Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar
Faculty Profile of Prof.  V. B. Pandya


Prof.  V. B. Pandya
Assistant Prof.
   M.E.
   14 Years (In Guj. Govt. Engg. Colleges)
   Specialization : Electrical Power System, Power System Operation & Control, Interconnected Power System
Contact Information :
   vbpandya [at] elec [dot] ssgec [dot] ac [dot] in
Biography

I did BE in Electrical Engineering from L. E. College, Morbi in 2001 and completed ME in Power Systems from M. S. University of Baroda in 2003. My ME work was done at the R&D center of ABB in Maneja, where I later joined as a Power System Analyst and worked on system modeling and simulation using ETAP and NEPLAN. In August 2003 I moved into the teaching field by joining Atmiya Institute for a short time in Rajkot and then joined Nirma University, where I taught in the Electrical Engineering Department for more than seven years. After that I worked at L. D. College of Engineering from 2011 to 2015. Since 2015, I have been serving as an Assistant Professor at Shantilal Shah Engineering College in Bhavnagar. I have always believed in sincere and disciplined teaching and I enjoy helping students grow while staying connected to my core areas especially circuit analysis and power systems.

Awards Received
   Achieved 93% and ranked in the top 2% of participants in the NPTEL MOOC on “Power System Analysis.”(2018)
IIT Kharagpur
   Achieved 89% and ranked in the top 5% of participants in the NPTEL MOOC on “Basic Electric Circuits.”(2019)
IIT Kanpur
   Achieved 87% and ranked in the top 5% of participants in the NPTEL MOOC on “Power System Engineering.”(2019)
IIT Kharagpur
   Secured 92% and achieved the top rank in the NPTEL MOOC on “Power System Dynamics, Control and Monitoring”(2023)
IIT Kharagpur
   Achieved 91% and ranked in the top 1% of participants in the NPTEL MOOC on “Technical English for Engineers.”(2024)
IIT Madras
   Received Institute-level Certificate of Appreciation from L.D. College of Engineering for excellent contribution and valuable participation(2013)
L D College of Engineering, Ahmedabad
   Achieved 83% and ranked in the top 5% of certified participants in the NPTEL MOOC on “Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence” IIT Guwahati(2025)
IIT Guwahati
Education
   B.E.(Electrical Engineering) in 2001
L E College, Morbi, Saurashtra University
   M.E.(Power Systems) in 2003
Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M S University of Baroda
Experience
   Assistant Professor
Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar
From Jun, 2015 - till Today
   Assistant Professor
L D College of Engineering, Ahmedabad
From Apr, 2011 - Jun, 2015
   Assistant Professor
Institute of Technology,Nirma University, Ahmedabad
From Jan, 2006 - Apr, 2011
   Lecturer
Institute of Technology,Nirma University, Ahmedabad
From Jun, 2004 - Dec, 2005
   Lecturer
Institute of Technology,Nirma University, Ahmedabad
From Nov, 2003 - May, 2004
   Lecturer on adhoc basis
Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science, Rajkot
From Aug, 2003 - Oct, 2003
   Project Engineer / Power System Analyst
ABB, Maneja, Baroda
From May, 2003 - Jul, 2003
Research Publications
   A Comparative Study of Static Voltage Stability Analysis of Power System using Feed Forward Neural Network and Radial Basis Function Neural Network with Reduced Set of Inputs. (May 2021)
International conference (Co-sponsered by IEEE)
Authors : Nilesh P Tanpaniya, Viren B Pandya
   Voltage Stability Constrained Optimal Power Flow Study Based on P-Index (April 2019)
International conference
Authors : Kuldip N Pranami, Viren B Pandya
   Voltage Stability Assessment Using Different Indices (May 2015)
International Journal for Scientific Research & Developemnt
Authors : Abhay Kumar, Viren Pandya
   Comparative Study on Voltage Stability Assessment using Different Indices (May 2015)
International Journal for Scientific Research & Developemnt
Authors : Abhay Kumar, Viren Pandya
   Simulation & Analysis of ALFC with Higher Order Prime-Mover Models for Single Control Area (April 2013)
Energy Efficient Technologies for Sustainability (ICEETS), 2013 IEEE International Conference
Authors : Parin Chauhan, Viren Pandya, Jaypalsinh Chauhan, Rahul Karangia
   Optimal Location of Multi-Types of Facts Devices using Genetic Algorithm (Aprl 2012)
International Journal of Research in Computer Science
Authors : Jigar S. Sarda, Manish J. Chauhan, Viren B. Pandya, Dhaval G. Patel
   Congetion Manageemnt Using TCSC and UPFC (February 2012)
AES Journals in Engineering, Technology & Sciences
Authors : Jigar S Sarda, Manish J Chauhan, Viren B Pandya, Bhavik N Suthar
   Enhancement of low voltage ride through capability of DFIG based wind farm using mechanically switched capacitors (January 2012)
AES Journals in Engineering, Technology & Sciences
Authors : Jigar S Sarda, Manish J Chauhan, Viren B Pandya, Bhavik N Suthar
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