Dr. Nishant Kumar, FIETE and SMIEEE, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. He is the principal in charge of the Energy Management and Microgrid Laboratory (EMML) there. His research focuses on renewable energy systems, power electronics, and electric vehicle technologies. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, where he received the Best Thesis Award in 2019. Earlier, he completed his M.Tech. at the National Institute of Technology Durgapur with a Gold Medal and his B.Tech. At the Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, with the Best Technical Student Award. He later pursued postdoctoral research at the National University of Singapore, contributing to a university-supported startup. Dr. Kumar has an outstanding record of more than 120 publications, including over 50 in IEEE Transactions journals. He holds 6 granted Indian patents and has filed one in the United States. He is also the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of SCPscan Pvt. Ltd., which develops advanced energy technologies. His achievements have been recognized globally with honors such as the Young Researcher and Research Excellence Awards at IIT Jodhpur in 2024, the Global Distinguished Young Scientist Award at IEEE GlobConHT in the Maldives in 2023, and the IEEE IAS Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in 2020. Recently, he has been felicitated by IEEE as an ˜IEEE Senior Member, and by the DST, Govt. of India with a Young Scientist Award, for representing India at the 5th BRICS 2020 & 9th BRICS 2024 Young Scientist Conclave, held in Russia. Additionally, he has received the ˜Outstanding Young Professional Volunteer Award by the IEEE India Council. He is a Fellow member of ˜The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) society, and Editor of a few IEEE Transactions. His areas of research interest include optimization algorithm development, renewable power generation, microgrid, smart grid, and the application of adaptive control and optimization in the power and energy sector.

Key Publications:

• Kumar and N. Kumar, "Digital Twin Framework for 1-Phase Grid-Tied PV System: A Frequency Domain Modeling and E2FD-HO-Based Approach for Power Electronic Circuits," in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 2025. DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2025.3599209.
• R. Pandey and N. Kumar, "Digital Twin Formation and Real-Time Parameter Estimation for Consumer-Integrated Grid-Tied PV Systems Using IFO-GDF and Coulomb-EFO," in IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2025. DOI: 10.1109/TCE.2025.3596375.
• N. K. Kumawat and N. Kumar, "Comprehensive Component Health Monitoring of 3-Phase 2-Stage Grid Connected PV System via Digital Twin," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2025. DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2025.3587122.
• A. Kumar and N. Kumar, "State-Space Driven Digital Twin for Condition Monitoring and Predictive Health Assessment in Grid-Integrated Power Converter System," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems, vol. 3, pp. 464-471, 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TICPS.2025.3586823.
• A. Kumar, A. Prajapati, N. Kumar and J. Dhayal, "Single-Phase Two-Stage Grid Integrated Solar PV System With OSO-AI Control and PSPO MPPT," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 9662-9670, Nov.-Dec. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2025.3584292.
• R. Pandey and N. Kumar, "Enhanced Power Quality Control in Microgrid-Assisted Electric Vehicle Charging Systems Using ATOGI and CIDPC," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 676-685, Jan.-Feb. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2024.3481203.

Ongoing Projects:

• AI-driven Digital Twin Technology for Optimal Condition Monitoring and Energy Management of Solar Power Plants
• Start-up Research Grant (SRG): Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), [2024-2026]