Dr. R. Rengaraj, Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Shiv Nadar University, Chennai, with over 22 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic administration. He began his academic career as a Lecturer at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering and has been associated with the institution since 2005, progressing through various academic positions, including Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor, before serving as Professor. In July 2026, he moved to Shiv Nadar University, Chennai, to continue his academic and research career. He holds a Ph.D. in Power Systems Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, and an M.E. in Power Systems Engineering with First Class with Distinction, securing Third Rank in Anna University, Chennai. He completed his B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with First Class with Distinction. His research interests include Power Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Smart Grids, Renewable Energy, and Electric Vehicles. He has published extensively in reputed international journals and conferences, guided 10 Ph.D. scholars, undertaken sponsored research and industry consultancy projects, and authored/co-authored 4 books published by Pearson and Tata McGrawHill in the area of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Work Experience

Experience: 22 yrs (Teaching: 18 yrs, Research: 4 yrs)

• 2026 – till date Professor, Department of EEE, Shiv Nadar University, Chennai
• 2025 – 2026,  Professor, Department of EEE, SSN College of Engineering
• 2016 – 2025,  Associate Professor II, Department of EEE, SSN College of Engineering
• 2010 – 2016,  Associate Professor I, Department of EEE, SSN College of Engineering
• 2008 – 2010,  Senior Lecturer, Department of EEE, SSN College of Engineering
• 2005 – 2008,  Lecturer, Department of EEE, SSN College of Engineering
• 2004 – 2005,  Lecturer, Department of ECE, AIHT, Chennai

Projects

1. Completed

• Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Design and Development of Power Quality Monitoring System, SPARC, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, Funding amount: 50.54 Lakhs, 2024-2026

2. Consultancy Work

• Completed

• Performance Improvement of High-Speed Extrusion and Rewinding Lines, Siechem Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Funding Amount : 10.48 Lakhs,  2021-2024
• Development of Health Monitoring System for Distribution Transformer, Predictive Energy Instruments Pvt. Ltd., Funding Amount : 5 Lakhs, 2018

