A D PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (ADIT)

Dr. Pravin R. Prajapati

Associate Professor & Head

Electronics & Communication

Institute Email ec.pravin.prajapati@adit.ac.in

University Email pravinbhai.prajapati@cvmu.edu.in

Phone 9429367045

WhatsApp 9429367045

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Academic Profile

Qualification

Ph.D. (RF & Microwave Engg) from IIT Roorkee, M.Tech. (Communication Systems Engg.) from IIT Varanasi, BE ( Electronics & Communication Engg.)

Experience Details

26.4

Academic Experience

0.6

Industry Experience

27.0

Total Experience

D.O.J @ ADIT: 18 Oct 2002

About Faculty

Dr. Pravin R. Prajapati is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at ADIT, Gujarat, with over 20 years of academic and research experience. He holds a Ph.D. in RF and Microwave Engineering from IIT Roorkee and an M.Tech. from IIT (BHU). His expertise includes antenna design, microwave engineering, and optical communication. He has led funded projects from DST, ISRO, and GUJCOST, published in reputed journals, guided Ph.D. scholars, and actively promotes research and industry collaboration.

Teaching Interests

Fiber Optic Communication Technology
Communication Techniques
RADAR and Navigation Aids
Satellite Communication
Bio-Medical Electronics
Electromagnetics
Microwave Engineering
Power Electronics & Control
Electronics Measurement and Measuring Instruments
Digital Logic Design
Electronics Ckt-I&II
Antenna and Wave Propagation
Control System Engineering
Digital Computer Organization
Basic Electronics and Electrical Engg.
Energy Policy and Audit
Entrepreneur Skills
Indian Constitution

Research Interests

Analysis and Performance Improvement of Printed Antennas
Design of Dielectric Resonator Antennas
Design of Microwave Sensors
Optical Amplifiers
Analysis and Performance Improvement of Optical Link
Design and Performance improvement of RFIC Devices

Administrative Roles

HOD - Electronics and Communication Engineering
ISO Process Owner : Classroom Teaching and Learning
Member of Erasmus Project
Institute NAAC Feedback Co-ordinator
Convener of the Food Hygiene and Cleanliness Committee
Faculty Advisor of EC Batch 2022,2023, 2024 entry

Professional Experience

Head of the Department and Associate Professor

A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat

2023 - till today

Head of the Department

Associate Professor

A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat

2006-2023

Teaching Faculty

Assistant Professor

A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat

2002-2006

Teaching Faculty

Lecturer

U. V. Patel College of Engineering, Mehsana, Gujarat

2001-2002

Teaching Faculty

Visiting Lecturer

Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya (Engg. College, Gujarat)

Feb . 2001 - July 2001

Teaching Faculty

Adhoc Lecturer

Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya (Engg. College, Gujarat)

1999-2001

Teaching Faculty

Educational Qualifications

PhD

RF & Microwave Engg.

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee) • 2015

MTech

Communication Systems Engg.

Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi,(IIT-Varanasi) • 2006

BE

Electronics & Communication Engg.

North Gujarat University, Patan, Gujarat • 1997

Research Projects

Enhancement of the Gain of UWB Planner Antennas using PRS

Agency: Gujarat Council of Science and Technology (GujCost),Gujarat

Amount: 215000 • Status: Completed

Performance Enhancement of CP Planar Antennas using DGS

Agency: ISRO Respond Program, Bangalore

Amount: 1492000 • Status: Completed

Design and Development of Efficient Compact DRA for Breast Cancer Detection

Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India

Amount: 2557000 • Status: Completed

Fostering Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education to stimulate lifelong Sustainable Learning opportunities for HEIs in India.” (One of the Core Team Members)

Agency: European Union’s Capacity Building Project “Erasmus+ ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE STRAND-1, Project No. 101082909

Amount: 6000000 • Status: Completed

Awards & Recognition

Received Best paper award, International Conference on Information and Communication Engineering (ICICE 2021)

Events Organized

One Day workshop on, “Simulation of Optical Systems", organized by EC Dept., ADIT

Role: Coordinator & Speaker

Date: 28 Oct 2010

Place: A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

One Day workshop on, “GaN Devices and Power Amplifiers,” organized by IEEE EDS student chapter branch of IIT Roorkee

Role: Co-coordinator

Date: 10 Jun 2015

Place: IIT Roorkee

One Day workshop on, “Design of Planar Antennas and Demonstration of CST Microwave Studio,” organized by EC Dept., ADIT

Role: Coordinator & Speaker

Date: 08 Aug 2015

Place: A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

One day workshop on, “LATEX: A Smart Way to Write Research Papers and Thesis

Role: Coordinator & Speaker

Date: 28 Oct 2015

Place: A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

One day faculty development program on, "Simulation of Optical Systems using Optsim software,

Role: Coordinator

Date: 06 Feb 2016

Place: A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

Faculty Development program, “Entrepreneurship Development,” funded by Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission & DST, 5th March 2018 to 17th March 2018

Role: Coordinator

Date: 05 Mar 2018

Place: A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

Faculty Development program, “Entrepreneurship Development,” funded by National Science and technology Entrepreneurship development board, India, 9th Dec. 2019 to 21th Dec. 2019, A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India.

