Resume of Dr. Ravinder Agarwal
1. Name and Designation: Dr. Ravinder Agarwal, Prof. & Head
2. Personal Details:
 Date of Birth: October 20, 2014
 Residential Address: # Doctors Colony, Patiala
 Contact details: Phone 01752393052
email: ravinder_eeed@thapar.edu
3. Academic Qualification: Ph.D.
5. Professional Experience: R&D Lab / Industry: 07 years (1987-1993) and
Teaching with R&D: 20 years (since 1994 till date)
6. Specialization: Biomedical Instrumentation
7. Membership of Societies: Fellow of MSI, USI, IETE, IE and Life Member of ISOI
8. Academic Details:
Courses taught:
UG level - Biomedical Instrumentation, Measurement Science Technique, Industrial Measurement,
Elements and Analysis of Instrumentation Technique, Sensors & Transducers, Electromagnetic Field,
Electrical & Electronic Measurements, Analytical Instrumentation, Sensors and Signal Conditioning,
Concepts in Biomedical Instrumentation etc.
PG level - Measurement Science, Trends in biomedical Instrumentation, Environment Monitoring
Instrumentation, Ultrasonic Laser & Fiber Optics, Ultrasonic Laser & Fiber Optical Based
Instrumentation, Opto-electronic Instrumentation, etc.
Books / book chapters AICTE / CEEP Notes
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Computer Application in Bio-instrumentation, AICTE, 2002
Metrology and Instrumentation, DDE, TU, 2006
Electrical & Electronic Measurements, DDE, TU, 2006
Biomedical Instrumentation, DDE, TU, 2010
9. Research details
Research Area: Biomedical Instrumentation, Rehabilitation devices, Characterization of biological
tissues, sports cognition, Environment Monitoring Instrumentation for Health, etc.
Foreign Visits:
1. Neuchatel, Switzerland
2. Beijing, China
3. Taipei, Taiwan
4. Singapore
4th European Freq. and Time Forum March 13-15, 1990
14th International Congress on Acoustics
Sept. 3-10, 1992
AFSUMB’98
October 24-27, 1998
ICMAT 2005
July 3-8, 2005
Conferences/Seminars/Workshops/Tutorial – Organized
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One day Tutorial on Basics in Metrology, Pre-AdMet event, Feburary 18, 2014,
Thapar University, Patiala
3rd National Conference on Advances in Metrology (AdMet – 2014), February 19-21,
2014, Thapar University, Patiala
Workshop on Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution [HEPAP], November 2627, 2009, Thapar University, Patiala
National Conference on Information Technology: Emerging Engineering
Perspectives & Practices [ITEEPP’07], April 6 - 7, 2007, Thapar University, Patiala
Short term course on PC Problem Solving, July 5-6, 2006, TIET, Patiala
TePP Innovation Funding Camp, September 28, 2006, TIET, Patiala
Staff Development Programme [SDP] on Recent Trends in Sensors & Their
Applications, May 22 – June 02, 2006, 2006, TIET, Patiala
National Conference on Sensors, November 25-26, 2006, TIET, Patiala
Workshop on Health Care Instrumentation, November 25, 2005, TIET, Patiala
A refresher course on Computer Maintenance, May 31 – June 01, 2004, TIET, Patiala
National Conference on Materials and Related Technologies (NCMRT - 2003)
September 19-20, 2003, TIET, Patiala
A course on Operation and Maintenance of PCs and Peripherals, October 31November 01, 2002, TIET, Patiala
Workshop on Calibration and Testing of Pressure Measuring Instruments,
December 12-13, 2001, TIET, Patiala
Honors, awards, achievements and fellowships:
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An Iris Recognition Based Health Examination System, Atul Bansal, Ravinder Agarwal and
R.K.Sharma, Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University, Patiala
Development of A Prototype of Automatic Water Flow Measurement System, Shiv Kumar
