Dr. Ankush Kansal

Professor

Specialization

Embedded Systems, Wireless Communication, Antenna Systems

Email

akansal@thapar.edu

Specialization

Embedded Systems, Wireless Communication, Antenna Systems

Email

akansal@thapar.edu

Specialisation

  • Wireless Communication, Embedded Systems, Digital Image Processing and Image Processing

Designation

  • Professor

Qualification

  • 2016 Completed "New Directions in Teaching & Learning 2016", delivered by TrinityCollege Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland in collaboration with Thapar University, Patiala
  • 2015 Ph.D. – Electronics and Communication EngineeringDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering,Thapar University, Patiala-147004, Punjab, INDIA
  • 2008 M. Tech. – Electronics and Communication EngineeringDepartment of Electronics and Computer Engineering,Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, INDIA
  • 2004 Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Marketing)Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA
  • 2001 B. Tech. – Electronics and Communication EngineeringDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering,Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal (SLIET),Punjab, INDIA
  • 1998 Diploma - Electronics and Communication EngineeringDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering,Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal (SLIET),Punjab, INDIA
  • 1993 Matriculation, Punjab School Education Board

Dissertation Topics

  • Ph. D. –Throughput Analysis of OFDM based Wireless System with FrFT
  • M. Tech. – Convergence of 2G, 3G and 4G Mobile Security
  • M. Tech. Major Project – Microcontroller Based Multi Device Controller
  • B. Tech. Major Project – Java Based E-teaching Class Room

Work Experience

  • Principal (Off.) at Thapar Polytechnic College, Patiala since October, 2017 to till date.
  • Associate Professor at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala in the
  • department of Electronics and Communication Engineering since July 2019 to till date.
  • Assistant Professor at THAPAR UNIVERSITY, Patiala in the department of Electronics and
  • Communication Engineering from July 2006 to July, 2019.
  • Lecturer at Haryana College of Tech. and Management, Kaithal (Haryana) in Electronics and
  • Communication Department teaching B. Tech students from Aug 2002 to July 2006.
  • Metro Solutions Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi as Network Engineer from June 2001 to October 2001.

Research Areas

  • Wireless Communication
  • Mobile Communication
  • Antenna Systems
  • Embedded Systems
  • Image Processing

Publications

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Ph. D. Thesis Guided

  • Completed: 03
  • On-going: 05
S.No. Name of Student Title of Thesis Co- Supervisor(s) Date of
Completion
1 Anupma Design and Fabrication of Antenna Structures for Wireless Body Area Network and Testing on A Phantom  Dr. Paras
Chawla		 20/05/2021
2 Hari Shanker Performance Analysis of Shadowed Fading model for Indoor Wireless Communication - 16/09/2021
3 Amit Kumar Improved Forensic and Anti-Forensic Techniques for JPEG Compressed Images Dr. Kulbir Singh 24/02/2022


M.E./ M. Tech. Thesis Guided

S.No. Name of Student Title of Thesis Co- Supervisor(s) Date of
Completion
1 Amisha An Algorithm for Image Sharpening and Edge Detection using DWT-UM   06/07/2010

2

 Jaspreet Kaur Sierpiski Gasket: Multiband Fractal Antenna for 4G Systems   06/07/2010
3 Anoop Kumar Analysis of Signal Distortion Techniques in PPDU Frame Based 4G Systems     06/07/2010
4 Jitendra Kumar An Improved ACO based on Estimation of Distribution    21/07/2010
5 Komal Arora Performance Analysis of Spectrum Sensing Techniques for Cognitive Radio over Wireless Fading Channels Kulbir Singh

14/07/2011
6 Lavish Kansal Performance Analysis of 8X8 MIMO-OFDM Under Different Fading Channels for Higher Order Modulation Kulbir Singh 29/06/2011
7 VikasShivran Mutual Information and Bit Error Rate Analysis of MIMO System Under Correlated Fading Channel   30/06/2012
8 Rahul Kumar Development of Visual Interface and Hardware Logic for Open Architecture NC Controller for 3-Axis Simultaneous Interpolation RavinderDrivedi 16/07//2012
9 Anuj Attri Stacked Sierpinski Carpet Fractal Antenna for X- band Applications   15/07/2013
10 VivekMankotia Capacity Analysis of MIMO (8x8) system with or without CSI under Different Wireless Fading Channels   15/07/2013
11 Anurag Sharma BER and PAPR Analysis of 8X8 MIMO OFDM System using SLM Technique   15/07/2013
12 Karanpreet Kaur Discrete wavelet transforms based OFDM system using Convolutional encoding   13-08-14
13 Nikhil Bhardwaj BER analysis for OFDM using Windowing and Equalization techniques.   12-08-14
14 Ramandeep Gill Combined Spectrum Sensing Technique for Cognitive Radios   14-08-14
15 Satinder Kaur 8x8 MIIMO system using pre-coded and convolution encoded linear dispersion codes.   10-08-14
16 Tazeen Equalization of LTE- OFDM systems over Doubly Selective channels using PITIA   9-08-14
17 Garima Jain Symbol Error Rate Performance of Convolution Coded 4X4 MIMO Systems using LDC and Precoding   31-07-15
18 Jashan Performance Evaluation of Microstrip Patch Antenna with Different DGS Shapes and Substrate Materials   31-07-15
19 Nisant Performance Evolution ofbImprovement in Change Detection Techniques Based on Edge Enhanced Images   17-08-15
20 Rajni Performance Analysis of STBC MIMO-OFDM Transceiver using ICI Self Cancellation and Cooperative Diversity   31-07-15
21 Alice Ghai Image Security Enhancement by Semi Fragile Watermarking Appended with Unsharp Masking   31-07-2016
22 Raunak Khurana Routing Optimization by Appending ACO with AODV in MANETs   31-07-2016
23 Pawandeep Singh Zero Forcing Precoder based Multiuser MIMO System using k-mean Grouping   31-07-2016
24 Anmol Gupta

