Faculty Profile

Ms. Soumya Simon
Assistant Professor(Senior Grade)

Profile

Mrs. Soumya Simon completed her B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from College of Engineering, Perumon and M.Tech in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Industrial Drives and Control from Rajagiri School of Engineering And Technology, Kakkanad. She started her career as Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at Marian Engineering College, Kazhakoottom, Trivandrum, Kerala in 2007. Since 2008, she is working as Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly, Kerala, India. Over a period of time, she has taught many subjects including Electrical Machines, Digital Systems and Computer Organization, Electric drives and control, Electrical Power Transmission, Network Analysis, Control Systems, Basic Electrical Engineering.

Educational Qualification

Degree Specialisaion Institute University Year of completion
B. Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering College of Engineering, Perumin Cochin University of Science and Technology 2006
M Tech Industrial Drives and Control Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology M G University 2014

Experience

Designation Instituition from To
Assiatant Professor (Sr. Grade) FISAT 01/10/2023 till date
Assiatant Professor (Spl. Grade) FISAT 15/12/2015 30/09/2023
Assiatant Professor FISAT 01/07/2010 14/12/2015
Lecturer FISAT 30/06/2008 30/06/2010
Lecturer Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum 01/03/2007 25/06/2008

Administrative & Institutional Support

Organiser – Second International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power and Renewable Energy (SPECon 2024)
Excecutive commitee member in Gender Equity cell
Excecutive commitee member in Women cell
Department Remedial Co-ordinator
Group Advisor – 2021 Batch B.Tech EEE
Past Responsibilites
Member of Exam Cell (2014 – 2016)
Excecutive Commitee member of Staff Welfare and Recreation Forum
Group Advisor – 2008 ,2014,2018 Admission batch B.Tech EEE

Research & Publications

Papers presented in Conferences: 

  1. “PV Powered Soft Switched Boost Converter Using MPPT Converter”, Soumya Simon, Jani Das, IEEE International Conference on Magnetics, Machines and Drives    Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally    24 to 26 July 2014    INSPEC Accession Number: 14619113, DOI: 10.1109/AICERA.2014.6908250 
  2. “A Novel Voltage Multiplier for High Voltage/ Low Current Applications”, Shebin Rasheed, Soumya Simon, National Conference on Future Technologies in power, Control and Communication Systems, College of Engineering, Perumon, March 2016,    IJAREEIE, Volume 5, Special Issue 2
  3. “A High Step – Up Boost Fly-Back Converter with Voltage Multiplier Module for Photovoltaic System”, Athul VS, Soumya Simon, National Conference on Advanced Computing, Communication and Electrical Systems, KMEA Engineering College, 24 to 25 March 2017, IJIRSET, Volume 6, Special Issue 6
  4. “Fuzzy Logic Controlled High Step – up Boost -Flyback Converter for an Efficient Photovoltaic System”, Athul V.S, Soumya Simon, International Conference on Energy, Communication, Data Analytics and Soft Computing, SKR Engineering College, Poonamallee, Tamil Nadu, 1 to 2 August 2017    SKR – IEEE -ECDS-1169
  5. “PI Control Strategy for a DC-DC  Interleaved Boost Converter”, Amala Joy, Soumya Simon, National Conference of Emerging Technologies,    MES College of Engineering and Technology, Kunnukara,    17 March 2018
  6. Switched Inductor Capacitor based DC-DC Boost Converter, Reshmi R, Soumya Simon, “International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies (i-SMaRT 2023)”

