About Me

I am a faculty member at the Center for VLSI and Embedded System Technologies (CVEST), IIIT Hyderabad, where I lead the IC~WiBES Research Lab (Integrated Circuits inspired by Wireless and Biomedical Electronic Systems). My group’s research is defined by a unique, dual-track approach to Silicon-to-System Integration. Unlike traditional silos, our work operates at the intersection of custom IC design and intelligent system deployment. This “Parallel Track” strategy allows us to maintain a continuous pipeline of innovation:

• The Silicon Track (IC Design, Tapeout & Measurement): We focus on the design, tape-out, and silicon-characterization of Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). Our work involves essential front-end building blocks including PLLs, VCOs, LNAs, Opamps, Frequency Dividers/Multipliers and Delta-Sigma Modulators, specifically architected for radar sensing (mmWave/RF), communication, biomedical-sensing and quantum-peripheral interfaces.
• The System Track (COTS & Custom Integration): We develop end-to-end, ML-driven intelligent systems using FPGA (PYNQ), Micro-controllers, and NVIDIA Jetson platforms. Moreover, we also develop specialized Biosensing platforms and multi-sensor integration frameworks. This track ensures our silicon research has immediate translational impact in Strategic Sensing, Intelligent Healthcare, and Industrial Safety.

Through active exposure to both tracks, my group gains a deep, firsthand understanding of the practical field challenges and product requirements that define real-world performance. This perspective ensures our circuits are not just theoretically sound, but robust enough for indigenous, field-ready deployment. This “Full-Stack” philosophy is supported by continuing research grants from AMD, TCS-Research ISRO, DST and MeitY.

I am also deeply interested in the pedagogy of Analog IC Design and CMOS VLSI design, specifically in how foundational engineering concepts are mastered. Prospective students and collaborators are welcome to reach out via email.

Educational background

Ph.D.    : Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay (Aug 2012- Jan 2018)
M.Tech : VLSI and Embedded Systems, IIIT Hyderabad (Aug 2007- Jun 2009)
B.Tech  : Electronics and Communication Engineering, MMMEC Gorakhpur (Aug 2000- Jun 2004)

Work Experience

Associate Professor : IIIT Hyderabad (2026-present)
Assistant Professor : IIIT Hyderabad (2018-2025)
Post-doctoral research fellow : Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, USA (2018-2020)
Research Associate : Department of Electrical  Engineering, IIT Bombay (2017-2018)
Other (prior to Ph.D.) : Six years of industrial and academic experience (during 2004-2012)

Awards/Honours/Grants/Fellowships/Consultancy

• IEEE Senior Member
• Technical committee member of AMS/RF vertical of Development of Semiconductor Ecosystem Talent (DevSET), funded by the Ministry of Education, India 2025 (https://www.devset.in/ams-design/)
• Recipient of Research Grant by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), USA, July 2025
• Recipient of Research Grant by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), USA, June 2024
• Consultant to TalentSprint Private Limited for DeepTech Programs (2024-25)
• Awarded grant under Chips to Startup (C2S) program of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India, June 2023
• Awarded grant under DST-PURSE scheme, Mar 2023
• Awarded grant under DST-TDP (technology development program) scheme, Feb 2023
• Awarded Core Research Grant by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India, Dec 2021
• Winner of Kohli Challenge Proposal Scheme funded by Kohli Center on Intelligent Systems (KCIS) endowed by TCS foundation, Nov 2021
• Research paper selected as one of the top contributions to the conference IEEE BioCAS2021, Oct 2021
• Masters Fellowship Award, IHub-Data, IIIT Hyderabad, India, Jan, 2021
• Post-Doctoral-Fellowship from School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, USA, 2018-2020
• Arun Kumar Chowdhury Best Paper Award, International Conference on VLSI Design, New Delhi, India, Jan, 2019
• Best Paper Award nomination, International Conference on VLSI Design, Pune, India, Jan, 2018
• TCS-VLSI Lab Fellowship at IIT Bombay (2016-2017)
• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Fellowship for Ph.D. research (2012-2016)
• M.Tech Merit List Awards, IIIT Hyderabad, 2007, 2008

My Students’ Awards/Recognitions

• Sri Rama Rathan Reddy Koluguri and Akshat Puneet won the Best Student Paper Award at IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Systems at the Edge (ICEDGE) (2025)
• Sri Rama Rathan Reddy Koluguri, Ravi Theja Kolluru and Hrishikesh Gawas won the AIoT Innovator Award at IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Systems at the Edge (ICEDGE) (2025)
• Ravi Theja Kolluru, Qmet PARIMANA PG Fellowship under National Quantum Mission of DST by QMET Tech Foundation (2025)
• Adarsh Yadav,Visvesvaraya PhD Fellowship by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) (2025)
• Hammad Khan,Visvesvaraya PhD Fellowship by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) (2024)
• Umesh Khetan,Visvesvaraya PhD Fellowship by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) (2024)
• Jewel Benny, Chanakya UG Fellowship 2023-24 by iHub Anubhuti – IIITD Foundation
• Jewel Benny’s work on radar based non-contact vital measurement system is selected for IInvenTiv-2024, IIT Hyderabad, Jan 2024
• Pranjal Mahajan, MS Fellowship from IHUB DATA, IIIT Hyderabad (2023-24)
• Adithya Sunil Edakkadan, Chanakya UG/PG Fellowship 2021-22 by I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (QTF), IISER, Pune
• Adithya Sunil Edakkadan, IIIT Hyderabd Merit list and Dean’s List-1 award (2021, 2022)