Role: Coordinator

Date: 21 Dec 2019

Place: A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

Three days Online workshop, “Recent Trends in Antenna Design,” funded by Institute of Engineers (India), 25th Feb. 2021 to 27th Feb. 2021, A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

Role: Coordinator

Date: 27 Feb 2021

Place: A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

Five days real time event, "Smart India Hackathon Hardware Edition "Supported by Ministry of Education, Government of India, organized by A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

Role: Coordinator (team member)

Date: 29 Aug 2022

Place: A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

Five days International Course on “Innovations in Engineering Teaching, organized by TheCVMUniversity, Gujarat, India, as a part of Activity of Erasmus Project, 15th July 2024 to 19th July 2024.

Role: Coordinator (team member)

Date: 19 Jul 2024

Place: Hosted by The CVM University

FDPs / Workshops / Certifications

One week workshop on, "Data Base System Concepts"

Organization: BVM Engg. College, V. V. Nagar, Gujarat

Year: 2001

One week workshop on, "Induction Training"

Organization: Shri U. V. Patel College of Engg., Mehsana, Gujarat

Year: 2001

Two weeks workshop on, "Inculcating Research Aptitude in Engineering Faculty"

Organization: Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Year: 2007

One week workshop on, "Advance Laboratory Techniques in RF and Microwaves"

Organization: Sardar Vallabhbhai Institute of Technology, Surat, (NIT-Surat), Gujarat

Year: 2007

One week workshop on, "Complete ASIC Design Flow"

Organization: Complete ASIC Design Flow

Year: 2009

One week workshop on, "Micro and Nano Electromechanical Systems"

Organization: IIT-Roorkee

Year: 2014

One week workshop on, "Technological Interventions using Wireless Communication"

Organization: National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh

Year: 2020

One week workshop on, "Research Trends in VLSI Design"

Organization: National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh

Year: 2020

One week workshop on, "Internet of Things (IOT)"

Organization: Government MCA College, Maninagar, Gujarat & Supported by ATAL Academy

Year: 2020

One week workshop on, "Internet of Things (IOT) & its Application"

Organization: GTU - Graduate School of Engineering and Technology, Gujarat & Supported by ATAL Academy.

Year: 2021

One week workshop on, "Recent Trends in Opto-electronics and Optical Communication"

Organization: G. P. Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology & AICTE Training and Learning Academy

Year: 2021

A concluding meeting cum training of InterNepInd project", A step forward in the Internationalization of higher Education Institutions in Nepal and India"

Organization: Sarvajanik University, Surat, India (5 th April to 7 th April, 2022)

Year: 2022

AI for Everyone (4 weeks course)

Organization: Online Certificate Course by Coursera

Year: 2022

Internet of Things: Communication Technologies (4 weeks course)

Organization: Online Certificate Course by Coursera

Year: 2022

One week workshop on, "Teaching and Learning Methodology"

Organization: D Y Patil University, Kolhapur, Maharastra

Year: 2025

Student Mentoring

4

PhD Students

7

PG Students

17

UG Students

Membership Details

Life Member of ISTE : Membership number: LM36801, since 2003
Member of Institute of Engineer-India, IE(I) : Membership number: M-1634741, since 2019.

Publications

Tunable/Reconfigurable Filter on Liquid Crystal Polymer

Mehul Thakkar, Pravin Prajapati, Hitesh Shah

Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, Vol.14, Issue 80, Oct. 2023 impact factor 2.452, publisher: TAMILNADU SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ORGANISATION, pp- 63006- 63013, Print ISSN: 1434-8411, Online ISSN: 0976– 0997., 2023

Permittivity Measurement of Biological Tissues using Interdigital Capacitor based Resonator

Sandhya Sharma, Pravin Prajapati

AEUE- International Journal of Electronics and Communications, 2023, impact factor 3.169, publisher ELSEVIER, GERMANY, Print ISSN: 1434-8411, Online ISSN: 1618-0399, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2023.154755, 2023

Bilayer Split-Ring Chiral Metamaterial Based Re-configurable Antenna for Polarization Conversion

Preet Kaur, Pravin R. Prajapati

Frequenz Journal of RF-Engineering and Telecommunications, Vol. 75, No.9-10, pp. 357-368, 26 Feb. 2021, impact factor 1.072, ISSN: 2191-6349, publisher Berlin : Schiele & Schon, UGC Sr. no. 12799, H index: 24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2020-0182. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/freq-2020-0182/html, 2021