FDPs/Trainings attended

1 Short Term Training Programme on Modern Developments in Machines and Drives, Organised by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, from 1st to 5th January 2008.
2 Mission 10X, a Dale Carnegie Certification course conducted by Wipro Technologies from 20 to 24 April 2009 at RASET Kakkanad
3 Workshop on High Impact Teaching Skills conducted by Dale Carnegie and Associates and Wipro from 20 to 21 April 2009 at RASET Kakkanad
4 Workshop on Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology on 31st October 2012 at Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology
5 Two week ISTE workshop on Control Systems, Conducted by IIT Kharagpur from 2nd to 12th December 2014
6 Short Term Training Programme on Power Electronics for Smart Grid, Organised by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kalady, from 10th to 15th December 2015 at Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology
7 FDP on Mentoring and Counselling Skills for Psychological Change Conducted by ICT Academy of Kerala from 28th to 30th June 2017
8 Two week ISTE Short Term Training Programme on Electric Power System organised by IIT Kharagpur from 10 to 15 July 2017 at FISAT
9 National Seminar on Powering Future Kerala ELEX-2017,conducted Kerala Electrical and Allied Co.Ltd. on 13th to 15th December 2017
10 FDP on Distributed Generation and Smart Grid organised by the Department of EEE from 27 to 28 July 2018 at FISAT
11 FDP on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Organised by Tata Consultancy Services on 26th October 2019 at TCS Kochi
12 National Conference on Recent Advancements in Power Electronics and Power Systems, organised by the Dept of EEE, FISAT from 21 to 22 May 2019 at FISAT
13 FDP on Role of IoT in Smart Grid, Organised by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, FISAT from 2nd to 4th July 2019 at FISAT
14 Short Term Training Programme on Advanced Embedded System Development using FOSS Tools, organised by Electronics and Communication Engineering Department from 27th to 29th November 2019 at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam.
15 FDP on “Technical Advances in Power Switching Converters for Renewable Energy Sourcesn and Fuel Cell Technology for E-Vehicles” , Organised by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla from 1st to 5th June 2020.
16 FDP on “Pedagogy to Panic-Gogy – Technology to Recover Back”, Organised by MCA Department, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, Mar Basalios Institute of Technology and Science, Kothamangalam from 11th to 13th June 2020
17 FDP on “Research Initiatives in Renewable Energy Systems”, Organised by Department of Elecgtrical and Electronics Engineering, Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science, from 21st to 25th July 2020
18 FDP on ” Real Time Applications of Power Electronics – Research Scope and Challenges”, Organised by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, from 27th to 31st July 2020
19 Industry oriented Online Training Program on Transmission SCADA, Organised by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, in association with Kerala State Electricity Board Engineeri’s Association (KSEBEA), from 23rd July to 12th August 2020
20 Workshop on “NAAC Revised Accreditation Framework”, Organised by Internal Quality Assurance Cell, FISAT on 10th july 2021
21 FDP on Power Converters – An Embedded System Based Approach, Conducted by the Deprtment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, FISAT from 22nd July to 28th July 2021 at FISAT
22 FDP on Hands-on Training on Design of Power Electronics Systems, Conducted by the Deprtment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, FISAT from 30th January to 1st February 2023 at FISAT
23 Participated in CoreEl Edu Summit – 2023, Kochi, Organised by COreEl Technologies and MathWorks on 9th November 2023
24 Workshop on “AI Deployment on Nvidia Jetson using MATLAB & Simulink”organised under RUSA 2.0 Major Project T4N on 16th November 2023.

Projects Guided

B.Tech
Solar Car
Intelligent Safety Head Gear
Smart Energy management System
PV Fed High Gain Boost Converter Using MPPT Control
Robot for accessing books in Library
M.Tech
A Novel Voltage Multiplier for High Voltage/ Low Current Applications
A Series Capacitor Step-Down DC-DC Converter withReduced Voltage Stress
Switched Inductor Capacitor based High Gain Boost converter
Fuzzy Logic Controlled High Step-Up Boost- Flyback Converter For An Efficient Photovoltaic System
A High Voltage Gain Dc-Dc Converter Based On Modified Dickson Charge Pump Voltage Multiplier

Courses offered

Network Analysis and Synthesis
Circuits and Networks
Digital Electronics
Digital Systems and Computer Organisation
Analysis of Power Electronic Converters
Introduction to Electric Drives
Electrical Power Transmission
Control Systems
Industrial Drives and Control for Automation
Electric Drives and Control
DC Machines and Transformers
Basics of Electrical Engineering
Electrical Technology
Digital Electronics Lab
Electrical Machines Lab I
Electrical Machines Lab II
Circuits and Measurements lab
Power Electronics and Drives Lab
Analog Electronics Lab