Faculty Profile

Dr.Surya Susan Alex
Associate Professor

Profile

Dr. Surya Susan Alex received her B.Tech degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, M.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering from Government Engineering College, Thrissur and Ph.D degree from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). She started her career as lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Adi Shankara Institute of Science and Technology, Kalady in 2003. Since 2010, she has been working with the Federal Institute of Science and Technology, in the Department of Electrical Engineering. She has research papers published in Conferences/Journals of international/ national repute.  She is a life member of ISTE and ISSE. She has served as reviewer for International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Wiley.

Educational Qualification

Degree Specialisaion Institute University Year of completion
Ph.D Electrical Engineering School of Engineering (CUSAT) Cochin University of Science and Technology 2020
M.Tech Power Systems Govt. Engineering College,Thrissur Calicut University 2008
B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering Govt. Engineering College,Thrissur Calicut University 2002

Experience

Designation Instituituion from(year) To(year)
Associate Professor Federal Institute of Science and Technology 01-10-2023 till date
Assistant Profesor (Senior Grade) Federal Institute of Science and Technology 08-07-2011 30-09-2023
Assistant Profesor Federal Institute of Science and Technology 08-07-2010 08-07-2011
Assistant Profesor AdiShankara Institute of Engineering and Technology 02-06-2008 07-07-2010
Lecturer AdiShankara Institute of Engineering and Technology 01-06-2003 01-06-2008

Awards and honours

Reviewer of International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Wiley Publications.
Received fund for B.Tech student project ‘Realization DC-DC converter for EV using WBG power devices’.from KSCSTE.
Ph.D guideship, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.

Administrative & Institutional Support

(a) Present Responsibilites
IQAC Joint Coordinator
KTU – Academic Audit Coordinator
Preparation and submission of NAAC – AQAR
Department P G Coordinator .
(b) Past Responsibilites
Preparation and submission of NAAC – AQAR for the AY 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Criteria coordinator for NBA and NAAC accreditation
ISO Internal auditor (2011- 2018)
B.Tech University Examination Convenor (2011-2012)

Professional body memberships

Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
Life Member of Indian Society of Systems for Science and Engineering, (ISSE)

Research & Publications

PUBLICATIONS

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9608-9529

Papers in Journals:  

  1. Optimal Gain Selection Strategy in Back EMF Observer for Position Sensorless Operation of BLDC Motors”, Surya Susan Alex, Asha Elizabeth Daniel, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Springer, First Online: 18 May 2019, SCIE indexed, Impact Factor: 1.518.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-019-03908-5
  2. An Efficient Position Tracking Smoothing Algorithm for Sensorless Operation of Brushless DC Motor Drives”, Surya Susan Alex, Asha Elizabeth Daniel, Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, vol. 2018, Article ID 4523416, 9 pages, 2018, ESCI Indexed. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4523416
  3. An integrated PI/LQR speed control of Sensorless Brushless DC motor with extended kalman filter “, Surya Susan Alex, Asha Elizabeth Daniel, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research , volume 9, Number 17 (2014) pp. 4131-4140(ISSN 0973-4562)
  4. ‘‘Speed control of BLDC motor Implementing Extended Kalman Filter’’, Joyce Jacob, Surya Susan Alex, Asha Elizabeth Daniel, International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology, volume 3, issue 1, July2013(ISSN:2277-3754)

 Papers presented in Conferences:

  1. Simulation Studies of Electromagnetic wave Propagation”, Surya Susan Alex, International Conference on “Recent Trends in Computational Science” (ICRTCS-2008, sponsored by DRDO & DIT), held at Toc H Institute of Science and Technology during 11-13 June 2008.
  2. Speed control of brushless dc motor implementing Hall sensors and Linear Quadratic Regulator”, Joyce Jacob, Surya Susan Alex,  International Conference on recent trends in Engineering and Technology- 2014, ICRTET’14, 18th to 19th January 2014, Cochin.
  3. Comparison of speed control of BLDC motor implementing sensor technique using PI controller and Linear Quadratic Regulator”, Joyce Jacob, Surya Susan Alex, 3rd National conference on Emerging Trends in Power  Electronics, Power Systems, Energy management and Control Systems,NEPPEC-2014, 21st & 22nd February 2014, at St.Joseph’s college of Engineering and Technology, Palai.
  4. Performance Analysis of Synchronous Reference Frame Based Controller for Grid Interconnected Microgrid’’ Najda V M, Surya Susan Alex, Fourth International Conference on Advances in Computing and Communications (ICACC), 2014,IEEE, 27-29 Aug. 2014, pgs-255 – 259 ISBN:978-1-4799-4364-7 DOI: 10.1109/ICACC.2014.68
  5. Fault direction detection and fault location identification in transmission lines using traveling waves”, Febin Raju, Surya Susan Alex, Online International Conference on Green Engineering and Technologies (IC-GET), Coimbatore, India, 27-27 Nov. 2015. Indexed in IEEE Xplore, DOI: 10.1109/GET.2015.7453810
  6. Reduced Order Extended Kalman Filter for State Estimation of Brushless DC Motors”, Surya Susan Alex, Jayanand B, Asha Elizabeth Daniel, IEEE International Symposium on Embedded Computing and System Design (ISED), IIT Patna, December 15-17, 2016. pp. 239 – 244, DOI: 10.1109/ISED.2016.7977089
  7. Study of Multiquadrant operation of a BLDC Motor with Digital Implementation”, Anju George, Surya Susan Alex, National Conference on Advanced Computing, Communication and Electrical Systems (NCACCES ’17), 24-24 March 2017, at KMEA Engineering College, Ernakulam.
  8. Bridgeless Buck-Boost based Power Factor Correction for Multiquadrant Operated Brushless DC Motor Drive”, Anju George, Surya Susan Alex,  IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control (ICICIT), VJEC, Kannur,6-7 July, 2017.
  9. Single Phase Reconfigurable Grid Tie Inverter using DQ controller”, Anupama Narayanan, Surya Susan Alex, IEEE International Conference on Control, Power, Communication and Computing Technologies (ICCPCCT-2018), ISBN-978-1-5386-0796-1, March 2018, VJEC, Kannur.
  10. Speed Control of DC Motor Driven by Improved Bridgeless Sepic Converter“, Vineeth, Surya Susan Alex, National Conference on ‘Recent Advancements In Power Electronics And Power Systems’ 21-22 May 2019, FISAT, Angamaly.