Publications

Journals – 30, Conferences – 25, Book Chapters – 5

1. Journal Publications

1. Vimal Prakash, Rengaraj, R., “Evolutionary game-theoretic modeling of electricity market dynamics for elastic load optimization”, Sci Rep, 2026.
2. Vigneshwar, A. S., Rengaraj, R., Arunachalam, K. P., & Bhuvanesh, A., “Real-time multi-fault diagnosis in wind turbines using a physics-guided hybrid RBF-ANN framework”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 48(1), 2026.
3. Kumar S, Venkatakrishnan GR, Rengaraj R, Kumar A, Kumar P, “Enhancing grid stability using dynamic reserve power point tracking techniques” PLoS One, 21(6): e0349249, 2026.
4. Durairaj, K.P., Rengaraj, R.,Perumalsamy, A. et al. , “Assessing remaining life of reclaimed transformer oil with magnesium oxide absorbent for biorefinery sustainability”. Electr Eng 107, 5247–5267,2025.
5. M.Hemalatha, R. Rengaraj, “Prognostic and power scheduling technique for EV using optimized adaptive deep belief network”, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 108, 2025.
6. B. Raja Pagalavan, G.R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, “Power transformer fault diagnosis and condition monitoring using hybrid TDO-SNN technique”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 68, Pages 1370-1381, 2024.
7. K. P. Durairaj, R. Rengaraj, A. Perumalsamy, B. Ananthan, “Assessing Remaining Life of Reclaimed Transformer Oil with Magnesium Oxide Absorbent for Biorefinery Sustainability”, Electrical Engineering, 107(4), 5247–5267, 2025.
8. J. Rajanbabu, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, M. Rajalakshmi, “An Integrated Smart Water Management System for Efficient Water Conservation”, International Journal of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 15(1), 2025.
9. G. Durgadevi, A. Chandramohan, R. Rengaraj, R. Abinesh, T. Senthil, D. Paradesi, Composite Membrane Comprised of SnO₂ Nanoparticles Loaded Inter crosslinked Network of Polyvinylalcohol and Chitosan for Proton Transfer Membrane Fuel Cells, Composites Interfaces, 2024.
10. J. Mahadevan, R. Rengaraj, A Novel Fuzzy Hybrid Red Fox Chimp for Optimal Power Flow in FACTS Devices, Electrical Engineering, 105(6), 4481–4498, 2023.
11. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, S. Tamilselvi, J. Harshini, A. Sahoo, et al., Detection, Location, and Diagnosis of Different Faults in Large Solar PV System—A Review, International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 18, 659–674, 2023.
12. S. Anbuchandran, R. Rengaraj, A. Bhuvanesh, M. Karuppasamy Pandiyan, A Multi-Objective Optimum Distributed Generation Placement Using Firefly Algorithm, Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, 17(2), 945–953, 2022.
13. T. Selvaraj, R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, S. G. Soundararajan, et al., Research Article: Environmental Fault Diagnosis of Solar Panels Using Solar Thermal Images in Multiple Convolutional Neural Networks, 2022.
14. Venkatakrishnan, G. R., Rengaraj, Rajalakshmi M, An Efficient Energy Management in Smart Grid Based on IoT Using ROAWFSA Technique, Soft Computing, 26(22), 12689–12702, 2022.
15. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, N. B. Prakash, Optimally Manage the Energy Between Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Electricity Distribution System: A Hybrid Technique, International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, 2022.
16. R. Manivannan, R.  Rengaraj, “Performance Prediction of Building Integrated Photovoltaic System Using Hybrid Deep Learning Algorithm”, International Journal of Photoenergy, 2022, 6111030, 9 pages, 2022.
17. K. Sathish Kumar, R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, A. Chandramohan, Polymeric Materials for Electromagnetic Shielding—A Review, Materials Today: Proceedings, 47, 4925–4928, 2021.
18. K. Sathish Kumar, R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan , et.al., “Antimicrobial Activity of Green Synthesized Tri-Metallic Oxide Ni Cr Cu Nanoparticles ”Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences3 (3): 144-47, 2021.
19. G. R Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, K. Sathish Kumar, Dinesh Ram Murgan, T.Nishanth, ““Implementation of Modified Differential Evolution Algorithm for Hybrid Renewable Energy System”, Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences3 (3): 209-15, 2021.
20. R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, et al., Identification of Underground Faults Using Internet of Things (IoT), Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1714(1), 012018, 2021.
21. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, A. Velumani, An Experimental Setup for Monitoring Distribution Transformer Health, Distributed Generation & Alternative Energy Journal, 195–208, 2020.
22. H. Anand, R. Rengaraj, Dynamic Economic Emission Dispatch Problem with Renewable Integration Focusing on Deficit Scenario in India, International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation, 15(1), 63–73, 2020.
23. C. Ravichandran, R. Premalatha, R. Rengaraj, Fixed- and Variable-Frequency Sliding Mode Controller—Maximum Power Point Tracking Converter for Two-Stage Grid-Integrated Photovoltaic System Employing Nonlinear Loads, Measurement and Control, 52(7–8), 896–912, 2019.
24. C. Ravichandran, R. Premalatha, R. Rengaraj, Fixed Frequency Integral Sliding-Mode Current-Controlled MPPT Boost Converter for Two-Stage PV Generation System, IET Circuits, Devices & Systems, 13(6), 793–805, 2019.
25. V. V. Rajasegharan, L. Premalatha, R. Rengaraj, Modelling and Controlling of PV Connected Quasi Z-Source Cascaded Multilevel Inverter System: An HCA-SNN Based Control Approach, Electric Power Systems Research, 162, 10–22, 2018.
26. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, S. Bharathi, R. K., et al., Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms—A Review, Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 1112–1122, 2018.
27. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, Pranamika B., Rakesh V., Improved Grey Wolf Optimizer for an Optimal Tuning of PID Controller in the Quarter-Car Suspension System, Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 1123–1132, 2018.
28. P. Subbaraj, R. Rengaraj, S. Salivahanan, Enhancement of Self-Adaptive Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm Using Taguchi Method for Economic Dispatch Problem, Applied Soft Computing, 11(1), 83–92, 2011.
29. P. Subbaraj, R. Rengaraj, S. Salivahanan, R. Senthilkumar, Parallel Particle Swarm Optimization with Modified Stochastic Acceleration Factors for Solving Large Scale Economic Dispatch Problem, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 32(9), 1014–1023, 2010.
30. P. Subbaraj, R. Rengaraj, S. Salivahanan, Enhancement of Combined Heat and Power Economic Dispatch Using Self-Adaptive Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm, Applied Energy, 86(6), 915–921, 2009.

