Ayan Mallik

Ayan Mallik

Assistant Professor,
Engineering, The Polytechnic School
  • Ayan.Mallik@asu.edu
  • Phone: 480-727-5275
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Ayan Mallik (SM' 22) is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. Dr. Mallik is a graduate faculty of the Electrical Engineering program at the School of ECEE, Clean Energy Systems program at The Polytechnic School (TPS), and Systems Engineering program at the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks (MSN) at ASU.

Dr. Mallik received his MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Dr. Mallik's research interests include the modeling and control of complex multi-order power converters, switching modulator optimization, multi-objective design optimization of power electronics systems, highly efficient and high-density wide bandgap power conversion solutions in the applications of various clean energy systems, including transportation electrification, extreme environment space, grid-integration of renewables and storage, among many others. Dr. Mallik is an author/co-author/co-inventor of over 110 peer-reviewed publications and 6 pending/issued US Patents. Dr. Mallik, an IEEE Senior Member, is currently serving as an Associate Editor (AE) of the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and had previously served as an AE for IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.

Dr. Mallik is a recipient of various awards and recognitions, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in 2023, ASU Fulton School top 5% teaching recognition award (2023 and 2024), featured author in IEEE Xplore (July 2024), the IEEE TPEL Prize Paper Award in 2023, first place winner in the "Help Others ProgrammE (HOPE)" competition organized by the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES), the first place in Dean's Doctoral Dissertation Award Competition at UMD in 2019, UMD ECE department’s distinguished dissertation award (2019), the University of Maryland's Invention of the Year Award in 2018, Jimmy H.C. Lin invention award at UMD (2018), the third place in Allegheny Region Cleantech University Prize Collegiate Competition in 2017 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, and numerous best paper awards in IEEE conferences, among many others.

Lab website: https://peacelab-ayan.com/

Our current research areas include:

  • Extreme-environment Wide Bandgap (WBG) Radiation Tolerant Power Electronics for Space Applications.
  • Multiport multidirectional power conversion (M2PC) for grid-storage-renewables integration
  • Electromagnetic interference (EMI) modeling, estimation, and mitigation through high-precision parasitic estimation methodologies and active filtering approaches.
  • Physics-informed machine learning based uncertainty estimation in power electronics – both component level and system level.
  • High-density wide bandgap semiconductor based high-performance DC-DC power conversion (400V-48V, 400V-12V, 48V-1V) for next generation data centers and point-of-load (PoL) applications.
  • High-efficiency high-density wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor based On-Board Chargers for Electric Vehicles with Reduced Charging Time.
  • Analyses of the Effects on the Battery Life under V2G Operation – Bidirectional Onboard Chargers for Electric Vehicles.
  • Microgrid controls and distributed energy resources (DER)
  • Cyber-resiliency of EV charging networks : Real time intelligent data processing algorithm-enabled cyber-threat detection and mitigation approach.

Openings for PhD Applicants: If you are highly motivated and desire to work with us on high-impact problems in Power Electronics and Energy Conversion, please send me an email with your CV and a brief cover letter. 

Brief Guidelines for PhD Application: To complete a new application, please login to the following website https://webapp4.asu.edu/dgsadmissions/Index.jsp and select 'Systems Engineering' as the PhD program. 

For applicants within ASU:

  • If you are a masters or undergraduate student at ASU and would like to work with us, please send me an email with your CV and cover letter. 
  • @ASU MS candidates: Those who are motivated enough to pursue MS (with thesis) or to convert MS to a PhD program may be given more preference. 
Education
  • Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2019 (Best PhD Thesis Award: https://chbe.umd.edu/news/story/2019-deans-doctoral-and-masters-student-research-awards)
  • M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2018
  • Bachelors of Technology (B.Tech), Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 2014
Google Scholar URL
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N_pdQB4AAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests
  • Extreme-environment Wide Bandgap (WBG) Radiation Tolerant Power Electronics for Space Applications.
  • Multiport multidirectional power conversion (M2PC) for grid-storage-renewables integration
  • Electromagnetic interference (EMI) modeling, estimation, and mitigation through high-precision parasitic estimation methodologies and active filtering approaches.
  • Physics-informed machine learning based uncertainty estimation in power electronics – both component level and system level.
  • High-density wide bandgap semiconductor based high-performance DC-DC power conversion (400V-48V, 400V-12V, 48V-1V) for next generation data centers and point-of-load (PoL) applications.
  • High-efficiency high-density wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor based On-Board Chargers for Electric Vehicles with Reduced Charging Time.
  • Analyses of the Effects on the Battery Life under V2G Operation – Bidirectional Onboard Chargers for Electric Vehicles.
  • Microgrid controls and distributed energy resources (DER)
  • Cyber-resiliency of EV charging networks : Real time intelligent data processing algorithm-enabled cyber-threat detection and mitigation approach.
Research Group

I am looking for outstanding Ph.D. students. If you are interested in working with me, please drop me an email with your interests and CV.

Publications

Refereed Journal Publications: Published, In Press or Accepted

(Total number = 56, at ASU = 36)

