Mr. Akhil A. Balakrishnan
Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization
| Instrumentation & Control Systems |
Areas of Interest
| Electronics |
| Embedded Systems & IoT |
| Electrical Machines |
| Renewable Energy |
| Control Systems |
- Dr. Seenia Francis
- Mr. Bineesh M.
- Dr. Anoop V.
- Mr. Jayakrishnan A.
- Ms. Divya Konikkara
- Mr. Shine P. Xavier
- Mr. Arjun K. M.
- Ms. Anjali O.
- Ms. Reni Jose
- Ms. Reshma K. G.
- Ms. Nikhitha N.
- Mr. Jithin K. C.
- Ms. Anagha Regy
- Ms. Neenu Jose
- Ms. Leeshma O. V.
- Ms. Sindhu S.
- Ms. Linet Thomas
- Dr. Sandeep C. S.
- Ms. Linta A. T.
- Dr. Sajitha A. S.
- Dr. C. Karthik
- Dr. Anju Asokan
- Ms. Stiny K. T.
- Dr. Gayathri V.
- Ms. Nivya Wilson
- Mr. Sivakumar K. S.
- Ms. Renju Francis
- Fr. Dr. Roy V. I.
- Ms. Jasmin Jose
- Ms. Priya Jose
- Ms. Suganthi T.
- Ms. Viji E. P.
- Mr. Rich K. J.
- Mr. Tony C. J.
- Mr. Nidhin Johnson
- Mr. Bibin Joy
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- Dr. V. M. Xaviour
- Dr. Jenson P. O.
- Dr. Dennymol P. V.
- Dr. Sandhya E.
- TINTU DEVASSY
- Ms. Vidya V. Menon
- Mr. Antony Joseph
- Mr. Shawn Padikkala
- Ms. Bindu K. S.
- Ms. Sandhya P. S.
- Ms. Deepa Johnson
- Dr. Sweety Thomas
- Ms. Jisna K. J.
- Ms. Sneha Benny
- Dr. Flowarin. A. D.
- Ms. Anju M. J.
- Ms. Neeraja P. G.
- Ms. Jisha Akkara
- Mr. M. G. Cyriac
- Ms. Vini P.
- Ms. Archana S.
- Mr. George C. J.
- Dr. Vincy Verghese
- Ms. Shima Paul
- Dr. Alwyn Varghese
- Ms. Soorya M. Nair
- Ms. Jeffy Johny
- Ms. Anna Joseph
- Mr. Suhas Nair S.
- Sr. Isline Shajan
- Mr. Ignatious T. F.
- Dr. Raji A. K.
- Mr. Alfred George
- Dr. Sajitha I.
- Dr. Kiran Prakash K.
- Ms. Shaiju Paul
- Dr. Swapna B. Sasi
- Ms. Aswathy Wilson
- Dr. Shiny M. I.
- Mr. Aneesh Chandran
- Mr. Aneesh P. B.
- Dr. Sobha Xavier P.
- Mr. Sudheesh C. N.
- Ms. Ninu Francis
- Dr. Jarin T.
- Ms. Sajitha I
- Ms. Lufiya George C.
- Dr. R. Vijayakumar
- Ms. Divya C. R.
- Ms. Jyothsna G. K.
- Ms. Sonia A. Joseph
- Ms. Neeraja James
- Mr. Sudheesh K.
- Ms. Sona Shaju K.
- Ms. Anumol C. S.
- Dr. Valanto Alappat
- Mr. Arun K.
- Mr. Vysagh M.
- Ms. Treesa C. A.
- Ms. Neethu T. V.
- Dr. Shyjith M. B.
- Ms. Reedhu Saji
- Ms. Aparna Mohan
- Ms. Riya Jacob
- Sr. Dr. Mercy Joseph
- Dr. P. Sojan Lal
- Ms. Athira K. P.
- Ms. Soniya Joseph
- Ms. Mavya V.
- Ms. Athulya Chacko
- Ms. Sruthy K. S.
- Dr. Neethu M.
- Ms. Jyothi P. Joy
- Ms. Leya M. S.
- Ms. Swathy C. S.
- Ms. Linny Sunny
- Ms. Dhanya V. R.
