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1. Name: Dr. Yadwinder Singh Brar 2 Present Post & Designation: Professor & Head (Electrical Engineering) 3. Father`s Name: Late S. Gurdev Singh 4. Present postal address with contact no.: a) Official: Department of Electrical Engineering Punjab Technical University , Kapurthala, Punjab, E-mail: [email protected], Ph. 0161-2807484 b) Residential: House No. 484, Palam Vihar, V.&P.O Daad, Via Lalton Kalan, Distt. - 142022 5. Age with Date of Birth: 50 years ( 08-08-1966) 6. Nationality Indian 7.Category in which belongs: General 8. Educational qualifications (from Matriculation onwards) Exams Specialisation Univ./ Year & Month of Passed Board Passing Matric …. Pb Sc. Edu March,1983 Board B.Sc-I. Non medical P. U. Chd April, 1987

B.E. Electrical P.U. Chd July, 1991 Engineering

M.E. Electrical P.U. Chd Jan, 1996 Engineering Ph.D Electrical P.T.U Feb., 2005 Engineering Jalandhar

9.Field of specialization:

Electrical Power Systems and Optimization Techniques

Current Area of Research

Power Systems Operation & Control, Optimization Techniques in Engineering

(A) Title of Self M.E. Thesis: Reduction of Pollution Through Dispatching 2

in Power System

(B) Title of Self Ph.D Thesis: Economic Dispatch of Electric Power System with Conflicting Objectives (C) Ph.D Thesis Guided (i) ‘Design and Development of Efficient Software Code for State Estimation and Controllability Analysis of Parallel Multicompressor System’, by G.S. Brar (Registred in P.T.U Jalandhar, Reg. No. 9.10.05 dated 09.09.2005) Degree awarded on 25th Feb. 2010. (ii) Development of Contact Based Image Retrival System Using Shape Descriptors by Anjali Goyal , Regd no. 14.40.09, PTU Jalandhar Degree awarded on 10-12-2014 (iii) Design of Digital Filters using Optimization Tecniques by Balraj Singh (Registered in PTU Jalandhar, Reg. no. 02.49.10, dated 05.04.10. Degree awarded on 10-12-2014 (iv) Development of an Intelligent Novel Algorithm for Transformer Fault Detection using Various Emission Signals by Tapsi Nagpal (Registred in Thapar University Reg. No. 901004001). Degree awarded on 24-10-2014 (v) Haar Wavelet Methods for Solutions of Partial Differential Equations and Image Retrieval by Ms Sangeeta Arora Reg. no 14.46.09 dated 15-11-09, Degree awarded in 2015. (vi) A Novel Multi-Quadrant, Integrated and Secure Approach of Re-Watermarking and Fingerprinting for Colored Digital Images by Vineet Mehan, Reg. no. 11403001, 2012, Dr B R Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar. Degree awarded in 2016 .Ph.D Thesis in Progress

(i) Multi Criterria Decision Making Approach for Softwareware Effort Estimation by Sumit Kaur Shira Reg. no.1003011, date: 11-10-13, Date of enrollment: 10.02.2011 3

(ii) Assessment of Economic Environmental Power Dispatch in the Deregulated Environment by Namarata Chopra, Regd. No. 1004002. (iii) Hydrothermal Generation Scheduling of Electric Power System with Conflicting Objectives by Shivani Sehgal, Regd. No. 1004007

(D) M.E. Thesis Guided 2. Computer Aided Power System Operation Techniques by Sanju Garg 3. Utilization of Biomass Sources for Power Generation by Kanwaljit Singh 4. Weather Based Power Dispatch Study by Jagrity 5. Implementation of Lagrangian Relaxation based unit commitment problem by Deepti Joshi 6. Modelling and Simulation of a DC Motor System using different Controllers by Manju Bala 7. Transient Stability Investigations of Power System with Static VAR Compensator and Generic Power System Stabilizer by Swapandeep Kaur 8. Investigation of Harmonics Generated by Telecommunication Switching Centre by Pritam Goyal 9. Optimal Power Flow Using Power World Simulator by Harprit Kaur 10. Power Flow Considering FACTS Devices by Jagmeet Singh 11. Analysis of Power System for Different Types of Faults using MATLAB Programming by Harvinder Singh(2011) 12. Power Flow Study of Real Power System by Richa Kansal (Nov, 2011). 13. Effect of Distribution Generation on Power System Security by Sameer Verma.(2011) 14. Impact of Distribution Generation on Reliability of Distribution Network by Sunil Kaushik (July-2012) 15. Crop Waste Based Bio-Mass Power Potential in Malwa Region of Punjab by Harpreet Singh Dhaliwal (July, 2012) 16. Multiobjective Economic Dispatch Using Weighting Method by Mandeep Kaur Pandher(Sept-2012) 4

