Kavindra Kandpal

Senior Member, IEEE, Ph.D.(BITS Pilani)
Assistant Professor (ECE), IIITA


Contact Details

Dr. Kavindra Kandpal,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,
Indian Institute of Information technology, Allahabad,
CC1,2225,IIITA,Jhalwa
Prayagraj UP,211015, India. U.P. INDIA
Email: kavindra@iiita.ac.in, kavindra_ec@yahoo.com
Phone: +91532-2922437

Dr. Kavindra Kandpal is a senior member of IEEE and has more than 12 years of teaching experience. He received his B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Kumaon Engineering College Dwarahat with distinction in 2010. In 2012, he received his M.Tech. degree in Microelectronics specialization from Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad.

He was also awarded ‘Chancellor Gold Medal’ in the 7th convocation of IIITA. He joined the ECE department of IIIT-Allahabad as an Assistant Professor on 16th Dec. 2019. Before joining IIITA, he was associated with Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Pilani Campus, as a lecturer/ Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, since Sep. 2013. He completed his Ph.D. program in the EEE department of BITS Pilani, in the area of oxide-based thin-film transistors in 2018. During his Ph.D., he worked closely with CSIR-CEERI Pilani for the experimental work related to TFT fabrication.

His research interests include thin-film deposition, characterization, semiconductor devices, and display electronics. Apart from his interest in semiconductor devices, he also possesses strong analog, digital circuit design and layout design skills. For two successive years, 2017 and 2018, he has successfully guided teams comprising of undergraduate (B.E.) and postgraduate (M.E.) students from BITS Pilani and won Cadence India Design Contest.

Currently, he is actively working in FinFET-based Memory, In-memory compute, CMOS Voltage reference circuit design, Analog and Digital VLSI Design, solid-state applications of topological insulators, device-to-circuit integrated design with applications ranging from display electronics, biosensors, and photodetectors. He has more than 75 research publications in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. He is also a recipient of the IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section Young Professional Star Award for April 2021.

Education

  • B. Tech. (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering), Kumaon Engineering College Dwarahat, 2010.
  • M. Tech. (Microelectronics), Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, 2012.
  • Ph. D. (EEE Department), Microelectronics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, 2018.


Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering, IIIT Allahabad, (since Dec. 2019)
  • Assistant Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2019)
  • Lecturer, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (Sep. 2013 - Dec. 2015)
  • Assistant Professor, ECE Department, SIT Pithoragarh (Sep. 2012 - Aug. 2013)


Administrative Responsibilities

  • Warden BH-5 (Since Sep. 2021)
  • Member DUGC (2021-2022)
  • NCC Care Taking Officer (Aug. 2020-Aug. 2021)
  • Member DPGC (2020-2021)


Research Openings

  • U.G. / P.G. students may contact me for pursuing thesis/ research projects in the area of analog IC design, display electronics, semiconductor device modeling and thin film deposition.

  • Working professionals for pursuing Ph.D. in the area of Analog and Digital IC Design/ semiconductor device-modelling/ Oxide TFTs/ Displays/ thin film electronics/ mixed-signal ASIC design can email me their resume. Email ID: kavindra@iiita.ac.in .