Design of Circular Polarized Antenna using Gammadion Chiral Meta material as Linear-To-Circular Polarization Transformer

Preet Kaur, Pravin R. Prajapati

Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Publisher : The Electromagnetics Academy, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA, Vol. 96, pp. 69-78, Sept. 2020 (Scopus and ESCI Indexed), impact factor 0.258, H index: 31, ISSN: 1937-8726, UGC Sr. no. 30578. DOI:10.2528/PIERM20061806 Free download link: http://www.jpier.org/PIERM/pier.php?paper=20061806, 2020

Design and Performance of Spectral Efficient Modified New Diagonal Code for a Spectral Amplitude Code-Optical Code Division Multiple Access System

Chetan Chauhan, Pravin Prajapati

Optical Engineering, Publisher: SPIE,UnitedStates,vol. 59,no. 2,pp. 025103-12,17th Feb. 2020,doi: 10.1117/1.OE.59.2.025103, ISSN: 0091-3286, H index: 105, impact factor 1.352, UGC Sr. no. 28355. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.2.025103, 2020

Gain Enhancement of UWB Antenna using Partially Reflective Surface

Pravin R. Prajapati, Shailesh Khant

International Journal of Microwave And Wireless Technologies, Cambridge Univ. Press, Lon don, vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 835-842, 22 March 2018, ISSN: 17590787, H index: 22. doi:10.1017/S1759078718000326, UGC sr. no.17191, impact factor 1.09., 2018

Multilayered Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna Integrated with Defected Ground Structure for Wide Impedance and Axial Ratio Bandwidth

Pravin R. Prajapati

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, Taylor and Fracis Publication, UK, Vol. 30, Iss. 17, pp. 2256-2267, Nov. 2016, UGC sr. no. 20275, H index: 50, impact factor 1.438. DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2016.1245160, ISSN : 09205071 Online link : http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09205071.2016.1245160, 2016

Improved DGS Parameter Extraction Method for the Polarization Purity of Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna

Pravin R. Prajapati, A. Patnaik, and M.V. Kartikeyan

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering, Wiley Publication, England, UK, Vol. 26, no. 9, pp. 773-783, Aug. 2016, H index: 39, UGC sr. no. 17503, impact factor 1.987. DOI: 10.1002/mmce.21029, ISSN: 1099047X Online link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mmce.21029/abstract, 2016

Design and Testing of a Compact Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna with Fractal Defected Ground Structure for L-band Applications

P.R. Prajapati, G.G.K. Murthy, A. Patnaik, and M.V. Kartikeyan

IET Microwaves Antennas and Propagation, Publisher: Inst Engineering Technology-(IET), England, Vol. 9, Issue 11, pp. 1179-1185, 24 Aug. 2015, ISSN: 17518733, UGC sr. no. 15332, H index: 69, impact factor 1.824. DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2014.0596. free download link https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/iet-map.2014.0596, 2015

Design and Characterization of an Efficient Multi-layered Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna

Pravin R. Prajapati, A. Patnaik, and M. V. Kartikeyan

International Journal of Microwave And Wireless Technologies, Cambridge Univ. Press, London, pp. 1101-1109, Vol. 8, no. 7, 14 April 2015, ISSN: 17590787, UGC sr. no. 17191, H index: 22, impact factor 1.09. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017S1759078715000549., 2015

Design and Analysis of a Spectrally Efficient Adaptive Polarization Multiplexed OFDM System Using Novel CSD Code Encoding

Chetan R Chauhan, Pravin Prajapati

SSRG International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 89-98, 2026, ISSN: 2348-8549, https://www.internationaljournalssrg.org/IJECE/paper-details?Id=1071, 2026

Reconfigurable Dual Wideband Bandstop-Bandpass Switching Filter Using PIN Diodes

Mehul Thakkar, Pravin Prajapati, Hitesh Shah

International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 417-426, ISSN: 1553-0396, July 2023, impact factor 0.134 Free download link: https://www.ijmot.com/VOL-18-NO-4.aspx, 2023

Optical Communication Engineering Simulation Laboratory for Effective Undergraduate Education during Era of Covid 19

Shailesh Khant, Atul Patel, Pravin Prajapati

Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), Vol. 12, No. 10, pp. 4525-4535, 28 April 2021, impact factor 0.1 https://doi.org/10.17762/turcomat.v12i10.5195. Free download link: https://www.turcomat.org/index.php/turkbilmat/article/view/5195, 2021

Application of Defected Ground Structure to Suppress Out of Band Harmonics for WLAN Microstrip Antenna

P. R. Prajapati

International Journal of Microwave Science and Technology, Hindawi Publication, Egypt, Vol. 2015, pp. 1-9, 27 Dec. 2015, ISSN: 16875826, UGC sr. no. 17192. Free download link: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijmst/2015/210608/, 2015

Design of Compact Circularly PolarizedMicrostrip Antenna using Fractal-ShapedSierpinski Defected Ground Structure