17. Steady-State Analysis of Three Phase Self Excited Induction Generator by Ramanpreet Kaur, 2013. 18. Estimation of Wind Energy Output and Payback Period of Wind Farms in Gujarat by Manpreet Kaur, 2013. 19. Biomass as an Alternative Source of Energy from Residue of Agricultural Waste by Amandeep Kaur, June 2013. 20. Role of Distribution Generation in Power System by Ajaypal Singh, June, 2013. 21. Power Transfer Capability Improvement in an Interconnected Power System by Harsh Sharma, July 2013. 22. Multiobjective Optimization for Thermal Generation, by Rupinder Kaur, Thesis submitted on Sept. 2013. 23. Minimum-Maximum (MIN-MAX) and Maximum-Maximum (MAX-MAX) Technique Based Thermal Power Generation, Baljinder Kaur, April, 2014. 24. Coordinated Design of PSS and TCSC Damping Controller to Improve Power System Stability using PSO by Ankita Runani (Thesis submitted on 06-10-14) 25. Short Term Load Forecasting using Fuzzy Logic- A Case Study of 220 kV Transmission Line at Pakhowal Ludhiana by Jagbir Kaur, Jan. 2015. 26. A Solution of Economic Load Dispatch Problem Using Novel Hybrid Gravitational Search Algorithm by Sachin Kumar of DAVIET Jalandhar, Jan. 2015. 27. Biomass Waste Assessment a Case Study in The State of Punjab, by Harpreet Kaur, Thesis Submitted on 11th Feb., 2015. 28. Analytical Improvement of Voltage Profile of a 14 Bus Test System Using FACTS by Nirbhai Singh, Thesis submitted on 6th Feb., 2015.

(E) Awards Recieved  Awarded ‘Leading Educators of the World’, 2005, in the field of Research by IBC Cambridge England  Best Technical Session Paper Award, ‘Maintaining authenticity and integrity of colored digital medical images using secure harsh algorithm’, 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Assistive Technologies, BEATS 2012, 6-7 Dec. 2012, pp.55- 58, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar. 5

10.List of all previous employment in order: Name of Employer Post held Pay Scale Period Brief Description From To of Duties Principal, GTBK Lecturer 2,200-4,000 19-9-91 to 5-1-92 Teaching Polytechnic Chhapian (old scale) Wali Malout Principal GZSCET Lecturer 2,200-4,000 6-1-92 to 16-9-98 Teaching plus Bathinda (old scale) additional duties Principal, GZSCET Lecturer 10,000-15,200 17-9-98 to 16-9-02 Teaching plus Bathinda Senior scale additional duties Principal, GZSCET Assistant 12,000-18,300 17-09-02 to 23-12-08 Teaching plus Bathinda Professor additional duties Director GNDEC Professor 37,400-67,000 24-12-08 to 19-10-16 Teaching plus Ludhiana additional duties Vice Chancellor Professor 37400-67000 20-10-16 to till date Teaching plus IKGPTU Kapurthala additional duties

11. Research Projects: Scheme Name of the Amt sanctioned Sanctioned Funds Utilisation coordinator letter details Utilisation Certificate NR R position as details/ Reason on today for non- submission of Utilisation Certificate

RPS(Harnessing Dr. Y.S. Brar 700000 150000 20/AICTE/RIF Purchase of Submitted of Biomass as a D/RPS equipment means of (POLICY- under sustainable II)12/2012-13 process source of energy) R&D DST Intl. Dr. Y.S. Brar 100000/- - SR/SS/489/10/1 Completed Submitted Conf.grant 1 Travel Grant Dr. Y.S. Brar 68,850/- - SR/ITS/01615/ Complete Submitted 2009-2010

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12.Detail of Publications:

International/ National Referred Journals

1. Sumeet Kaur Sehra, Yadwinder Singh Brar and Navdeep Kaur, “Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Software Engineering” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Vol. 7, No. 7, 2016. 2. Sherry Chalotra, S. K. Shera, Y.S. Brar and Navdeep Kaur, “Tuning of COCOMO Model Parameters by using Bee Colony Optimization” International Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 8, No. 14, 2015, ISSN 0974-6846. 3. Amit Kumar, Sumeet Kaur Sehra, Yadwinder Singh Brar and Navdeep Kaur, “Development of the Effort Estimation Model Using Fuzzy Decision Tree” International Journal of Computer & Organization Trends –Volume19 Number2– April 2015 4. Sumeet Kaur Sehra, Yadwinder Singh Brar and Navdeep Kaur, “Predominant Factors Influencing Software Effort Estimation” International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS), Vol. 14, No. 7, July 2016 5. V. Mehan, R. Dhir and Y. S. Brar, “A Novel Elliptic Curve Cryptography Based Approach of Re-watermarking for Cheque Truncation System” Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography (Taylor & Francis), vol. 18, No. 3 pp. 219-235, 2015. (DOI: 10.1080/09720529.2014.894316), ISSN: 0972-0529. 6. Tapsi Nagpal and Yadwinder Singh Brar, “ Expert System based Fault Detection of Power Transformer, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Volume 12, Number 2, February 2015, pp. 208-214(7) Impact Factor 1.032, 2015, ISSN: 1546-1955. 7. Sangeeta Arora,Inderdeep Singh, Yadwinder Singh Brar and Sheo Kumar, “Comparative study of harr wavelet with numerical methods for partial differential equations, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 101, No. 4, 2015 ISSN1311-8080:. 8. Nisha Sharma, Anjali Goyal and Y.S. Brar, “Fusion Framework for Robust and Secured Watermarking”, International Journal of Computer Applications, vol 101, Issue 15, 2014, (DOI: 10.5120/17762-8873) 7

