Ajaya Kumar Pani

• B. E., Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, Orissa
• M. Tech, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• PhD (Continuing), BITS, Pilani

 

Professional Experience

• Junior Project Fellow at Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar from June 1999 to June 2000.
• Graduate Engineer Trainee at J. K. Paper Ltd, Rayagada, Orissa from May 2002 to June 2003.
• Lecturer at Jagannath Institute of Technology and Management, Parlakhemundi, Orissa from June 2003 to May 2007.
• Assistant Lecturer at BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan from June 2007 to May 2008
• Lecturer at BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan since June 2008

 Research Interests

• Instrumentation and Process Control
• Process Modelling and Optimisation
• Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control

Journal Publications

• A K Pani & H K Mohanta. "Application of Soft Sensors in Process Monitoring and Control: A Review"; 'The Icfai University Journal of  Science & Technology', Vol. 5, 2009
• A K Pani, R K Jha & K K Singh. “Studies on Smith Predictor Controller”. ‘Chemical Engineering World’ Vol – 41, August 2006.

Conference Presentations

• A K Pani & H K Mohanta. " Modeling of a Plate Type Heat Exchanger Unit using Artificial Neural Network". ‘Indian Chemical Engineering Congress CHEMCON – 2009’
• A K Pani & S Panda. “Studies on the Effect of Temperature on the Diffusion Coefficient of Organic Vapour into Air”. ‘Indian Chemical Engineering Congress CHEMCON – 2006’
• S K Padhi, A K Pani & S K Agrawal. “Studies on effect of twisted tapes as Baffles in Gas – Solid Fluidisation”. ‘Indian Chemical Engineering Congress CHEMCON - 2005’.
• A K Pani & R K Jha. “Robustness Studies on Model Based Controllers for Processes with Dominant Time Delay.” ‘Indian Chemical Engineering Congress CHEMCON - 2003’.