Solid-State Lasers (ASSL)\u201d Nov 2018 in Boston, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Research poster award in Annual CeNSE student research symposium in Feb 2017.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Awarded M Visvesvaraya PhD fellowship, Meity India in December 2014.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"Postdocs\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.536), 20px);\"><strong>Postdoctoral Fellows<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock1\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;flex-basis:22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bijaya_pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2972\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bijaya_pic.jpg 359w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bijaya_pic-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:55%\">\n<p><strong>Bjaya Saha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Postdoctoral Fellow (From Nov 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email ID : bijayasaha2013@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Educational History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Agartala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Tripura University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.E in Electrical Engineering, Tripura Institute of Technology, Narsingarh, (Tripura University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Ad-hoc Faculty, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh (Aug 2023 \u2013 Oct 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fiber Optic Sensors; Fiber Optic Biosensors; Non-Gaussian Beams; Multimode Interference Based Fiber Optic Sensors; Surface Plasmon Resonance; Higher Order modes; Optoelectronics; Optical waveguide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"PhDs\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.536), 20px);\"><strong>Phd Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock1\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;flex-basis:22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a88c8-ed3e0e_5be474e18f3e465dace291bd5066059fmv2-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2834\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a88c8-ed3e0e_5be474e18f3e465dace291bd5066059fmv2-edited.jpg 836w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a88c8-ed3e0e_5be474e18f3e465dace291bd5066059fmv2-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a88c8-ed3e0e_5be474e18f3e465dace291bd5066059fmv2-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a88c8-ed3e0e_5be474e18f3e465dace291bd5066059fmv2-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:55%\">\n<p><strong>SHANTANU SATISHKUMAR DAMBARE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate Student (From Aug 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email ID : shantanusd@iisc.ac.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Educational History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M. Tech in RF &amp; Microwave Engineering, EECE Dept, IIT Kharagpur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B. Tech in Electronics &amp; Communications ,SRCOEM, Nagpur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock1\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;flex-basis:22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/e9f4a-ed3e0e_865b52609be64bacaf683b51c7c0f40bmv2-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2839\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/e9f4a-ed3e0e_865b52609be64bacaf683b51c7c0f40bmv2-edited.jpeg 413w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/e9f4a-ed3e0e_865b52609be64bacaf683b51c7c0f40bmv2-edited-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/e9f4a-ed3e0e_865b52609be64bacaf683b51c7c0f40bmv2-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:55%\">\n<p><strong>VADDI MEHER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate Student (From August 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email ID : mvaddi@iisc.ac.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Educational History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.Sc(research)-M.Sc (physics) in IISc Bangalore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.Tech (specialising in photonics) in CeNSE department, IISc Bangalore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock1\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;flex-basis:22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-08-at-2.34.52-PM-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2897\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-08-at-2.34.52-PM-edited.jpeg 509w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-08-at-2.34.52-PM-edited-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-08-at-2.34.52-PM-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:55%\">\n<p><strong>SRIKAR ANUMANCHIPALLY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate Student (From Jan 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email ID : srikara@iisc.ac.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Educational History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>B. Tech in ECE at Vignan institute of technology and science, Hyderabad, Telangana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-12 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock1\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;flex-basis:22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1188\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-24-at-3.58.55-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2960\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-24-at-3.58.55-PM.jpeg 1188w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-24-at-3.58.55-PM-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-24-at-3.58.55-PM-760x1024.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-24-at-3.58.55-PM-768x1034.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-24-at-3.58.55-PM-1140x1536.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:55%\">\n<p><strong>MRITTIK CHAKRABORTI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate Student (From Aug 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email ID : mrittikc@iisc.ac.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Educational History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>B. Tech in ECE from National Institute of Technology Agartala (NITA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-14 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock1\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;flex-basis:22%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"Masters-students\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.536), 20px);\"><strong>Masters Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:55%\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-15 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock1\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;flex-basis:22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2025-12-18_20-19-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3056\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2025-12-18_20-19-07.jpg 764w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2025-12-18_20-19-07-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:55%\">\n<p><strong>PRANJAL UPADHYAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate Student (From Aug 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email ID : pranjalu@iisc.ac.