9. Tapsi Nagpal and Yadwinder Singh Brar, “Artificial Neural Network Approaches for Fault Classification: Comparison and Performance", Neural Computing and Applications, Volume 25, Issue 7, pp 1863-1870 2014, ISSN: 0941-0643, Impact factor 1.763, Springer (DOI 10.1007/s00521-014-1677-y) Published online. 10. Sangeeta Arora, Yadwinder Singh Brar and Sheo Kumar, “Haar Wavelet Matrices for the Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations” International Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 97, Issue 18, 2014 (ISSN: 0975-8887). 11. Sangeeta Arora, Yadwinder Singh Brar and Sheo Kumar, “Haar Wavelet Transform for Solution of Image Retrieval” International Journal of Advanced Computer and Mathematical Sciences, vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 27-31, 2014 (ISSN 2230- 9624) 12. Jagbir Kaur and Yadwinder Singh Brar,” Short Term Load Forecasting using Fuzzy Logic of 220 kV Transmission Line” International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, vol. 3, Issue 9, pp. 336-343, Sept. 2014 (ISSN: 2278-0181) 13. Ekta Walia, Anjali Goyal and Y.S. Brar, “Zernike Moments and LDP-Weighted Patches for Content-Based Image Retrieval” Signal Image and Video Processing Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 577-594, 2014,. Impact factor 1.019, Springer. 14. V. Mehan, R. Dhir and Y. S. Brar, “A Spatial Domain Approach of Fingerprinting for Colored Digital Images”, International Journal of Computers & Technology, ISSN: 22773061, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 2156-2160, 2013. (Published) (Impact Factor: 1.341) 15. V. Mehan, R. Dhir and Y. S. Brar, “Watermarking for Health Management System”, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering, ISSN: 2277 128X, vol. 3, no.9, pp. 224-228, 2013. (Published) (Impact Factor: 2.080) 16. Harsh Sharma and Y.S. Brar, ‘Evaluation of Improvement in Power Transfer Capability of an Interconnected Power System with and without Contingency’, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), ISSN: 2278- 0181, vol. 2(6), June 2013. 17. Balraj Singh, J.S. Dhillon and Y.S. Brar,’ Design of Digital IIR Filters: A Comparison’, accepted in Intl Journal of Electrical,Electronics and 8

Telecomminication Engineering, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 1108-1121, 2013 (ISSN:2051- 3240).. 18. Balraj Singh, J.S. Dhillon and Y.S. Brar,’ Predator Prey Optamization method for the design of IIR filter’, accepted in WSEAS Tranactions On Signal Processing, 2013. 19. Balraj Singh, J.S. Dhillon and Y.S. Brar,’ A hybrid Differential Evaluation Method for the Design of IIR Digital Filter’, ACEEE International Journal on Signal and Image Processing, Vol. 4 (1), 2013 20. Sumeet Kaur Sehra, Yadwinder Singh Brar and Navdeep Kaur, ‘Multi Criteria Decision Making Approach for Selecting Effort Estimation Model’ International Journal of Computer Applications (0975-8887), vol. 39(1), Feb. 2012. 21. Sumeet Kaur Sehra, Yadwinder Singh Brar and Navdeep Kaur, ‘Soft Computing Techniques for Software Project Effort Estimation’ International Journal of Advanced Computer and Mathematical Sciences, ISSN 2230-9624, Vol. 2(3), 2011, pp. 160-167. 22. Y.S. Brar, Jagmeet Singh and Gagandeep Singh,’Power Flow Considering FACTS Devices’ International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Applications in Engineering Technology and Sciences Special issue on International Conference on Power Systems Operations & Control, 20-22 Dec 2010, ISSN: 0974-3588, pp. 415-422. 23. Ravinder Singh, Rupinderjit Singh and Y.S. Brar,’Technoeconomic aspects of sugar mill power plant-case study’, International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Applications in Engineering Technology and Sciences Special issue on International Conference on Power Systems Operations & Control, 20-22 Dec 2010, ISSN: 0974-3588, pp. 58-61. 24. Sanjeev Kumar Garg, Vanita Garg and Yadwinder Singh Brar, ‘SOX/NOX Impact and its Removal in Coal Based Thermal Power Plants’, International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Applications in Engineering, Technology and Sciences(IJ-ETA-ETS), Vol. 3 (1), 2010, pp. 693-697. 25. Gursewak S. Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar and Yaduvir Singh, “An Efficient Data Based Controller Using Back-propagation and Bi-directional Associative Memory Neural 9