Jaiswal, I. S. Taak, Chatar Singh, Sanjay Yadav, A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Sanjay Sharma and
Ravinder Agarwal, Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University,
Patiala
A Combined Statistical and Time-Frequency Approach to the Analysis of
Electromyography Signals, Amanpreet Kaur, Ravinder Agarwal &1Amod Kuma, Advances in
Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University, Patiala
Fuzzy SEMG Signal Classifier for Prosthesis Control, Yadvendra Singh, Nirbhow Jap Singh, &
Ravinder Agarwal, Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University,
Patiala
Analysis of EMG Signal Using MATLAB SP Tool, Piyush Samant and Ravinder Agarwal,
Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University, Patiala
Best poster paper entitled “Study the effect of wheat-rice residue burning on the pulmonary
functions of the healthy subjects in Patiala city: two year study (2007-08), Amit Awasthi, Nirankar
Singh, Susheel Mittal, Prabhat K Gupta* and Ravinder Agarwal, International Conference on
Environmental and Health Technology (EH&T), March 15-17, 2010, IIT, Kanpur
Second Prize, paper entitled “Automatic water pump ON/OFF system” Anupam Attri and Ravinder
Agarwal, ITEEPP’07, April 6-7, 2007, Thapar University, Patiala
Best research paper entitled “Voltage Controlled Variable Gain Amplifier for MEMS Sensor”, Preet
Yadav, Ravinder Agarwal, S.C. Bose and Alpana Agarwal, National Conference on Sensors’05,
November 25-26, 2005, TIET, Patiala.
Sponsored Research Projects
S.No. Title of project
Funding Status
Agency
Impact of aerosols and gases DST
Completed
pollutants in the atmosphere on
physiological parameters of human
health due to agriculture crop residue
burning in and around Patiala
Study and development of above DST
In process
elbow prosthetic arm
Particulate matter dose relationship ICMR
In process
with lung function efficiency of
children during agriculture crop
residue burning episodes
Study and development of SEMG DST
In process
based exoskeleton knee
Duration
1
June 2006June 2010
Amount in
Rs. (lacs)
33.76
Jan 2011 –
Dec 2014
July 2013 –
July 2016
26.60
April, 2014
March 2017
40
S.No. Title of project
Duration
1
April ‘ 11–
March ‘12
2013 &
2014
Amount in
Rs. (lacs)
06.00
2
3
4
39.10
Infrastructure Project
Funding Status
Agency
Modernization and Removal of AICTE Completed
Obsolescence Scheme (MODROB)
Technical
Education
Quality UGC
In process
Improvement Programme (TEQIP)
(PHASE – II): Environment
Management
and
Energy
Management (7 Co-PIs)
2
500.00
10. Doctorate thesis mentoring
Completed
Title of the Thesis/Project
Student Name
Year of completion
Study of issues in the development of
electronically operated prosthetic arm
Hardeep Singh
2012
Study of human respiratory functions in relation
to crop residue burning
Amit Awasthi
2012
11.ME/MTech/MS Dissertation Guided
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Ecological Validation of Virtual Reality Mall Cognitive Assessment and Evaluation, Anurag
Sohane, 2013
Arousal Level Determination in Video Game Playing Using Galvanic Skin Response, Navjot
Singh, 2013
Ultrasonic Characterization of Different Wood Samples, Rakesh Sharma, 2013
Design and development of 89c51 based electrical impedance tomography system, Udayan J
Trivedi, 2013
Effect of oral functionality on human masticatory muscle SEMG, Shivil, 2012
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Effect of immersion on visual attention and alertness by comparison of two dimensional display
environments and desktop virtual reality environments, Lokesh, 2012
Prosthetic arm control using microcontroller, Babli, 2012
Design and development of low cost active electrode for SEMG, Vineet, 2012