2. Conference Proceedings

1. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, K. Sudhir, R. Rengaraj, T. Gunali, M. Devesh Raj, et al., An AI-Driven IoT Framework for Intelligent Energy Budgeting and Predictive Load Management in Shared Spaces,” 2026 3rd International Conference on Research Methodologies in Knowledge Management, Artificial Intelligence and Telecommunication Engineering (RMKMATE), Chennai, India, 2026,.
2. R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, M. Devesh Raj, A. Ariharasudhan, R. Harish, et al., “Design of an Intelligent SCADA System Using Generative AI”, 2026 3rd International Conference on Research Methodologies in Knowledge Management, Artificial Intelligence and Telecommunication Engineering (RMKMATE), Chennai, India, 2026.
3. S. Devadhas, R. Rengaraj, M. Supriya, C. B. Rogers, D. Preethi, R. Abeth, “Optimizing Microgrid Efficiency Through Edge Computing: A Comparative Analysis with IoT Technologies”, 2025 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Green Industrial Electronics and Sustainable Technologies (GIEST), Jamshedpur, India, 2025, pp. 1-6.
4. S. Devadhas, R. Rengaraj, P. Pon, A. S. Reegan, D. Preethi, R. Abeth, “Edge-Enhanced Deep Learning for Efficient Microgrid Communication: A Visualization Approach”, 2025 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Green Industrial Electronics and Sustainable Technologies (GIEST), Jamshedpur, India, 2025, pp. 1-6
5. J. Shalini Priya, R. Rengaraj, S. Thennarasu, Wind Power Forecasting with Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Overview, 2025 International Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies, 2025.
6. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, et.al., “Anomaly Detection in Smart Metering: Clustering-Based Identification of Energy Theft”, 2025 International Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies, 2025.
7. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengarajet.al., Smart Hybrid Inverter for Domestic Energy Management: A Grid-Tied and Off-Grid Solution with IoT Integration, 2025 International Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies (ICCCT), Chennai, India, 2025.
8. S. Aruna, S. Singh, M. Rajalakshmi, R. Rengaraj, A. Bhuvanesh, Food Supply Chain Optimization Using Time Series Forecasting, 2024 International Conference on Communication, Computing, Smart Materials, 2024.
9. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, R. Jeya, G. Pozhilan, C. S. Venkat, et al., Voice Controlled Wheelchair, 2024 International Conference on Power, Energy, Control and Transmissios, 2024.
10. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, R. Jeya, Design and Implementation of Automated Attendance System Using Contactless Facial Recognition, 2024 International Conference on Power, Energy, Control and Transmission, 2024.
11. R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, M. Rajalakshmi, K. Mahalakshmi, et al., Smart Electric Billing Management with IoT: Revolutionizing Energy Consumption, 2024 International Conference on Power, Energy, Control and Transmission, 2024.
12. M. Rajalakshmi, R. Rengaraj, M. Karthikeyan, NLP-Based SMS Spam Detection Using Ensemble Learning, 2024 International Conference on Power, Energy, Control and Transmission, 2024.
13. R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, M. Rajalakshmi, S. Sharan, R. Praanesh, Design and Implementation of IoT Based Cricket Ball for Performance Improvisation of the Player, 2024 2nd International Conference on Networking and Communications (ICNWC), 1–6, 2024.
14. R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, M. Rajalakshmi, R. Ranganath, et al., Design and Implementation of Real Time Monitoring System of Diesel Generator using IoT, 2024 2nd International Conference on Networking and Communications (ICNWC), 1–8, 2024.
15. M. Karthikeyan, R. Rengaraj, R. Harini, Dry Bean Classification Using Deep Learning, 2023 International Conference on Data Science, Agents & Artificial Intelligence (ICDSAAI), Chennai, India, 2023.
16. P. Damodaran, R. Rengaraj, D. Rohit, H. Anand, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, Performance Comparison of Copper and Carbon Nano Fibre Braiding in Cable Data Transfer Application, Materials Today: Proceedings, 72, 3012–3016, 2023.
17. H. Anand, R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, A Convenient Demand Response Layout for Energy Efficient Residential Prosumers, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1100(1), 012019, 2022.
18. G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, R. Jeya, M. Rajalakshmi, K. S. Viswanath, Real Time Dynamic Home Surveillance Using Raspberry Node, International Conference on Internet of Things, 14–24, 2022.
19. H. Anand, M. Rajalakshmi, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, R. Jeya, Energy Bill Minimisation of Dynamic Tariff Bound Residential Consumers by Intentional Load Shifting, International Conference on Internet of Things, 79–92, 2022.
20. M. Karthikeyan, R. Rengaraj, Short-Term Wind Speed Forecasting Using Ensemble Learning, 2021 7th International Conference on Electrical Energy Systems (ICEES), 502–506, 2021.
21. R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, S. Shalini, R. Subitha, Identification and Classification of Faults in Underground Cables—A Review, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1166, 1–10, 2021.
22. W. A. Augusteen, S. Geetha, R. Rengaraj, Economic Dispatch Incorporation Solar Energy Using Particle Swarm Optimization, 2016 3rd International Conference on Electrical Energy Systems (ICEES), 67–73, 2016.
23. W. A. Augusteen, R. Rengaraj, N. B. M. Selvan, Phenotypic Evolutionary Programming for Economic Operation of Thermal—Wind Coordination, Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems: Proceedings of ICPERES, 2014.
24. P. Subbaraj, R. Rengaraj, S. Salivahanan, Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm Enhanced with Self Adaptation for Solving Economic Dispatch Problem with Prohibited Operating Zone, 2009 International Conference on Control, Automation, Communication and Energy Conservation, Perundurai, India, 2009.
25. S. Mary Raja Slochanal, S. Kannan and R. Rengaraj, “Generation expansion planning in the competitive environment,” 2004 International Conference on Power System Technology, 2004. PowerCon 2004., Singapore, 2004:

