Dr. Risha Mal

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Assistant Professor (Gr – I)

Email: risha@ee.nits.ac.in
Date of Joining: 22/07/2019
Academic/Industrial Experience: 5+ years
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AREA OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION (INCLUDING RESEARCH AREA)

  • Thermo Electric Generation (TEG), Photo voltaics, VLSI, Advanced cookstoves, rural energy systems, renewables, speech recognition.

SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

She did her Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) from Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi in Electrical and Electronics Engineering [EEE] in 2010. She did her Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) with specialisation in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Design Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra, Haryana (India) and secured Distinction in 2012. She completed her PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) in the year 2018 in the area of Thermoelectrics. At present she is working as an Assistant Professor Grade II in Electrical Engineering Department, NIT Silchar.

SUBJECTS TAUGHT (INCLUDING SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING)

  • Microprocessor and microcontroller, Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, DBMS

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Member, IEEE

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

  • Best paper award in 2nd International Conference on ‘Bioenergy, Environment & Sustainable Technologies (BEST-2015), 28-31 January 2015, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu (India).
  • Special Jury Award for Innovation for ‘Self-sustaining off-grid power generating improved cooking stove’, 18th April 2015, Annual Open House – 2015, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (India), Got Special Jury Mention for Innovation INR 5000.
  • Member of Technical Program Committee of IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC) since 2015, URL: http://eeeic.eu/program-committee

PATENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY

1. Associate Warden of Old Guest House turned Girls Hostel

2. Active IIC member and Departmental Single point contact

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

  1. Risha Mal, Souvik Dey, Saharab Mohsin, Gyandeep Daimari, “Smokeless Cookstove with Mobile Phone Charging Solutions in Islanded Mode”Journal of Mobile and Multimedia(JMM), ©Rivera Publishers., Vol. 17, Nos. 1-3, Pages 187-204, February 2021, ISSN (print): 1550-4646, ISSN (online): 1550-4654, Impact Factor 0.28, Indexed in: Scopus, Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), Google Scholar, etc., https://doi.org/10.13052/jmm1550-4646.171310(1)Risha Mal, Souvik Dey, Saharab Mohsin, Gyandeep Daimari
  2. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, Virendra Kumar Vijay, ‘Design and performance evaluation of thermoelectric generator stove and comparison with traditional, natural and forced draft stoves’, International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy (IJETP), © Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., Vol. 11, Issue 3, PP 220–233, December 2015, ISSN (online): 1741-508X, ISSN (print): 1472-8923, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETP.2015.073793
  3. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, Virendra Kumar Vijay, ‘Multi-functionality clean biomass cookstove for off-grid areas’, International Journal of Process Safety and Environmental Protection (PSEP), © Elsevier B.V., Vol. 104, Part A, Pages 85-94, November 2016, ISSN: 0957-5820, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2016.08.003
  4. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, Virendra Kumar Vijay, ‘Product technology, materials overview and economic aspects for development of forced draft TEG Cookstove’, International Journal of Materials and Product Technology (IJMPT), © Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., Vol. 55, Nos. 1/2/3, Pages 74-92, July 2017, ISSN (online): 1741-5209, ISSN (print): 0268-1900 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMPT.2017.10005683

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

  1. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, V.K. Vijay, ‘Effective Utilization of Cook Stoves for Electricity Generation using TEG’, 25-27 January, 2013, The 2013 Engineers in Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service (ETHOS) Conference (International), Organised by: ETHOS, Kirkland, Washinton DC, USA, Published in: ETHOS Conference Proceedings 2013, © ETHOS, Kirkland, Washinton DC, USA, http://www.ethoscon.com/portfolio-item/ethos-conference-2013
  2. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, and V. K. Vijay, ‘Renewable Energy from Biomass Cookstoves for Off Grid Rural Areas’, 1st International congress on Environmental, Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering (CEBCE) – 2014, Pune, Maharastra (India), 21-22 February, 2014, jointly Organised by SAISE (Singapore), Published in: International Proceedings of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (IPCBEE), © IACSIT Press, Singapore, February 2014, Vol. 64, Pages 113-117, ISSN 2010-4618,
  3. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, Virendra Kumar Vijay, ‘Design and Testing of Thermoelectric Generator embedded Clean Forced Draft Biomass Cookstove’, The 15th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, Rome (Italy), organised by Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, Published in: IEEE Xplore Digital Library, ISBN: 978-1-4799-7992-9, https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165445
  4. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, Virendra Kumar Vijay, ‘Design and Testing of Thermoelectric Generator embedded Clean Forced Draft Biomass Cookstove’, The 15th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, Rome (Italy), organised by Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, Published in: IEEE Xplore Digital Library, ISBN: 978-1-4799-7992-9, https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165445
  5. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Amit Ranjan Verma, ‘Performance evaluation of thermoelectric generator on integration with clean forced draft biomass cookstove’, The 5th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Information Technology (SEIT) – 2015, London (UK), 2-5 June, 2015, Organised by SEIT London (UK) with support of Velocity RDT (UK) Acadia University (Canada) & Hasselt University (Belgium), Published in: Elsevier Procedia – Computer Science, © Elsevier B.V