- Ms. Jyothi C.
- Ms. Manju K. Koothoor
- Dr. Aadhinarayanan N. V.
- Dr. Sindhu S.
- Dr. Bindhu K. Rajan
- Mr. Binoj V. J.
- Ms. Ambily Francis
- Ms. Roshni Rajan K.
- Ms. Neethu Rose Thomas
- Ms. Drisya M. K.
- Dr. Jose P. Therattil
- Dr. Saritha P.
- Dr. Prajoon P.
- Fr. David Nettikadan
- Sr. Jesna Catherine
- Mr. Reson T. T.
- Mr. Sarath M. M.
- Ms. Chippi P. D.
- Ms. Smitha T. Shekhar
- Mr. Melvin Joy
- Ms. Abhirami M.
- Ms. Soumya C.
- Ms. Anu Sunny
- Mr. Abdul Saleem N. M.
- Mr. Kapil Das K. S.
- Ms. Aswathy Rajan
- Prof. Ratnan P.
- Dr. Jenson Jose
- DAVIS.K.T
- Ms. Saritha N.
- Mr. Akhil A. Balakrishnan
- Dr. Shijoh V.
- Dr. Jithin K. Jose
- Ms. Anu Paul V.
- Dr. D. Navin Sam
- Mr. Santo T. C.
- Ms. Melvi C. V.
- Ms. Priyanka E. S.
- Mr. Pradeep Shankar
- Mr. Praveen Raj
- Mr. Manoj Kumar V. K.
- Mr. Christy V. Vazhappill
- Mr. Sukesh O. P.
- Mr. Nikhil N. S.
- Mr. Suneeth Sukumaran
- Dr. Nice Menachery
- Mr. Hareesh N. V.
- Mr. Melvinraj C. R.
- Mr. K. T. Velayudhan
- Mr. Shaju C. A.
- Mr. Guruvayurappan V.
- DAVIS C.C
- Mr. Jaison M. J.
- JOPHY P J
- Dr. Cijil B. John
- Mr. Parameswaran K.
- Mr. Anto Zacharias
- Dr. Deepanraj B.
- Dr. Biju P. L.
- Dr. S. Krishnanunnni
- Mr. Sathya Dev D.
- Dr. Thomas Joseph
- Mr. Jomin George
- Ms. Jinesh K. J.
- Ms. Nyni K. A.
- Mr. Majeendran K.
- Dr. Vivek Lukose
- Fr. Ajeesh Babu Perinchery
- Fr. Dr. Jose Kannampuzha
- Mr. Athul Krishna M. J.
- Dr. Anoopa Jose Chittilappilly
- Dr. Anand Krishnan N.
- Ms. Athira P. Preman
- Mr. Sibin Johny
- Mr. Sumesh C.
- Mr. Ashik M. S.
- Mr. Manikandan N. R.
- Mr. Jain Varghese
- Mr. Leo Mathew
- Ms. Sreeshma Sasidharan
Educational Summary
| Course | University | Year |
|---|---|---|
| BTech - Electrical & Electronics Enginereing | GEC Thrissur - University of Calicut | 2011 |
| MTech - Instrumentation & Control Systems | NIT Calicut | 2013 |
| PhD(Pursuing) | APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala |
Experience
| From Date | To Date | Institution Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-25 | 2013-04-30 | Advance Motor Design Technology Centre (AMDTC), Crompton Greaves - Global R & D Centre, Kanjurmarg, Mumbai | Project Intern |
| 2013-08-12 | 0000-00-00 | Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur | Assistant Professor |
Achievements
| Achievement | Year |
|---|---|
| Successfully completed the NPTEL course, Problem Solving Through Programming In C, with Elite + Silver (Topper 5 %) during Jan-Apr 2026 | 2026 |
| Successfully completed the NPTEL course, A Basic Course on Electric and Magnetic Circuits, with Elite + Gold (Topper 5 %) during Jul-Oct 2025 | 2025 |
| Trainer for Add-On Course on "Introduction to Arduino" to S3 and S5 students of Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy in the Academic Year 2021-22. | 2022 |
| Resource Person for One Day Workshop on, “Technical Document Preparation with LaTeX” for M.Tech Students of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department in Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy in association with Institution of Engineers (India) on 1st March 2017. | 2017 |
| Organization Committee Member of Short Term Training Programme on “Research Methodology” conducted by Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department of Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy : 11-15 January 2017 | 2017 |
| Trainer for the ASAP Summer Skill Skool(SSS)-16 course "Assistant Electrician" in Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy. | 2016 |
| Developed a "Template in LaTeX" for various types of Technical Reports for the Students of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department in Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy. | 2015 |
| Resource Person for One Day Workshop on “Technical Documentation using LaTeX & Beamer” organized by the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy. | 2015 |
| Resource Person for an expert lecture on, “Programming using m-file & Introduction to Simulink” in the ISTE JECC Chapter sponsored Two Day Workshop on, “MATLAB/SIMULINK: Application to Electrical Engineering” organized by the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy. | 2014 |
