Information
- Designation : Associate Professor
- Email : ktaimoor@ece.nits.ac.in
- Phone : 9411823416
Research Group
- RF and THz Research Group
Key Notes
- Conference: International - 73
- Journals: 94
- Conferences: 73
- Book Chapters: 2
- Books: 6
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PUBLICATIONS9
PROJECTSIntroduction [Biosketch]
- Dr. Taimoor Khan (GSM-11, M-14, SM-17) awarded his PhD Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Patna in 2014 and joined the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, NIT Silchar, India as an Assistant Professor in 2014 and presently he is working as an Associate Professor. In addition, he worked as a Visiting Researcher at Queen’s University Canada (2019) and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok, Thailand (2016). Earlier he worked in served organizations for more than 14 years including Delhi Technological University for more than three years. His active research interests include Ambient RF Energy Harvesting, Wireless Power Transfer via Microwave, and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Techniques for Modeling and Optimization of Electromagnetics Problems. He has successfully guided 8 PhDs and published 94 and 77 Conference Articles, holds 3 Patents, and 6 Books and led 7 Completed Funded Research Projects and 3 ongoing including SPARC and VAJRA projects with Queen’s University Canada and California State University, Northridge, USA, respectively. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, IEEE AP Society, IEEE MTT Society and URSI Belgium and Life Senior Member WAMS and Life Member of ACES and Fellow of IEI, IETE, and ATMS. He serves as Associate Editor of IET Electronic Letters IJRFMiCAE and on the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports. He serves as Associate Editor of IET Electronic Letters and IJRMCAE, and on the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports. He received the ISTE Syed Sajid Ali Award (2022) and IETE Prof. SVC Aiya Award (2020).
- Dr. Khan is the Founder of IEEE MTT Society SBC-Silchar (2019), Founder Chair of IEEE Silchar Subsection (2021), Founder General Chair of IEEE SILCON-2022, General Chair of SILCON-2023, Organizing Chair of SILCON-2024, SILCON-2025, and SILCON-2025, Founder Chair of IEEE Kolkata Section APS Chapter-Silchar (2023), and Immediate Past Chair of IEEE Silchar Subsection (2022–2023). He also served as an IEEE AP-S Chapter Activity Committee Member (2022), Paper Awards Subcommittee Member (2022), Chapter Award Committee Member (2022), and IEEE APS Best Paper Award Subcommittee Member (2023–2024). Dr. Taimoor Khan has been nominated as an Affiliate Member of the IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee (TC-25), a Regular Member of the IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee (TC-26), a Member of the IEEE APS Education Committee, a Member of the IEEE APS Best Paper Award Subcommittee, a Member of the IEEE MTT-S Education Committee, the IEEE R10 MTT-S Ambassador (India and Sri Lanka), and the IEEE R10 ACEI Entrepreneurship Ambassador, all for the year 2025.
Areas of Interest
- Research Interests:
- • Ambient RF Energy Harvesting and Microwave Power Transfer System
- • Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for Modeling and Optimization of Electromagnetics Problems
- Teaching Interests:
- • Electromagnetics
- • Microwave Engineering
- • Antenna and Wave Propagation.