Network Architectures for a Multi Compressor System,” Journal of Advanced Research in Fuzzy and Uncertain Systems, Irvine, CA, USA, vol. 1 (1), pp.17-40, 2009. 26. Gursewak S. Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar and Yaduvir Singh, “An efficient knowledge discovery algorithm using fuzzy entropy in multi-compressor system: a case study,” AMSE Journal of Advances and Modelling in Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition, France, vol.51 (3), pp.47-60, 2008. 27. Gursewak S. Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar, Yaduvir Singh,’Design and Development of an Efficient Algorithm and its Software Code for Performance Analysis of Parallel Multi -Compressor System’, International Engineering and Technology, Journal of Electrical Analysis, vol. 2, pp. 52-61, 2008. 28. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Genetic-fuzzy based power scheduling technique for multiobjective load dispatch problem, International Journal of Power & Energy Systems, vol. 28, pp. 73-82,2008 29. Gursewak Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar, Yaduvir Singh,’ Design and Development of an Efficient Data Clustering Algorithm of a Data Based Controller for a Multi - Compressor System Using Fuzzy Logic’, Journal of Advances and Modelling in Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 78-87, 2007 30. Gursewak Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar, Yaduvir Singh, ‘An Efficient Data Clustering Algorithm using Fuzzy Logic for Control of a Multi Compressor System’, ‘International Engineering and Technology, Journal of Electrical Analysis, vol. 1, pp. 130-136, 2007 31. Gursewak Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar, Yaduvir Singh, ‘Implementation and Comparison of Contemporary Data Clustering Techniques for a Multi-Compressor System: a Case Study”, WSEAS Transaction on Systems and Control, USA, vol. 2(9), pp. 442-449, 2007 32. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Interactive fuzzy satisfying multiobjective generation scheduling based on genetic weightage pattern search, Institution of Engineers ()-EL, vol. 86, pp. 312-318, 2006. 10

33. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Fuzzy satisfying multi-objective generation scheduling based on simplex weightage pattern search, Electrical Power and Energy Systems, vol. 27, pp. 518-527, 2005. 34. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Multiobjective load dispatch by evolutionary optimization technique based weightage pattern search method’, Electric Power Components and Systems, vol. 33, pp. 431-448, 2005. 35. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Interactive fuzzy satisfying multiobjective generation scheduling’, Asian Journal of Information Technology, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 973-982, 2004. 36. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Genetic-fuzzy logic based weightage pattern search for multiobjective load dispatch problem’, Asian Journal of Information Technology, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 365-373, 2003. 37. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Multiobjective load dispatch by fuzzy logic based searching weightage pattern’, Electric Power System Research, vol. 63, pp. 149-160, 2002.

International Conferences 38. T. Nagpal and Y.S. Brar,”Neural Network Based Transformer Incipient Fault Detection”, Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE), VIT Velore, India, pp. 1-5, 2014, (IEEE explore DOI: 10.1109/ICAEE.2014.6838535). 39. H.P. Singh, Y.S. Brar and D.P. Kothari,”Combined Active and Reactive Power Dispatch using Particle Swarm Optimization”, Proceedings of Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE) 2014, pp. 295-304, University of Wollongong, Wollongong Australia, June 30- July, 4, 2014. 40. H.S. Dhaliwal, Y.S. Brar, “ Energy Production for Agricultural Sector by Using Crop Waste Renewable Energy”, International Conference on Advance Research in Renewable Energy & Power System, Marudhar Engineering College Raisar, Bikaner, Rajasthan, 7-8 Aug. 2013. 41. V. Mehan, R. Dhir and Y. S. Brar, “Joint Watermarking and Fingerprinting Approach for Colored Digital Images in Double DCT Domain”, in IEEE 11

International Conference on Signal Processing, Computing and Control (IEEE ISPCC), pp. 1-6, September 26-28, 2013 (DOI: 10.1109/ISPCC.2013.6663390) 42. Harinder Pal Singh, Yadwinder Singh Brar, D.P. Kothari,’ Multiobjective Load Dispatch Using Particle Swarm Optimization’, 8th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Application (ICIEA 2013) Swin Bourne University, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 272-277, June 19-21, 2013 (DOI: 10.1109/ICIEA.2013.6566379). 43. Y.S. Brar, Ekta Walia, Anjali Goyal,’ Gabor Wavelet enabled Zernike Moments for Effective Content Based Image Retrieval’, accepted in International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition (ICIAR 2013), PP. 703-710, June 26-28, 2013, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, (DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-39094-4_80) 44. Vineet Mehan, Renu Dhir, Yadwinder Singh Brar,’Maintaining anthenticity and integrity of colored digital medical images using secure harsh algorithm (SHA 512/224)’, 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Assistive Technologies, BEATS 2012, 6-7 Dec. 2012, pp.55-58. (Best technical session paper award) 45. Charan Preet Singh Gill, Yadwinder Singh Brar and Kanwardeep Singh, ‘Incentive based demand response program: an effective way to tackle peaking electricity crisis’, 25th IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, April 29 to may 2, 2012, (DOI: 10.1109/CCECE.2012.6334813). 46. Reet Inder Kaur, Y.S. Brar and D.P. Kothari,’Pattern Search and Genetic Algorithm for Economic Load Dispatch’, International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Applications in Engineering Technology and Sciences Special issue on International Conference on Power Systems Operations & Control, 20-22 Dec 2010, ISSN: 0974-3588, pp. 289-295. 47. Deepti Joshi, Y.S. Brar and D.P. Kothari, ‘Optimal unit commitment a solution for environmental problem of thermal power plants’, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical and Building Sciences in the 3rd Millennium (ICAMB – 2009)”,VIT University , Vellore , Tamilnadu , INDIA December 14 - 16, 2009, pp. 1255-1262. 48. Kanwaljit Singh, Rupinder Jit Singh, Gagandeep Kaur and Y.S. Brar,’ Economical use of Biomass Fuels for Power Generation, A Case Study’, 2009 CIGRE Canada 12

