Specialization

VLSI Design, Microelectronics

Email

alpana@thapar.edu

1. Name: Dr. Alpana Agarwal
2. Designation: Professor
3. Email/Contact No.: alpana@thapar.edu; 9115608836
4. Research Area: VLSI Circuits and Systems Design-Synthesis

5. Educational Qualification:(in chronological order starting from highest degree)

6. Academic experience/Industrial Experience: (in chronological order starting from present employment detail)

7. Research Profile:

• SCI publication: (only numbers) 44
• Scopus Publications: (only numbers) ~142
• Others Publications: (only numbers)  10
• Conference Publications: (only numbers) 17
• Book/Book Chapters: (only numbers)  8
• Patents: (only numbers) 4
• Publication Link: (Google Scholar profile link) ‪Alpana Agarwal - ‪Google Scholar

8. Sponsored Projects

9. Consultancy: NIL

10. Current membership in professional organizations:
    1. Life Member, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).
    2. Life Member, Semiconductor Society of India (SSI).
    3. Life Member, Indian Physics Association (IPA).
    4. Life Member, Metrology Society of India (MSI).
    5. Member, VLSI Society of India (VSI).

11. Awards and Honors:
    1. My Ph.D. thesis was chosen as one of the ten best international theses in the domain of VLSI by IEEE /ISVLSI Community and was invited to present my work in ISVLSI 2011.
    2. Best Thesis supervisor in PI category under the aegis of SMDP - VLSI (Phase – II) project. Student Award – Rs 10,000/ - , Supervisor Award – Rs. 15,000/ - and University Award – Rs. 1,50,000/ - (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology). 2006.
    3. INSA Vising Scientist awarded during 2004 – 05.
    4. Recipient of Cash awards under Performance Incentive Scheme of Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology almost every year since 2007.
    5. MHRD GATE Fellowship 1986 - 1987.
    6. MD University Merit Award for standing 8^th  and College award for standing 1^st.
12. Service activities (within and outside of the institution):

• Head, Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (Jan. 2017 – Dec, 2023).
• Developed ‘VLSI Design’ Laboratory.
• Successfully completed ISO/IEC 17025:2017 “ASSESSOR TRAINING PROGRAM” conducted from 29th June to 3rd July 2024 by IQAS.
• CAPSL Foundation Program: ‘New - Directions’ in Teaching & Learning - Special Purpose Certificate in Academic Practice (SPCert) by Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
• Developed Laboratory manuals for ‘Microprocessors’, ‘Digital Electronics’, ‘Digital VLSI Design’, ‘Analog IC Design’, ‘Hardware Design Languages’.
• Presiding Officer, Internal Complaints Committee (Jan 2014 – March 2017).
• Chief Student Counselor, Student Counseling Cell (April 2002 – 2013).
• UG Incharge 2002 - 04, 2012 - 2014, 2015 – 2016.
• PG Coordinator (2008 – 2012).
• Laboratory Incharge, VLSI Design Lab, (2002 – 2015).
• Laboratory Incharge, VLSI Chips to Systems (2015 – present).
• Member, DPPC (2014 – Present).
• Member, DAAC, BOS of ECED (Several occasions, Present).
• Member, DAAC BE(Mechatronics) (2012 - 2020).
• Departmental Student Counselor (1997 – 2002).
• Member of Senate for 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008 - 09, 2017, 2019 Onwards.
• President, Environment Society (1997 – 2010).
• Member UG and PG Curriculum Design Committee.
• Member UG and PG admission Committees.
• Member Board of Governors, 2008 - 09.
• Member Staff Affairs Committee 2008 – 09.
• Member BOS at various universities.

13. Personalized Profile: (related link required)

• Personal Webpage: (GitHub, Google sites etc)
  • ‪Alpana Agarwal - ‪Google Scholar
• LinkedIn:
  • Alpana Agarwal | LinkedIn
• Scopus/Research Gate/Inflibnet etc:
  • Alpana Agarwal (researchgate.net)
  • Agarwal, Alpana - Author details - Scopus