Roshni Chudhari, Pravin Prajapati

International Journal of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE), Vol. 13, Issue 4, pp. 7-15, ISSN:- 2306-708X, Aug. 2024 http://www.iteejournal.org/v13no4august24_pdf2.pdf, 2024

Designing Low-Consumption Code for Polarization Multiplexed OCDMA Using AND-Subtraction Detection for Power-Efficient Metropolitan Networks

Chetan R Chauhan, Pravin Prajapati

International Journal of Recent Engineering Science, Vol. 12, Issue 5, pp/ 13-19, ISSN:- 2349-7157, Oct. 2025 https://ijresonline.com/archives/ijres-v12i5p102, 2025

Beam Steering Antenna Technologies: A Comprehensive Review of Techniques, Challenges, and Emerging Trends

Vishalkumar Chauhan, Pravin Prajapati

International Conference on Synergetic Development through Smart Technology & Digital Transformation- SDSTD-2025 organized by CVM University, V V Nagar, Gujarat, 2025

Promoting Multilingualism: India’s Approach to Language in Higher Education

Pravin Prajapati, Bhakti Bajpai & Ar. Indrajeet Jadhav

International Conference on Multidisciplinary and Multilingual on Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education organized by Sarvajanik University, Surat, Gujarat, Oct.4-5,, 2024

Promoting Equality and Inclusively through Higher Education: A Case Study of India

Pravin Prajapati, Rakesh Kumar Vanzara & Hardik Gandhi

International Conference on Multidisciplinary and Multilingual on Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education organized by Sarvajanik University, Surat, Gujarat, Oct.4-5, 2024., 2024

A Framework for Sustainable Learning in Learning in India Higher Education Institutions

Rakesh kumar Vanzara, Sandeepsingh Sisodia, Ketan Sarvarkar, Pravin Prajapati, Hardik Gandhi, Gouri Ajay Mhetar

Women’s Research Engineers Network Symposium (WREN 2024), 21-22 March 2024, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia (Online)., 2024

Tunable/Reconfigurable filter on Liquid Crystal Polymer

Mehul Thakkar, Pravin Prajapati, Hitesh Shah

International Conference on Academic & Industrial Innovations organized by P P Savani Univer sity (PPSU), Surat, Gujarat, Aug.12-13, 2023, 2023

Design of Single Feed Compact Circularly Polarized Dual Band Dielectric Resonator Antenna for L5 and S Bands Applications

Pravin Prajapati, Mohit Anand, Ankita Jadav, Rutvij Joshi

Wireless, Antenna & Microwave Symposium, Gandhinagar, India (WAMS 2023), School of Technology Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, June 07-10, 2023. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ document/10242861, ISBN:979-8-3503-1244-7, DOI: 10.1109/WAMS57261.2023.10242861, 2023

Compact Dualband Bandstop Filter on Liquid Crystal Polymer

Mehul Thakkar, Pravin Prajapati, Hitesh Shah

8th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication (ICSC 2022), Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India, 1-3 Dec. 2022, Electronic ISSN: 2643-444X. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10009055, DOI: 10.1109/ICSC56524.2022.10009055, 2022

Detection of Skin Abnormalities using a Highly Sensitive Planar Microstrip Probe

Sandhya Sharma, Pravin Prajapati

IEEE Wireless, Antenna and Microwave Symposium, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, ISBN:978-1-6654-5847-4, India, 5-8 June 2022. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/ 9847987, DOI: 10.1109/WAMS54719.2022.9847987, 2022

A Study of Smart Fire Detection System for Satellite

Viranchi C. Pandya, Hardik A. Shah, and Pravin R. Prajapati

International Conference On Current Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Management (ICTESM-2022),Organized By: CT Institute of Management & Information Technology, Jalandhar, India in association with CT University, Ludhiana, India, 2022

Post Graduate Engineering Education from Home for Optical Networking Laboratory during COVID19 Second Wave in India

Shailesh Khant, Atul Patel and Pravin Prajapati

International Conference on Innovative Practices in Technology and Management (ICIPTM 2022), Amity University, Noida, India, Feb. 23-25, 2022, DOI: 10.1109/ICIPTM54933.2022.9754192 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9754192, 2022

Performance Measurement of Semiconductor Optical Amplifier based WDM Active Optical Network

Shailesh Khant, Atul Patel and Pravin Prajapati

International Conference on Emerging Trends in Basic and Applied Science (ICETBAS-2021), SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Cochin, India, December 16-17, 2021, 2021

Effective Optical Amplification using Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier for High Speed Networking System

Shailesh Khant, Atul Patel and Pravin Prajapati

International Conference on Emerging Trends in Basic and Applied Science (ICETBAS-2021),SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Cochin, India, December 16-17, 2021, 2021

Enhancement of the Accuracy of the Detection of Breast Cancer using Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Impact Factor Technique