Study and Analysis of SEMG Signal between Elbow and Shoulder using Labview, Asish, 2011
Analysis of different possible designs for fingertip sensor cantilever beams, Deep, 2011
Wireless ECG using Bluetooth, Ashish, 2010
Remote controlled operated prosthetic arm, Amardeep, 2010
Development of strain gauge pressure transducer up to 2000 bar, Anuj, 2010
Study of physiological parameters of respiratory system during wheat crop residue burning in the
outskirts of Patiala by Prateek Gupta, 2007
Digital phase locked loop interface design by Pravesh Kumar Saini, 2006
Comparative study of CMOS voltage controlled oscillators by Jayna Chawla, 2006
Analysis of human monitoring system using LAB VIEW by Prashant, 2006
Design of CMOS based signal conditioning circuit by Preet Yadav, 2005
A comparative study of pressure at the denture base-mucosal surface interface under mandibular
complete dentures fabricated using two different impression techniques by Komal Sehgal, 2003
Comparative study of pressure under complete dentures at denture base-mucosal surface interface
with two different occlusal systems by Ruhee Sathi 2002
12. Publications:
Publication in SCI Journal (50)
2014
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A Statistical model to quantify the effect of pollution loading due to field crop residue burning on
PFTs of healthy subjects”, Ravinder Agarwal, Amit Awasthi, Susheel Mittal, Nirankar Singh and
Prabhat Kumar Gupta, MAPAN - Journal of Metrology Society of India, vol. 29, 57-65, 2014
2013
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Epidemiology on healthy people living close to agriculture crop residue burning sites and its
relation with their PFTs, Ravinder Agarwal, Amit Awasthi, Nirankar Singh, Prabhat Kumar Gupta
and Susheel Mittal, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 4, pp
281-295, 2013
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Nondestructive grading of black tea based on physical parameters by texture analysis, Gagandeep
Singh Gill, Amod Kumar and Ravinder Agarwal, Biosystems Engineering vol. 16, pp 198-204,
2013
2012
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Realization of SEMG based multifunctional prototype elbow prosthesis, Hardeep S. Ryait, A.
S. Arora and Ravinder Agarwal, International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and
Technology, vol. 9, pp 72-87, no. 1, 2012 (IF 0.9)
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Effects of exposure to rice-residue burning on pulmonary functions and oxygen saturation level
of human being in Patiala, Ravinder Agarwal, Amit Awasthi, Nirankar Singh, Susheel Mittal
and Prabhat Kumar Gupta, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 429, pp 161-166, 2012
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State-of-the-Art in Water Flow Calibration – A Review”, S.K. Jaiswal, Sanjay Yadav and
Ravinder Agarwal, MAPAN, vol. 27, no. 2, pp 63-76, 2012
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Using Impedance Control Method to Achieve Signal Integrity in Biomedical Equipment,
Surinder Singh, Ravinder Agarwal and V.R. Singh, Instrumentation Science and
Technology, vol. 40, issue 6, pp 476-489, 2012
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Study of size and mass distribution of particulate matter due to crop residue burning with
seasonal variation in rural area of Punjab (India), Amit Awasthi, Ravinder Agarwal Susheel
Mittal, Nirankar Singh, Khan Singh and Prabhat Kumar Gupta, Journal of Environmental
Monitoring, vol. 13, pp 1073-1081, 2011 (IF 2.225)
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SEMG signal analysis at acupressure points for elbow movement, Hardeep S. Ryait, A. S.