Conference on Power Systems: Innovations & Renewal-Building the New Power System, Toronto, Canada, 04-06 Oct., 2009

49. Sanjeev K. Garg and Yadwinder S. Brar, ‘SOX /NOX Impact and its removal in coal based thermal power plants’, Proceedings of International Conference on Energy & Environment-Enviro Energy, Taj, , India, 19-21 March, 2009. 50. Dinesh Kumar, Y.S. Brar and V.K. Banga, ‘Multicast optimization technique using best effort genetic algorithms’, Proceedings of World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, Thailand, Vol. 38, Feb. 2009, ISSN: 2070-3740. 51. Gursewak Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar, Yaduvir Singh, ‘A Fuzzy entropy algorithm for data extrapolation in multi-compressor system’, Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Systems (World Congress on Engineering 2007), London, U.K. 2-4 July, 2007, pp. 105-110. 52. Gursewak Brar, Yadwinder Singh, Yaduvir Singh, ‘Design and development of efficient fuzzy logic based algorithm for a multi-compressor system, Proceedings of international conference on Challenges and Strategies for Sustainable Energy Efficiency and Environment, U.P. Technical University Lucknow, June, 10-11, 2006, pp. 402-409. 53. Jagriti, Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon and D.P. Kothari ,Weather Based Power Dispatch Study Using GA, Australian Universities Power Engineering Conference 2006 (AUPEC 06), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, 10th-13th December 2006. 54. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, Multiobjective load dispatch based on genetic-fuzzy technique, 2006 IEEE Power Systems Conference and Expo., Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2006. 55. Deepti Joshi, Sandeep Kaur and Y.S. Brar, ‘Multi-objective dynamic load dispatch based on fuzzy decision making’ Asian Conference on Intelligent Systems & Networks ASIAN-2006, Centre for Advanced Technology Haryana Engineering College, Jagadhri, Feb. 24-25, 2006. 56. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Simplex search technique of weightage pattern search for multiobjective problem’, International Conference on Computer 13

Applications in Electrical Engineering Recent Advances, Roorkee, Sep. 29-Oct. 1, 2005. 57. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Evolutionary search technique for optimal power scheduling’, Proceedings of Challenges to Electric Utilities in the New Millennium, November 3-5,2004, Kathmandu, Nepal, paper no. P197. 58. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Fuzzy logic approach for generation dispatch of electric power system with conflicting objectives’, Proceedings of IEEE Power Systems Conference and Exposition 2004, October 10-13 2004, New York City, New York, paper no. 04PS0718. National Conferences 59. A.K. Arora, Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, ‘Optimal Economic Emission Thermal Power Scheduling’, Proceedings 18th National System Conference-94, Agra, pp. 349-353, January 14-16, 1995. 60. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, ‘Reduction of Pollution Through Dispatching in Power System’, Safe Environment for 21st Century, C.E.T. Bathinda, April 12, 1995. 61. Y.S. Brar, ‘Hybrid Vehicle a Solution in Vehicular Pollution Control, Safe Environment for 21st Century, C.E.T. Bathinda, April 12, 1995. 62. Y.S. Brar, G.S. Grewal, ‘Computer Technique for Optimal Load Dispatch’, Recent Trends in Computer Applications in Engineering, C.E.T. Bathinda, pp. 247-253, March 8-9, 1996. 63. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Genetic Algorithm Based Multiobjective Load Dispatch’, 5th Punjab Science Congress, TIET Patiala, February 7-9, 2002. 64. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Fuzzy Logic Based Multiobjective Load Dispatch’, 6th Punjab Science Congress, SLIET Longowal, February 7-9, 2003. 65. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, Multiobjective Load Dispatch by Genetic Algorithm’, Proceedings of IE(I) Haryana State Center, All India Seminar on Power and Energy for Sustainable Growth, CRSCE, Murthal, pp. 197-205 February 20- 21, 2003. 66. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Interactive Fuzzy Satisfying Multiobjective Secure Generation Scheduling Based on Simplex Weightage Pattern Search’, 27th National Systems Conference 2003, IIT Kharagpur, 149-154, Dec. 17-19, 2003. 14

67. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Interactive Multiobjective Generation Scheduling of Thermal Power Station’ National Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Efficiency Improvement in Energy Sector, SLIET Longowal, pp. 66-71, Nov. 08-09, 2003. 68. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Optimal Power Scheduling Based on Fuzzy Decision Making’, 7th Punjab Science Congress, GNDU , Paper no. D.P.- 15, Feb 7-9, 2004. 69. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Multiobjective load dispatch by fuzzy logic based searching weightage pattern using GA:’, National Power Systems Conference, IIT Madrass, pp. 567-573, Dec. 27-30, 2004. 70. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon, D.P. Kothari, ‘Genetic based optimal power scheduling’ National Conference on Computational Intelligence in Electrical Engineering, CIEE-05, Sant Longowal Institute of Engg. & Tech. Longowal, Nov. 18-19, 2005. 71. Deepti Joshi, Y.S. Brar,‘Economic dispatch based on optimal lambda searching’ Innovations 2005, BBSB Engg. College Fatehgarh Sahib, Nov. 25-26, 2005. 72. Gursewak Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar, Yaduvir Singh, ‘Design and development of an intelligent data handling algorithm using fuzzy logic’ Proceedings of National Conference on Advancement in Modelling and Simulation (AIMS-2006), LLRIET Moga, India, Jan. 20-21, 2006, pp. 115-119. 73. K. Singh, Y.S. Brar, ‘Utilization of bio-mass sources for power generation’, Grand Challenges in Electrical Engineering GCEE’07, 28 – 29, April, 2007. 74. Jagriti, Y.S. Brar, ‘Utilization of energy storage devices in weather based power dispatch study’, Grand Challenges in Electrical Engineering GCEE’07, 28 – 29, April, 2007. 75. Y.S. Brar, J.S. Dhillon and D.P. Kothari, ‘Optimization of thermal power generation’, 11th Punjab Science Congress Thaper University Patiala, 7-9 February 2008. 76. Gursewak Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar, Yaduvir Singh, ‘Comparison and deployment of various data clustering techniques to a process control data’, Current Trends in Electrical Engineering, CTEE-2008, GZS College of Engineering & Technology Bathinda, 14 February 2008, pp. 132-137. 15

77. Gursewak Brar, Yadwinder S. Brar, Yaduvir Singh, ‘An efficient data based controller using advance neural network architecture for a multi compressor system’ Institution of Engineers India (IEI), proceedings of All India Seminar on Energy Management in Indian Perspective, UPS Centre Lucknow, India, Ocy. 17- 18, 2008, pp. 123-137 78. Deepti Joshi, Y.S. Brar, ‘Unit commitment by Lagrangian Relaxation Technique’, Current Trends in Electrical Engineering, CTEE-2008, GZS College of Engineering & Technology Bathinda’, 14 February 2008. 79. Y.S. Brar, Harprit Kaur, ‘Optimal power flow of 7 bus system using Power Worl Simulator’ National Conference on “Recent Advances in Computational Techniques in Electrical Engineering, 19-20 March, 2010, SLIET Longowal, 80. Y.S. Brar, Harvinder Singh, Manpreet Singh,’Analysis of six bus system against different types of faults by using matlab programming’, National Conference “ART – 2010”,September, 4-6,2010. 81. Namarta Kad, Yadwinder Singh Brar,’ A Survey of Soft Computing Techniques in Engineering Design Optimization’ Amritsar College of Engineering, 2012. 82. H.K. Channi, Y.S. Brar,’Biomass Waste Potential Assessment in the of Punjab’ National Conference on Recent Advancements in Solid Waste Management, Department of Civil Engg, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, 22nd-23rd Dec., 2014 (Published as Special Issue vol. 1, 2014 byInternational Journal of Civil Engg.). 83. Harpreet Kaur, Y.S. Brar, ‘Analysis of Faults in Power System Using Symmetrical Component Approach’ National Conference on Advances in Electrical and Electronics Communication Engineering AEECE -2015, Feb. 20-21, 2015, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College Fateh Garh Sahib. 84. H.S. Dhaliwal, Y.S. Brar, ‘Agricultural Residues-Scope and Availability for Power Generation in State of Punjab’ National Conference on Advances in Electrical and Electronics Communication Engineering AEECE -2015, Feb. 20-21, 2015, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College Fateh Garh Sahib.

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Books Published 1. Y.S. Brar, A. Dhingra,’Basic Electrical Engineering’ Book Published by Kalyani Publishers, ISBN 978-93-272-1504-5

13. Lab Development Experience (a) Developed Non Conventional Lab at GNDEC Ludhiana Out of AICTE Research Project. (b) Developed Power System Lab at GZSCET Bathinda (c) Can Perform Experiments in Machine, Power System, Computer, Control System, Basic Electrical Engg. Lab (d) Knowledge of Mat Lab, C++, FORTRAN, E-Tap, PS Cad softwares.