Sandhya Sharma, Pravin Prajapati

Proc. of 8th International Conference on Signal Processing & Integrated Networks (SPIN 2021), Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amity University, Noida, Delhi, India, pp. 312-317, Aug. 26-27, 2021, DOI: 10.1109/SPIN52536.2021.9566003, ISBN:978-1-6654-0255-2 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9566003, 2021

Proximity Coupled Stacked Circular Disc Microstrip Antenna with Improved Cross Polarization Characteristics Using DGS

Pravin Prajapati, Shailesh Khant

International Conference on Information and Communication Engineering (ICICE 2021), Bharat Institute of Engg. and Technology, Telangana, India, Feb. 11-13, 2021., 2021

Performance Analysis of Cladding Pumped EDFA in Different Host Glasses

Shailesh Khant, Pravin Prajapati

International Virtual Conference on Smart Advanced Material Science and Engineering Applications, KL University, Vijaywada, India, Dec. 3-5, 2020, 2020

Design and performance of Spectral Efficient Modified Diago nal Code (MND) for OFDM-OCDMA System using AND-Subtraction Detection

Chetan Chauhan, Pravin Prajapati

IEEE International Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies (GUCON), organised by Galgotias University, Greater Noida, NCR New Delhi, ISBN:978-1-7281-5071-0, October 2-4, 2020. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9231105 DOI: 10.1109/GUCON48875.2020.9231105, 2020

Design of UWB Monopole Antenna with Fractal DGS

Sanket Pateliya, Tilak Patel, Pravin R. Prajapati

1st International Conference on Current Research in Engineering (SIEICON-2017), Sigma Institute of Engineering, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 13 April 2017, UGC approval no. 44839 (old). Free download link: https://www.ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/6004?articlesBySimilarityPage= 3, 2017

Slot Loaded Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Bandwidth Enhancement

Rajvi Shah, Pravin R. Prajapati

IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications, Signal Processing and Networking, (WiSPNET), Chennai, India, March 22-24, 2017. DOI: 10.1109/WiSPNET.2017.8299839. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8299839, 2017

Directivity Enhancement of Miniaturized Directional Coupler using Defected Ground Structure

Praful Bhakhar, VedVyas Dwivedi, Pravin R. Prajapati

International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing, (ICCASP 2016), Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere, Maharastra, India, 26-28 Dec. 2016. doi:10.2991/iccasp-16.2017.101, ISBN: 978-94-6252-305-0, ISSN: 1951-6851. Free Download link: https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/iccasp-16/25871682, 2016

Modeling of Microstrip Filter with Defected Ground Structures Using ANN

Arjun Kumar, Pravin R. Prajapati, Jagannath Malik and M. V. Kartikeyan

11th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, ICIIS 2016, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 3-4 Dec. 2016. DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2016.8263006 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8263006, 2016

Design Studies on Microstrip Filter with Peano Fractal Defected Ground Structure

Arjun Kumar, Pravin R. Prajapati, Ashwini Arya and M. V. Kartikeyan

11th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, ICIIS 2016, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 3-4 Dec. 2016. DOI: 10.1109/ICIINFS.2016.8263005 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8263005/, 2016

Suppression of Nonlinear Effects in WDM Transmission by Unequal Channel Spacing

Nasarin Vohra, P. R. Prajapati

International Conference on Electronics and Communication Systems (ICECS 2016),” Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 25-26 Feb. 2016., 2016

1.98 GHz Coupled Line Coupler with Enhanced Directivity using Defected Ground Structure

Poonam Parmar, P.R. Prajapati

International Conference on Electronics and Communication Systems (ICECS 2016),” Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 25-26 Feb. 2016., 2016

Design of UWB Antenna with Improved Gain using Partially Reflective Surfaces

Palak Patel, P.R. Prajapati

International Conference on Electronics and Communication Systems (ICECS 2016),” Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 25-26 Feb. 2016., 2016

Realization of Circular Polarized Microstrip Antenna with Arc-Slot Fractal Geometry

P. R. Prajapati, M. Srinivasulu, and M. V. Kartikeyan

International Conference on Microwave, Optical and Communication Engineering (ICMOCE-2015),” IIT Bhubneshwer, India, pp. 158– 161, December 18-20, 2015. DOI: 10.1109/ICMOCE.2015.7489714 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7489714, 2015

Design of Single Feed Dual Band Dual Polarized Microstrip Antenna With Defected Ground Structure for Aeronautical and Radio Navigation

P. R. Prajapati, A. Patnaik, and M. V. Kartikeyan

31st International Union of Radio Science General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSIGASS2014),16-23 August, 2014, Bejing, China. DOI: 10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929088 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6929088, 2014

Design of Compact Circular Disc Circularly Polarized Antenna with Koch Curve Fractal Defected Ground Structure