Arora and Ravinder Agarwal, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, vol. 21, pp
868-878, 2011 (IF 2.6)
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Monitoring and Grading of Tea by Computer Vision: A Review, Gagandeep Singh Gill, Amod
Kumar and Ravinder Agarwal, Journal of Food Engineering, vol. 106, pp 13-19, 2011 (IF
2.616)
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A computer controlled precision high pressure measuring system, S. Sadana, S. Yadav, N. Jha,
V.K. Gupta, Ravinder Agarwal, A.K. Bandyopadhyay and T.K. Saxena, Measurement Science
Review, vol. 11, pp 198-202, no. 6, 2011
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Effect of rice-straw burning on pulmonary functions of human being in Patiala, Ravinder
Agarwal, Amit Awasthi, Prabhat Kumar Gupta, Nirankar Singh and Susheel Mittal, Journal of
Medical Engineering & Technology, vol. 34, no. 1, pp 23-28, 2010
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Impact of rice crop residue burning on levels of SPM, SO2 and NO2 in the ambient air of
Patiala, Nirankar Singh, Susheel Mittal, Ravinder Agarwal, Amit Awasthi and Prabhat Kumar
Gupta, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, vol. 90, no. 10, pp
829-843, 2010 (IF 1.9)
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Interpretations of wrist operations from Surface-EMG signals at different locations on arm
along with Acupressure points, Hardeep S. Ryait, A.S.Arora and Ravinder Agarwal, IEEE
Transaction on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. 4, no. 2, pp 101-111, 2010
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Effects of agriculture crop residue burning on children and young on PFT’s in North West
India, Amit Awasthi, Nirankar Singh, Susheel Mittal, Prabhat Kumar Gupta and Ravinder
Agarwal, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 408, pp 4440-4445, 2010 (IF 3.19)
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Study of issues in the development of surface EMG controlled human hand, Hardeep S. Ryait,
A.S.Arora and Ravinder Agarwal, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, vol.
20, spl.1, pp S107-S114, 2009
2011
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2009
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Characterization of atmospheric aerosol for OTM and LOI during CRB episodes and NCRB
months in Patiala, India, Nirankar Singh, Ravinder Agarwal, Amit Awasthi, Prabhat Kumar
Gupta and Susheel Mittal, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 44, pp 1292-1300, 2009 (F 2.9)
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Ambient air quality during wheat and rice crop stubble burning episodes in Patiala
Susheel Mittal, Nirankar Singh, Ravinder Agarwal, Amit Awasthi and Prabhat Kumar Gupta,
Atmospheric Environment, vol. 43 , pp 243 - 244 , 2009.
Publication in International Conference (50)
2013
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Effect of Immersion on Visual Attention and Alertness by Comparison of Two Dimensional Display
Environments and Desktop Virtual Reality Environments”, Lokesh Kumar, Ravinder Agarwal and
Susheel Chandra, International Conference on Electrical Electronics and Data Communication
(ICEEDC), 3rd Feb 2013, Bhopal
Development of Strain Gauge Pressure Transducer up to 2000 bar, RA, SY, AKB, Anuj, 8th
International Conference on Advances in Metrology [Admet-2013], February 21-23, 2013, NPLI,
New Delhi
S.K. Jaiswal, Ravinder Agarwal and Sanjay Yadav, Progress towards Development of an Automatic
Indian National Primary Standard for Water Flow Measurement, The 8th International Conference on
Advances in Metrology (AdMet-2013), February 21-23, 2013, NPL, New Delhi
A capillary based micro-viscometer, Utkarsh Gupta, Rahul Prajesh, Ravinder Agarwal and Ajay
Agarwal, International Conference on Emerging Technologies: Micro to Nano 2013 (ETMN2013), GOA
Ultrasonic Characteristics of Wood Samples, Deepti Mittal, Rakesh, Ravinder Agarwal and S.K.
Sharma, International Congress on Ultrasonics (ICU 2013), May 2-5, 2013, Singapore
Implementation and Comparison of different Inverse Solver and Image Priors used in EIT using
89C51 based Setup, Udayan Trivedi, Ravinder Agarwal and T.K. Saxena,
International
Conference on Advanced Electronic Systems (ICAES- 2013), September 21-23, 2013 CEERI,
Pilani.
Fully Computer Controlled Electrical Resistive Tomography System to Produce Cross Sectional
Images using Embedded Technology, Udayan J Trivedi, Avneesh Mittal, Ravinder Aggarwal, Vijay
Sharma, T.K.Saxena, Acoustics 2013 New Delhi: Technologies for a Quieter India, November 1015, 2013, NPLI, New Delhi
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2012
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FAR and FRR Based Analysis of Iris Recognition System, Atul Bansal, Ravinder Agarwal, R.K.