Professional Services/Invited talks

• Member of IEEE Circuits And Systems (CAS) Society
• Reviewer to many reputed journals and conferences such as IEEE Transactions on Circuit ans Systems (TCAS-1), IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (JBHI), IEEE Transaction of Computer Aided Design (TCAD), CICC, TVLSI, ISCAS, ISVLSI, VDAT, VLSID
• Reviewer of INSPIRE Awards MANAK by National Innovation Foundation, Department of Science & Technology, India. Initiative to promote innovation and research among the school students across India (2020 – 2026)
• Invited talk: “Quantum Metrology for Bio-Medical Applications, enabled by Electronic Circuits”, Technical Workshop on Quantum Sensing for Industry Professionals organized by Quantum Ecosystem Technology Council of India, Hyderabad Jan 2026
• Invited talk: “Edge Technology & Non-Contact Vital Recording Methods”, Healthcare Research Translation Symposium conducted by Centre for Digital Technologies & Healthcare (CDiTH), IIIT Hyderabad, Jan 2026
• Organizer of the IIIT Hyderabad and University of Hyderabad Faculty Symposium on “VLSI, Microelectronics, Fabrication & Embedded System Technologies”, IIIT Hyderabad, Dec 2025
• Organizer of the DST-PURSE Workshop on “IC Characterization and Testing Techniques”, IIIT Hyderabad, Nov 2025
• Organizing Committee Member of Instruction Enhancement Program (IEP) on Digital Design, Logic Synthesis and Implementation of Algorithms on FPGA, AMU, Nov 2025
• Invited talk at the first workshop conducted for AMS/RF vertical of Development of Semiconductor Ecosystem Talent (DevSET), IIT Bombay, Aug 2025
• Organizing committee member of International Conference On Intelligent Computing and Systems at the Edge (ICEdge), India, 2025
• Course instuctor in Women in Silicon Hardware (WISH) program supported by Google. This nationwide program is aimed at training female students for careers in the semiconductor industry (2024-25)
• Member of Board of Studies at School of Sciences Woxsen University, Kamkole, Sanga Reddy district, Hyderabad (2024-2025, 2023-24)
• Invited talk: “MOS Amplifier Design Biasing, Large and Small Signal Analysis”, CBIT Hyderabad, 2025
• Invited talk: “mmWave Sensing and Circuits in Healthcare Applications”, DST-PURSE Workshop, 2024
• Invited talk: “mmWave Sensing and Low Phase Noise VCOs,” International Conference on VLSI Design (VLSID), 2023
• Track chair for Wireline and Optical Communication Circuits and Systems, 35th International Conference on VLSI Design (VLSID), 2023
• Invited talk: “Role of Technology in Health Care System-Opportunities and Challenges”, Pallavi Engineering College, Hyderabad, 2023
• Reviewer for technical propsals submitted to SERB under various schemes such as core research grant and startup grant
• Technical program committee member for ISCAS 2022 and 35th International Conference on VLSI Design (VLSID), 2022
• Invited talk: “On achieving the fundamental limits of phase noise in mmWave oscillators with on-chip MEMS resonator,” IEEE-ICEE 2020, IIT Delhi, Nov 2020
• Session chair 5th International Conference on Emerging Electronics (IEEE-ICEE 2020), Nov 2020, IIT Delhi, India
• Invited talk: “CMOS-MEMS Hybrid mmWave Oscillators,” ReAp@CVEST-2020, IIIT Hyderabad, Nov 2020
• Invited talk: ” Monolithic Clock Generation at mmWave Frequencies,” GPREC, Kurnool, Sep, 2020
• Technical program committee member of IEEE iSES 2018, Dec, 2018, Hyderabad, India
• Invited talk: “Low Power Bio-Telemetry ASICs and Systems for Healthcare Applications,” Aligarh Muslim University, May 2017
• Invited talk: “Short Range Wireless Telemetry System for Biosignal Communication in MedRadio Band,” IITB-NTU Joint Symposium, IIT Bombay, Sep 2016
• Invited talk: “Integrated Circuit and System Design for Bio-Instrumentation and Bio-Telemetry,” Medical Electronics Innovation Summit, IIT Bombay in Sep 2016
• Invited talk: “Bio-Telemetry Technologies in Healthcare,” IITB – Fortis Collaborative Projects for Medical Device Innovation, Fortis Hospital, Mulund, Mumbai in May 2016
• Invited talk: “Integrated Circuit Design and Prototype Development for Biosignal Measurement Systems,” Dervan Biomedic Initiative 2015, B.K.L.Walawalkar Rural Hospital, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, Dec 2015