Good day, Janeshwaran G. I'm Arjun. I've had a look through your background and your professional record. I'm interested in hearing more about your work and how you see yourself fitting in here with our faculty. Ready to start?

I'm ready to start.

Please start

Please start by introducing your professional journey in academia.

OK Sir, good morning. This is Janeshwaran from Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu.

So my major research areas are conventional and developing conventional and advanced control techniques for complex systems, and I have worked in renewable energies and optimization techniques.

Uh, I am basically a control and instrumentation, uh researcher and uh lecturer.

So coming to my.

Coming to my education qualifications, I have completed my B.Tech from the Madras of Madras Institute of Technology, Chromepet, Chennai with the CCP OP7 and I have completed my ME from the Division Control and Instrumentation with the CGP of 7.7.

From the.

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Please go ahead, Professor.

Sure, Sir.

So in my ME I have done the project on control developing control algorithms for DFIG generators.

Advanced control techniques and I have worked in system identification and developing models for induction generators. So after this, in continuation to that I have done my about to complete my PhD from the Department of Control and Instrumentation in 80 Trichurapalli.

So you secured 8.5 CGP in the PhD journey? I have worked on developing analytical tuning rules and with hybrid optimization techniques for for linear active disturbance direction controllers for implementing in complex systems. So I have worked on rehabilitation, developing rehabilitation devices with SolidWorks and I have implemented.

In addition to that, I have worked as a assistant warden for Btech third year and 4th year students. So from my five years PhD journey, I have published 33 journals and two conferences and two more journals are in the revision.

Two tuning algorithms on.

So I have uh inter I have filed on patent also.

OK, Sir.

Thank you for sharing, Professor. Let us proceed. Could you elaborate on your expertise in power electronics, power systems, or control systems, particularly in the context of your research and teaching experience?

Yes Sir I have tea. I have thought students second year and 3rd year students control systems 1 and control systems 2IN control systems I have discussed about transfer function transformation approach and states place approach and then how to solve these complex systems with.

Tuning techniques that is Bode plot and IQOS plot and the root locus. So after that in modern control theory I have teach the developing observers and controllers with Lcus and.

State feedback techniques. So other than that in my research I have worked in controllers such as ADRC controller, Pad controller and MPC and SMC controllers. So in the linear controllers such as pad AD, senior ADRC and state feedback controllers and nonlinear controllers, sliding mode and MPC also work. So particularly to the power electronics, in my M tech project I have worked on DFAG generators. So for controlling the DFAD generators we have implemented rotor side converter and site converter. So. In this we are using the back-to-back converters and back-to-back converters. For converters we have used for.

Getting optimal power conversion.

Of wind turbines.

Is it fine? Uh, OK.

So in class they are gaining the theoretical knowledge and we through examinations also we are monitoring the students in laboratory purposes. The basic experiments we are conducting for the students like the DC motor control and speed control and the pushing control for the DC motors.

Yes, thank you, Professor. Based on your explanation, could you provide more detail on how you guide students in laboratories, particularly for control systems or related fields? How do you ensure they gain both theoretical and practical understanding?

Other than that.

So we are giving practical projects for the students, some mini projects for the students such as they have developed. So in the previous college where I have worked they have developed multiple robotic manipulators, tooling manipulators and automatic dust carrying machines and all using the DC motors. So by giving these projects we can able to monitor the students.

Knowledge based on this.

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So in many projects we are giving, we are separating the students based upon the batches. So in the batches each students, each batch containing 3 students. So separately for monitoring the students we viewing separate tasks for them.

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Understood, Professor. How do you approach evaluating student performance during such projects or in their examination and laboratory work? Can you provide examples of your methods or criteria?

So other than yes, Sir.

OK.

Please continue, Professor.

So other than that, so initially we are monitoring through the so separates the work for the students. Other than that we can give separate panel discussions among them. So we can get inputs from the students through that we can able to.

Evaluate each student how much knowledge they have gained and so if the student is further interested, we can motivate the students to publish papers also based upon their work we can evaluate the work and based on the work we can proceed further for the publications.

So actually first, first of all, after getting the theory and practical knowledge from the laboratory and theory sessions, so students approach them each faculty or mentor. So for further how we can proceed and gain knowledge based upon their interest. So after collecting the interest from the students based upon the the current, based on the current trend of the research, we'll give separate research problems for them from the research problems we are evaluating. We are giving further guidance for the students so which direction they want to proceed.

Thank you, Professor. Moving on, could you explain your experience guiding student projects and research? How do you mentor them to align their academic work with innovative research goals?

Their research?

And we are separating the task for the students.

So you can if.

Thank you, Professor. If there's anything further you'd like to elaborate on, do let me know. Otherwise, we can proceed.

No, Sir. We can proceed for the next question.

How would you describe your approach to communication and structured teaching to ensure students clearly understand complex concepts? Could you provide an example?

The student having a doubts in complex understanding the complex concepts means so in classrooms we are teaching the students for them the concepts. So if the student having further doubts we can I will conduct further classes for them and the further conducting the classes I am evaluating based upon the test results. So how they are approaching the problems and understanding skills based upon these criteria I am.

