Mr. ROHAN PILLAI

Mr. Rohan Pillai is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi, a position he has held since January 2020. He is also the Associate Lab In-Charge of the Process Control Laboratory, where he supports curriculum-aligned experimentation and modernization of lab infrastructure.

Prior to joining DTU, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Rewa Engineering College, Madhya Pradesh, from June 2016 to January 2020.

Mr. Pillai holds a Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) in Microelectronics (EED) from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2010–2015), where he built a strong foundation in Antenna Design (Design of Metamaterials) and Signal Processing. He is presently pursuing his Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi under the supervision of Prof. Sumantra Dutta Roy. His doctoral research focuses on computational neuroscience, with specific interest in biomedical signal and image processing, and deep learning-based early detection of Parkinson’s disease using multimodal data such as EEG and SPECT.

His broader research interests include computer vision, machine learning, biomedical AI, and explainable artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on multimodal neurodiagnostic tools.

Professional Experience

Ph.D. Scholar (Part-Time), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
December 2021 – Present
Department of Electrical Engineering
Research Supervisor: Prof. Sumantra Dutta Roy

Assistant Professor, Delhi Technological University, Delhi
January 2020 – Present

Assistant Professor, Rewa Engineering College, Madhya Pradesh
June 2016 – January 2020

IEEE Member

1. Chaudhary, A., Pillai, R., Upadhyaya, S. et al. Stabilizing a Nonlinear Helicopter Model: Advanced Hybrid Optimization Technique for Controlled Rotor Dynamics and Vibration Minimization Under External Disturbances. J. Vib. Eng. Technol. 13, 199 (2025).
2. K. Gupta, K. Srivastava, K. Singh and R. Pillai, "Music Generation and Retrieval Using LSTM and VAE," 2023 14th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), Delhi, India, 2023, pp. 1-6. 
3. P. Kedia, P. Soni, P. Gupta, R. Pillai and A. Chaudhary, "ConvXGDFU - Ensemble Learning Techniques for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Detection," 2022 4th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication Control and Networking (ICAC3N), Greater Noida, India, 2022, pp. 1551-1557
4. U. Singh, A. Negi, V. Garg and R. Pillai, "Electrical Load Forecasting," 2021 International Conference on Intelligent Technologies (CONIT), Hubli, India, 2021, pp. 1-6.

 

 

1. IIT –JEE 2010 : All India Rank 140 (General Category) among 4,75,000 Students.
2. AIEEE (B-ARCH) 2010 : All India Rank 164, State Rank 5 among 10,65,000 students
3. GATE 2016: All India Rank 500 (General Category)