Professor H.P. Khincha
Ex-Vice Chancellor, Visvesvaraya Technological University |
Details of Academic
Qualifications:
- BE (Electrical) in 1966
from Bangalore University with 2nd Rank
- M.E.(Power Systems) in
1968 from IISc with 1st Rank
- Ph.D. in 1973 from IISc.
Service Details:
- Faculty, Department of
Electrical Engineering,IISc since 1969
- Visiting Faculty ,
University of Calgary, Canada
- Visiting Fellow at
National University, Singapore
Positions held at IISc,
Bangalore at different times:
- Chairman, Advisory
Committee , Technology Development Mission (TDM)
- Chairman, Division of
Electrical Sciences
- Chairman, All India
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
- Founder Chief Executive
, Society for Innovation and Development
- Chairman, Department of
Electrical Engineering
- Chairman, Centre for
Scientific and Industrial Consultancy
- Co-ordinator , Quality
Improvement Program-Govt.of India
- Head, Industry Relations
and Knowledge based services
- Chairman, Centenary
Planning Committee
- Advisor, Technology
Enhanced Learning Programme
Membership of Professional
bodies:
- Fellow – The Institution
of Engineers IEE UK
- Fellow - The Institution
of Engineers(I)
- Senior member –
IEEE, USA
- Chairman, IEEE
Bangalore Section
- Member of Executive
Committee Asia-Pacific Region for 20 years
- Chairman/Member of
International IEEE undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Awards
Committee , New York
- Member of Executive
Committee IEEE India Council
- Chairman /Member of
International IEEE undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Awards
Committee, New York
- Member of Executive
Committee IEEE Bangalore
- Executive Vice
Chairman – IEEE India Council
- Chairman – IEEE
India Council
- Member- Education
Activities Board, New York
- Senior Associate –
National Institute of Advanced Studies , IISc
- Founder Member- Indian
Academy of Mathematical Simulation in Engineering and Science
- Founder Member , Hindi
Shikshan Sangha
- Honorary Fellow , NIAS
Bangalore
- Member Editorial Board ,
ISTE
Membership of Some of the
Committees Outside IISc from time to time.
- Chairman and / or Member
of Committees at
- Ministry of
Communication and Information Technology ( MCIT)
- Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research
- Ministry of Human
Resource Development
- Centre for
Development of Advance Computing
- University Grants
Commission
- All India Council
for Technical Education
- Steel Authority of
India Ltd
- Karnataka Power
Corporation
- Central Power
Research Institute
- Electronics
Corporation of India Ltd, Hyderabad
- Karnataka Govt.
- Other Selection
Committees of Defence , MCIT, Space Dept. etc
- Member, Strategic
Planning Committee, IIT, Roorkee
- Member, Board of C.R.Rao
Institute for Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Science
- Member, Army Technology
Board
- Member, Innovation
Development Committee at MCIT Delhi
- Member, National
Committee or Power Electronic, NAMPET
- Member, from Karnataka
Govt. or Creativity World Forum Meetings in Europe
- Member, State Awards
Committee for 6 years
- Member , UG Board NABET,
New Delhi
- Member, Technical
Advisory Committee for KPTCL, Govt.of Karnataka
- Chairman, Ethics
Committee , Jain Hospital
Research & Development
activities:
Areas of Interest
Power System Protection, Real Time Protection and Control Applications,
Signal Processing Applications in Power Systems , Computer Applications to
Power System problems, Distribution Automation, Al Applications in Power
Systems
8 Ph.D
13 M.Sc(Engg)
Over 180 publications in National and International Journals and
Conferences.
Short –term Courses and Conference
- Organized more than 70
Conferences
- Delivered over 50
invited talks
Industry Interaction:
- Consultant to various
State Electricity Organizations like
- Karnataka Power
Corporation
- Karnataka Power
Corporation Ltd
- Punjab State
Electricity Board
- Tamil Nadu
Electricity Board
- Orissa State
Electricity Board
- National Thermal
Power Corporation
- Kerala State
Electricity Board. Etc
- Implementing Energy
Management System at Bhilai Steel Plant
- Upgrading of Control
System of Power Station at Kolghat for improving efficiency
- Computerized Traffic
Management System for Pune City for the first time in the Country
- Distribution Automation
System for the city of Thiruvananthapuram
- Consultant , Asian
Development Bank
- Chairman / Member of
Board of Management of Various Companies
Some Activities as Chairman,
Centre for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy and Founder Executive of
Society for Innovation & Development
- Policy formulation,
implementation, management and administration of issues relating to
academic linkages to industries
- Hands on experience in
dealings with the issues connected to various roles of Higher
Educational Institutions in economic development including faculty
consulting , life long learning initiatives, development of new
knowledge form R & D , technology transfer and faculty entrepreneurship
and licensing of technology to exploit developed knowledge.
- Participated in World
Bank sponsored 5 day program on ICT policies and economic development at
London , UK
- Participated in British
Council 5 day Program on IP practices and creations of Business from
Science and Technology at Oxford UK-2002
- Participated in PAN-IIT
IPR workshop at IIT Bombay , Mumbai
- Direct experience in
contract negotiation agreements with multinationals and national
companies including Govt.Depts
- Leadership role in
institution building for collaborative research and establishing
International level R & D facilities on IISc campus in collaboration
with leading Industries in area of Bio-technology , Communications,
pharmaceuticals etc
- Responsible for
originating and steering a novel experiment for the first time in the
country on Faculty entrepreneurships and Technology Licensing through
the creation of TOTLE(The Office of Technology Licensing
Entrepreneurship)
- Responsible for creation
and managing of IISc Heritage Fund based in California , USA and promote
Alumni interaction
Some Activities as a Co-ordinator
: QIP & CDC
- Preparation of policy
planning paper towards aspects of faculty development, resources
development, institutional development , educational research and
continuing education
- Part of discussion group
and working group on the formulation of the policy and implementation on
technical education Govt.of India
- Part of a special study
group in the Institute towards co-ordinating pilot studies for
accreditation of engineering programmes in the country for the first
time. A new approach towards quantification of criteria for
accreditation of engineering programmes
Some Activities as a Co-ordinator
: QIP & CDC
- IEEE Millennium Award
- Outstanding Young Person
award by Bangalore Garden Jaycees
- Gold Medal Award by
Central Board of Irrigation and Power , Govt.of India
- Certificate of Merit by
Central Board of Irrigation and Power , Govt.of India
Visits Abroad:
- Visited over 70
countries in the World.
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