- • Machine Learning
| Institution | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Technology Patna | 2014 | Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed to be University) | 2009 | Master Degree (M.Tech.) in Communication Engineering |
| The Institution of Engineers (India) | 2005 | Bachelor Degree (AMIE) in Electronics and Communication Engineering |
Teaching Experience
National Institute of Technology Silchar
National Institute of Technology Silchar
National Institute of Technology Silchar
Netaji Sibhash Institute of Technology Patna
Delhi Techological University Delhi
Assistant Professor
Lecturer
Lab Instructor
Industrial/Research Experience
Delhi Techological University Delhi
Taimoor Khan, and Sembiam R. Rengarajan, “A Review of Antenna Designs for UAV Platforms”, In Proceedings 2026 National Radio Science Meeting, June 1st 2026 - September 1st 2026, 2026, Boulder Colorado, United States
Sl.No: 1
Title Of Research Project: " All about Wireless Power Transfer - Antenna, Circuit, Device, and Applications "
Sponsored By: MOE
Overall Budget: Rs 664000
Duration: Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 29, 2025 (4 days)
Principal Investigator: Taimoor Khan
Co Principal Investigator: Naoki Shinohara
Sl.No: 2
Title Of Research Project: " Development of a Prototype of Disabled-Friendly Automatic Virtual Text-Entry Keyboard Interface System under Practical Environmental Conditions (2020-2023) "
Sponsored By: SERB or ANRF
Overall Budget: Rs 8945000
Status: Completed
Co Principal Investigator: Taimoor Khan
Sl.No: 3
Title Of Research Project: " Design and Development of Dielectric Resonator Based Electromagnetic Sensors for Efficient Harvesting of Renewable RF Ambient Energy in Smart City Applications (2019-2023) "
Sponsored By: MHRD
Overall Budget: Rs 4959000
Status: Completed
Principal Investigator: Taimoor Khan (Indian Principal Investigator), Yahia M.M. Antar (Foreign PI from Queen’s University Canada)
Co Principal Investigator: Al. P. Freundorfer (Foreign Co-PI from Queen’s University Canada)
Sl.No: 4
Title Of Research Project: " Development of EBG-Structured Printed Antennas for Ultrawideband Communication and Futuristic Modeling for Prediction of Performance Parameters using Computational Intelligence Techniques (2017-2022) "
Sponsored By: SERB or ANRF
Overall Budget: Rs 1628000
Status: Completed
Principal Investigator: Taimoor Khan
Sl.No: 5
Title Of Research Project: " One-Week ATAL Faculty Development Programme on “Information and Communication Technologies for Smart City Applications "
Sponsored By: AICTE New Delhi
Overall Budget: Rs 93000
Duration: Jan 11, 2021 - Jan 15, 2021 (4 days)
Status: Completed
Principal Investigator: Taimoor Khan (Course Coordinator)
Sl.No: 6
Title Of Research Project: " GIAN Course (171031D05) on “Antennas for RF Energy Harvesting Applications: Design, Development, and Challenges "
Sponsored By: MHRD
Overall Budget: Rs 544000
Duration: Nov 13, 2017 - Nov 17, 2017 (4 days)
Status: Completed
Principal Investigator: Taimoor Khan (Course Coordinator)
Co Principal Investigator: Nasimuddin (GIAN Faculty, A*STAR Singapore)
Sl.No: 7
Title Of Research Project: " Design and Development of Artificial Intelligence-Driven Microwave Imaging System for Brain Stroke Diagnosis "
Sponsored By: MHRD
Overall Budget: Rs 9629000
Status: Ongoing
Principal Investigator: Ke Wu (Foreign PI from University of Montreal, Canada)
Co Principal Investigator: Taimoor Khan (Indian Co-PI)
Sl.No: 8
Title Of Research Project: " Design and Development of WPT Rectenna Array System for Futuristic Space Missions "
Sponsored By: ISRO
Overall Budget: Rs 2556000
Duration: Nov 01, 2025 - Nov 01, 2027 (2 years)
Status: Ongoing
Principal Investigator: Taimoor Khan
Sl.No: 9
Title Of Research Project: " Some Investigations on Design and Development of Efficient Printed Components for 5G Wireless Communications (2020-2026) "
Sponsored By: SERB or ANRF
Overall Budget: Rs 10834800
Status: Ongoing
Principal Investigator: Taimoor Khan (Lead Indian Collaborator)
Collaborated With: Sembiam R. Rengarajan (Foreign Collaborator from California State University Northridge, USA)
| Sl.No | Award/Recognition/Achievement | Year | Approved agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISTE-Syed Sajid Ali National Award 2022 | 2022 | ISTE New Delhi |
| 2 | IETE-Prof. SVC Aiya Memorial Award 2020 | 2020 | IETE New Delhi, India |
