Dr. Deepak Punetha


Dr. Deepak Punetha

Assistant Professor
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: deepakpunetha[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +91-9410959765(O) +91-9410959765(M)

Other Academic Achievements

Chair in Conferences:

Session Chair in IEEE International Conference on Computing, Communication & Automation (ICACCA 2016) organised by M.J.P. Rohilkhand University Bareilly, 30 Sep to 01 Oct 2016.
Session Chair in 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computing, Communication & Automation (ICACCA 2017) organised by Tulas Institute, Dehradun, 15 Sep to 16 Sep 2017.
Session Chair in 3rd IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things: Smart Innovation and Usages (IoT-SIU 2018) organised by Birla Institute of Applied Sciences, Bhimtal in association with IEEE UP Section and the Uttarakhand Science Education & Research Centre (USERC), 23 Feb to 24 Feb 2018.
Session Chair in 4th IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things: Smart Innovation and Usages (IoT-SIU 2019) organised by Krishna Engineering College, Ghaziabad, 18 Apr to 19 Apr 2019.
Session Chair in IEEE International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication & Materials (ICACCM 2020) organised by Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, 21 Aug to 22 Aug 2020.
Session Chair in AIP International Conference on Advances in Multi-Disciplinary Sciences and Engineering Research (ICAMSER 2021) organised by Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, 02 Jul to 03 Jul 2021.
Session Chair in Springer International Conference on, Intelligent computing and Security: A Paradigm Shift (IICS 2021) organized by G.L. Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management, Greater Noida, 17 Dec to 18 Dec, 2021.
Session Chair in IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Sustainable Engineering Solutions (CISES 2022) organized by G.L. Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management, Greater Noida, 20 May to 22 May, 2022.
Session Chair in 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computing, Analytics, and Networks (ICAN 2022) organized by Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, 18 Nov to 19 Nov, 2022.
Session Chair in Springer International Conference on Cybersecurity and Evolutionary Data Engineering (ICCEDE 2022) organized by G.L. Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management, Greater Noida, 09 Dec to 11 Dec, 2022.
Session Chair in International Conference on Innovation in IoT, Robotics, and Automation 2024 (IIRA-2024) organized by MIT Moradabad, 15 Apr to 16 Apr, 2024.
Session Chair in IEEE Students Conference on Engineering and System (SCES-2024) organized by Department of Electrical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, 21 June to 23 June, 2024.
Session Chair in 7th International Conference on VLSI Communication and Signal Processing (VCAS 2024) organized by Electronics and Communication Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, 25 Oct to 27 Oct, 2024.
Session Chair in International Conference on Innovative Computational Techniques in Engineering & Management (ICTEM-2024) in association with IEEE UP Section organized by MIT Moradabad, 13 Dec to 14 Dec, 2024.
Session Chair in IEEE International Conference on Microwave, Antenna and Communication "MAC 2024" Co-organized by DEAL (DRDO), IIT Roorkee, NIT Uttarakhand, VMSB UTU (THDC-IHET), and MNNIT Allahabad, India, 04 Oct to 06 Oct, 2024.
Session Chair in IEEE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Technology and Management for Social Innovation (IATMSI-2025) organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at ABV-IIITM Gwalior, India, in collaboration with the IEEE MP Section, 06 March to 08 March, 2025.

Award and Honors:

Published Manuscript (Title: A new type low-cost, flexible and wearable tertiary nanocomposite sensor for room temperature hydrogen gas sensing) ranked #9 among the Top 100 in Materials Science by Nature Journal. (Link: https://www.nature.com/collections/ghaagaahci)
Selected for the “Marquis Who s Who" 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.
Received Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship from IIT Bombay and recipient of MHRD scholarship for M.E. and Ph.D. degree.
Have got 100% waiver due to significant originality and innovation for the article published in Scientific Reports, Nature.
Research work titled “Progress, challenges, and perspectives on polymer substrates for emerging flexible solar cells: A holistic panoramic review” published in the journal “Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Application” (I.F.:8.0) has been recognized as a top cited article by Wiley.

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:

As a Co-ordinator organized five days FDP titled "Modelling, Simulation & Fabrication of Advanced Electronics Devices" during 15th to 19th April, 2023 at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
As a Co-ordinator organized SERB Sponsored Workshop on "High-End Optoelectronics Devices: Fabrication, Characterization, and Functionalization" under कार्यशाला (High - End Workshops) during January 02 -08, 2024 at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004, U.P., India. (Sanctioned Amount: Rs 5,00,000/-)

Expert Lectures:

Delivered an expert talk on “Nanocomposite based Chemiresistive Gas Sensors: Towards Electronic Nose” in five days FDP titled "Modelling, Simulation & Fabrication of Advanced Electronics Devices" during 15th to 19th April, 2023 at School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu.
Delivered an expert talk on “Tertiary nanocomposite based self-powered E-skin as E-nose” in Research Conclave on "Recent Trends in Emerging Nanoscale Electronics Devices" Organized by IEEE Nanotechnology Council Student Chapter during 01st to 03rd Dec, 2023 at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna, Bihar, India.
Delivered an expert talk on “Nanocomposite based Optoelectronics Devices: Towards Electronic Nose” in SERB Sponsored Workshop on "High-End Optoelectronics Devices: Fabrication, Characterization, and Functionalization" under कार्यशाला (High - End Workshops) during 02nd to 08th Jan, 2024 at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, U.P., India.
Delivered an expert talk on “Optoelectronics Devices Utilizing Nanocomposites as Gas/VOC Sensor” in one-week AICTE sponsored ATAL FDP on "Emerging Trends in Photonics (ETP-2024)" during 08th-13th Jan, 2024 at Rajkiya Engineering College, Sonbhadra, U.P., India.
Delivered an expert talk at the Young Researchers Conclave (Research Scholar Day 2024) during 28 - 29 Feb 2024 at IIT Patna, Bihar, India.
Delivered an expert talk on “The Next Generation of Solar Energy: Exploring Flexible Solar Cells” in SERB Sponsored Workshop on "Advanced Energy Materials for Next-Generation Solar Cells" under कार्यशाला (High - End Workshops) during May 27 - June 02, 2024 at PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur, India.
Delivered an expert talk on “Next-Generation Self-Powered Wireless Sensors and Flexible Electronics Utilizing Advanced Materials” in MeitY Sponsored One Week Online FDP on "5G Wireless System Design: From the Standards Perspective" during 17th-21th Feb, 2025 at Electronics and ICT Academy, National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, India.
Delivered an expert talk on “Next-Generation Flexible Electronic Devices Enabled by Self-Powered Advanced Materials” in BCST (Bihar Council on Science and Technology) Sponsored National Conference on Electronics, Communication, and Computation Intelligence (NCECCI-2025) during 22nd-23th Feb, 2025 at Government Engineering College, Araria, Bihar, India.

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:

IEEE Sensors Journal
Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, Elsevier Publication
IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Journal of Computational Electronics, Springer
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics