Rate My Professor D Kalpana

Dr. D. Kalpana serves as an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) in the Department of Instrumentation Engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology Campus of Anna University, Chennai, where she has been employed since June 28, 2012. She obtained her B.E. in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore in 2006, followed by an M.E. in Instrumentation Engineering from Anna University in 2009, and a Ph.D. in Process Control from Anna University in 2016. Her doctoral research focused on Modelling and Control of MIMO Systems using Relay Feedback tests. Prior to her current role, she worked as an Assistant Professor in the Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering department at Panimalar Engineering College from 2010 to 2012 and as a Lecturer at Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College from 2009 to 2010. Dr. Kalpana contributes to departmental activities, including coordinating workshops such as the two-day seminar on Artificial Neural Networks in Instrumentation and serving as an organizer for events like the International Conference on Recent Trends in Instrumentation and Control.

Dr. Kalpana's research specializes in system modelling, control strategies for MIMO systems, parameter estimation using relay feedback, and applications in industrial processes, motors, and boilers. She has published 13 journal articles, 1 book, 19 conference proceedings, and 2 reviews. Key publications include the co-authored book 'Linear and Non-Linear System Theory' (2020, CRC Press) with T. Thyagarajan; 'Modeling and control of non-square MIMO system using relay feedback' (2015, ISA Transactions) with T. Thyagarajan and N. Gokulraj; 'Parameter estimation using relay feedback' (2019, Reviews in Chemical Engineering) with T. Thangavelu; 'Multiobjective design optimization and analysis of magnetic flux distribution for slotless permanent magnet brushless DC motor using evolutionary algorithms' (2019, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials) with K. Chakkarapani et al.; and 'Design of fractional order PI controller for MIMO system using relay feedback' (2017, Trends in Industrial Measurement and Automation) with T. Thyagarajan and N. Venkatachalam. Her work has been presented at international and national conferences, including IEEE ICACCCT-2014 and TIMA-2013. Dr. Kalpana has received the Young Scientist Fellowship from the Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology in 2019 and the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Teaching Excellence from Marina Labs in 2017. She supervises Ph.D. scholars in areas such as electric vehicle charging stations and serves as a principal investigator in departmental projects.