Sukumar Mishra

Sukumar Mishra is an Indian electrical engineer and academician, currently working as the Director of Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. Before joining his current position, he was a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, where he had been a faculty member for about two decades.

Education and career He completed his M.Tech and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela (formerly Regional Engineering College), in 1992 and 2000, respectively.

He was at IIT Delhi where he was Associate Dean (R&D) from March 2020 and also took care of administrative assignments such as Dean of Research & External Engagement at the IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi campus.

Research contributions Prof. Mishra’s research specializes in power systems, power quality, smart grid, renewable energy, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Awards and honours Fellow, IEEE (2025) Hingorani Award for Excellence in Solar Photovoltaic Systems (2024) IETE - Bimal Bose Award (2019) Samanta Chandra Shekhar Award (2016) INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award (2012) INSA Medal for Young Scientist (2002)

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