Position

Lecturer

Teaching area

School of Professional Engineering: Engineering Mathematics, Electronic Principles, Electrical & Electronic Applications, Electrical Machines, Power Electronics

Biography

Saravana Selvan is a dedicated lecturer and researcher with over 15 years of experience, specialising in electrical and electronics engineering education.

He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering from Multimedia University, Malaysia, and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India.

His professional journey includes a long tenure at AIMST University, Malaysia, where he conducted and published research, delivered advanced engineering lectures, and collaborated with industry partners. Notably, he secured a Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) of RM 137,000 for his research on Molybdenum-Telluride-Based Dielectric Modulated Tunnel Field Effect Transistors.

His technical skills span software and hardware tools, including Silvaco TCAD, Keysight ADS, Multisim, Proteus, Matlab, Microsoft Office, Canva, Xilinx ISE, and Adobe software. He is also proficient in programming languages.

Currently, he works as a lecturer at MIT, where he continues to contribute to quality engineering education.

Why come to MIT?

MIT offers a fantastic, supportive, and friendly environment enriched by a diverse community. The emphasis on numerous hands-on practical sessions enhances learning, helping students grasp the fundamental theories more effectively and preparing them for successful careers.

Research interests

Electronic device design, TunnelFET technology, bio-sensor development.

Awards and grants

• As the principal investigator, I secured a Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) of RM 137,000 from the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), Malaysia, in 2022. My grant is titled "Molybdenum-Telluride-Based Dielectric Modulated Tunnel Field Effect Transistor for Detection of Various Biomolecules."
• In 2017, I obtained an internal grant of RM 22,000 from AIMST University for my project titled "Investigation of Tunnel FET for Ultra-Low Power Applications," where I served as the principal investigator.
• I was honoured with the Best Star Performance Award from the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Technology at AIMST University in 2018.

Memberships and affiliations

• Lifetime Member of ISTE (Indian Society of Technical Education).
• Registered as an “Engineering Technologist” on the Board of Engineers, Malaysia.

Publications

• Saravana Selvan, L. K. Meng, M. Zaman, M. Solayappan, P. Nair and D. Kumar, "Design and Performance Analysis of Dielectric Modulated MoTe2 Junction-less Tunnel FET based biosensor," 2023 IEEE 8th International Conference on Recent Advances and Innovations in Engineering (ICRAIE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023, pp. 1-6. (IEEE Xplore: 20 March 2024)
• Saravana Selvan and Umayal, "An ultra-low power tunnel FET based OTA design for neural amplifier" ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, ISSN 1819-6608, VOL. 17, NO. 3, February 2022.
• Saravana Selvan, S. John Justin Thangaraj et al., "An Image Processing Approach for Detection of Prenatal Heart Disease" BioMed Research International, ISSN: 2314-6133, Vol. 2022, August 2022.
• T. Blesslin Sheeba, L. D. Vijay Anand, Gunaselvi Manohar, Saravana Selvan et al., "Machine Learning Algorithm for Soil Analysis and Classification of Micronutrients in IoT-Enabled Automated Farms", Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2022, June 2022.
• C. Bazil Wilfred, Santhi M George, S. Sivaranjani, Saravana Selvan et al. "An Intelligent Energy Management System with an Efficient IoT based Deep Learning Framework" International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Data Communication Systems (ICSCDS), Erode, India, 07-09 April 2022, (IEEE Xplore: 27 April 2022)
• Saravana Selvan and Umayal "RF Powered ECG Monitoring System for Silent Ischemia Patient", International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering Research, ISSN 2347- 3983,Vol. 8, Issue 7, July 2020, P3362-3367
• Saravana Selvan and Umayal, “A Novel Dual Electrode and Gate Extended Doping-less Tunnel FET for RF Energy Harvesting” 2019 4th International Conference and Workshops on Recent Advances and Innovations in Engineering (ICRAIE), Kedah, Malaysia, 2019, pp.1-6, 27-29 Nov. 2019. (IEEE Xplore: 19 March 2020)
• Saravana Selvan, Goh Kooh Yik, Gobbi Ramasamy, Mukter Zaman, "Simulation of IIIV material based steep slope Tunnel FET for RF Harvester Application", International Journal of Engineering Technology and Innovation, ISSN 2223-5329 ,Vol. 9, Issue 3, July 2019, P212-227.
• Saravana Selvan, Suen wei, Umayal, Gobbi Ramasamy, Mukter Zaman, " A novel dual electrode and gate engineered doping-less TFET for performance enhancement" ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, ISSN 1819-6608, Vol.14, Issue 4, February2019, P814-821.
• Saravana Selvan, Suen wei, Umayal, Gobbi Ramasamy, Mukter Zaman, “An Enhanced Sensitivity RF Energy Harvester System Using Tunnel FET based Rectifier” International Journal of Engineering and Technology (UAE), ISSN 2227-524X, Vol. 7, Issue 4, 2018, P2971-2976.
• Saravana Selvan, Suen wei, Douglas, Umayal, Gobbi Ramasamy, Mukter Zaman, "Design of RF to DC Rectifier Using Steep Slope Tunnel FET Device for RF Powered Systems" Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, ISSN 1816-949X, Vol.13, Issue 3, July 2018, P3232-3237.
• Saravana Selvan, Mukter Zaman, R. Gobbi & Hin Yong Wong “Recent advances in the design and development of radio frequency-based energy harvester for powering wireless sensors: a review” Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, ISSN: 0920- 5071,Vol.32, Issue 15, July 2018, P1-25.
• Saravana Selvan, Pratap Nair, Umayal, “A Review on Photo Voltaic Mppt Algorithms” to International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) ISSN: 2088- 8708, Vol.6, No. 2, April 2016, pp. 567~582.

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