14. Any other information A) Membership of Professional Societies: 1. Member of IEEE (93926381) 2. Member of The Institution of Engineers (M/124183/9) 3. Life Member of Indian Society For Technical Education (LM-13891) 4. Life Member of Punjab Academy of Sciences (L-430) 5. Life Member of System Society of India (LM-24057) B) Administrative Experience 1. In charge of College Transport (4-years) at GZSCET Bathinda. 2. Additional Warden of Hostel No.1. (2-years) at GZSCET Bathinda. 3. In charge NCC Unit of College (3-years) at GZSCET Bathinda. 4. Warden Hostel No. 3 (2-years & 3-months) at GZSCET Bathinda. 5. Deputy Controller of GZSCET Bathinda Evaluation Center of PTU Jallandhar (Six Months) at GZSCET Bathinda. 6. In charge of Electrical Power System Lab. (16 years) at GZSCET Bathinda. 7. Coordinator of Electrical Engg. Time Table. (12 years) at GZSCET Bathinda. 8. Incharge Security System of College (2 years) at GZSCET Bathinda. 9. Incharge ELECTECH (Society of Electrical Engineering Students) (2 years) at GZSCET Bathinda. 17

10. Warden Hostel no. 4 (1year and 4 months) at GZSCET Bathinda. 11. Programme Officer of NSS Unit of College (3 years) at GZSCET Bathinda. 12. Coordinator NSS (1 year) at GZSCET Bathinda. 13. Secretary Student Aids Fund ( March, 09 to till date) at GNDEC Ludhiana. 14. Chairman Staff Medical Aid Committee (May, 09 to till date) at GNDEC Ludhiana. 15. Dean Students and Welfare at GNDEC (July,09 to till date) 16. Dean Alumni Affairs GNDEC Ludhiana (April, 11 to July, 2012) 17. Dean Faculty PTU for Electrical Engineering (2012 to till date) 18. Member of Board of Studies PTU (2010 to 2014) 19. Chairman Board of Studies PTU (2014 to Till date) 20. Member of Board of Studies SLIET Longowal (2011 to Till date) C. Countries visited 1. United States of America in 2004, 2006 and 2009 2. Canada in 2004 and 2009 3. Nepal in 2004. 4. Australia in 2013 and 2014 D) Consultancy Work: S. Title Funding Agency Scheme Duration No. 01 On line testing of main motor M/s Tilak Rice & PSEB Dec. 2006 installed at rice mill General Mills, Mehal-Kalan 02 On line testing of motor installed at M/s Shri Ganesh PSEB Dec. 2006 floor mill bearing seal no. 342854, Trading & Floor dated 28-11-2006 Mill, Baja Khana Road Jaitu 03 On line power rating evaluation of M/s Punjabi Agro PSEB Jan. 2007 main motor installed at rice mill Rice Mills Bhucho Mandi 04 On line power rating evaluation of M/s Maa PSEB Jan. 2007 main motor installed at rice mill Chintpurni Rice Mill, Talwandi Sabo Rd. Mansa 05 On line power rating evaluation of M/s Sada Ram PSEB Jan. 2007 motor installed at cotton mill bearing Cotton & Oil Mill seal no. 76423, dated 22-01-07 Jawaharke Rd. Mansa 06 On line power rating evaluation of M/s Sada Ram PSEB Jan. 2007 motor installed at cotton mill without Cotton & Oil Mill any seal Jawaharke Rd. Mansa 18

07 On line power rating evaluation of Bhagwan Das S/o PSEB Nov., 2008 motor installed at floor mill Krishan Chand Mansa 08 On line power rating evaluation of Singla Cold Store PSEB Dec., main motor, motor-II, motor-III and Bhagta 2008 Motor-IV installed at Singla Cold Store Bhagta

09 Computer based on line test M/S Meri Track May Services Pvt. Ltd. 2012 10 Various Consultancy Jobs/Projects at PSPCL related Dec. GNDEC Ludhiana testing 2008 to Oct. 2016

E. Expert Talk delivered 1. Electical Power Management-10-04-2010, IET Bhadul. 2. Power Generation Improvement -21-08-2011, Electrical Engineering Department, BBSB Engg. College Fateh Garh Sahib. 3. Power System Optimization-12-01-2012, Aryabhatta College of Engineering & Technology, Barnala. 4. Multiobjective Optimization Techniques in Power Generation-23-05-2012, Deptt. Of Mech. Engg. SBS State Technical Campus, Ferozpur. 5. Power System Protection ACET Amritsar on 21-03-14 6. Ways of Research IET Bhadul on 28-03-14. 7. Biomass Gassification at National Conference on Advances in Electrical and Electronics Communication Engineering AEECE -2015, Feb. 20-21, 2015, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College Fateh Garh Sahib 8. Role of Circuit Parameters for Electricity, Satyam Institute of Engineering and Technology, Amritsar, March, 03, 2017. F. Any Further information (a) Member of Expert Committee of All India Council for Technical Education. (b) Member of Expert Committee of Union Public Service Commission New Delhi (c) Participated in IEEE Power System Conference held in New York in Oct. 2004 (Fully sponsored by AICTE and DST) (d) Participated in IEEE Power System Conference held in Atlanta, USA in Oct. 2006 (Fully sponsored by AINSA and GZSCET) (e) Participated in CIGRE Conference held in Toronto, Canada in Oct. 2009 (Sponsored by DST) (f) Participated in IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Application (ICIEA 2013) at Swin Bourne University, Melbourne, Australia, June 2013 (g) Participated in Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE) 2014 at University of Wollongong, Wollongong Australia, June 2014. (h) Chairman of board of studies Electrical Engineering, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar (i) Member of board of studies,Sant Longowal Institue of Engineering and Technology Longowal, Punjab (Deemed University) 19

