Get to know Madhiarasan Manoharan, newly appointed postdoc

Why did you choose to work at BTECH?
I accepted the employment offer because, according to the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings for 2025, Aarhus University in Denmark ranks 144th globally. The Department of Business Development and Technology offers cutting-edge business and social science research as a quality-centric institution that benefits society. EngTech, CET, AIROD and DBD are fascinating research sections, centres and projects. In addition, the institute offers excellent research facilities, business collaboration and opportunities that support research at the highest international level. This allows me to strengthen my research and development skills while creating a platform to become one of the most recognised researchers and educators in my field with practical industrial experience.

What is your area of work?
My research areas include electrical engineering, renewable energy systems, power electronics and control, energy technologies, computer vision, human-computer interface, pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, neural networks, optimisation, machine learning, deep learning, soft computing techniques, Internet of Things, social science, interdisciplinary research, research-based teaching, modelling and simulation.

What is your background?
I completed a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in the year 2010 from Jaya Engineering College, Thiruninravur, under Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India, a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Drives and Embedded Control (Electrical Engineering) in the year 2013 from Anna University, Regional Centre, Coimbatore, under Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India and a PhD (Electrical Engineering) in the year 2018 from Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India.

I worked as an assistant professor and research and development in-charge at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India, from August 2018 to July 2020. I worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India, from December 2020 to April 2022. I worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Electronics and Computers, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, from May 2022 to April 2023. I worked as a research and development coordinator and associate professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering and Technology, East Coast Road, Mamallapuram, Chennai, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu State, India, from June 2023 to October 2023. I worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Social Sciences Department, French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), India, from June 2024 to December 2024. Furthermore, I received the UGC (RGNF) Fellowship, the prestigious Transilvania Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research/Young Researchers and the Best Researcher Award at the 10th edition of the Global Research Awards on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (2023). At present, I am working as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Business Development and Technology. I have presented my research work nationally and internationally and published in many Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 journals and international conference publications.

Would you like to tell a bit about yourself, your family and your hobbies?
I have been a technical program committee member, international scientific committee member, and keynote speaker at many international conferences. I served as publication chair at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Mechatronics (AIBDM2021) and co-chair of the Global Meet on Graphene and Carbon Nanostructures (GMGCN2024) held on July 18 2024. I act as an editorial board member and reviewer for many peer-reviewed international journals (Springer, Elsevier, IEEE Access, MDPI, Frontiers, Hindawi, etc.) and a lead guest editor of MDPI Publication (Sensors, Sustainability, and Applied Sciences), Thermal Science and Engineering, and Energy Engineering. I'm from Tamil Nadu, India, and I'm delighted that Semmozhi Tamil is my mother tongue. Having cherished and encouraging family members is a blessing to my success. My favourite activities include writing Tamil poetry, gardening, singing, and dancing. I enjoy spending time in nature to unwind. I am a sincere, dedicated and enthusiastic researcher and educator.