3. Book Chapters

1. M. Karthikeyan, R. Rengaraj, “Diabetes Mellitus Detection Using Deep Learning Model”, Deep Learning in Diabetes Mellitus Detection and Diagnosis, Taylor & Francis, 2025.
2. R. Jeya, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, R. Rengaraj, M. Rajalakshmi, K. P. M. Kumar, et al., Water Resource Managements in Soil and Soilless Irrigation Systems Using AI Techniques, Convergence Strategies for Green Computing and Sustainable Development, IGI Global,  245–266, 2024.
3. D. Shruthi, R. Rajesh Kanna, R. Rengaraj, R. Raja Singh, “Design of nano- and microgrids using the HetNet switching strategy”, Adaptive Power Quality for Power Management Units using Smart Technologies, Taylor & Francis, 2023.
4. M. K. Deshpande, K. S. Kumar, R. Rengaraj, G. R. Venkatakrishnan, H. Anand, Electron Beam Accelerators: Wastewater to Useable Water, Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment, Taylor & Francis, 93–100, 2022.
5. M. Karthikeyan, R. Rengaraj, “An Integrated Approach for Fault Detection, Classification and Location in Medium Voltage Underground Cables”, Artificial Intelligence Applications in Electrical Transmission and Distribution Systems Protection, Taylor & Francis, 2021.

Awards

• Received the Tata Rao Gold Medal (Best Paper Award) from the Institution of Engineers (India) in 2010 in recognition of the Best Technical Paper in Electrical Engineering.

Areas of Research

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Power Systems
• Smart Grids
• Renewable Energy
• Electric Vehicles

Links

• Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citationshl=en&user=P85jzysAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
• Scopus Link : https://www.scopus.com/pages/authors/25650866200