Journal Publications Published from ASU

  1. A. Chandwani, S. Dey and A. Mallik*, “Cybersecurity of Onboard Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles–Review, Challenges and Countermeasures,” in IEEE Access, vol. 8, Dec. 2020, pp. 226982 – 226998.
  2. S. Dey and A. Mallik*, "Multi-Objective Trade-Off Quantification Based Design Optimization for Power Electronic Systems in More-Electric-Aircrafts," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 109558-109568, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3102462.
  3. S. Rahman, I. Khan*, A. Khan A. Mallik and M. Khan, “Comprehensive Review and Impact Analysis of Integrating Projected Electric Vehicle Charging Load to the Existing Low Voltage Distribution System,” in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 153, 2022, 111756, ISSN 1364-0321
  4. S. Dey, A. Mallik* and S. Mishra, "A Mathematical Design Approach to Volumetric Optimization of EMI Filter and Modeling of CM Noise Sources in a Three-Phase PFC," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 462-472, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2021.3097963. [Prize Paper Award]
  5. Dey, S.; Mallik, A.* A Comprehensive Review of EMI Filter Network Architectures: Synthesis, Optimization and Comparison. Electronics 2021, 10, 1919. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161919
  6. S. Acharya*, A. Mallik and S. K. Mishra, "PWM Control of a High-Gain N-Phase Interleaved Current-Fed Topology," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 6461-6470, July 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2021.3095795.
  7. A. Chandwani, S. Dey and A. Mallik*, "Parameter-Variation-Tolerant Robust Current Sensorless Control of a Single-Phase Boost PFC," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 933-945, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.1109/JESTIE.2021.3128809.
  8. Nazir MI*, Hussain I, Ahmad A, Khan I, Mallik A. System Modeling and Reliability Assessment of Microgrids: A Review. Sustainability. 2022; 14(1):126. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010126
  9. A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "A Reduced Stage Configuration of Three-Phase Isolated AC/DC Converter for Auxiliary Power Units," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 3687-3703, April 2022, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2022.3146805
  10. S. Dey and A. Mallik*, "Multivariable-Modulation-Based Conduction Loss Minimization in a Triple-Active-Bridge Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 6599-6612, June 2022, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2022.3141334
  11. A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Parametric Modeling and Characterization of Leakage-Integrated Planar Transformer for CLLC DC–DC Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 1-8, June 2022, Art no. 8600308, doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2022.3164599.
  12. A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Phase-Duty Modulated Loop Decoupling and Design Optimization for a Triple Active Bridge Converter for Light Electric Vehicle Charging," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 357-367, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.1109/JESTIE.2022.3179942.
  13. A. Kazemtarghi, A. Chandwani, N. Ishraq and A. Mallik*, "Active Compensation-Based Harmonic Reduction Technique to Mitigate Power Quality Impacts of EV Charging Systems," in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1629-1640, March 2023, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2022.3183478.
  14. S. Dey, A. Mallik* and A. Akturk, "Investigation of ZVS Criteria and Optimization of Switching Loss in a Triple Active Bridge Converter Using Penta-Phase-Shift Modulation," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 7014-7028, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2022.3191987.
  15. A. Chandwani, A. Mallik* and A. Aktruk, "Parasitic Component Inclusive Optimum Phase-Frequency Contour Enabled Synchronous Rectification of Asymmetric CLLC Resonant Converter," in IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 4, pp. 91-106, 2023, doi: 10.1109/OJPEL.2023.3236986.
  16. S. Dey and A. Mallik*, "Switching Network Loss Minimization Through Multivariable Modulation in a Multiactive Bridge Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 10833-10847, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2022.3225806.
  17. N. Jolly, A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Multi-Constraint Optimization and Co-Design of a 2-MHz All-GaN Based 700 W 95.6% Efficient LLC Converter," in CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 259-272, September 2022, doi: 10.24295/CPSSTPEA.2022.00024.
  18. A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Fabrication Tradeoff Based Optimal Synthesis of Winding Configurations for Planar Transformer in CLLC DC–DC Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 6243-6258, May 2023, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2023.3241135.
  19. A. Kazemtarghi, S. Dey, A. Mallik* and N. G. Johnson, "Asymmetric Half-Frequency Modulation in DAB to Optimize the Conduction and Switching Losses in EV Charging Applications," in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 4196-4210, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2023.3234198
  20. A. Chandwani, A. Mallik* and A. Aktruk, "Parasitic Component Inclusive Optimum Phase-Frequency Contour Enabled Synchronous Rectification of Asymmetric CLLC Resonant Converter," in IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 4, pp. 91-106, 2023, doi: 10.1109/OJPEL.2023.3236986.
  21. A. Chandwani, A. Mallik* and A. Akturk, "Steady-State Model-Derived Multivariable Loss Optimization for Triple Active C³L³ Resonant Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1729-1746, March 2024, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2023.3266744.
  22. S. Dey, C. Reece, O. P. Irabor and A. Mallik*, "Comparative Analysis and Optimization of Triple Active Bridge Transformer Configuration With Integrable Leakage Inductance," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 5102-5119, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2023.3298894.
  23. S. Dey and A. Mallik, “Large- and Small-Signal Modeling and Decoupled Control Technique of Triple- active Bridge Converter,” in IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 4, pp. 615-628, 2023, doi: 10.1109/OJPEL.2023.3304279.
  24. P. Morsali, S. Dey, A. Mallik* and A. Akturk, "Switching Modulation Optimization for Efficiency Maximization in a Single-Stage Series Resonant DAB-Based DC–AC Converter," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 5454-5469, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2023.3302839.
  25. N. Jolly, A. Mallik*, C. Darmody, and A. Akturk, “Tape Wound Magnesil vs. Air Core Magnetics: High temperature DC-DC Power Conversion” in IEEE Proc. Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2024. (accepted and presented in Long Beach, CA in Mar. 2024) [Best Presentation Award]
  26. S. Rahman*, I. Khan, S. Dey and A. Mallik, "Triple-Active Bridge-Based Dynamic Power Balancing Solution for Minimizing Overdesigning in Military Aircraft Power System," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 3329-3339, March 2024, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3323538.
  27. S. Dey, A. Mallik* and T. Warren, "A Variable Switching Frequency-Based Triple-Phase-Shifted Loss Optimized Modulation Strategy for DAB-Based DC–AC Microinverter," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1110-1128, Feb. 2024, doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2023.3328271.
  28. S. Dey, A. Mallik*, C. Darmody and A. Akturk, "Online Optimization of Decision Control Variables Ensuring Loss-Minima Tracking in a TAB-based DC-AC-DC Switching Network," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, doi: 10.1109/JESTIE.2023.3327050.
  29. N. Ishraq and A. Mallik*, "Design of a 2.5 kW Four-Level Interleaved Flying Capacitor Multilevel Totem-Pole PFC Converter With AC-Side Passive Volume Optimization," in IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 5, pp. 214-231, 2024, doi: 10.1109/OJPEL.2024.3359479.
  30. S. Mungekar and A. Mallik*, "An Improved GHA-Enabled Steady State Model-Derived Semiconductor Loss Optimization for a Three-Port C3L3 Resonant Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 7654-7674, June 2024, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2024.3373514.
  31. Dutta, W., Reece, C., Mallik, A.*: A comparative analysis of power pulsating buffer architectures for mitigating high-frequency and low-frequency ripple in PV microinverter applications. IET Power Electron. 00, 1–25 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1049/pel2.12608
  32. A. Kazemtarghi, A. Mallik*, and Y. Chen, Dynamic pricing strategy for electric vehicle charging stations to distribute the congestion and maximize the revenue, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 158, 2024, 109946, ISSN 0142-0615, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2024.109946.
  33. A. Kazemtarghi and A. Mallik*, A two-stage stochastic programming approach for electric energy procurement of EV charging station integrated with BESS and PV, Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 232, 2024, 110411, ISSN 0378-7796, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2024.110411.
  34. W. Dutta, C. Reece, A. Mallik*, N. Ishraq, A. Chandwani, and A. Akturk, “Design Optimization of a fully GaN-based Buck-derived Power Pulsating Buffer for a Single-Phase PV Microinverter” in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2024.3397682.
  35. S. Dey and A. Mallik*, "An Online-Optimized ZVS-Current Tracked Soft-Switching Modulation for Triple Active Bridge Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2024.3429278.
  36. A. Kazemtarghi and A. Mallik*, Techno-economic microgrid design optimization considering fuel procurement cost and battery energy storage system lifetime analysis, Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 235, 2024, 110865, ISSN 0378-7796, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2024.110865.