(j) Member of board of studies of Amritsat College of Engineering and Technology (k) Member of board of studies Electrical Engineering Maharaja Ranjit Singh PTU Bathinda (l) Member of board of studies Electrical and Electronics Engineering Maharaja Ranjit Singh PTU Bathinda (m) Member of board of studies SBSSTC Ferozepur (n) Research Paper reviewer of Journals such as Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Engineering Optimization, ASME. (o) Received Leading Educators of the World’, 2005 for the contribution towards research from IBC Cambridge England (p) Citations received by some research papers published in various Journals (q) Coordinated International Conference on Power Systems Operation and Control, Sponsored by DST, AICTE, CSIR (Govt. of India), PTU Jalandhar at GNDEC Ludhiana

(G) Seminars/Short Term Courses/Summer Schools/Winter Schools /Cultural events organized Sr From To Name of the course Sponsored by No. of No participants . From From instit Industry -utes 01 2-6-07 3-6-07 VIDYUT-07 (A ELECTECH 85 03 Technical Seminar for Elect. Engg. Students) 02 15-11-07 16-11- JUNOON-07(A Pearls PACL Pvt. 215 10 07 Technical Seminar Ltd. Mohali, Malwa and Cultural function Motors Bathinda, for whole college. B.S.N.L. Bathinda, Students) Nutrilite Bathinda, ITC Classmate B.S. Agencies Bathinda, 20

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03 14-02-08 14-02- National Conference GZSCET Bathinda 44 02 08 on current trends in Electrical Engineering 04 5-11- 6-11- GENSIS-2009 GNDEC Ludhiana 500 10 2009 2009 (Technical & Cultural Programme of GNDEC Ludhiana 05 20-12-10 22-12- International Department of 60 12 10 Conference on Power Science & New System Operation & Delhi (Govt. of Control India) 06 28-02- 1-03- GENSIS-2013 GNDEC Ludhiana 200 15 2013 2013 (Technical & Cultural Programme of GNDEC Ludhiana 07 19-03-15 20-03- GENSIS-2015 GNDEC Ludhiana 100 03 15 (Cultural Programme of GNDEC Ludhiana

(l) Short Term Courses Attended at Different Institutes: 1. Personal Computer & Applications at C.E.T. Bathinda, 31st May to 14th June 1995. 2. Static Power Converters for Industrial Drives/ Motors at U.O.R. Roorkee June 27th to July 11, 1995. 3. Total Quality Management, at Banaras Hindu University, Dec 09 to Dec 20, 1996. 4. Microcomputer Controlled AC Drives, at U.O.R. Roorkee, June 19th to July 3rd, 1997. 5. ISTE-Winter School on Management of Technical Institutions with Respect to Total Quality Management, REC Hamirpur, Dec. 22nd to Dec. 27th, 1997. 6. Voltage Security and Stability Assessment using Artificial Neural Networks, UOR Roorkee, June 11 to June 25, 1998. 7. Neural Networks & Fuzzy Logic Systems Using C++, GZSCET Bathinda, Dec. 28th, 1998 to Jan. 8th, 1999. 8. Recent Trends in Information Display Technologies, IIT Kanpur, May 14-18, 2001. 9. Telemedicine: Information Technology in Biomedical Engineering, SLIET Longowal. 23rd Dec. 2002 to 3rd Jan. 2003. 10. Digital Signal Processing and its applications, SLIET Longowal. 22nd, Dec. 2003 to 2nd Jan. 2004. 21

11. Understanding Soft-Computing and its Applications, GNDEC Ludhiana. 06th Jan, 2009 to 10th Jan. 2009. 12. National conference on Advances and Research in Technology, Yamuna Institute of Engineering & Technology Yamuna Nagar, Sept. 4th to Sept. 6th 2010. 13. Innovations & Renewal-Building the New Power System, Toronto, Canada, 04-06 Oct., 2009 14. Student Evaluation, Conducted by Education and Educational Management Department National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Chandigarh at GNDEC Ludhiana, July 25th t0 July 29th 2011. 15. Development Programme on ‘Capital Markets & Financial Instruments’ Sponsored by AICTE AND ORGANISED BY Department of Business Administration, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College Ludhiana, Dec. 02 to Dec.16, 2011. 16. Strengthening Research methodology Conducted by Entrepreneurship Development & Industrial Coordination Department of NITTTR Chandigarh at GNDEC Ludhiana, May 14 to May 18, 2012. 17. TEQIP-II sponsored faculty development programme on “Finite Element Methods to Solve Engineering Problems” organized by department of civil engineering , Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, 22 July 2013 to 26 July 2013. 18. TEQIP-II Sponsored Short Term Training Programme Cum Workshop on “Computational Tools for Engineers” Organised by Department of Electrical Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, 29 July to 03 August, 2013. 19. TEQIP-II Sponsored “Management Capacity Enhancement Programme for Administrators” Noida Campus IIM Lakhnow, October 21-25, 2013.