Performance Enhancement of Copy- Move Forgery Detection by using Shi Tomasi-Surf Detector and Surf-PSO Algorithm

   31-07-2017
25 Ishdeep Kaur Performance Evaluation of QO-STBC Encoded MIMO system with D-QR Decomposition under TWDP Wireless Fading Channel   31-07-2017
26 Shivangi Attrey Performance Analysis of Cyclic Prefix Free STBC Encoded MIMO-OFDM System Using Oblique Projection Technique   31-07-2017
27 Harleen Kaur Hybrid Beamforming for Coded mu Massive MIMO-OFDM System   17-08-2018
28 Manik Zakhmi Comparative Analysis of FBMC Over CP BasednMIMO OFDM System and PAPR Improvement of FBMC Using Hybrid Technique   17-08-2018
29 Akanksha Gupta BER Analysis over Weibull-Gamma and Mixture-Gamma Fading Channels under SC Scheme in Presence of GGD Noise for Nano Communication System   31-07-2019

Awards Achieved

  • Ankush Kansal, Assistant Professor, ECED have been Awarded best paper in the conference “1st Global
  • Conference on Communication, Science & Information Engineering”, CCSIE 2011, 25th - 27th July,
  • 2011, London, U.K. Technically Co-sponsored by: IAENG and IEEE UK&RI Communications Society.
  • Industrially Sponsored by: Techno Forum Group, India & E-Promag Consultancy, UK.

Expert Talks and Guest Lectures 

  • Delivered Expert Lecture on “Limitations and Future Prospectus of Networking” in UGC Sponsored 2-day National Conference at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar on 17-18 September, 2007.
  • Delivered Expert Lecture on, “Wi-Fi Technology” at AICTE sponsored National Seminar on Current Trends in Mobile Computing, Organized by Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri (J&K) on November 28-29, 2008.
  • Delivered Expert Lecture on, “Serial Communication on Microprocessors” at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar on 19th, December, 2008. Session Manager in IEEE International Advance Computing Conference (IACC'09) held at Thapar University, Patiala on March 6-7, 2009.
  • Delivered Expert talk on Multi Carrier Systems in short term training program on Frontiers in Electronics & Communication Engineering organized by SLIET, Longowal on 21st September, 2016.
  • Session Chair in 3 rd National Conference on Latest Initiatives & Innovations in Communication and Electronics (IICE-2017) held at Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali held on October 13 th , 2017.

Workshops and Courses Organized

Date Title Organized By Duration Number of Externally Registered Participants
14 th – 25 th Dec., 2009 MATLAB for Signal Processing and Wireless Communication AICTE Sponsored Two Weeks Staff Development Program Two Weeks 29
18 th , March, 2013 Symposium on Expectations of Industry from the Institute TEQIP-II One Day 400
17 th -18 th April, 2013 Workshop on Wireless Communication TEQIP-II Two Days 250

15 th -16 th July, 2013

 Professor Summit on Atmel XMEGA and ARM based SAM4L Microcontrollers sponsored by ATMEL Two days ATMEL R&D India Pvt. Ltd Two Days 60

 

Administrative and other activities 

 

  • Coordinator of the Summer Training Program of Six weeks duration on Microcontroller and PCB Fabrication attended by about 180 students of TU and other institutes. It has generated revenue of Rs. 8 lacs plus and kits worth Rs. 50000/- as donation for our University, for last two years.
  • Worked as Coordinator Departmental Time Table from July, 2007 to July, 2017. Vice-Chairman Time table Committee, Thapar University from July 2016 to October, 2017.
  • Convener DIAS & COS Management Committee for Convocation from October, 2011 to November, 2017.
  • UG Coordinator for BE (ENC) from July, 2015 to October, 2017.
  • University Senate Member from Jan. 2016 to December, 2018.
  • Member University Admission Committee from July, 2014 to July, 2018.
  • Vice President Frosh Week Society
  • Vice President Robotics Society
  • Remained General Secretary cum Finance Secretary of Senior Staff Club, THAPAR
  • UNIVERSITY for last year.
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