Journal Articles published prior to ASU (=20)

  1. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “Control of a Three-Phase Boost PFC Converter Using a Single DC Link Voltage Sensor,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 6481-6492, Aug. 2017.
  2. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “Variable Switching Frequency State Feedback Control of a Phase Shifted Full Bridge DC/DC Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 6523-6531, Aug. 2017.
  3. A. Mallik, W. Ding, C. Shi and A. Khaligh*, “Input Voltage Sensorless Duty Compensation Control for a Three-Phase Boost PFC Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 1527-1537, Mar. 2017.
  4. A. Mallik, W. Ding and A. Khaligh*, "A Comprehensive Design Approach to an EMI Filter for a 6-kW Three-Phase Boost Power Factor Correction Rectifier in Avionics Vehicular Systems," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 2942-2951, April 2017.
  5. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "An Integrated Control Strategy for a Fast Start-Up and Wide Range Input Frequency Operation of a Three-Phase Boost-Type PFC Converter for More Electric Aircraft," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 10841-10852, Dec. 2017.
  6. Z. Zhang, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "A High Step-Down Isolated Three-Phase AC-DC Converter," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 129-139, March 2018.
  7. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "Intermediate DC-Link Capacitor Reduction in a Two-Stage Cascaded AC/DC Converter for More Electric Aircrafts," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 935-947, Feb. 2018.
  8. A. Singh, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “A Systematic Design Procedure for a Compact DM EMI Filter for a 3-phase Boost PFC Rectifier,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 2023- 2031, May-June 2018.
  9. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “Maximum Efficiency Tracking of an Integrated Two-Staged AC-DC Converter Using Variable DC Link Voltage,” in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 65, no. 11, pp. 8408-8421, Nov. 2018.
  10. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "A High Step-Down Dual Output Non-isolated DC/DC Converter with Decoupled Control," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 722-731, Jan.-Feb. 2018.
  11. P. He, A. Mallik, G. Cooke and A. Khaligh*, “High-power-density High-Efficiency LLC Converter with an Adjustable-leakage-inductance Planar Transformer for Data-Centers,” IET Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 303-310, Feb. 2019.
  12. J. Lu, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "Dynamic Strategy for Efficiency Estimation in a CCM-Operated Front- End PFC Converter for Electric Vehicle Onboard Charger," in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 545-553, Sept. 2017.
  13. J. Lu, A. Mallik, S. Zou and A. Khaligh*, "Variable DC-Link Control Loop Design for an Integrated Two- Stage AC/DC Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 99- 107, March 2018.
  14. S. Zou, J. Lu, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "Bi-Directional CLLC Converter with Synchronous Rectification for Plug-In Electric Vehicles," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 998-1005, March-April 2018.
  15. S. Zou, J. Lu, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “Modeling and Optimization of an Integrated Transformer for Electric Vehicle On-Board Charger Applications,” in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 355-363, June 2018.
  16. A. Mallik, J. Lu and A. Khaligh*, "Sliding Mode Control of Single-Phase Interleaved Totem-Pole PFC for Electric Vehicle Onboard Chargers," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 8100-8109, Sept. 2018.
  17. A. Sankar, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “Extended Harmonics Modeling Based Synchronous Rectification for CLLC Converters,” in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 6592-6603, Aug. 2019.
  18. S. Zou, A. Mallik, J. Lu and A. Khaligh*, “Sliding Mode Control Scheme for a CLLC Resonant Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 12274-12284, Dec. 2019.
  19. P. He, A. Mallik, A. Sankar and A. Khaligh*, “Design of a 1-MHz High-Efficiency High-Power-Density Bidirectional GaN-Based CLLC Converter for Electric Vehicle Applications,” in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 213-223, Nov. 2018.
  20. A. Mallik, A. Singh and A. Khaligh*, “Optimization of Power Electronics for Regulated Transformer Rectifier Units,” in IET Power Electronics, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1002-1012, Apr. 2020.

 

Refereed Conference Papers (Total number = 51; At ASU = 38):                                                    

Conference Papers Accepted from ASU (=38)