Sharma, IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Computing and Control (ISPCC12), March 15-17, 2012, JUIT, Wakanghat, Shimla
SVM Based Gender Classification Using Iris Images, Atul Bansal, Ravinder Agarwal, R.K. Sharma,
4th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks
(CICN), IEEE Computer Society & GLA University, Mathura Mathura, Nov. 3-5, 2012 [DOI
10.1109/CICN.2012.192]
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2011
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Monitoring of trace gases and aerosols during open agricultural residue burning in Patiala (NWIndia), Nirankar Singh, Amit Awasthi, Ravinder Agarwal, Susheel Mittal and Prabhat K Gupta,
World Congress for Man and Nature, Nov 11 – 13, November, 2011, Gurukula Kangri
Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
2010
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Study the effect of wheat-rice residue burning on the pulmonary functions of the healthy subjects in
Patiala city: two year study (2007-08), Amit Awasthi, Nirankar Singh, Susheel Mittal, Prabhat K
Gupta* and Ravinder Agarwal, International Conference on Environmental and Health
Technology (EH&T), March 15-17, 2010, IIT, Kanpur
Trends in Iris Recognition Algorithms, Atul Bansal, R.K. Sharma and Ravinder Agarwal, Asia
Modeling Symposium 2010, May 26-28, 2010, Malysia
Association between PM10 and decrements in pulmonary parameters during wheat residue burning
period, Ravinder Agarwal, 3rd International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-10),
September 16-18, 2010, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Papers in National Conferences (84)
2014
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An Iris Recognition Based Health Examination System, Atul Bansal, Ravinder Agarwal and
R.K.Sharma, Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University, Patiala
Development of A Prototype of Automatic Water Flow Measurement System, Shiv Kumar Jaiswal,
I. S. Taak, Chatar Singh, Sanjay Yadav, A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Sanjay Sharma and Ravinder
Agarwal, Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University, Patiala
A Combined Statistical and Time-Frequency Approach to the Analysis of
Electromyography Signals, Amanpreet Kaur, Ravinder Agarwal and Amod Kuma, Advances in
Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University, Patiala
Fuzzy SEMG Signal Classifier for Prosthesis Control, Yadvendra Singh, Nirbhow Jap Singh, and
Ravinder Agarwal, Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University,
Patiala
Analysis of EMG Signal Using MATLAB SP Tool, Piyush Samant and Ravinder Agarwal,
Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University, Patiala
EMG Feature Evaluation of Knee Movements Along with Various Daily Life Activities, Ravinder
Agarwal and Inderjeet Singh Dhindsa, Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014
Thapar University, Patiala
Development of a Prototype of Automatic Water Flow Measurement System, Shiv Kumar Jaiswal,
I. S. Taak, Chatar Singh, Sanjay Yadav, A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Sanjay Sharma and Ravinder
Agarwal, Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014 Thapar University, Patiala
Grading of Made Black TeaBased on Statistical Textural Features byComputer Vision, G.S. Gill,
Amod Kumar and Ravinder Agarwal, Advances in Metrology AdMet – 2014, Feb. 19-21, 2014
Thapar University, Patiala
2013
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Muscular force based semg analysis for above elbow arm using non invasive technique, Karan veer,
Sanjeev kumar, Ravinder Agarwal, Amod Kumar, Zonal Seminar on Emerging Trends in
Embedded System Technologies (ETECH-2013), August 23-24, 2013
Validating the VR-Based Virtual Mall for Executive Function, Anurag Sohane, Ravinder Agarwal,