P. R. Prajapati, G. G. K. Murthy, A. Patnaik, and M. V. Kartikeyan

31st International Union of Radio Science General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS 2014), 16-23 August, 2014, Bejing, China. DOI: 10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929151 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6929151, 2014

Dual Band E-shaped Microstrip Patch Antenna for WiMAX and WLAN Applications

K.A.N. Jyothi, J. Malik, P. R. Prajapati, R. P. Srivastava

IEEE Indian Antenna Week Conference organized by with NITTTR, Chandigarh and Punjab Technical University and IEEE MTTS Kolkata section, India, May 26 30, 2014, 2014

Compact Circularly Polarized Microstrip Patch Antenna for WLAN Applications

P. R. Prajapati, G. G. K. Murthy, A. Patnaik, and M. V. Kartikeyan

IEEE Indian Antenna Week Conference, Organized by with NITTTR, Chandigarh and Punjab Technical University and IEEE MTTS Kolkata section, India, May 26-30, 2014., 2014

Asymmetrical Plus Shaped fractal Slotted Multilayered Yagi-Uda Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna with DGS

P. R. Prajapati, G. G. K. Murthy, A. Patnaik, and M. V. Kartikeyan

IEEE Applied Elec tromagnetics International Conference (AEMC-2013), KIIT University, Bhubneshwer, India, December 18-20, 2013. DOI: 10.1109/AEMC.2013.7045093 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7045093/, 2013

Role of Simulators in Teaching the Principles of Digital Electronics Engineering Subject

Kalpesh Shah, P. R. Prajapati

1st CSI International Conference On Education and Research, Hosted by center of Excellence for Research in Software Engineering Lingaya’s University, Faridabad Organized by CSI Division V (Education and Research), Region-I and New Delhi Chapter, January 12- 13, 2012., 2012

Effect of Signal Wavelength and Aperture Area of Detector on Perfor mance of Free Space Optical Link

Anil Kshatriya, P. R. Prajapati

IEEE Students’ Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Sciences, organised by Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal ( NIT-Bhopal), India, 1-2 March, 2012, Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/SCEECS.2012.6184746 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6184746/, 2012

Proximity Coupled Stacked Circular Disc Microstrip Antenna with Reduced Size and Enhanced Bandwidth Using DGS For WLAN/WiMAX Applications

P. R. Prajapati, M. V. Kartikeyan

IEEE Students’ Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Sciences organised by Maulana Azad National In stitute of Technology, Bhopal (NIT-Bhopal), India, 1-2 March, 2012. Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/SCEECS.2012.6184784. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6184784/, 2012

Simulation of Polarization Dependent Gain in Semiconductor Optical Amplifier

Manisha Mayavanshi, P. R. Prajapati, Anuradha P Gharge

International conference on Innovative Science and Engineering Technology, Organized by V. V. P. Engineering College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India, 8-9 April, 2011., 2011

Comparison of Performance Ratings of EDFA and EYCDFA Based on Effect of Different Pumping Schemes

Ronak R. Vashi, P. R. Prajapati

International Conference on Optics, organized by Physics department, association with optics society of India, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, Vol. 1391, May 23-25, 2011. (Web of Science Indexed conference proceeding), DOI: 10.1063/1.3643563. http://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.3643563, 2011

Phase Sensitive Two Pump Optical Parametric Amplifier Using Non linear Single Mode Fiber

P. R. Prajapati, Ronak R. Vashi

International Conference on Optics, organized by Physics department, asso ciation with optics society of India, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, vol. 1391, pp. 410-412, May 23-25, 2011. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3643564 (Web of Science Indexed conference proceed ing) http://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.3643564, 2011

10 Gbps APD-HBT Receiver: Simulation and Analysis of Quality Factor and BER

P. R. Prajapati, Shailesh Khant

1st International Conference on Information, Signal and Communication, organized by A. D. Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology, V. V. Nagar, Gujarat, India, February 5-6, 2011., 2011

Simulation and Analysis of 10 Gbps SLA-PIN-HBT Receiver in terms of Quality Factor and BER

Shailesh Khant, P. R. Prajapati

2nd International Conference on Signals, Systems and Automation, organized by G. H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology, V. V. Nagar, Gujarat, India, January 24-25, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-6123-3002-0. free download link: http://www.bookpump.com/bwp/pdf-b/2330029b.pdf, 2011

Performance Ratings of SLA/PIN-HBT and APD/HBT Optical Receivers

P. R. Prajapati

At International Conference in Emerging technologies and applications in Engineering, Technology and Sciences, organized by Saurastra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India, Vol. 1, pp. 163-167, 13-14 Jan. 2008., 2008

Spatially Resolved Fluroscence Technique For Detection of in Homogene ity Placed at Various Depth Below Breast Tissue

Rohit Patel, P. R. Prajapati

International Conference on “Microwaves and Opto-electronics" organized by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India, 17-20th December 2007., 2007