  1. A. Chandwani, A. Mallik*, A. Akturk, N. Goldsman and U. Khalid, "Design of a SiC-based Non-Inverting Buck-Boost (NIBB) Converter for High-Temperature Environments," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379426.
  2. S. Banerjee, A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Artificial Neural Network based Direct Inverse Control for a Novel 48V-1V DC/DC Converter," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379661.
  3. A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "A Novel Design of High Step-down Non-Isolated DC/DC Converter," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379403.
  4. M. Muthusami, A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, “Comparison of Traditional and Quasi-Z-Source Inverters for Electric Vehicle Applications,” in Proc. IEEE NAPS 2021 - The 52nd North American Power Symposium, Arizona State University, AZ, Apr. 2021
  5. A. Chandwani, S. Dey and A. Mallik*, "Modelling and Control of a Reduced-Stage Isolated AC-DC Converter for More Electric Aircrafts," 2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2021, pp. 607-612, doi: 10.1109/APEC42165.2021.9487205.
  6. K. Khatun*, A. K. Rathore and A. Mallik, "High Gain Non-Isolated Current-fed Half-Bridge Partial Series Resonance Pulsed Based Zero Current Switching Voltage Quadrupler," 2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2021, pp. 1404-1409, doi: 10.1109/APEC42165.2021.9487471.
  7. A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Modelling and Control of a Novel High Step-down 48V-1V DC-DC Converter," 2021 IEEE 12th Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition - Asia (ECCE-Asia), 2021, pp. 708-713, doi: 10.1109/ECCE-Asia49820.2021.9479277.
  8. S. Dey, A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Real Time Intelligent Data Processing Algorithm for Cyber Resilient Electric Vehicle Onboard Chargers," 2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ITEC51675.2021.9490067.
  9. S. Dey, A. Mallik*, N. Goldsman, A. Akturk, Z. Dilli, C. Darmody and U. Khalid, High Temperature Application of a SiC-LDMOSFET based DC-DC Power Converter," 2021 IEEE 8th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), Redondo Beach, CA, USA, 2021, pp. 333-338, doi: 10.1109/WiPDA49284.2021.9645084.
  10. A. Chandwani, A. Mallik*, A. Akturk, W. Xian, U. Khalid and N. Goldsman, "Design and Fabrication of SiC based Stepper Motor Driver for High-Temperature Environments," 2021 IEEE 8th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), Redondo Beach, CA, USA, 2021, pp. 176-181, doi: 10.1109/WiPDA49284.2021.9645103.
  11. S. Dey, A. Mallik* and N. Goldsman, "A Comprehensive Design Procedure and Performance Evaluation of 200°C Non-Inverting Buck-Boost Converter using SiC MOSFET Bare Dies," IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589983.
  12. A. Chandwani, A. Mallik* and A. M. Kannan, "A Novel Decoupled Control Scheme for Phase Controlled Triple Active Bridge," IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589518.
  13. S. Dey, A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "A Novel Structure of Fully Soft-switched DC-DC Converter with Frequency Doubling Feature for High-Density Power Conversion," 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2021, pp. 2112-2117, doi: 10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595941.
  14. A. Chandwani, S. Dey, A. Mallik* and A. Sankar, "Discretized Sampling based Current Sensorless Control of Single-Phase Totem-pole Power Factor Corrector," 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2021, pp. 2239-2244, doi: 10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595213.
  15. S. Dey, A. Mallik*, N. Goldsman and Z. Dilli, “Temperature Dependent Characterization-based Design Optimization of a DC-DC Converter for High-Temperature Space Applications,” accepted for presentation in IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Houston, TX, USA, 2022, pp. 2034-2039, doi: 10.1109/APEC43599.2022.9773769. [Best Presentation Award]
  16. S. Dey, A. Mallik* and A. Akturk, "Multi-variable Multi-constraint Optimization of Triple Active Bridge DC-DC Converter with Conduction Loss Minimization," 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Houston, TX, USA, 2022, pp. 355-360, doi: 10.1109/APEC43599.2022.9773396.
  17. A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Three-loop Multi-variable Control of Triple Active Bridge Converter with Power Flow Optimization," 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Houston, TX, USA, 2022, pp. 2008-2013, doi: 10.1109/APEC43599.2022.9773652.) [Best Presentation Award]
  18. A. Chandwani, A. Kazemtarghi and A. Mallik*, "Quantification and Active Filtering-based Mitigation for Third Harmonic Component Attenuation in Totem-pole PFC for Onboard Charging Systems," 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Houston, TX, USA, 2022, pp. 1170-1175, doi: 10.1109/APEC43599.2022.9773729.
  19. S. Dey and A. Mallik*, "Multi-variable Control-based Conduction Loss Optimization in Dual Active Bridge Converter Considering Generalized Harmonic Approximation Oriented Steady-State Model," 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Houston, TX, USA, 2022, pp. 245-250, doi: 10.1109/APEC43599.2022.9773377.
  20. N. Ishraq, S. Dey and A. Mallik*, "Hybrid Phase-Frequency Control-enabled Global Loss Minimization of a Full-Bridge LLC Converter under Wide Gain and Load-range Operation," 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, USA, 2022, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947485.
  21. N. Jolly, A. Chandwani, O. P. Irabor and A. Mallik*, "Optimization and Co-Design of a 2-MHz GaN-based 700W LLC Converter," 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, USA, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947538.
  22. N. Ishraq and A. Mallik*, “Small Signal Modelling of Hybrid Frequency and Phase-Shift Controlled LLC using Extended Describing Function Method,” IEEE European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), Aalborg, Denmark, Sep. 2023 (accepted).
  23. P. Rathod, N. Ishraq, A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Comprehensive Mathematical Modelling and Design of DM EMI Filter for Totem-pole PFC Converter," 2022 IEEE 1st Industrial Electronics Society Annual On-Line Conference (ONCON), Kharagpur, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ONCON56984.2022.10126532.
  24. C. Darmody, S. Dey, A. Mallik* and A. Akturk, "Online Optimization of the Triple-Active-Bridge Converter Control Parameters for Maximum Efficiency Point Tracking," 2022 IEEE 1st Industrial Electronics Society Annual On-Line Conference (ONCON), Kharagpur, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ONCON56984.2022.10126742.
  25. C. Reece, W. Dutta, N. Ishraq and A. Mallik*, "Control Synthesis of a Buck-Derived Active Energy Storage System in PV Microinverter," 2023 IEEE 2nd Industrial Electronics Society Annual On-Line Conference (ONCON), SC, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ONCON60463.2023.10430549.
  26. A. Kazemtarghi, N. Ishraq, P. Rathod, A. Mallik* and N. Johnson, "DC Link Voltage Optimization for Efficiency Enhancement of Electric Vehicle Onboard Chargers," 2023 IEEE 2nd Industrial Electronics Society Annual On-Line Conference (ONCON), SC, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ONCON60463.2023.10431027. [Best Paper Award]
  27. P. Rathod, N. Ishraq, A. Chandwani and A. Mallik*, "Input Current FFT Model-derived Comprehensive Comparison of Totem-pole PFC and H-Bridge PFC Converter DM EMI Performances," 2023 7th International Conference on Computer Applications in Electrical Engineering-Recent Advances (CERA), Roorkee, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CERA59325.2023.10455370. [Best Paper Award]
  28. N. Ishraq, A. Mallik*, and S. Dey, “Small Signal Modelling of Hybrid Frequency and Phase-Shift Control Full- Bridge LLC Converter using Extended Describing Function Method,” in IEEE Proc. Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2024. (accepted and presented in Long Beach, CA in Mar. 2024)
  29. N. Jolly and A. Mallik*, “Tape Wound Magnesil vs. Air Core Magnetics: High temperature DC-DC Power Conversion” in IEEE Proc. Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2024. (accepted and presented in Long Beach, CA in Mar. 2024) [Best Presentation Award]
  30. S. Dey and A. Mallik*, “Partially Variable Switching Frequency based Soft-Switched Triple-Phase Shift modulation for DC-AC DAB” is submitted to IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Phoenix, 2024 (accepted, to be presented in Oct. 2024)
  31. S. Dey and A. Mallik*, “MATLAB GUI Based Simulation and Optimization Tool for Generic N-port MAB Converters” is submitted to IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Phoenix, 2024 (accepted, to be presented in Oct. 2024)
  32. P. Morsali and A. Mallik*, “Reactive power optimization approach to extend the ZVS range of the DC-DC DABs at light load” is submitted to IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Phoenix, 2024 (accepted, to be presented in Oct. 2024)
  33. W. Dutta and A. Mallik*, “Design of a 100W 95.7%-Efficient (2.5V-4V)-to-360V Bidirectional Ultra High Gain DC/DC Converter for Cell-integrated Power Electronics” is submitted to IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Phoenix, 2024 (accepted, to be presented in Oct. 2024)
  34. S. Mungekar and A. Mallik*, “A Non-approximated Steady State Model-derived Semiconductor Loss Optimization for Resonant CLLC” is submitted to IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Phoenix, 2024 (accepted, to be presented in Oct. 2024)
  35. N. Ishraq and A. Mallik*, “Robust Fixed-Frequency Sliding Mode Control based on Sequential Control Logic for a Four-level FCML Totem-pole PFC Converter” is submitted to IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Phoenix, 2024 (accepted, to be presented in Oct. 2024)
  36. N. Jolly, A. Mallik*, C. Darmody, and A. Akturk, “A Critical Exploration of Loss Optimization Techniques in Non-Inverting Buck-Boost Converters” is submitted to IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Phoenix, 2024 (accepted, to be presented in Oct. 2024)
  37. S. Dey, A. Mallik* and A. Akturk, “ZVS-Oriented Power Sharing Control in Modular DAB Converters connected in Input-Parallel Output-Parallel Configuration” is submitted to IEEE International Communications Energy Conference, Bengaluru, India, August 2024.
  38. S. Mungekar and A. Mallik*, “Multi-winding Transformer based CLLC Current Mismatch Mitigation using Inter-bridge Phase Shift Modulation” is submitted to IEEE International Communications Energy Conference, Bengaluru, India, August 2024.