Evaluating the students if the furthest if the student needs further guidance on that.

So I will give the separate session. I will arrange the separate session for the students and then guide them and then I will try to.

And explain the concepts then clearly with further details.

Thank you, Professor. In addition to your teaching and mentoring responsibilities, you mentioned your research publications. Could you highlight your contributions to peer-reviewed journals and how they demonstrate your expertise in your field?

Sure.

Uh, so from my PhD experience, I have published UH-3 journal publications and two conferences. So I have worked on developing, uh, tuning controller tuning techniques for the currently trending controller that is ADRC active disturbance rejection controller. So in the previous previous years, the academiations and the researchers have developed most of the trial and error methods for ADRC and tuning of Ads is very complex. So they filled, uh.

The in the trending controller is a lagging in the.

Lagging in a conventional tuning techniques. So our my research contribution helped them to easily tune the controllers using optimization techniques and analytical tuning approaches. And I have included the graphical tuning approaches also which will be very easy for understanding the students and the research community.

And I have implemented. I have tested my controller tuning techniques in the real time. Also for a DC motor, speed control and position control systems. And for the hybrid MIMO systems I have implemented in helicopter systems I developed a tuning approach.

In that I have tuned both pitch and.

Pichaniya control. I have implemented Pichaniya control.

Did they develop ads?

Sure Sir that is what you have mentioned is correct. So I have talking about the developing of tuning techniques for the ADRC. So last 10 decades they have such as worked on developing tuning techniques for the ADRC but still some pointers lagging the number of complexity of tuning the parameters is still lagging. So my research will contribute them EC tuning approach and implementing for various complex systems which will be helpful for controlling the motors.

Could you clarify your question, Professor? Are you referring to the development of ADRC tuning techniques or something else?

And process control systems.

Such as quadruple.

Thank you.

So so I understand.

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In coming to the consultancy projects in previous research institutes, there are Nat Pichurapalli. We have approached A funding Research Institute named as DRDO and we got project from the.

I'm coming to.

For developing exoskeleton systems so which will be helpful for the patient for rehabilitation, rehabilitation.

Under joint injuries which will be helpful for them and we have returned a proposal for them and we got within one year and its sanction and in that project we have purchased the motors under and we have developed the.

Injured patients for which the patients having the leg injury.

And exhaust weight and setup.

Can't be honest if something.

OK.

So other than that and and then we have developed ultrasonic system, laser system. So that is a contributor from the DST project and we got so it's under its purchase, it's we got sanctioned under 50,00,000 for that.

So one more project for ultrasonic sound.

So we need to develop a.

OK.

Please proceed, Professor.

OK, so in the past five years we have purchased 2 projects, one is for exoskeleton that is a sanction for around 50,00,000 and one more is getting the signals from the brain and we need to develop a device, biomedical device for getting the for measuring the signals from the brain. So it is it is given from the Serb.

So it's around 20,00,000 project so and we have completed the project within 5,00,000.

So that is a major contribution to the research facility.

Thank you for sharing your experience, Professor. Let's proceed to verify the remaining key aspects. Could you elaborate on how you ensure a structured and coherent teaching approach when explaining intricate laboratory procedures or concepts to students?

So far now coming to the teaching, so students in first years and second years, they don't have about knowledge in their domains. So first of all we need to give the basic knowledge of the domain and what they what they will achieve after four years. So first of all we need to given them a basic structure.

So first of all, we need to clear them the basics about the department and what are the major subjects they are going to learn and how to proceed with the subjects. So these three are the key aspects for the students for understanding the subject and getting them interest and motivated for the subjects. So after getting a clear understanding from the basic knowledge so we can proceed with the complex topics in the second year, third year and fourth years.

And it's easy for them to catch if they capture the and understand the subjects. And it's very helpful for their placements also.

OK, Sir.

Could you briefly share how your background equips you to contribute effectively to both research and teaching in our institution?

Sure, Sir.

So coming to my background, I have worked in three premium institutes in Tamil Nadu. So in my B.Tech. So I have worked with most of the senior professors from Anna Universities. So they have.

So in that yes, so in that I, I, I can able to know what type of research and what type of teaching they have gathered from the premium institutes. So the I will, I can able to follow the same procedure in our institute. It will be in V80. So already I know the V80 will is contributing much to the students. So with that I can able to.

Provide my knowledge, my experience on them SO.

Kindly continue,

Different type of teaching so it will be helpful for them in uh appraising their knowledges and UH.

Getting more high placements.

Thank you, Professor. This brings us to the conclusion of assessing your skills and experiences. Before proceeding, is there anything further you’d like to discuss or elaborate on?

So from my knowledge of UH teaching and research experience and UH worked in premium institutes, I can able to contribute much to VAT as a UH, as a professor, as a assistant professor for the students.

And the same way I can able to contribute much research publications under the Weight Institute.

Pathway and to achieve their goals.