Development of PC Based Control for an Electromechanical System

N. M. Patel, V. K. Thakar, P. R. Prajapati, K. V. Pomal

Journal of Engineering and Technology, Sardar Patel University, vol. 14, pp. 69 72, 2001

An Analysis of Student’s Feedback of Current Scenario of Teaching and Learning Process

R. K. Jain, P. R. Prajapati, V. C. Pandya

The Indian Journal of Technical Education, New Delhi, ISSN 0971 3034, Vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 12-16, 2008

Embedded System of Automatic Level Control Based on FPGA

Hetal Patel, P. R. Prajapati

ADIT Journal of Engineering, August 2010, Vol. 7, no. 1, ISSN: 09733663, 2010

Comparison of Performance Ratings of EDFA and EYCDFA for 1535 nm to 1580nm Signal Wavelength Span

Ronak R. Vashi, P. R .Prajapati

Journal of Engineering and Technology, GIT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Vol. 4, 2011, ISSN 2249-6157, 2011

Effect of Different Pumping Schemes of EDFA and its Performance Ratings

Ronak Vashi, P. R. Prajapati

National Conference on Advances in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Organized by Swami Vivekanand College of Engineering, Indore, India, 2011

Circuit Simulation as Powerful Tool in the Field of Power Electronics for Under Graduate Students and Beginners

Vinod Makwana, P. R. Prajapati

National Conference on Advances in Electrical and Elec tronics Engineering, organized by Swami Vivekanand College of Engineering, Indore, India, 2011

Simulation of 2nd and 3rd Order Harmonic Distortion Generated in SOA

Manisha V Mayavanshi, P. R. Prajapati, Anuradha P Gharge

2nd National Conference on Emerging Vistas of Technology, NCEVT- 10, Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 2010

Realization of Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna using Fractal Geometry

M. Srinivasulu, Pravin R. Prajapati, M. V. Kartikeyan

Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Advances in Electronics and Computer Engineering, (RAECE-2015), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, Feb 13-15, 2015, pp. 138-142, DOI: 10.1109/RAECE.2015.7510242 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7510242/, 2015

Book Chapter : Design of UWB Monopole Antenna with Enhanced Gain Using Partially Reflective Surface

Prajapati P. R., Khant S. B.

Computing, Communication and Signal Processing. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, pp. 65-72, Vol. 810. Springer, Singapore, date of publication: 13/09/2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1513-8_8, Print ISBN 978-981-13-1512-1, Online ISBN 978-981-13 1513-8. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-1513-8_8, 2018

Book Chapter : Application of the Fractal Defected Ground Structure in Design of the Bandpass Filter

Desai Chandni V., Prajapati P. R.

Computing, Communication and Signal Processing. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, pp.55-63, Vol. 810. Springer, Singapore, date of publication: 13/09/2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1513-8_7 Print ISBN 978-981-13-1512-1, Online ISBN 978-981-13-1513-8 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-1513-8_7#citeas., 2018

Book Chapter : Erbium-Doped Optical Amplifiers—Origin to Latest Trends

Thakor A., Prajapati P.

Optical and Wireless Technologies. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, pp. 101-110, Vol. 648. Springer, Singapore, date of publication: 29/04/2020,doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978 981-15-2926-9_12 print ISBN: 978-981-15-2925-2, online ISBN: 978-981-15-2926-9, April 2020 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-2926-9_12, 2020

Book Chapter : Tunable RF/Microwave Filter with Fractal DGS

Mehul Thakkar, Pravin R. Prajapati, Hitesh Shah

Technological challenges and solutions to Electrical and Electronic Devices, Circuits and Materials, Publisher: Scrivener Publishing, Wiley, Editors: S. L. Tripathi, P.A. Alvi, U. Subramanium, 11th March 2021, Print ISBN:9781119750369, Online ISBN:9781119755104,DOI:10.1002/9781119755104 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119755104.ch4 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119755104.ch4?msockid=3251d16bda4d6a1018ebc491db986, 2021

Book : Semiconductor Optical Amplifier-Modeling, Analysis and Simulation

Manisha Mayavanshi, Pravin R. Prajapati

Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, Feb. 2015, ISBN: 978-3-659-68513-2, 2015

Book : Performance Ratings of SLA PIN-HBT and APD/HBT Receivers

Pravin R. Prajapati

Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, June 2016, ISBN: 978-3-659-90687-0, 2016

Book : Gain Enhancement of UWB Antennas using PRS

Palak Patel, Pravin R. Prajapati

Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, July 2016, ISBN: 978-3-659-91899-5, 2016

Book : Study and Investigations of Planar Coupler with DGS

Poonam Parmar, Pravin R. Prajapati

Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, July 2016, ISBN: 978-3-659-92539-9, 2016

Digital Documentation, Museum Practices, and Adaptive Reuse: A Survey-Based Analysis of Heritage Awareness Among Educators