Conference Papers Accepted prior to ASU (=13)

  1. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “Comparative study of three-phase buck, boost and buck-boost rectifier topologies for regulated transformer rectifier units,” in Proc. IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Exposition, Dearborn, MI, Jun. 2015, doi: 10.1109/ITEC.2015.7165821.
  2. A. Mallik, B. Faulkner, and A. Khaligh*, "Control of a single-stage three-phase boost power factor correction rectifier,” in Proc. IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Long Beach, CA, Mar. 2016, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2016.7467851.
  3. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “DC link voltage sensorless control of a three-phase boost power factor correction rectifier,” in Proc. IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Exposition, Dearborn, MI, Jun. 2016, doi: 10.1109/ITEC.2016.7520281.
  4. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “A Soft-Switching Strategy for Three-Phase Boost Power Factor Correction Rectifiers,” in Proc. IEEE IECON, Florence, Italy, Oct. 2016, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2016.7793170.
  5. A. Singh, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “A Systematic Design Procedure for a Compact DM EMI Filter for a 3-phase Boost PFC Rectifier,” in Proc. 2017 IEEE IAS Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 2017, doi: 10.1109/IAS.2017.8101848.
  6. A. Singh, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, “A Comparative Study of Compact Failure-Tolerant Three-phase RTRU for More Electric Aircrafts,” in Proc. IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Anaheim, CA, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2019.8722048.
  7. A. Mallik, J. Lu, S. Zou, P. He and A. Khaligh*, "Minimum inrush start-up control of a single-phase interleaved totem-pole PFC rectifier," 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), San Antonio, TX, USA, 2018, pp. 754-759, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2018.8341096.
  8. U. A. Sankar, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "Duty compensated reduced harmonic control for a single-phase H-bridge PFC converter," 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), San Antonio, TX, USA, 2018, pp. 1996-2000, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2018.8341291.
  9. S. Tyagi, A. Mallik, A. Sankar and A. Khaligh*, “A Third Harmonic Injection Control of a Single-Phase H-bridge PFC Converter,” in Proc. IEEE European Power Electronics (EPE) Conference, Warsaw, Poland, Sep. 2017, doi: 10.23919/EPE17ECCEEurope.2017.8099016
  10. S. Zou, J. Lu, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "3.3kW CLLC converter with synchronous rectification for plug-in electric vehicles," 2017 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2017, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IAS.2017.8101708.
  11. A. Mallik* and Aryan, "State feedback based control of air-fuel-ratio using two wide-band oxygen sensors," 2015 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 2015, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ASCC.2015.7244793.
  12. S. U. Arun, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "Extended Harmonic Analysis of Wireless Charging Systems," IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Washington, DC, USA, 2018, pp. 5165-5170, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2018.8591220.
  13. A. Mallik and A. Khaligh*, "A high step-down dual output non-isolated DC/DC converter," 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Tampa, FL, USA, 2017, pp. 241-246, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2017.7930700.

  PATENTS PENDING AND INVENTION DISCLOSURES (Total number = 6, At ASU = 6)           

Intellectual Property from ASU

  1. A. Chandwani, A.M. Kannan* and A. Mallik, “Optimized Electric Vehicle Battery Charging,” United States Patent Application 20230011773.
  2. A. Mallik* and A. Chandwani, “Fabrication trade-off based optimal synthesis of winding configurations for planar transformer in capacitor-inductor- inductor-capacitor (CLLC) direct current (dc)-dc converter”,

U.S. Patent Application No.: 18/323,980, Nov. 2023.

  1. A. Mallik* and S. Dey, “Loss Minimization Methods for Power Converters,” Invention ID: M24-145P, Arizona State University
  2. A. Mallik* and S. Dey, “Systems and Optimization Methods for Multi-winding Magnetics in Power Converters,” Invention ID: M24-147P, Arizona State University
  3. A. Mallik*, W. Dutta, and N. Ishraq, “High Voltage Gain DC-DC Converters,” Invention ID: M24-176P, Arizona State University
  4. A. Mallik*, P. Morsali, and T. Warren, “Design Optimization and Loss Minimization Methods for Multiport DC-AC Power Converters,” Invention ID: M24-224P, Arizona State University                                                                                                        