NATIONAL CONFERENCES

  1. Risha Mal, R. K. Sharma, N. Kumar, ‘Intoxicated Speech Detection using MFCC Feature Extraction and Vector Quantization’, International Conference on Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering, Power Control, Electronics and Communication Technology (EEPCECT-2014), 31st May – 1st June, 2014, Organised by Krishi Sanskriti at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India).
  2. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, V.K. Vijay, A. R. Verma, R. Tiwari, ‘Self – Energy Generating Cookstove’, International Conference on Innovative Trends in Applied Physical, Chemical, Mathematical Sciences and Emerging Energy Technology for Sustainable Development (APCMET)-2014, 19-20 April, 2014, Organised by Krishi Sanskriti, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India).
  3. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Amit Ranjan Verma, Ratnesh Tiwari, ‘Thermoelectric Power Generator Integrated Cookstove: A Sustainable Approach of Waste Heat to Energy Conversion’, International conference on Advanced Electrical Systems and Applications (AESA) – 2014, 25th June, 2014, Organised by: G. Pullaiah College of Engineering & Technology, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh (India), Published in: Precedings of International conference on Advanced Electrical Systems and App
  4. Risha Mal, Rajendra Prasad, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Amit Ranjan Verma, Ratnesh Tiwari, ‘Thermoelectric Generator Integrated Forced Draft Cookstove’, 2nd International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment & Sustainable Technologies (BEST) – 2015, 28th – 31st January 2015, organised by Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu (India), Published in: Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment & Sustainable Technologies (BEST) – 2015, © Deptt. Of Biotech

PROJECTS

  1. “Development of Thermoelectric generator integrated charcoal stove” Collaborative research project under TEQIP III, National Project Implementation Unit (NPIU), MHRD, Dr. Risha Mal (Co-PI) of 386000 INR for 2 years. Status – Completed
  2. “Design and Development of Solar Photo Voltaic Powered Cane Slicing machine” DST SEED, Women Technology Park, Dr. Risha Mal (PI) of 2411720 INR for 3 years. Status – Ongoing
  3. “Establishment of Science Technology and Innovation Hub in NIT Silchar, Cachar, Assam, for socio-economic upliftment of SC/ST population in Assam” Dr. Risha Mal (Co-PI) of 14437843 INR for 3 years. Status – Ongoing

WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

No Event Organized Date Co-Ordinators
1. One week online International Workshop on Biological Advances and Research BAR-2020 22nd -26th August 2020 Dr. Rajeeb Dey, Dr. Risha Mal
2. Green Technology for Sustainable Life: Indian Perspective 19 – 23 July’ 2021 Prof. Nidul Sinha, Dr. Risha Mal, Dr. Swapna Mansani, Dr. Sreejith.S
3. A 2 days’workshop on “Women Empowerment through Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges” 12-08-2022 to13-08-2022 Dr. Risha Mal, Dr. Swapna Mansani
4. A 5 days online workshop on “Sustainable Energy Research, Innovation & Business Plan” 21-03-2022 to25-03-2022 Dr. Risha Mal, Dr. Swapna Mansani
5. A Two days Workshop on “Researches on Embedded System and Security” 13-12-2021 to14-12-2021 Dr. Anish Kumar Saha, Dr. Risha Mal
6. National Energy Conservation Day 26-02-2022 Dr. Risha Mal, Dr. Nabanita Adhikary
7. Webinar on “Concept – Product – Product Market Fit – Business” 26-12-2021 Dr. Risha Mal
8. Expert talk on “FORGE YOUR OWN PATH; CELEBRATE THE MAKER SPIRIT” 27-11-2021 ECE & EE
9. Webinar on “Entrepreneurship/Start-up Challenges and their Solutions” 29-09-2021 Prof. B. K. Roy, Dr. Risha Mal

CONFERENCE ORGANIZED

PHD SCHOLARS

Sl. No. Name of the Scholar Status Research Area Supervision
1  Shaik Tashardhik Basha Ongoing Renewable Energy integration with hardware for design of assistive device for blinds Sole Supervisor
2  Shankar Pandit Ongoing  Thermoelectric generator Biomass Cookstove testing Protocols Sole Supervisor
3  Ayush Purwar Ongoing  Solar PV integration and testing of Cane slicing machine Supervisor

Co- Supervisor: Dr. Saheli Ray
4 Manidipa Paul Ongoing Grid Integration with renewables and management with IOT Sole Supervisor
5 Ramananda Paul Ongoing (PT) Sole Supervisor
6 Kirti Kumari Ongoing (JRF) Sole Supervisor
7 Nikhil Kumar Ongoing (PT) Sole Supervisor

M.TECH. SCHOLARS

Sl. No. Name of Scholar Status Thesis Title Supervision
 1.  Amber Negi  Completed  Electric Vehicle Battery Heat Management Using A Thermoelectric Cooler Powered By Solar PV  Sole Supervisor
 2.  Sourav Srikant  Completed  Obstacle Detection Algorithm For Visually Impaired Person And Driving The Hardware By Body Heat Using TEG  Sole Supervisor