Pravin Prajapati, Neeraj K. Chavda, Rakesh Vanzara

Multidisciplinary International Conference on Designing Identities: Intersections of Art, Architecture, Culture, Religion, Science, Technology & Society. Organized by Sarvajanik University, Surat, 25-27 Feb. , 2026

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Pravin R. Prajapati

Academic Profile

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Administrative Roles

Professional Experience

Head of the Department and Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Lecturer

Visiting Lecturer

Adhoc Lecturer

Educational Qualifications

PhD

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Research Projects

Enhancement of the Gain of UWB Planner Antennas using PRS

Performance Enhancement of CP Planar Antennas using DGS

Design and Development of Efficient Compact DRA for Breast Cancer Detection

Fostering Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education to stimulate lifelong Sustainable Learning opportunities for HEIs in India.” (One of the Core Team Members)

Awards & Recognition

Events Organized

One Day workshop on, “Simulation of Optical Systems", organized by EC Dept., ADIT

One Day workshop on, “GaN Devices and Power Amplifiers,” organized by IEEE EDS student chapter branch of IIT Roorkee

One Day workshop on, “Design of Planar Antennas and Demonstration of CST Microwave Studio,” organized by EC Dept., ADIT

One day workshop on, “LATEX: A Smart Way to Write Research Papers and Thesis

One day faculty development program on, "Simulation of Optical Systems using Optsim software,

Faculty Development program, “Entrepreneurship Development,” funded by Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission & DST, 5th March 2018 to 17th March 2018

Faculty Development program, “Entrepreneurship Development,” funded by National Science and technology Entrepreneurship development board, India, 9th Dec. 2019 to 21th Dec. 2019, A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India.

Three days Online workshop, “Recent Trends in Antenna Design,” funded by Institute of Engineers (India), 25th Feb. 2021 to 27th Feb. 2021, A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

Five days real time event, "Smart India Hackathon Hardware Edition "Supported by Ministry of Education, Government of India, organized by A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

Five days International Course on “Innovations in Engineering Teaching, organized by TheCVMUniversity, Gujarat, India, as a part of Activity of Erasmus Project, 15th July 2024 to 19th July 2024.

FDPs / Workshops / Certifications

One week workshop on, "Data Base System Concepts"

One week workshop on, "Induction Training"

Two weeks workshop on, "Inculcating Research Aptitude in Engineering Faculty"

One week workshop on, "Advance Laboratory Techniques in RF and Microwaves"

One week workshop on, "Complete ASIC Design Flow"

One week workshop on, "Micro and Nano Electromechanical Systems"

One week workshop on, "Technological Interventions using Wireless Communication"

One week workshop on, "Research Trends in VLSI Design"

One week workshop on, "Internet of Things (IOT)"

One week workshop on, "Internet of Things (IOT) & its Application"

One week workshop on, "Recent Trends in Opto-electronics and Optical Communication"

A concluding meeting cum training of InterNepInd project", A step forward in the Internationalization of higher Education Institutions in Nepal and India"

AI for Everyone (4 weeks course)

Internet of Things: Communication Technologies (4 weeks course)

One week workshop on, "Teaching and Learning Methodology"

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Publications

Tunable/Reconfigurable Filter on Liquid Crystal Polymer

Permittivity Measurement of Biological Tissues using Interdigital Capacitor based Resonator

Bilayer Split-Ring Chiral Metamaterial Based Re-configurable Antenna for Polarization Conversion

Design of Circular Polarized Antenna using Gammadion Chiral Meta material as Linear-To-Circular Polarization Transformer

Design and Performance of Spectral Efficient Modified New Diagonal Code for a Spectral Amplitude Code-Optical Code Division Multiple Access System

Gain Enhancement of UWB Antenna using Partially Reflective Surface

Multilayered Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna Integrated with Defected Ground Structure for Wide Impedance and Axial Ratio Bandwidth

Improved DGS Parameter Extraction Method for the Polarization Purity of Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna

Design and Testing of a Compact Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna with Fractal Defected Ground Structure for L-band Applications

Design and Characterization of an Efficient Multi-layered Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna

Design and Analysis of a Spectrally Efficient Adaptive Polarization Multiplexed OFDM System Using Novel CSD Code Encoding

Reconfigurable Dual Wideband Bandstop-Bandpass Switching Filter Using PIN Diodes

Optical Communication Engineering Simulation Laboratory for Effective Undergraduate Education during Era of Covid 19

Application of Defected Ground Structure to Suppress Out of Band Harmonics for WLAN Microstrip Antenna

Design of Compact Circularly PolarizedMicrostrip Antenna using Fractal-ShapedSierpinski Defected Ground Structure

Designing Low-Consumption Code for Polarization Multiplexed OCDMA Using AND-Subtraction Detection for Power-Efficient Metropolitan Networks

Beam Steering Antenna Technologies: A Comprehensive Review of Techniques, Challenges, and Emerging Trends