Intellectual Property prior to ASU

    1. A. Khaligh*, J. Lu, A. Mallik, and S. Zou, “Vehicle On-Board Charger for Bi-Directional Charging of Low/High Voltage Batteries,” International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2019/026779, Oct. 2019.
Courses
2025 Summer
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MFG 792 Research
MFG 792 Research
2025 Spring
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EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EEE 590 Reading and Conference
EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
MFG 799 Dissertation
MFG 792 Research
RAS 599 Thesis
MFG 590 Reading and Conference
2024 Fall
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EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EEE 799 Dissertation
EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
EGR 494 Special Topics
EGR 598 Special Topics
MFG 792 Research
2024 Summer
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MFG 792 Research
2024 Spring
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EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EEE 590 Reading and Conference
EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
EGR 792 Research
EGR 799 Dissertation
EGR 590 Reading and Conference
EGR 792 Research
2023 Fall
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EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
EGR 494 Special Topics
EGR 598 Special Topics
EGR 792 Research
2023 Summer
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EGR 792 Research
EGR 584 Internship
2023 Spring
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EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EEE 590 Reading and Conference
EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
EGR 792 Research
EGR 799 Dissertation
EGR 593 Applied Project
EGR 499 Individualized Instruction
EGR 792 Research
2022 Fall
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EEE 599 Thesis
EEE 792 Research
EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
EGR 494 Special Topics
EGR 598 Special Topics
EGR 792 Research
2022 Summer
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EGR 792 Research
2022 Spring
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EEE 790 Reading and Conference
EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
EGR 792 Research
2021 Fall
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EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
EGR 792 Research
EGR 494 Special Topics
EGR 598 Special Topics
EGR 792 Research
2021 Spring
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EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
EGR 792 Research
2020 Fall
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EGR 216 EGR Electrical Fundamentals
EGR 792 Research
EGR 494 Special Topics
EGR 598 Special Topics
Presentations
  • Invited Seminar on “Advanced Power Electronics for Transportation Electrification and Data Centers” at the University of California, San Diego, Feb. 2019
  • Invited Seminar on “Next Generation Power Electronic Systems: A Paradigm Shift in Design Philosophy” at Arizona State University, Feb. 2019
  • Invited Seminar on “Next Generation Power Electronic Systems: A Paradigm Shift in Design Philosophy” at Michigan State University, Feb. 2019
  • Paper presentation in technical & poster sessions of Applied Power Electronic Conference (APEC), 2018 in San Antonio, TX
  • Paper presentation in technical session of Applied Power Electronic Conference (APEC), 2017 in Tampa, FL
  • Invited seminar at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2017
  • Paper presentation in technical session of Applied Power Electronic Conference (APEC), 2016 in Long Beach, CA
Honors / Awards
  1. 2024: One of the three globally-selected featured authors in IEEE Xplore homepage.
  2. 2024: ASU Fulton Schools of Engineering Top 5% Teaching Recognition Award.
  3. 2024: Best paper award, IEEE ONCON-2023
  4. 2024: Best paper award, IEEE CERA-2023
  5. 2023: ASU Fulton Schools of Engineering Top 5% Teaching Recognition Award.
  6. 2023: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Second Prize Paper Award, awarded by the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) for the work on EMI Filter modeling and volumetric optimization.
  7. 2023: National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award
  8. 2022: Elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior Member
  9. 2022: Nomination for Outstanding Mentor for Doctoral Students, awarded by ASU Graduate College
  10. 2022: First place winner in the “Help Others ProgrammE (HOPE)” competition organized by the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IAS) – demonstrated a highly-efficient off-grid power conversion and energy storage solution for disadvantaged communities, which is a product of one of our ongoing US DOE funded projects
  11. 2020: A $25k Award on Undergraduate Curriculum Development Opportunity from Intel Corporation
  12. 2019: First Place in Dean’s Doctoral Student Research Award (top position among all PhD dissertations submitted to all engineering departments across A. James Clark School of Engineering), University of Maryland (UMD)
  13. 2019: Distinguished Dissertation Award in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMD
  14. 2018: Jimmy H.C. Lin invention award in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMD
  15. 2018: University of Maryland's Invention of the Year award for the best invention out of 169 submitted disclosures
  16. 2018: Best presentation award in Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
  17. 2018: Finalist for UMD's Invention of the Year awards: For the invention on Integrated Power Electronics Interface for Enhanced Electric Vehicle Charging, University of Maryland Invention Disclosure; PS-2017-167
  18. 2017: The George Harhalakis Outstanding Systems Engineering Graduate Student Award: Awarded to only 1 student every year across all departments affiliated to Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland
  19. 2017: Kulkarni Summer Research Fellowship: Awarded to only 4 students every year across all departments in UMD Graduate school
  20. 2017: Won third place in Allegheny Region Clean-tech University Prize collegiate competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy
  21. 2017: Best presentation award in 2017 IEEE International Future Energy Challenge Competition.
  22. 2017: One of the 10 finalists across the globe in International Future Energy Challenge Competition in Virginia Tech, USA
  23. 2016: Graduate School’s Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award
  24. 2016: Jacob K. Goldhaber travel grant for attending IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
  25. 2014-15: Distinguished Graduate Fellowship by Clark School of Engineering at University of Maryland
Editorships

Editorial Services in Power Electronics Journals

  1. Associate Editor, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (since Mar. 2023)
  2. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (since Jan. 2021)
  3. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (Mar. 2021 to Jan. 2023)
  4. Guest Associate Editor for the Special issue titled “Multilevel Converters as an Enabler for Grid Modernization,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, (since Sep. 2022)
  5. Guest Editor for the Special Issue “Grid Planning and Integration of Renewable Energies: Optimal Design and Operation Evaluation” in MDPI Sustainability Journal (since Oct. 2022)
  6. Guest Associate Editor for the Special issue titled “Advances in Power Converter Design for Electrified Transportation,” in Frontiers in Electronics, (since Jun. 2022)
  7. Guest Associate Editor for the Special issue titled “Next-Generation Datacenter Power Conversion Technologies,” in CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications, (Mar. to Sep. 2022)
  8. Guest Editor for Special Issue "Modeling and Mitigation of Reliability Issues in Power Converters for Modern Power Grids" in MDPI Energies Journal (since Jan. 2022)
  9. Guest Editor for Special Issue "Power Electronics for Transportation Electrification: Toward Sustainable Mobility" in MDPI Sustainability Journal (since May. 2021)
  10. Guest Editor for the Special Issue “Modeling, Control and Optimization of Power Electronics” in MDPI Electronics Journal (since Jan. 2021)

International/national Conferences Chaired

  1. Technical Program Committee (TPC) Co-Chair for the 41st edition of the IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC) 2024

International/national Conferences Committees

  1. Local organizing committee member of the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE) 2024 to be held in Phoenix, Arizona.
  2. Technical Committee Member of the 2023 7th International Conference on Computer Applications in Electrical Engineering-Recent Advances (CERA)
  3. Member of the International Technical Program Committee of ONCON2022
    • IEEE IES Global Online Conference to be held during December 9-11, 2022

