Specialization

Fiber Optics Communications, Communication Systems

Email

rskaler@thapar.edu

Professional Experience

1. Deputy Director, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 01:01:2015 to Till date, Teaching, Research Administration.
2. Senior Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 01:09:2010 to Till date, Teaching, Research Administration.
3. Head of EIED, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 16:08:2017 to Till date,Teaching, Research Administrations.
4. Dean RPG, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 25:08:2010 to 04:09:2014, Teaching, Research Administration.
5. Professor & Head, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 12:01:2004 to 21:03:2007, Teaching, Research Administration.
6. Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 10:12:2003 to 31:08:2010 Teaching, Research Administration.
7. Professor , Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, 31:10:2003 to 09:12:2003, Teaching, Research assistant Professor.
8. S.L.I.E.T., Longowal, 12:03:1999 to 30:10:2003, Teaching, Research Assistant Professor.
9. B.B.S.E.C., Fatehgarh Sahib, 16:06:1998 to 11:03:1999, Teaching, Research Lecture.
10. B.B.S.E.C., Fatehgarh Sahib, 25:07:1994 to 15:06:1999, Teaching, Research Lecturer.
11. G.N.D.U. Amritsar, 28:08:93 to 31:01:94, Teaching, Research Engineer.
12. ESPL, Mohali, 08:08:1990 to 24:08:1993, Industry.

Experience

Administrative experience:

• Deputy Director (Equivalent to Pro Vice Chancellor of University) - From 01.01.2015 till date Reporting of all Deans and Heads of Departments, Schools and Centers.
• Dean (RPG)-Reporting of all Heads- From 25:08:2010 to 04:09:2014.
• Head- Reporting of all faculty members of department from 12.01.2004 – 21.03. 2007.
• Warden at SLIET Longowal from 12:03:1999 - 30:10:2003.
• Chief Warden at BBSEC from 16: 10: 1995 to 15: 10: 1998
• Incharge J& K Region at ESPL from 08:08:1990 to 24:08:1993.

Academic/ Research Experience

• Academic Experience from 28:08:93 till date
• Research Experience from Jan 1997 till date

Industrial Experience

• Worked as Engineer at EPSL, Mohali from 8th August, 1990 to 24th August, 1993.

Workshop Attended

• Attended 2 weeks Academic Leadership workshop at IIM Kozhikode under TEQIP
• Attended 10 days Program on Academic Administrators at IIT Delhi.
• Attended a seminar on “world university rankings, ratings & other strategies” organized by MIT arts, design & technology university Pune, India, 9 March 2017.

Universities Visited

• Trinity college Dublin- Spent 5 months to understand world class universities under Contemporization Programme of TIET
• Visited University of Melbourne to understand International Rankings and Accreditations.
• Visited University of Waterloo for Outcome based Education and Experiential learning.

Responsibilities/ Contributions / Achievements TIET

• Rankings of TIET
• Benchmarking study with peer institutes for consistent improvement
• Academic delivery & Research, Research led outcome based academic delivery
• Enhanced the research profile of the institute
• Regulatory Compliance
• Branding for the institute for enhancing visibility
• Placement
• SWOT analysis
• Target setting/achieving exercises at institute level
• Programme Cost analysis
• MoUs/Collaborations, CG Affairs
• Quality Faculty Induction
• Accreditations (ABET, NBA, NAAC)
• As Head ECED, brought improvement in Placements, Lab Infrastructure, Curriculum etc.
• Thapar Polytechnic Admin Issues

Research

• Scopus ( Annexure – I)
  https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=26040774100

  Scopus Preview Publications-235, Scopus h index -19, Scopus citations-1169.

• Goggle: (Annexure – II)
  http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=HEZN0bEAAAAJ

  Google Preview Publications- 324, Google h index-24, Google i10 index-66: Google Citations- 2091,

• Total Publication in SCI journal: 184 (Annexure – III)
• Total Publication in NON-SCI journal: 47 (Annexure – IV)
  http://publications.thapar.edu/show_aut_pub.php?a_id=3
• INFLIBNET (UGC): Profile in the VIDWAN Database:
  https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/60637
• Doctoral (Ph. D) Students Guided: (Annexure – V)

  Completed-23, Ongoing- 8

• Masters (ME/M. Tech) Student Guided: (Annexure – VI)

  Completed-51, Ongoing-5

• International conferences: 11 (Annexure – VII)
• National conferences: 101 (Annexure – VIII)
• Reviewer of international journals: IEEE, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer.

Sponsored Research Projects (Including in-house industrial projects)

• Development of Photonic Crystal Biosenosr for Detection of Foodborne Pathogens, 38 Lacs, DBT, Co-PI; Mukesh Kumar, 2014 (Ongoing).
• Performance analysis of Dense wavelength division multiplexed systems, 10 Lacs, University grant commission, New Delhi 2011-2014 (completed)
• Performance Analysis of Broadband Optical communication systems, 5 Lacs, All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi, Co-PI: Mrs. Yugnanda, 2006-2009 (completed)
• Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, New Delhi, 11 Lacks, worked as Co-PI, 2001-2004, (completed)
• Studies on Dispersion and Fiber Nonlinearities on Broadband Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, New Delhi (R & D), 6 Lacs, Co-PI, Dr. A. K. Sharma, 1999-2003 (completed)
• Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, New Delhi Advanced Communication system 9 Lacs, 1999-2003, (completed).

Books Published

• A Text book of Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, IK International Publisher, 2011.
• A Text Book of Digital Signal Processing, IK International Publisher, Mr. Umesh and Mr. Kulkarni, 2009.

Consulting Experience

• Design, supply, erection, testing & Commissioning of remote computer surveillance systems for tubewells and booster stations, organized by Municipal corporation Chandigarh, (981 lac project consultancy amount 1.5 lacs) during period 2007-2009.
• Upgradation of water supply infrastructures for proper monitoring & automation with remote computerized surveillance to water supply system in Chandigarh, organized by Municipal corporation Chandigarh (850 lacs Consultancy amount), during period 2009-2011Design, supply, erection, testing & Commissioning of remote computer surveillance systems for tubewells and booster stations, organized by Municipal corporation Chandigarh, (981 lac project consultancy amount 1.5 lacs) during period 2007-2009.
• Upgradation of water supply infrastructures for proper monitoring & automation with remote computerized surveillance to water supply system in Chandigarh, organized by Municipal corporation Chandigarh (850 lacs Consultancy amount), during period 2009-2011

Awards, Honors and Recognitions

• In March, 2014 honoured as best author (India) under Research Publications in engineering domain by Career 360 Magazine.
• Recognition of research work by NASA , USA in 2002
• Only faculty member in TIET to get PIS in A grade throughout since inception
• Best Paper Award for paper titled “Congestion Control Schemes in OBS Networks” in International Conference on Information & Communication Technology -IICT held at DIT DHERADUN in 2007.
• Shiksha Rattan Puraskar from India International Friendship Society in 2007.
• Merit Certificate awarded for Mathematics Olympiad Examination in 1984.

Countries & Universities Visited

• Ireland: TIET Contemporization Programme with Trinity College, Dublin
• Canada: University of Waterloo
• Australia: University of Melbourne
• Other countries: UAE, Nepal, China, U.K, Kuwait, Bahrain etc.