Rate My Professor Rajendra R Patil

Dr. Rajendra R. Patil is Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Mysore. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering from P.D. Ace College of Engineering, Kalaburagi in 1991, Master of Technology in Power Electronics from the same institution in 2006, and Ph.D. in Applied Electronics with a focus on Microwave from Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi in 2016. His professional career spans over three decades, beginning with roles as Design Engineer at VS CAD Systems, Bangalore (1992-1993), R&D Engineer at Motwane Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore (1993-1998), and Assistant Manager at MAX Circuits, Bangalore (1998-2002). He transitioned to academia as Lecturer at Appa Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gulbarga in 2004, progressing through positions of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor there until 2017. Since July 2017, he has served at GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Mysore, advancing to Professor and Head in 2018.

Dr. Patil's research centers on antenna design, microwave engineering, and wireless communication systems, as evidenced by his Ph.D. guidance on topics including fractal microstrip antennas, metamaterial-based patch antennas, MIMO antennas, NOMA techniques, and physical layer network coding. He has authored numerous publications in Scopus-indexed journals such as SN Computer Science and International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, including 'A miniaturized design of Vicsek snowflake-box fractal microstrip patch antenna using defective ground structure for wireless applications' (2023), 'Realization and Performance Evaluation of a 2 × 2 MIMO System Using USRP' (2023), and 'Slot-Based Mutual Coupling Reduction Technique for MIMO Antenna' (2021). He holds four published patents, such as 'System of Computerized Dynamic Control of Small Vehicle' (2019) and 'Portable Auto Sprayer for Beehive Avoidance' (2023). As Principal Investigator, he secured an AICTE-MODROBS grant of Rs. 12,54,902 for developing an Advanced Communication Lab for 2x2 MIMO prototyping. Dr. Patil has organized international conferences like ICACI-2020 and contributes to industry collaborations through MoUs.