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Name	Mr. Abhishek Rajan
Designation	Assistant Professor
Academic Qualification	M. Tech. � National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam Ph. D. (pursuing) -- National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam
Areas of Interest	Power System Optimization Power System Operation and Control Evolutionary Algorithms Soft Computing Techniques
Work Experience	Jul. 2008 to Jun. 2009: Institute of Advanced Computer & Research, Rayagada, Orissa Jul. 2009 to Feb. 2011: Gandhi Engineering College, Bhubaneswar, Orissa Jul. 2013 to Jun. 2014: Royal Group of Institutions, Guwahati, Assam Feb 2017 till date: National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Ravangla, Sikkim
Teachings	Basic Electrical Science, Computer Applications to Power Systems, Power System Interconnection and Control, Network Theory, Electrical Machines, Electric Drives, Power System Stability and Control
List of Publications	International Journals: 1. Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch using hybrid Nelder-Mead simplex based Firefly Algorithm, Vol.66, pp. 9-24, International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Elsevier, 2015 2. Exchange Market Algorithm based Optimum Reactive Power Dispatch, Vol. 43, pp. 320-336, Applied Soft Computing, Elsevier, 2016 3. Optimum Economic and Emission Dispatch using Exchange Market Algorithm, Vol. 82, pp. 545-560,International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Elsevier, 2016 4. A Day Ahead Price Sensitive Reactive Power Dispatch with Minimum Control, Vol. 81, pp. 427-443, International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Elsevier, 2016 5. Optimization of 5.5-GHz CMOS LNA parameters using firefly algorithm, Vol. 28, Issue: 12, pp. 3765�3779, Neural Computing and Applications, Springer, 2017 6. Weighted Elitism based Ant Lion Optimizer to solve optimum VAr planning problem, Vol. 55, pp. 352-370, Applied Soft Computing, Elsevier, 2017 7. Optimum Generation and VAr Scheduling on a Multi-Objective Framework using Exchange Market Algorithm, International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms, Inderscience (paper accepted for publication) International Conferences: 1. Optimal Active Power Dispatch using Firefly Algorithm, pp. 1-7, DOI: 10.1109/INDICON2014.7030642, IEEE India Conference (INDICON), Pune, Dec 2014 2. Demand Side Management of a Commercial Customer based on ABC Algorithm, 7th International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving (SocProS), Bhubaneswar, Dec 2017, to be published in AISC series of Springer (paper accepted for publication) 3. Solution of Constrained Optimal Active Power Dispatch Problems using Exchange Market Algorithm, 7th International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving (SocProS), Bhubaneswar, Dec 2017,to be published in AISC series of Springer (paper accepted for publication)
Membership of Professional Bodies
Achievements	1. Qualified GATE in 2011 and 2013 2. MHRD, India Fellowship for M.Tech (2011-2013) 3. MHRD, India Fellowship for Ph.D. (2014-2017) 4. Best Paper Award in SocProS 2017
Office Address	Room No. 05, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Sikkim, Ravangla, South Sikkim, Sikkim PIN: 737139
Contacts	rajan@nitsikkim.ac.in +91 7576930181
Extras	Google Scholar: Abhishek Rajan