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Monash University |
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Wireless Communications: RFID & Antennas |
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Contact Information: Dr. Nemai Chandra Karmakar
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Qualifications: BSc (EEE) 1987, MSc (EEE) 1989, 1991, PhD(EEE) 1999, MHEd 2007, PGDipTHE (Education) 2001, SMIEE1999
Employment History: Design Engineer, Mitec Ltd, Brisbane, Australia, 1992-1995 Research Engineer, Radar Lab, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1999-2004 Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1999-2004 Senior Lecturer, Monash University 2004 to date Details of Competitive Grant Funding (2000-present): 2009-20012: ARC Linkage Project Grant’ “Back-scatter based RFID system capable of reading multiple chipless tags for regional and suburban libraries” $822,000 (with Karthikeyan, Industry Partner: FE Technologies, VIC Result pending) 2009-2011: ARC Linkage Project Grant, “Printable Multi-Bit Radio Frequency Identification for Banknotes” $895,000 (with Sweigers; Industry Partners: Securency and SatNet, VIC) 2009-2011: ARC Linkage Project Grant: Smart Information Management of Partial Discharge in Switchyards using Smart Antennas” $454,000 (with Vashishtha; Industry Partner: SP-AusNet, VIC) 2007-2010: ARC Linkage Project Grant, “Radio Frequency Wireless Monitoring in Sleep Apnoea (Particularly for Paediatric Patients)”, $80,626 over 3 years (with A/P I. Brown; Industry Partner: Regni Health, VIC ) 2006-2009: ARC Linkage Project Grant, “Investigation into improved wireless communication for rural and regional Australia”, $73,950 (with PactSat Comm., NSW) 2006-2008: ARC Discovery Grant, “Chipless RFID for Barcode Replacement”, $392,000 (with G. Swiegers, CSIRO)
2001-2003: National Science and Technology Board, Singapore, “Strategic Project: Micro-electromechanical Identification Tag (MEMIT)”: $1,760,000 (with Law, Shen, Aditya)
2000-2002: NTU-MINDEF Research Fund: "VSAT Active Antenna Array”: $50,000 (with Lee, Aditya, Law)
Peer Reviewed Publications: 1 book; 13 book chapters, 64 journal papers, 122 conference papers, 3 patents, 2 invited lectures, numerous conference abstracts, session chair in reputable international conferences, reviewers of prestigious journals like IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagations etc. (>540 Google Scholar Citations)
Member of Editorial Board: (i) International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering; (ii) International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems; (iii) International Journal of Automated Identification Technology; and (iv) International Journal of Ultra Wideband Communications and Systems; Invitation |




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Last Updated May 2009 |