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Name: Rajesh Kumar
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About Rajesh Kumar

Highest Qualification:

B.Tech. (Honors), M.E. (Honors), PhD, PDF (NUS Singapore)

Biography:

Rajesh Kumar (SMIEEE, Fellow IET(UK), Fellow IE(I), Fellow IETE, LMCSI, LMISTE) received the B.Tech. (Hons.) degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra, India, 1994, the M.E. (Hons.) and Ph.D. degrees in Power Systems and Intelligent Systems from the Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 1997, and 2005 respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, from 2009 to 2011. Currently, He is working as a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa and a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, MNIT, Jaipur, India.

His research interests focus on Intelligent Systems, Data Driven algorithms, analytics, and Healthcare. He holds 20 patents/patent applications and published over 750 research articles in international conferences and journals. He has supervised 28 Ph.D. and more than 50 master theses. He is the recipient of several academic, best papers, best theses, and professional awards. He has been felicitated with the Career Award for Young Teachers in 2002 from the Government of India. He has delivered more than 300 keynotes/expert talks in various conferences, Faculty Development Programs and workshops. He is recognised as the world top 2% cited researcher/ Scientists in two streams in the last 4 years by Stanford (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/7).

He has been on the research boards of more than 30 universities across the world. He is also on the board of studies of 20 universities in India. He has also worked as an accreditation evaluator for NBA, NAAC, and AICTE.

He was conference program chair of PEDES 2018, general co-chair of ICRAIE 2018, IICPE 2018, and ICPS 2019. I was the general chair of PEDES 2020, AISCC 2020, GCAIA 2020, PEDES 2022. He has been an Associate Editor of IEEE Access, IEEE ITeN (Industrial Electronics Technology News), Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, Elsevier, IET Renewable and Power Generation, IET Power Electronics, International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computing and CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, IET.

He has been an IEEE counsellor, MNIT student branch, founding faculty advisor IEEE IAS student chapter at MNIT, Honorary Secretary IETE Rajasthan Chapter, ExCom IEEE Delhi PES-IAS, and Vice Chairman IEEE Rajasthan Subsection. He is an IEEE IAS Distinguished Lecturer 2024-25.

 

Expertise/ Research Interest:

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Intelligence, Computational Neuroscience, Healthcare, Energy and Robotics

Research Niche:

Artificial Intelligence Models, Algorithm Design, Vision and Signal for medical applications, GAIT

Publications: (2024 onward)

  1. K. Saini, S. Yelisetti, A. S. Al-Sumaiti, R. Kumar, G. Sharma, “Cloud Energy Storage Management Under Building Thermal Comfort and Net Load Seasonal Uncertainty Scenario”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2025.
  2. D. Chetty, R. Gandhi, G. Sharma, E. Çelik, R. Kumar, “Enhanced Automatic Voltage Regulation Using an Extended PIDA Controller Optimized by the Snake Algorithm”, Results in Engineering, Elsevier, 2025.
  3. Raju, P. Sharma, R. Khajuria, R. Kumar, R. Lamba, “Efficient Parameter Extraction for Accurate Modeling of PEM Fuel Cell using Alibaba and Forty Thieves Algorithm”, Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, Springer, Vol. 8, 1-26, 2025.
  4. Swati, R. Nagar, R. Kumar, R. Gupta, “Application of non-destructive methods for predicting the concrete’s compressive strength, using hyper-tuned machine learning techniques” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, Springer, 2025.
  5. Ameena S. Al-Sumaiti, Reem S. Al-Alia, V. K. Saini, N. Al-Saifa, R. Kumar, “Evaluating Drivers of Water-Energy Use: Insights from a Selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAE”, Sustainable Futures, Elsevier, 2025S.
  6. Yadav, S. Chaudhary, R. Kumar, P. Nkomozepi, “Consciousness Driven Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity”, Expert Systems with Applications, Elsevier, Vol. 269, 1-11, 2025.
  7. Harjule, R. Sharma, R. Kumar, “Fractional-Order Gradient Approach for Optimizing Neural Networks: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis”, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, Elsevier, Vol. 192, 16009, 2025.
  8. K. Saini, A. Al-Sumaiti, R. Kumar, “Economic viability of cloud energy storage with e-mobility in residential mini-grid: Impact of e-mobility on CES”, Handbook on New Paradigms in Smart Charging for E-Mobility, Elsevier, 509-548, 2025.
  9. R. Joy, R. C. Bansal, R. Kumar, C. Ghenai, E. Gryazina, A. Sujil, “Power converter topologies for electric vehicle chargers: Future technology, challenges, and trends”, Handbook on New Paradigms in Smart Charging for E-Mobility, Elsevier, 121-157, 2025.
  10. K. Rathor, A. Al-Sumaiti, R. Kumar, E. El-Saadany, H. Zeineldin, “Requirement of integration of renewable energy sources (RES) with charging infrastructure”, Handbook on New Paradigms in Smart Charging for E-Mobility, Elsevier, 197-224, 2025.
  11. Gehlot, S. Meena, R. Kumar, P. Harjule, “XAI-Enhanced EEG Analysis for Limb Task Identification”, Book Chapter, 2025
  12. K. Vats, C. Prakash, A. Kaur, R. Kumar, “Marker less Sagittal Gait Analysis of Cerebral Palsy in Children Using Pose Estimation Techniques” International Conference on Innovation in Computing and Engineering (ICE- 2025), Delhi, India, February 28 – March 01, 2025.
  13. Bhukya, M. Bukya, R. Kumar, A. Mathur, “Insulation Detection of Electric Vehicle Using Least Mean Square Algorithm”, IEEE International Conference on Next Generation Communication & Information Processing (INCIP-2025), Manipal, India, January 23-24, 2025.
  14. Gehlot, A. Vijayvargiya, R. Kumar, A. R. Garg, N. Dey, “1D self- organizing feature map technique for diagnosis of COVID­19 infection”, Book Chapter, Medical knowledge paradigms for enabling the digital health ecosystem, 2025
  15. Deshwal, S. Chaudhary, R. Kumar, “Chemical reaction and inclined magnetic field effects on tri-hybrid Carreau nanofluid slip flow of blood past a porous inclined stenosed artery with viscous dissipation”, Physica Scripta, 2024.
  16. Kumar, L. B. N. Sudarshan, A. Kumar, R. Kumar, “A review of computer vision applications in litter and cleanliness monitoring”, Waste and Resource Management, Emerald, 1-24, 2024.
  17. K. Mahto, M. Bukya, R. Kumar, A. Mathur, V. K. Saini, “GAT-ADNet: Leveraging Graph Attention Network for Optimal Power Flow in Active Distribution Network with High Renewables”, IEEE Access, Vol. 12, 185728-185739, 2024.
  18. K. Saini, R. Kumar, Sujil A., R.C. Bansal, C. Ghenai, M. Bettayeb, V. Terzija, E. Gryazina, P. Vorobev, “Multi Agent Framework for Consumer Demand Response in Electricity Market: Applications and Recent Advancement”, Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Elsevier, Vol. 40, 1-14, 2024.
  19. Yelisetti, V. K. Saini, R. Kumar, E. H. Forushani, A. S. Al Sumaiti, “Modelling and Management of Flexible Residential Building Components using System Based Heuristic Approaches”, IET Smart Grid, Vol. 7, Issue 6, 967-982, 2024.
  20. Sandilya, N. Gehlot, R. Kumar, M. Bukya, “Generating Topic-Agnostic Conversations with LLMs” IEEE Access, Vol. 12, 145540-145549, 2024.
  21. Khajuria, M. Bukya, R. Lamba, R. Kumar, “Optimal Parameter Identification of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell using Modified Fire Hawk Algorithm”, Scientific Reports, Springer Nature, Vol. 14, 22469, 2024.
  22. Gehlot, A. Jena, A. Vijayvargiya, R. Kumar, “sXFS-HGR: sEMG-based XAI Fusion Framework for Feature Selection of Hand Gesture Recognition”, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier, Vol 137, Part A, 109119, 2024.
  23. Khajuria, R. Lamba, R. Kumar, M. Bukya, “Optimal Parameter Extraction of PEM Fuel Cell using a hybrid Weighted Mean of Vectors and Nedler-Mead Simplex Method”, IEEE Access, Vol 12, 121346 – 121367, 2024.
  24. Jena, N. Gehlot, R. Kumar, A. Vijayvargiya, M. Bukya, “supDQN: Supervised Rewarding Strategy Driven Deep Q-Network for sEMG Signal Decontamination”, IEEE Access, Vol 12, 74185 – 74196, 2024.
  25. Vijayvargiya, A. Sinha, A. Jena, N. Gehlot, R. Kumar, K. Moran, “S-WD-EEMD: A Hybrid Framework for Imbalanced sEMG Signal Analysis in Diagnosis of Human Knee Abnormality”, Frontiers PLOS ONE, 1-21, 2024.
  26. Mushtaq, S. Bhattacharjee, S. Mandia, K. Singh, S. S.  Chouhan, R. Kumar, P. Harjule, “Artificial intelligence for computer aided detection of pneumoconiosis: A succinct review since 1974”, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier, Vol 133, Part E, 2024, 108516.
  27. Kajala, S. Jaiswal, R. Kumar, “Deciphering Breast Cancer Survival: An In-Depth Analysis of Predictive Factors Using Exploratory Data Analysis” African Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 6, Issue 6, 1021-1037, 2024.
  28. Saxena, S. Shekhawat, R. Kumar, A. Mehta, J. Jangid, “Laplacian Atom Search Optimization Algorithm: Development and Application for Harmonic Estimator Design”, e-Prime – Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, Elsevier, Vol. 8, 100536, 2024.
  29. Kajala, S. Jaiswal, R. Kumar, “Breaking the Black Box: Heatmap-Driven Transparency to Breast Cancer Detection with Efficientnet and Grad CAM” Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, Vol 30, Issue 5, 4999-5009, 2024.
  30. Bukya, R. Kumar, A. Mathur, D. Bandhu, V. S. Reddy, “Thermo-electric modeling and analysis of lithium-ion battery pack for E-mobility”, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), Springer, 2024.
  31. Singh, R. Kumar, A. S. Al-Sumaiti, S. Patel, N. Kumar, “Real-time Implementation of State-Feedback Learning Framework for Bipedal Locomotion over Undulating Surfaces”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol 29, No 6, pp. 4538-4548, 2024.
  32. Bhosale, Sujil A, R. Kumar, R. C. Bansal, “Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Standards, Types, and its Impact on Grid: A review”, Electric Power Components and Systems, T&F, Vol 16, No 1, 2024.
  33. Bukya, P. Bhukya, R. Kumar, A. Mathur, N. Prasad, “FPGA-based VFF-RLS Algorithm for Insulation Detection in Electric Vehicle”, World Electric Vehicle Journal, MDPI, Vol 15, Issue 4, 2024, 1-15.
  34. R. S. Mahala, N. Garg, D. Saxena, R. Kumar, “Unveiling Marketing Potential: Harnessing Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning for Gold Membership Strategy Optimization in a Superstore”, SN Computer Science, Vol 5, 1-17, 2024.
