Faculty · Department of Electrical Engineering

Anirban Sarkar

Anirban Sarkar

Contact

Email:
anirban@ee.iitb.ac.in

Office:
+91

Address:
EA-118, Electrical Engineering Annex Building

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Research Interests

Electronically Tunable Beam-scanning Antennas Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Metasurfaces for upcoming 5G applications and RCS reduction IoT based Smart Electromagnetic Bio-sensors for several disease detection and real-time biomedical applications

Qualifications

  • • Ph.D., EE, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, 2019
  • • M.Tech., ETCE, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur, India, 2013

Work Experience

  • • Assistant Professor, Grade-I, Dept of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, India (April 2025-present)
  • • Assistant Professor Grade-I, SCEE, IIT Mandi, India (April 2022-April 2025)
  • • Visiting Academics, ECE, University of Manitoba, Canada (June 2023 – Nov 2023)
  • • Research Associate, ECE, Michigan State University, USA (April 2021-April 2022)
  • • Post-doctoral Fellow, SEEE, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea (April 2019-February 2021)

Publications

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  • D. Dutta, Y. V. Sagar and A. Sarkar , "Independently Operational Dual-Band Metamaterial based Smart EM Sensing System for Detection and Quantification of Adulteration in Cooking Oils", IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, no. 20, pp. 33171-33181, 15 Oct.15, 2024.
  • D. A. Pham, M. Lee, Anirban Sarkar and S. Lim, "High–Gain Elevational–Scanning Multibeam Planar SSPP Antenna Array with Large Ground–Clearance for Millimeter–Wave UAM Applications", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 5139-5149, April 2024.
  • A. Sarkar , D. A. Pham and S. Lim, "60 GHz Electronically Tunable Leaky-wave Antenna Based on Annular Surface Plasmon Polariton Media for Continuous Azimuth Scanning," in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 10017-10031, Nov. 2022.
  • A. Sarkar and S. Lim, "Annular Surface Plasmon Polariton-Based Frequency-Scanning Leaky-Wave Antenna for Full Azimuth Coverage",  IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 180-188, Jan. 2022. (published)
  • A. Sarkar , A. H. Naqvi and S. Lim, "40-65 GHz Higher Order Mode Microstrip based Dual Band Dual Beam Tunable Leaky-Wave Antenna for Millimeter Wave Applications ," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 11, pp. 7255-7265, Nov. 2020.
  • A. Sarkar , D. A. Pham and S. Lim, "Tunable Higher Order Modes based Dual-Beam CRLH Microstrip Leaky-Wave Antenna for V-band Backward-Broadside-Forward Radiation Coverage," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 10, pp. 6912-6922, Oct. 2020.
  • A. Sarkar and S. Lim, "60 GHz Compact Larger Beam Scanning Range PCB Leaky-wave Antenna using HMSIW for Millimeter-Wave Applications," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 5816-5826, Aug. 2020.
  • A. Sarkar , A. Sharma, A. Biswas, and M. J. Akhtar, "Compact CRLH Leaky-wave Antenna using TE20 Mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide for Broad Space Radiation Coverage", IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 10, pp. 7202-7207, Oct. 2020.
  • A. Sarkar , A. Sharma, A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, “EMSIW based Compact High Gain Wide Full Space Scanning LWA with Improved Broadside Radiation Profile,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 67(8), 5652 - 5657, Aug. 2019.
  • A. Sarkar , S. Mukherjee, A. Sharma, A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, “SIW Based Quad-beam Leaky-wave Antenna With Polarization Diversity for Four Quadrant Scanning Applications,”  IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 66(8), pp. 3918-3925, Aug. 2018.
  • Sarkar, A. Sharma, A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, “Eighth-mode SIW based Compact High Gain Leaky-wave Antenna,” International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Wiley, DOI: 10.1002/mmce.21611, Nov. 2018.
  • A. Sarkar , A. Sharma, M. Adhikary, A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, “Bi-directional SIW leaky-wave antenna using TE20 mode for frequency beam scanning,” Electronics Letters, vol. 53, issue. 5, pp. 1017 – 1019, July 2017. A. Sarkar , M. Adhikary, A. Sharma, A. Biswas, M.J. Akhtar, Z. Hu, “Composite right/left-handed based compact and high gain leaky-wave antenna using complementary spiral resonator on HMSIW for Ku band applications,” IET Microwave Antennas Propagation, 12(8), pp. 1310-1315, March 2018. A. Sarkar , A. Sharma, A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, “TE20 mode SIW based high gain eight-beam leaky-wave antenna for multi-directional radiation coverage,” International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Wiley, Article DOI: 10.1002/mmce.21427, June 2018. S. I. H. Shah, A. Sarkar , S. Lim, "Electromechanically Deployable High-Gain Pop-Up Antenna using Shape Memory Alloy and Kirigami Technology", IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 225210-225218, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3044522. I. H. Shah, A. Sarkar , R. Phon, S. Lim, "Two‐Dimensional