 

FDPs/Trainings attended

Name of the Programme Topic Place Period
FDP Hands-on training on Design of Power Electronic Systems FISAT 30 January to 1February, 2023
FDP Application Oriented Design and Control of Electric Motor Drives Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science 16 to 20 January, 2023
FDP Emerging Trends in Power Energy and Control Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science 22 to 27 August, 2022
FDP Power Converters -An Embedded Systems Based Approach FISAT 22 to 28 July, 2021
FDP Renewable Energy and Power Electronics for Electric Vehicle Applications RIT, Kottayam 26 May to 1 June, 2021
FDP Research Initiatives in Advanced Control Systems Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science 22 to 26 February, 2021
STTP Design of drive train and charging stations for electric vehicle applications STGITS 26 to 31 October, 2020
FDP Practical Challenges in the Design and Development of Electric Vehicles NITCalicut 24 to 28 August, 2020
FDP Real time Applications of Power Electronics – Research Scope and Challenges Adi Sankara Institute of Engg & Tech 27 to 31 July,2020
FDP Research Initiatives in Renewable Energy Systems Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science 21 to 25 July,2020
Technical Discussion Industry Connect 2020 organized by IEEE PES Student Branch NIT Calicut 25 April to 5 May
FDP Role of IoT in Smart Grid FISAT 2 to 4 July, 2019
FDP Industry 4.0: Current Research Trends and Challenges Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science 27 to 31 May, 2019
FDP Distributed Generation and Smart Grid FISAT 27 & 28 July, 2018
Seminar Employability Conclave: From qualification based to skill based. Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science 16th March, 2018
STTP Electric Power Systems IIT Kharagpur 1 to 5 May, 2017
STTP New Frontiers in Drives Control and Power Electronics CUSAT 6 to10 January, 2014
Workshop Computational Tools for Power System Applications CUSAT 18 &19 December, 2013
FDP Power Electronics Drives and Control IIST Trivandrum 6 to17 June, 2011
FDP System Level Modelling, Design & Analysis CUSAT
FDP FACTS and Custom Power Controllers for Quality Enhancement of Deregulated Power Systems NIT Calicut 18 to 29 May, 2009
Workshop Real Time Interfacing using MATLAB Rajagiri School of Engg & Tech January 19 2013
FDP A Novel Approach to Control System and its Applications Adi Sankara Institute of Engg & Tech 26 to 30 April, 2010
FDP Innovative Approaches in Power Electronics, Drives and Control Rajagiri School of Engg & Tech 4 to 6 May, 2009
STTP Digital Signal Processing Adi Sankara Institute of Engg & Tech 8 to12 July, 2009
Conference Recent Trends in Computational Science Toc H Institute of Science and Technology 11to 13 June, 2008

Resource Person

Reviewer of International Conference on Trends in Engineering Systems and Technologies organised by MEC Thrikkakara in 2024
Reviewer of International Conference on Smart Computing and Communication organized by Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science in 2023
Reviewer of International Conference on Innovation In Engineering and Technology organized by Ilahia college of Engineering in 2023
Reviewer of International Conference on Communication, Control and Information Sciences organized by GEC Idukki in 2021
Reviewer of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Science and Technology organised by GEC Thrissur in 2020
Doctoral Committee member of APJ Abdul Kalam University
Chair for the technical session of National Conference on Recent Advances in Electrical and Electronics Engineering organised by Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science, Kothamangalam
Session chair for National level paper presentation contest organised by SNM Institute of Management & Technology,Maliankara
APJKTU B.Tech 2019 Regulation Syllabus Committee member
Curriculum/Syllabus Review Sub Committee Member of M.Tech courses in Power Electronics and Power Systems, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala – 2022
Resource person for the Webinar on Introduction to Research organised by Dept. of Vocation., CMS College, Kottayam

Courses offered

Power System Analysis
Utilization of Electric Power
Digital Electronics
Circuits and Networks
Analog Electronics
Computer Application in Power Systems
Advanced Power System Analysis
Computer Aided Power System Analysis
Basic Electrical Engineering
Electric Drives and Control for Automation
Power Systems II