Specialization

System Identification & Control

Email

souvik.ganguli@thapar.edu

souvik.ganguli@gmail.com

Mobile No.

+91-9915-692-264

Biography

Dr. Souvik Ganguli is currently Associate Professor in the Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala. Hehas done his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from NetajiSubhash Engineering College affiliated to Kalyani University, West Bengal in the year 2002 and has completed his M.Tech in Mechatronics Engineering from NITTTR, Kolkata in 2008. He has two years of industry experience and around 11 years of teaching experience. His research areas include Hybrid Metaheuristic Algorithm Design, System Identification and Control, Delta Operator Modeling, Electric Drives and Control and Renewable Energy Technology

Education:

Academic Experience:

Industrial Experience:

Current membership in professional organizations

• IEEE membership – 92251190
• IEEE Control Systems Society Membership
• IEEE Senior Member (Membership ID; 92251190).
• National Institute for Technical Training & Skill Development, India (Membership ID: NITTSD/PROFESSOR/00561).
• Professional Member (Global), Institute of Global Professionals, Bangladesh (Membership ID: IGP14CBD01150).
• Professional Member, Institute of Scholars, India (Membership ID: InSc20203131).

Honors and awards

Outstanding Reviewer Award, Energy, Elsevier Science, November, 2014

Service activities (within and outside of the institution)

a.       Associated with Khalsa College, Patiala as a Member, Board of Studies for Advanced Diploma in Auto Electrical & Electronics

b.      Time-Table Coordinator, EIED (2011-2015)

c.       NSS Program Officer, Units VI and VII (2013-2016)

d.      Finance Secretary, ICTEE 2014

e.       Project Semester Coordinator, EE students (since 2015-16)

f.        Student Counsellor for 2nd EE students (2014-2016)

g.      Mentor for 1st Year UG Students, EIC Group (since 2016)

h.      Vice President IEI Society (since 2013)

i.        Sports Coordinator, EIED (2013-2016)

j.        Finance Chair, IICPE 2016

k.      Reviewer of Esteemed Journals

1.       Energy, Elsevier Science

2.       Applied Energy, Elsevier Science

3.       Renewable Energy, Elsevier Science

4.       Solar Energy, Elsevier Science

5.       Control Engineering Practice, Elsevier Science

6.       Journal of Process Control, Elsevier Science

7.       Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier Science

8.       The International Arab Journal of Information Technology, Zarqa University, Zordan

List of Publications:

1. N. Rani, S. Ganguli, M. Singh, and S. S. Saini, “Advanced delta domain model order reduction and control of highorder interleaved DC-DC converters using metaheuristic optimization: a unified fractional-order system approach,” Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 253, p. 112529, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2025.112529.
2. A. Mondal, S. Ganguli, and P. Sarkar, “Reduced order modeling of delta operator systems by optimal frequency fitting approach,” IFAC Journal of Systems and Control, vol. 27, p. 100240, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.ifacsc.2024.100240.
3. S. Ganguli, G. Kaur, and P. Sarkar, “An approximate model matching technique for controller design of linear time-invariant systems using hybrid firefly-based algorithms,” ISA Transactions, vol. 127, pp. 437–448, Aug. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.isatra.2021.08.043.
4. S. Raghavendra, S., S. Ganguli, P. T. Selvan, M. M. Nayak, S. Chaudhury, R. U. Espina, & I. Ofori, “Deep Learning Based Dual Channel Banana Grading System Using Convolution Neural Network,” Journal of Food Quality, vol. 2022, pp. 1–9, May 2022, doi: 10.1155/2022/6050284.
5. S. Ganguli, G. Kaur, and P. Sarkar, “Model order diminution of MIMO systems using the delta transform method with new firefly-based hybrid algorithms,” Soft Computing, vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 5883–5900, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.1007/s00500-021-06591-7.
6. J. Gupta, P. Nijhawan, and S. Ganguli, “Parameter estimation of different solar cells using a novel swarm intelligence technique,” Soft Computing, vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 5833–5863, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.1007/s00500-021-06571-x.
7. J. Gupta, Parag Nijhawan, and S. Ganguli, “Optimal sizing of different configuration of photovoltaic, fuel cell, and biomass-based hybrid energy system,” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 29, no. 12, pp. 17425–17440, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-17080-7.
8. J. Gupta, P. Nijhawan, and S. Ganguli, “Parameter extraction of solar PV cell models using novel metaheuristic chaotic tunicate swarm algorithm,” International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, vol. 31, no. 12, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.1002/2050-7038.13244.
9. J. Gupta, P. Nijhawan, and S. Ganguli, “Parameter Estimation of Fuel Cell Using Chaotic Mayflies Optimization Algorithm,” Advanced Theory and Simulations, vol. 4, no. 12, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.1002/adts.202100183.
10. S. Ganguli, G. Kaur, and P. Sarkar, “Global heuristic methods for reduced-order modelling of fractional-order systems in the delta domain: a unified approach,” Ricerche di Matematica, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 907–935, Sept. 2021, doi: 10.1007/s11587-021-00644-7.
11. J. Gupta, P. Nijhawan, and S. Ganguli, “Optimal parameter estimation of PEM fuel cell using slime mould algorithm,” International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 14732–14744, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.1002/er.6750.
12. A. Babuta, B. Gupta, A. Kumar, and S. Ganguli, “Power and energy measurement devices: A review, comparison, discussion, and the future of research,” Measurement, vol. 172, p. 108961, Feb. 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2020.108961.
13. A. Kumar and S. Ganguli, “Theoretical foundation of a scheme for the study of dielectrics by analyzing the distortion in fringing field,” Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 91, no. 9, Sept. 2020, doi: 10.1063/5.0020689.
14. N. Goel, A. Babuta, A. Kumar, and S. Ganguli, “Hall effect instruments, evolution, implications, and future prospects,” Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 91, no. 7, July 2020, doi: 10.1063/5.0009647.
15. A. Kumar and S. Ganguli, “A new Hall-effect enabled voltage amplifier device based on magnetic and thermal properties of materials,” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 514, p. 167054, Nov. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.167054.
16. A. Kumar and S. Ganguli, “A new method to realize nonrational driving‐point functions,” International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 385–393, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.1002/cta.2751.
17. S. Ganguli, G. Kaur, and P. Sarkar, “Identification in the delta domain: a unified approach via GWOCFA,” Soft Computing, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 4791–4808, July 2019, doi: 10.1007/s00500-019-04232-8.
18. S. Ganguli, G. Kaur, and P. Sarkar, “A hybrid intelligent technique for model order reduction in the delta domain: a unified approach,” Soft Computing, vol. 23, no. 13, pp. 4801–4814, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.1007/s00500-018-3137-6.
19. S. Ganguli, G. Kaur, and P. Sarkar, “A novel hybrid metaheuristic algorithm for model order reduction in the delta domain: a unified approach,” Neural Computing and Applications, vol. 31, no. 10, pp. 6207–6221, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.1007/s00521-018-3440-2.