Sushil Chandra, Zonal Seminar on Emerging Trends in Embedded System Technologies
(ETECH-2013), August 23-24, 2013
Arousal Level determination in the game playing using galvanic skin response, Navjot Singh,
Ravinder Agarwal, Zonal Seminar on Emerging Trends in Embedded System Technologies
(ETECH-2013), August 23-24, 2013
2012
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Current status and progress towards the development of flow measurement standards at NPLI, New
Delhi, Shiv Kumar Jaiswal, I.S. Taak, Chatar Singh, Sanjay Yadav, A.K. Bandyopadhyay, Sanjay
Sharma and Ravinder Agarwal, 2th National conference on Advances in Metrology (AdMet2012), Feb. 5-7, 2012, Pune
2011
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SEMG analysis for fuzzified elbow movement, Hardeep S. Ryait, A. S. Arora and Ravinder
Agarwal, National Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Techniques in Electrical
Engineering (RACTEE-2011), February 25-26, 2011, SLIET, Longowal
2010
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Development of a computer controlled precession high pressure measuring system, Sunit
Sadana, Sanjay Yadav, Nisha, V.K. Gupta, Ravinder Agarwal, A.K. Bandypadhyay and
T.K. Saxena, 3rd Conference on Mathematical Techniques: Engineering Paradignes for
Electronics and IT Industries (MATEIT’10), January 30-31, 2010, Delhi University,
Delhi
SEMG signal analysis for forced gripping and elbow movement at acupressure points on
arm, Hardeep S. Ryait, A. S. Arora and Ravinder Agarwal, National Conference on
“Emerging Trends in Electronics Engineering & Computing” (E3C 2010) J D College
of Engineering, Nagpur, pp1323-1328, February 9 - 10, 2010
An Investigation on the resistive and dielectric loses in high speed bio - medical PCBs
Surender Singh, S.K. Chauhan and Ravinder Agarwal, National Conference on Latest
Trends in Neural Networks and Digital Signal Processing, March 26, 2010, GCET,
Noida
Design of wireless prosthetic hand, Amardeep Bajwa, Arindam Chaterjee, Amod Kumar,
Ravinder Agarwal, National Conference on Emerging Medical Instrumentation (CEMI
– 2010), May 11-12, 2010, CSIO, Chandigarh
Development of single channel semg elbow, Hardeep S. Ryait, A. S. Arora and Ravinder
Agarwal, National Conference on Emerging Medical Instrumentation (CEMI – 2010),
May 11-12, 2010, CSIO, Chandigarh
Wireless ECG System Using Bluetooth Technology, Ashish Kumar, Susheel Chandra* and
Ravinder Agarwal, National Conference on Emerging Medical Instrumentation (CEMI – 2010),
May 11-12, 2010, CSIO, Chandigarh
Fasloo ko jalane se uttpan hua dhuwe ka aam janta ke swashak ghatko per prabhav, Amit Awasthi,
Ravinder Agarwal, Nirankar Singh, Susheel Mittal, Khem Singh and Prabhat Gupta, Proceeding in
National Symposium on Metrology & its Relavence to Society, May 20-21, 2010, National
Physical Laboratory, New Delhi
An electrostatic sprayer for preservation of fruits and vegetables, C. Ghanshyam, Ravinder Agarwal
and Amandeep Sharma, National Bilingual Conference on Agrionics and Food Processing
Instrumentation (NCAFPI-2010), September 26-28, 2010, CSIO, Chandigarh
Residual effects of crop residue burning practices on the respiratory parameters of human subjects,
Amit Awasthi, Nirankar Singh, Susheel Mittal, Prabhat K Gupta and Ravinder Agarwal, National
Seminar on Impact of Uranium and Other Heavy Metal on Human Health, October 15, 2010,
Faridkot
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1. Major Administrative Responsibilities
Head, EIED
General Secretary
National Service Scheme Coordinator
Head, University Science Instrumentation Centre
Quality Manager - Pressure Calibration Laboratory
Warden, Hostel – C
[since May 2014]
[since Nov 2012]
[July 2005 – April 2013]]
[April 2002-Augest 2011]
[2000 – 2005]
[April 1999 – July 2006]
(Ravinder Agarwal)