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Educational History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>M. Tech in Microelectronics and VLSI , ECE Dept, IISc ( 2025-present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B. Tech in Electronics &amp; Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaland (NIT N)(2021-2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-17 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-16 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"PAs\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.536), 20px);\"><strong>Project Associates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-20 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock1\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;flex-basis:22%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-18 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anitta-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2892\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anitta-edited.jpg 308w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anitta-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anitta-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:55%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-19 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>ANITTA AUGUSTINE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project Assistant (From Oct 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email ID: anittaaugustine6@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Educational History<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master&#8217;s in Physics from St. Joseph&#8217;s University, Bengaluru.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-24 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Pblock4\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-layout-42 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-layout-49 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-21 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.536), 20px);\"><strong>Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:73%\">\n<p><strong>Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Shashikanth Giri, M.Tech (from IAP), woked on development of SD-OCT system in ECE, Aug 2024 &#8211; June 2025. Current Position &#8211; Software Engineer, Chevron, Bengaluru.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yogesh N L (Manipal Academy of higher sciences, Manipal), (Dec 2023 &#8211; April 2024), worked on numerical optimization phase modulation schemes for SBS suppression in high power, narrow lineiwdth fiber amplifiers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Bipin Kumar (Jan 2025 &#8211; May 2025). Current position &#8211; PhD, Macquarie University, Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yogesh N L (May 2024 &#8211; Dec 2024). Current position &#8211; Technical support Engineer, Ansys Bengaluru, India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diya Govind (Sept 2024 &#8211; Dec 2024). Current position &#8211; PhD Student,  Center for Photonics Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Finalnd.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sneha S Maligi (Feb 2024 &#8211; Oct 2024).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raj Kumar Hudda (March 2023 &#8211; Oct 2024). Current position &#8211; Scientist B, CHESS Hyderabad, DRDO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summer Interns<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-22 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:73%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mangala Gowri, M.Tech, DIAT Pune (June-July 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swarnim Sharma, B.Tech University of Delhi, Delhi (June-Aug 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amreen Firdose A, B E 4th year Sri Krishna Institute of Technology (SKIT), Bengaluru,Karnataka. (Feb-May 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prgadeeshwaran U K, 3rd year UG, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka. (Dec2024 &#8211; Jan 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yash Vardhan Sagar, B.Tech 4th year, IIT Mandi, Mandi. (Sept &#8211; Oct 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sushmita K P, B.Tech 3rd Year, P.E.S. College of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka. (Sept &#8211; Oct 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mrittik Chakraborti, 3rd Year UG, NIT Agartala, Tripura. (May &#8211; July 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mihira Mohan KT, Integrated MSc in Photonics, 4th Year, CUSAT, Kochi. (May &#8211; June 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aishwarya S, Integrated MSc in Photonics, 4th Year, CUSAT, Kochi. (May &#8211; June 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aniketh R Joshi, 4th Year UG, SIT Tumkur, Karnataka. (Sept &#8211; Oct 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abhijit Dileep Kumar, Integrated MSc in Photonics, CUSAT, Kochi. (June &#8211; July 2023). Current Position: Technical Support Engineer at Ansys, Bengaluru.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sameeha V P, 3rd Year UG, IISER Trivandrum (June 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smriti Kohli, 3rd Year UG, IISER Mohali. (May 2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-23 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:73%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty BALASWAMY VELPULA Assistant Professor (From March 2023) Email ID : velpulab@iisc.ac.in Telephone : 08022933172 Bio-sketch Awards\/Honours Postdoctoral Fellows Bjaya Saha National Postdoctoral Fellow (From Nov 2025) Email ID : bijayasaha2013@gmail.com Educational History Professional Experience Research Interests Phd Students SHANTANU SATISHKUMAR DAMBARE Graduate Student (From Aug 2023) Email ID : shantanusd@iisc.ac.in Educational History VADDI MEHER [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":246927411,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"[]"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/613"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/246927411"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613"}],"version-history":[{"count":136,"href":"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3059,"href":"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/613\/revisions\/3059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ece.iisc.ac.in\/~balav\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}