International/national Conference Sessions Chaired

  1. Session Chair for “Power Converter Design and Modelling of Energy Systems” oral presentation session at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress Expo. (ECCE), Detroit, MI, Oct. 2022
  2. Topic Chair of the track: “Smart Grid and Utility Applications” at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress Expo. (ECCE), Detroit, MI, Oct. 2022
  3. Session Chair for ‘AC/DC Conversion’ oral presentation session at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Expo. (APEC), Mar. 2022
  4. Session Chair for “Electric Aircraft Propulsion System Design and Analysis” oral presentation session at ITEC 2021, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo., (conducted on virtual mode), Jun. 2021
  5. Topic Chair of the track: “Power Converter Topologies” for IEEE Energy Conversion Congress Expo (ECCE), (conducted on virtual mode), Oct. 2020

Member of Editorial Board

  1. Editorial Board Member, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  2. Review Editor, Frontiers in Electronics
Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History

Graduate Student Advising

PhD Students Graduated (= 2)

[1] Ashwin Chandwani

    • Program: PhD in Electrical Engineering, ECEE; Graduated in Fall 2022; Dissertation: “Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Based Electric Vehicle Charging Systems: Modeling, Magnetics, and Control”; currently placed in Qualcomm Inc., Santa Clara, CA.

[2] Abed Kazemtarghi

    • Program: PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN; Graduated in Spring 2024; Dissertation: “Electric Vehicle Charging Systems: From Converter Level Optimization to Impact Analysis on Power Systems”.

Current PhD students for whom Dr. Mallik serves as the committee chair (= 9)

  1. Saikat Dey, Aug. 2020 to Present
    • Program: PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN; Tentative graduation: Spring 2025
  2. Nitish Jolly, Aug. 2021 to Present
    • Program: PhD in Electrical Engineering, ECEE; Tentative graduation: Fall 2025
  3. Naveed Ishraq, Dec. 2021 to Present
    • Program: PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN; Tentative graduation: Fall 2026
  4. Payam Morsali, Jul. 2022 to Present
    • Program: PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN; Tentative graduation: Fall 2026
  5. Writtik Dutta, Jul. 2022 to Present
    • Program: PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN; Tentative graduation: Spring 2027
  6. Shubham Mungekar, Jan. 2023 to Present
    • Program: PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN; Tentative graduation: Spring 2027
  7. Connor Reece, Apr. 2022 to Present
    • Program: MS/PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN; Tentative graduation: Spring 2027
  8. Bardia Taheri, (admitted, to be joining in August 2024)
    • Program: MS/PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN; Tentative graduation: Fall 2028
  9. Rishi Kumar Singh, (admitted, to be joining in August 2024)
    • Program: MS/PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN; Tentative graduation: Fall 2028

PhD Dissertation Committee Member (= 6)

  1. Emmanuel Havugimana, PhD in Electrical Engineering, ECEE, Dissertation Committee member
  2. Arnel Garcesa, PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN, Dissertation Committee member
  3. Ryan Sparks, PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN, Dissertation Committee member
  4. Brighton Ombuki, PhD in Systems Engineering, MSN, Dissertation Committee member
  5. Chunhui Liu, PhD in Electrical Engineering, ECEE, Spring 2022 graduate, Dissertation Committee member
  6. Yifu Liu, PhD in Electrical Engineering, ECEE, Summer 2022 graduate, Dissertation Committee member

M.S. Thesis Students Graduated (=3)

  1. Naga Sukrutha, Program: MS (with Thesis) in Electrical Engineering, ECEE; graduated in Spring 2024; Thesis: “Second-Order Effects in Modeling Resonant DC-DC Converters”.
  2. Guru Abhilash Mulumudi, Program: MS (with Thesis) in Electrical Engineering, ECEE graduated in Spring 2024; Thesis: “Active Filtering for Differential Mode EMI”.
  3. Parth Rathod
    • Program: MS (with Thesis) in Electrical Engineering, ECEE; Graduated in Spring 2023; Thesis: “EMI Modeling and Optimized EMI Filter Design for PFC Topologies”; currently placed in HEVO, New York.

M.S. Project Students Graduated (= 3)

  1. Michael Femiani, MS in Electrical Systems Engineering, Graduated in Spring 2023; Applied Project: “Design, Modeling, and Simulation of Non-Ideality Inclusive Dual Active Bridge Converters”; currently placed in Advanced Energy Machines – SolarTechTRU, Mesa, AZ.
  2. Jiangtao Li, MS in Electrical Systems Engineering, Graduated in Spring 2023; Applied Project: “Design and Development of EV onboard Charger”, currently placed in BYD North America, Lancaster, CA.
  3. Shalini Kumari, MS in Electrical Engineering, Graduated in Spring 2023; Applied Project: “Resonant CLLC Converter: Operation and Design – 3kW Design Example”; currently placed in Mainspring Energy, Menlo Park, CA.

Master's Opportunity for Research in Engineering (MORE) at ASU (= 2)

  1. Nitish Jolly; Electrical Engineering, ECEE, Spring 2022 – MORE Project, “Multi-Constraint Optimization and Co-Design of a 2-MHz All-GaN based 1kW 96% Efficient LLC Converter”
    • Nitish has been admitted to the PhD program in Electrical Engineering, effective from Fall 2022
    • Nitish’s MORE project was featured as one of the top projects by ASU Fulton school’s magazine and selected for sponsorship by W.L. Gore & Associates for additional funding

[2] Connor Reece; Electrical Engineering, ECEE, Summer 2023 – MORE Project, “Active Buffer-Based Energy Storage System with Enhanced Reliability for Solar PV Microinverter”

    • Connor has been admitted to the PhD program in Electrical Engineering, effective from Fall 2023

Undergraduate Student Mentoring

Undergraduate Students (Research) (= 5)

ASU Undergraduate Researchers Mentored

  1. Gwen Eging; Engineering (Mechanical), TPS, Fall 2023 – FURI Project, “Miniaturized Power Conversion for Kinetically Charged Batteries -- Development & Optimization”
  2. Saif Elsaady; Engineering (Electrical Systems), TPS, Spring 2022 – FURI Project, “Cybersecurity of Onboard Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles — Review, Challenges & Countermeasures”
  3. Lukas Severinghaus; Engineering (Robotics), TPS, Spring 2021 – Honors Project, “Power Conditioning and Monitoring System Design for Robotics Applications”

 