Electromechanically Transformable Metasurface with Beam Scanning Capability Using Four Independently Controllable Shape Memory Alloy Axes", Advanced Optical Materials, 2001180 , Volume 8, Issue 22, Oct. 2020. A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, “Equilateral Triangular Dielectric Resonator based Co-Radiator MIMO Antennas with Dual Polarization”, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, Volume 12, Issue 14, Sep. 2161-2166, Sep. 2018. A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "Dual-band multiple-input multiple-output antenna based on half split cylindrical dielectric resonator", Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 32(9), pp. 1152-1163, Feb. 2018. A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "Substrate Integrated Waveguide fed Dual-Frequency Dual-Linearly-Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna", International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Cambridge, 10(4), pp.-505-511, Feb. 2018. A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "Compact dual-band hybrid dielectric resonator antenna loaded with magnetic-LC resonator", Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 32, no. 10, 1298-1305, Feb. 2018. A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "A-shaped wideband dielectric resonator antenna for wireless communication systems and its MIMO implementation", accepted for publication in International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, vol. 28, issue 8, e21402, April 2018.
  • A. Sarkar , M. Adhikary, A. Sharma, A. Biswas, M.J. Akhtar, Z. Hu, “Composite right/left-handed based compact and high gain leaky-wave antenna using complementary spiral resonator on HMSIW for Ku band applications,” IET Microwave Antennas Propagation, 12(8), pp. 1310-1315, March 2018.
  • A. Sarkar , A. Sharma, A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, “TE20 mode SIW based high gain eight-beam leaky-wave antenna for multi-directional radiation coverage,” International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Wiley, Article DOI: 10.1002/mmce.21427, June 2018.
  • S. I. H. Shah, A. Sarkar , S. Lim, "Electromechanically Deployable High-Gain Pop-Up Antenna using Shape Memory Alloy and Kirigami Technology", IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 225210-225218, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3044522.
  • I. H. Shah, A. Sarkar , R. Phon, S. Lim, "Two‐Dimensional Electromechanically Transformable Metasurface with Beam Scanning Capability Using Four Independently Controllable Shape Memory Alloy Axes", Advanced Optical Materials, 2001180 , Volume 8, Issue 22, Oct. 2020.
  • A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, “Equilateral Triangular Dielectric Resonator based Co-Radiator MIMO Antennas with Dual Polarization”, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, Volume 12, Issue 14, Sep. 2161-2166, Sep. 2018.
  • A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "Dual-band multiple-input multiple-output antenna based on half split cylindrical dielectric resonator", Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 32(9), pp. 1152-1163, Feb. 2018.
  • A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "Substrate Integrated Waveguide fed Dual-Frequency Dual-Linearly-Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna", International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Cambridge, 10(4), pp.-505-511, Feb. 2018. A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "Compact dual-band hybrid dielectric resonator antenna loaded with magnetic-LC resonator", Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 32, no. 10, 1298-1305, Feb. 2018. A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "A-shaped wideband dielectric resonator antenna for wireless communication systems and its MIMO implementation", accepted for publication in International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, vol. 28, issue 8, e21402, April 2018.
  • A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "Compact dual-band hybrid dielectric resonator antenna loaded with magnetic-LC resonator", Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 32, no. 10, 1298-1305, Feb. 2018.
  • A. Sharma, A. Sarkar , A. Biswas, M. J. Akhtar, "A-shaped wideband dielectric resonator antenna for wireless communication systems and its MIMO implementation", accepted for publication in International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, vol. 28, issue 8, e21402, April 2018.
  • P. Tiwari, R. Anand, P. Shah and A. Sarkar , "Hairpin Resonator Based Non-invasive EM Biosensor For Lung Health Monitoring," 2024 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Hyderabad, India, 2024, pp. 1-5. (published)
  • H. S. Senapati, R. Anand, A. Kumar and A. Sarkar , "Ultra-wideband Dual-Polarized Frequency Independent Reflective Metasurface for RCS Reduction," 2024 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Hyderabad, India, 2024, pp. 1-3. (published)
  • R. Prasad, S. Duharia, P. Tiwari and A. Sarkar , "A Unique Hourglass-shaped Patch Integrated, Compact Monopulse Antenna for Orthogonal Target Detection and Tracking," 2024 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Hyderabad, India, 2024, pp. 1-4. (published)