| Department Coordinator for ISTE - SRM Sponsored National Level One Week Short Term Training Programme(STTP) on Power System Control using Power Electronics (PSCoPE) : 16-21 June 2014 | 2014 |
Papers Published
| Nithya K., Akhil A. Balakrishnan, Dr. Praveen R. P., “Sensorless Control of Brushless DC Motor for Low Speed Aerospace Applications”, National Conference on Renewable Energy (NCRE-2013),November 2013, pp.109-112 |
| Nithya K., Akhil A. Balakrishnan, Dr. Praveen R. P.,“Sensorless Control of Brushless DC Motor for Low Speed Aerospace Applications”, Proceedings of 26th Kerala Science Congress, Wayanad, January 2014, pp.167 |
| Nithya K., Akhil A. Balakrishnan, Dr. Praveen R. P., “Sensorless Control of Brushless DC Motor for Low Speed Aerospace Applications”, IEEE International Conference on Circuit, Power and Computing Technologies (ICCPCT-2014),March 2014, pp.23 |
| Teresa Babu & Akhil A. Balakrishnan "Closed Loop Control of Transformer less Interleaved Converter for Renewable Energy Applications", IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Collaboration in Engineering (ICKCE-2015) |
| Teresa Babu & Akhil A. Balakrishnan "Transformer less DC Converter for High Intensity Discharge Lamp Applications", IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Signals, Communication & Optimization (EESCO-15) |
| Teresa Babu & Akhil A. Balakrishnan "Transformer less DC Converter for High Intensity Discharge Lamp Applications", IEEE International Conference on Circuit, Power and Computing Technologies (ICCPCT-15) |
| Teresa Babu & Akhil A. Balakrishnan "Transformer less Interleaved Quadrupler DC Converter with Automatic Current Sharing Capability", IEEE International Conference on Power, Energy and Control Systems - ROCKS-15 |
| Teresa Babu & Akhil A. Balakrishnan "Transformer less DC Converter with High Voltage Transfer Gain Achieving Voltage Regulation", National Conference on Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronics Engineering - NCREEE 2015 |
| Sangeetha K. & Akhil A. Balakrishnan, “The Derivative of A Switched Coupled Inductor DC–DC Step-Up Converter By Using A Voltage Lift Network For Micro Source Applications”, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), volume.5, issue.1, January 2016. |
| Sangeetha K. & Akhil A. Balakrishnan, “Review On Analysis Of A Switched Coupled Inductor Dc–dc Step-up Converter For Micro Source Applications”, Conference on 28th Kerala Science Congress in Engineering and Technology, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), January 2016. |
| Sangeetha K. & Akhil A. Balakrishnan, “The closed loop Control of a Switched Coupled Inductor DC–DC Step-Up Converter by Using a Voltage Lift Network for Micro Source Applications”, International Conference on Electrical Electronics and Optimization Technologies (IEEE-ICEEOT), March 2016. |
| Sangeetha K. & Akhil A. Balakrishnan, “The closed loop Control of a Switched Coupled Inductor DC–DC Step-Up Converter For Micro Source Applications”, International Conference On Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICRAEE), April 2016. |
| Anitta Savy, Akhil A. Balakrishnan, & Dr. Shijoh V., "Automatic Solar Tracker", Second International Conference on Computing, Communication and Energy Systems (ICCCES2020), 26-27 February 2020 |
| Manukrishna M. A., Geethu Krishnan, Anu Sunny, Roshni Rajan K., Akhil A. Balakrishnan and Shijoh V., "DC-DC Single Switch High Gain Converter with Voltage Multiplier," 2024 International Conference on Advancement in Renewable Energy and Intelligent Systems (AREIS), Thrissur, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/AREIS62559.2024.10893659. |
Conferences / Workshop / FDPs Attended
| Five Day “Early Career Faculty Development Program (ECFDP)” jointly organized by IEEE GOLD Kerala Section & Vidya Academy of Science & Technology with the support of IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) : 4-8 November 2013 |
