Avionics

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Dr. Sooraj Ravindran participated in the International Conference on Recent Technologies and Innovations in Electronics and Photonics (2026), held at Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune, on 13–14 March 2026. He was honored with the Best Paper Presentation Award along with the medal for his research paper titled “Effect of Quantum Well Width on the Performance of QCSE Microring Resonator Optical Switch.”

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Dr. J. Jackson a Visvesvaraya Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Avionics has been awarded with the best poster presentation award at the Research and Technology Conclave 2026 (RTC-2026) held on 19th - 20th March 2026 at Bio Medical Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology for his work titled “A Robust Quantum Image Encryption Scheme Based on Fuzzy Chaotic Map”

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Naufal N, Research Scholar, IIST Trivandrum, on receiving the IEEE Power and Energy Society Outstanding Young Professional Award 2025 for his contributions to IEEE power and energy Kerala Chapter initiatives.

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Prof. Chinmoy Saha, Professor, Department of Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, has been conferred with the prestigious IETE–Prof. SVC Aiya Memorial Award 2026 by the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).
The award was presented during the 69th Annual IETE Convention (AIC–2026), held in Kolkata on 25–26 September 2026, with the theme “Network Security and Blockchain Technology.” According to the award communication from IETE, Prof. Saha was selected in recognition of his outstanding contributions and dedicated guidance in Electronics and Telecommunication research.
The citation accompanying the award recognizes his “outstanding contributions to Radio Science and Telecommunication Engineering through innovative research, technological advancements, and practical applications.” The award comprises a medal, cash prize and citation, and Prof. Saha is also invited to deliver a lecture on the work associated with the award at an IETE Centre.
Prof. Saha’s research spans microwave and antenna engineering, wireless power transfer and microwave energy harvesting, metamaterials and metasurfaces, multifunctional and reconfigurable antennas, microwave circuits, and electromagnetic technologies for space and emerging wireless applications. The recognition highlights his sustained contributions to advanced research and technology development in electronics, telecommunications and applied electromagnetics.