JOURNAL/CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS:

i) “Control Scheme for 1.8V, 2MHz Buck Converter using Type II PI controller,” Cadence Design Contest for the year 2009.

ii) "Electrostatic Discharge Protection for I/O Pads," International Conference on Advanced Communication and Informatics organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu, from 11-13 January, 2009 ICACI-2009, pp 19-24.

iii) "Column Decoder using PTL for Memory," International Conference on Advanced Communication and Informatics organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu, from 11-13 January, 2009 ICACI-2009, pp 9-14.

iv) "Electrostatic Discharge Protection in Analog IC Design," National Level Technical Symposium PRAGATI-08, for PG/Research Students Conducted by Dept. of E & C, B. V. Bhomaraddi College of Engg. and Tech., Hubli, on 18th October 2008

v) "SRAM Memory design with optimized column decoder using PTL," National Level Technical Symposium PRAGATI-08, for PG/Research Students Conducted by Dept. of E & C, B. V. Bhomaraddi College of Engg. and Tech., Hubli, on 18th October 2008

SHORT-TERM COURSES ATTENDED:

i) Workshop on “Applications of Analog Electronics”, at RNS Institute of Technology during March 29-31, 2010, held in cooperation with RNSIT, IEEE Bangalore Section, Board of Studies (VTU), and Texas Instruments India University Program.

ii) Staff Development Program Sponsored by A.I.C.T.E., New Delhi on “ARM Processor Design using Verilog”, at BVB College of Engg. & Tech. Hubli, During 8^th to 20^th June. 2009.

iii) Workshop on “Advanced Analog IC design” conducted by Prof. K. Radhakrishna Rao Foundation at dept of Electronics & Communication Engg., BVB College of Engg. & Tech. Hubli, During 22^nd Dec 2008 to 2^nd Jan 2009.

iv) Workshop on “ Embedded Design & ARM Processor” conducted by Advanced Electronic Systems, Bangalore, in association with E&C Department, BVB College of Engg. & Tech. Hubli, on 27^th Sept. 2008.

v) Staff Development Program Sponsored by A.I.C.T.E., New Delhi on “CMOS Design and Layout Techniques”, at BVB College of Engg. & Tech. Hubli, During 4^th to 9^th Aug. 2008

vi) Workshop on “Analog IC design” conducted by Prof. K. Radhakrishna Rao Foundation at dept of Electronics & Communication Engg., BVB College of Engg. & Tech. Hubli, During 16^th to 27^th June 2008.

vii) Workshop on “VLSI Analog Design using tanner Tool” held during 15^th -16^th Oct 2007, at SJCIT, Chickballapur.

viii) Workshop on “Techniques of Low power VLSI Design and hands on tool exposure on SYNOPSIS & MENTOR GRAPHICS Design suits” held during 29^th to 31^st Aug 2007, at N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte

ix) Leadership & Team Building Programme conducted by USHUS from 19^th-20^th, August 2006.

x) AICTE SDP on “Innovative Techniques for Teaching in Technical Education”, on 1-14^th Feb 2006, BLDE, Bijapur.

xi) Third VTU-VSI-ISA Confluence-2006 held on 13^th Oct 2006, at B.V.B.C.E.T., Hubli.

OTHER RELEVENT INFORMATION:

Bagged Runner up award in Cadence Design Contest for the year 2009 for the paper titled “Control Scheme for 1.8V, 2MHz Buck Converter using Type II PI controller,”