| Five Day Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “LabVIEW Programming for Engineering Research” sponsored by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Kerala and organized by the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Government College of Engineering, Kannur : 19-23 May 2014 |
| Three Day Faculty Development Program in “Concepts Coaching” conducted by ICT Academy of Kerala at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy : 12-14 November 2014 |
| Two Day National Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights & Research Funding Possibilities” jointly organized by the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy & Patent Information Centre-Kerala/KSCSTE held at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy : 16,17 January 2015 |
| One Week Faculty Development Program on “Empowering Through Team Work” held at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy : 1-7 June 2015 |
| Two Day Faculty Development Programme on “Robotics & Industrial Automation” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering held at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy : 10,11 February 2016 |
| Two Day Faculty Development Programme on “Internet of Things (IoT)” organized by i-EDC JECC in association with ISTE Chapter JECC held at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy. : 22,23 April 2016 |
| One Week Faculty Development Programme on “Performance Based Work Ethic” organized by Placement & Training (PAT) Development Cell JECC, held at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy : 13-19 June 2016 |
| Two Day Faculty Development Programme on “An Overview of Mathematics in Research” held at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy : 13-14 December 2016 |
| Five Day Short Term Training Programme on “Research Methodology” held at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy : 11-15 January 2017 |
| Five Day Faculty Development Programme on “Control Systems: Theory & Application” organized by Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department, held at Government Engineering College, Thrissur : 4-8 December 2017 |
| Three Day Faculty Development Programme on “Signal Processing and Embedded System Design using EDA Tools” organized by Electronics & Communication Engineering Department, held at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy : 19-21 December 2017 |
| Five Day Faculty Development Programme on “Rapid Prototyping of Embedded Systems through Code Generation” organized by Department of Electronics, held at Cochin University of Science & Technology : 7-11 May 2018 |
Projects Guided
| Projects Name | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| PC Integrated Induction Motor | B.Tech Main Project - Students: Amal Sebin Raj, George Martin, Jayakrishnan P. K. | 2022 |
| Areca Nut Harvesting Machine | B.Tech Main Project - Students: Ambili C. M., Nikhil Shiju, Savio Sunny | 2021 |
| Green Wheels: Designing Electric Vehicle with Multiple Energy Sources | B.Tech Main Project - Students: Athul Krishna K. S., Jinson Jose, Josbin K. J. | 2020 |
| Automatic Room Light and Security Room Lock System | B.Tech Mini Project - Students: A. Revathy Ganesh, Hridya P., Jinto Joy, Nimisha Muraleedharan, Rosmi James | 2015 |
| Electric Propulsion System for Interplanetary Mission and Satellite Manuever with Chemical Interface | B.Tech Main Project - Students: Arun Paul, Arun Raj, Helna Joseph, Rintu Francis, Sandeep M. | 2015 |
| Closed Loop Control of Transformerless Voltage Quadrupler DC Converter | M.Tech Thesis - Student: Teresa Babu | 2015 |
| Table-Top Wireless Charging Station | B.Tech Mini Project - Students: Arun Raj, Jithin Jain, Nicky Jose, Swathi Krishna P. | 2014 |
| Analysis of SVPWM Inverter fed PMBLDC Motor | B.Tech Main Project - Students: Blesson Varghese, Cyril Davis, Febin Jacob, Jibin Shaju, P. L. Leo | 2014 |
| Sensorless Control of Brushless DC Motor in the Low Speed Region | M.Tech Thesis - Student: Nithya K. | 2014 |