  35. Bukya , R. M. Reddy, A. R. Doddipatla , R. Kumar, A. Mathur, M. Gupta, A. Garimella, “Electro-thermal performance evaluation of a prismatic battery pack for an electric vehicle”, High Temperature Materials and Processes, De Gruyter, Vol 43, Issue 1, 1-12, 2024.
  36. Bukya, S. Malthesh R. Kumar, A Mathur, “Insulation Detection of Electric Vehicles by Using FPGA-Based Recursive-Least-Squares Algorithm”, World Electric Vehicle Journal, MDPI, Vol 15, Issue 1, 2024.
  37. Bukya, S. Sharma, R. Kumar, Akhilesh Mathur, N. Gowtham, P. Kumar, “Electric vehicle grid demand Potential analysis model and regional architectural planning approach for charging using PVsyst tool”, Vision for Sustainability, Vol 21, 1-24, 2024.
  38. Jacob, R. Lamba, R. Kumar, “Metaheuristic Based Single and Multi-objective Optimization of Thermoelectric Generator”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, Vol 236, 121790, 2024.
  39. K. Saini, A. Alsumaiti, R. Kumar, “Data Driven Net Load Uncertainty Quantification for Cloud Energy Storage Management in Residential Microgrid”, Electric Power Systems Research, Elsevier, Vol 226, 109920, 2024.
  40. Shahbaz, N. A. Amruthamol, S. Sharma, R. Kumar, “Prediction of Mechanical Characteristics of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube”, Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Science, 114-126, 2024.
  41. Sharma, P. Harjule, B. Agarwal, R. Kumar, “Silicosis Detection Using Extended Transfer Learning Model”, Recent Trends in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, Springer, 2024.
  42. K. Saini, A. S. Al-Sumaiti, R. Kumar, “A Predictive Economic Analysis Under Uncertain Scenario: Evidence Theory for Small-Scale Residential Community Power Network”, 6thInternational Conference on Electrical, Control and Instrumentation engineering (ICECIE-2024), Pattaya, Thailand, November 23-24, 2024.
  43. Sharma, A. K. Sharma, R. Khajuria, R. Kumar, R. Lamba, S. Raju, “A Modified Honey Badger Algorithm for Parameter Estimation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, 9th International Conference on Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (SoCTA- 2024), Jaipur, December 27–29, 2024.
  44. Khajuria, A. K. Sharma, P. Sharma, R. Kumar, R. Lamba, S. Raju, “An Optimized Solar PV Model Parameter Extraction Technique Using Lungs Performance Based Optimization”, 9th International Conference on Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (SoCTA- 2024), Jaipur, December 27–29, 2024.
  45. Yadav, C. S. Chundawat, S. Chaudhary, R. Kumar, “Spiking Neural Network based Object Pose Alignment”, 9th International Conference on Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (SoCTA -2024), Jaipur, December 27–29, 2024.
  46. K. Yadav, R. Kumar, A. K. Saini, P. Ragupathy, Dhiraj, “Edge Computing enabled Battery State of Charge (SOC) estimation using TinyML techniques”, 11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES-2024), Surathkal, India, December 18-21, 2024.
  47. R. S. Mahala, A. K. Yadav, D. Saxena, R. Kumar, “Bi-Level Optimization Framework for Energy Management in Networked Microgrids”, 11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES-2024), Surathkal, India, December 18-21, 2024.
  48. Sharma, R. Khajuria, R. Lamba, S. Hans, R. Kumar, “Data-Driven Performance Degradation Prediction of PEM Fuel Cell using Bi-GRU”, 11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES-2024), Surathkal, India, December 18-21, 2024.
  49. Khajuria, R. Lamba, R. Kumar, “A Multi-Objective Approach for Energy Management of Data Center Microgrid Considering Carbon Emission and Operational Cost”, 11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES-2024), Surathkal, India, December 18-21, 2024.