Undergraduate Interns Mentored

  1. Sanat Agrawal, Electrical Engineering undergraduate student at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay, Summer Research Initiative (SURI) Program
  • Project title: “Parametric Uncertainty Modeling for DC-DC Resonant Converter Optimization”; May-Jul 2024
  1. Andres Felipe Lopez Chavarro, Electrical Engineering graduate student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez), Summer Research Initiative (SURI) - Graduate Program
  • Project title: “PCC Performance of an Islanded Three-phase Microgrid using an Optimal Voltage Controller”; May-Aug 2022

Undergraduate Capstone Teams Mentored (= 7)

  1. Trenton Clark; Engineering, TPS, Spring 2022 – Capstone Project “Power Converter for Life Support Space Systems”
  2. Christopher Brisco; Engineering, TPS, Spring 2022 – Capstone Project “Power Converter for Life Support Space Systems”
  3. Samuel Martin; Engineering, TPS, Spring 2022 – Capstone Project “Power Converter for Life Support Space Systems”
  4. Alia Gilbert; Engineering, TPS, Spring 2020 – Capstone Project “Space Programmable Power Supply Design”
  5. Frank Ononye; Engineering, TPS, Spring 2020 – Capstone Project “Space Programmable Power Supply Design”
  6. Estevan Aldaco; Engineering, TPS, Spring 2020 – Capstone Project “Space Programmable Power Supply Design”
  7. Andrei Marinescu; Engineering, TPS, Spring 2020 – Capstone Project “Space Programmable Power Supply Design”

High School Student Mentoring

High School Students (Research) (= 3)

  1. Faculty mentor of a high-school summer intern from ASU Preparatory Polytechnic STEM Academy for Spring 2024 semester. The student is working on a NASA-funded project on high-temperature dc-dc conversion.
    • Mentee: Hafsa Kaysan
  2. Faculty mentor in the SCience and ENgineering Experience (SCENE) program at ASU for the 2022-23 school year, which provides high school students with the opportunity to work in state-of-the art labs. The student presented his research on EV Cybersecurity in the Arizona Science Fair.
    • Mentee: Amogh Mahadevan (currently pursuing Computer Science undergraduate at Cornell University)
  3. Faculty mentor and organizer of the 2024 summer camp program (to be taking place in mid-June) at ASU Poly campus, which provides ASU Prep Poly and Phoenix STEM high school students with the opportunity to perform hands-on electrical engineering activities under guidance of professor and graduate students.

Student Fellowships and Awards

  1. Nitish Jolly received the “Outstanding Presentation Award” (for a research work advised by Dr. Mallik) in the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) held in Long Beach, CA in 2024.
  2. Abed Kazemtarghi received “Outstanding Research Award” awarded by GPSA at ASU in 2024.
  3. Saikat Dey received IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Second Prize Paper Award, awarded by the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) for the work on EMI Filter modeling and volumetric optimization.
  4. Saikat Dey received the 2023-24 TSMC AZ Fellowship, awarded by TSMC Arizona Corporation.
  5. Ashwin Chandwani received “Palais Outstanding Doctoral Student” award in the electrical engineering program as part of the School of ECEE for the year 2022-2023.
  6. Saikat Dey and Ashwin Chandwani won the first-place award in the “Help Others ProgrammE (HOPE)” student competition organized by the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
  7. Connor Reece received the "Outstanding Student Researcher" award for his contributions to the MORE program at ASU in 2023.
  8. Saikat Dey received “Outstanding Mentor Award” by GPSA at ASU in 2022
  9. Ashwin Chandwani received “University Graduate Fellowship (UGF)” at ASU in 2022
  10. Ashwin Chandwani received “Outstanding Research Award” by GPSA at ASU in 2022
  11. Saikat Dey received the “Outstanding Presentation Award” (for a research work advised by Dr. Mallik) in the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) held in Houston, TX in 2022
  12. Ashwin Chandwani received the “Outstanding Presentation Award” (for a research work advised by Dr. Mallik) in the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) held in Houston, TX in 2022
  13. Saikat Dey received “University Graduate Fellowship (UGF)” at ASU in 2021
  14. Saikat Dey received “Outstanding Research Award” awarded by GPSA at ASU in 2021
  15. Nitish Jolly was selected for the "Master’s Opportunity for Research in Engineering (MORE)" program at ASU, 2021
  16. Ashwin Chandwani received “Engineering Graduate Fellowship” awarded by Ira Fulton schools of engineering in 2021.
  17. Saikat Dey received “Engineering Graduate Fellowship” awarded by Ira Fulton schools of engineering in 2021.
  18. Ashwin Chandwani received “Fulton Graduate College Travel Award” at ASU in 2021
  19. Ashwin Chandwani received “Fulton Engineering Graduate Fellowship” by GPSA at ASU in 2021
Service

ASU Committees and Service Activities

Fulton Schools of Engineering-level

  1. Member of the Engineering Academic Standards Committee (since Aug. 2023)
  2. Reviewer for the Master’s Opportunity for Research Experience (MORE) – 2021, 2022, 2023
  3. Reviewer for the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) – 2021, 2022, 2023

Unit-level

  1. The Polytechnic School EGR ‘Undergraduate Curriculum Committee’ member (Oct. 2019 – present)
  2. The Polytechnic School EGR ‘UG Awards & Scholarships Committee’ member (Sept. 2022 – present)
  3. Committee member of the ‘Clean Energy Systems’ MS program initiative in The Polytechnic School
  4. Faculty search committee member for the focus area of ‘Robotics and cyber-physical systems’ in The Polytechnic School, 2020-21
  5. Faculty search committee member for the focus area of ‘Smart Vehicle Systems’ in The Polytechnic School, 2021-22
    • Successfully identified and recruited Prof. Junfeng Zhao (CAV simulation and system integration)
  6. Faculty search committee member for the following three focus areas as part of the Clean Energy Systems (CES) program in The Polytechnic School, 2022-23
    • Power Electronics and Vehicle Electrification (recruited Zhicheng Guo)
    • Energy Storage Systems and Applications (recruited Prof. Xin Xu)
    • Smart Vehicle Systems and Applications (recruited Prof. Dajiang Suo)
  1. Faculty search committee member for the following two focus areas as part of the Clean Energy Systems (CES) program in The Polytechnic School, 2023-24
    • Power Electronics and Vehicle Electrification
    • Energy Storage Systems and Applications

Other Service Activities

  1. E2 camp volunteer organizing ASU 101 session in Prescott, AZ to facilitate an introductory experience for E2 participants who are about to join ASU (Aug. 2022)
  2. Faculty mentor for Arizona Hyperloop Organization at ASU (Oct. 2021 – present)
  3. Electrical System Advisor, Formula SAE Electric Team, ASU Polytechnic Campus (Dec. 2021 – present)
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