  50. K. Saini, Ameena Al Sumaiti, R. Kumar, “Sustainable Microgrids: TLBO-Driven Multi Objective Optimization Modeling for Cost-Effective Emission-Embedded Solution”, 11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES-2024), Surathkal, India, December 18-21, 2024.
  51. K. Saini, Ameena Al Sumaiti, R. Kumar, “Integrating Data Intrusion Defense Strategy in PV Power Forecasting Framework”, 11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES-2024), Surathkal, India, December 18-21, 2024.
  52. Nagill, R. Kumar, V. K. Saini, A. Alsumaiti, “An Improvised Benford Approach to Enhance Data Integrity and Cybersecurity for Residential Smart Meters”, 2ndInternational Conference on Cyber physical Systems, Power Electronics and Electric Vehicles (ICPEEV-2024), Hyderabad, India, September 26-28, 2024.
  53. Gehlot, R. Kumar “DWMS-HGR: 1D CNN for Hand Gesture Recognition on Normalized sEMG Signals with Sliding Window”, 5th International Conference on Data Science and Applications (ICDSA-2024), Jaipur, India, July 17-19, 2024.
  54. Nidhi, V. K. Saini, R. Kumar, A. S. Al-Sumaiti, “Transmission Line Fault Detection and Classification using Machine Learning with Symmetrical Components and FFT Analysis”, 5th International Conference on Data Science and Applications (ICDSA-2024), Jaipur, India, July 17-19, 2024.
  55. R. S. Mahala, A. K. Yadav, D. Saxena, R. Kumar, “Uncertainty Estimation of PV and Load Using Deep Learning for Networked Microgrid”, IEEE 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric transportation (SEFET-2024), Hyderabad, India, 31st July -03rd August 2024. (Best Paper Award)
  56. Khajuria, R. Lamba, R. Kumar, “Towards Operational Cost Reduction of Data Center Microgrid using Metaheuristic Approach”, IEEE 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric transportation (SEFET-2024), Hyderabad, India, 31st July -03rd August 2024. (Best Paper Award)
  57. Manthan, R. Khajuria, R. Lamba, R. Kumar, “Attention based mechanism for State-of Health estimation of Li-ion Batteries”, IEEE 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric transportation (SEFET-2024), Hyderabad, India, 31st July -03rd August 2024.
  58. K. Saini, N. Gehlot, R. Kumar, S. Verma, “Enhanced Image Classification through Customized Convolutional Spiking Neural Network”, 4th IEEE Parul University International Conference on Engineering and Technology (PiCET-2024), Limbda, India, May 03-04, 2024.
  59. K. Yadav, S. Sharma, R. Kumar, Dheeraj, “Restoration of Shekhawati Damaged Murals through Image Inpainting”, 11th International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated Networks (SPIN-2024), Noida, India, March 21-22, 2024.
  60. Vijayvargiya, S. Paliwal, N. Gehlot, R. Kumar, K. Moran, “AI-Powered Early Detection of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Garment Industry Operators”, 2ndInternational Conference on Advancements in Smart, Secure and Intelligent Computing (ASSIC-2024), Bhubaneswar, India, January 27-29, 2024.
  61. Gehlot, S. Malik, A. Jena, A. Vijayvargiya, R. Kumar, “XAI-Driven sEMG Feature Analysis for Hand Gestures”, 3rd International Conference on Power, Control and Computing Technologies (ICPC2T – 2024), Raipur, India, January 18-20, 2024.
  62. Jena, P. Sharma, N. Gehlot, A. Vijayvargiya, R. Kumar, “Efficient Contaminant Identification in sEMG Signals using Machine Learning”, 3rd International Conference on Power, Control and Computing Technologies (ICPC2T – 2024), Raipur, India, January 18-20, 2024.
  63. Palati, M. Bukya, R. Kumar, A. Mathur, “A Novel Method to Detect the Faults in an Underground Cable Using Robot”, International Conference on Computation of Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning (ICCAIML – 2024), Jaipur, India, January 18-19, 2024.

 

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Personal Website: https://profrkumar.co.in/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=ZBaMrjUAAAAJ&hl=en

Orcid: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-6019-0702