Through the control through implementing various control techniques and I have worked in many controllers and converters which is a primary for the current.

Trending areas.

Thank you.

Professor, as we begin, could you share which foundational course in your field you find most engaging to teach, and why?

So coming to the foundation, so basically I'm interested in Max as well as the science also.

I'm starting the control systems. It's full of mathematics. So it's it's giving me the motivation and encouragement for for the proceeding for for getting interest in the field of control systems and implementing in various complex systems. So in this field is vast field and we can able to experience what is the current state happening in a system each movements and we can able to control.

So control is a major problem in the current field of the society. So this can able to help the research community and the students.

I'm getting motivational and doing the continuing the research.

Sure, Sir. Basically I have initially I thought what is the main motivation for this project is so this, so compared to coming to other conventional techniques available in the society, it's a pad controller. So it's easy for the easy accessing and.

Professor Janeshwaran, it's clear that you are deeply motivated by your work in control systems and its potential applications to complex systems. Let us focus on connecting your research expertise with teaching capabilities. Your project on "Design and Development of analytical tuning formulae and hybrid optimization-based tuning techniques for an advanced Active Disturbance Rejection Controller" presents significant value. Could you explain how you would simplify the core concepts of this project to make them accessible and engaging to undergraduate students?

CHK accessing and implementation as well as it's very easy for complex systems. But the main drawback of pad controller is it can able to it cannot able to handle the disturbances and uncertainties in the system. So that is the main motivation for this project.

So coming to the conventional, so coming to the ADRC. So ADRC is a recent trending controller which can able to handle this disturbances and complexities and noises effectively. So the the main drawback, so this is a major advantages of the ADS. And one more advantage of ADSC is a model P structure and the compared to the conventional controller like pad, it's a model dependent structure. So these advantages motivates me to doing work on the ADRC.

And I want to uh make it effective which can able to understand easily the. So the tuning techniques already implemented by the researchers are complex and it cannot able to understand by either.

Academicians under the students and it's very complex for them. So my project I'm decided to develop a tuning technique for the ADRC which can which can able to support the researchers and control societies so easily want to implement for higher complex systems.

So this is a more main motivation for the projects I have undergone the basic. So in this I have interviews basic mathematics for developing these tuning techniques which can be helpful for the Btech students and other academicians for easily implementing controllers on ADRC for various complex systems.

Thank you, Professor Janeshwaran. It is quite clear your research addresses a pressing academic and practical challenge. Simplifying and making advanced control techniques like ADRC accessible to students and academicians is indeed valuable. Could you now describe how you would integrate this specific research topic or its foundational concepts into a first-year control systems course? How would you ensure students without advanced mathematical backgrounds remain engaged and can grasp the ideas?

Yeah, you have a student, uh, without a background of mathematical knowledge. It's a little complex, but it's, uh, not much challenging. So it's not much challenging. I can, able to, uh, make them clear. First of all, I will make them clear with the conventional control techniques available available in the literature so that they can, able to familiar with the basic mathematics and control techniques. So once they got a clear idea what the controller can do and how it can able to handle their systems, various systems.

For getting their response once they got clear. So it is not much challenging for them to understand the ADRC controller so I can able to teach them effectively this controller.

On how to implement this them for the challenging complex systems to getting their better response and increasing the effectiveness of the systems.

So Dhaka and my research area also helpful for them to understand the area sequences.

Yes, Sir, Yeah.

Could you describe a specific classroom activity or assignment you would design to help students bridge the gap from understanding conventional control methods to applying the advanced concepts of ADRC in practical scenarios?

OK. So once they got confirmed clear in the concepts of conventional controllers and ads, then it's not a big task them to?

Implementation for the complex systems. So in my research project I have implemented that for a 5 different types of systems which having each systems having individual complexities with them. So some of them I will notify that is time delay systems. So time delay having the exponential in the systems exponential power in the system. So exponential can able to decrease and able to increase. So that is one of the complexity and a non minimum phase. So similarly non minimum phase also you can able to go down and go back in.

Responses and with that I have handled the usage for unstable systems.

So these are the different complex systems I have done in my research. So similarly students for students starting to understand for starting who are who are starting to understand ADRC, they can start with the simpler systems, so such as stable behavior and try to achieve the.

Required responses and then once they got clear in the concepts they can try for the different complex systems. So if they need any help means they can steady the journal papers I can able to support them for understanding these concepts.

Thank you, Professor Janeshwaran. Your approach of starting students with simpler systems like stable behaviors and progressively moving towards more complex systems such as time-delay and non-minimum phase ones demonstrates thoughtful pedagogy. Providing journal references and personal support further underscores your commitment to student success. Let's wrap up this section. Before proceeding, is there anything additional about how you connect your research expertise with your teaching that you'd like to share?

Our scheduled time for the interview is now up. Before we conclude, do you have any questions related to the role or the company?

No issues, Sir. So actually the role is, uh, assistant professor, I think so. So no issues, no further issues. So no further clarifications. Thank you for the session, Sir.

Professor, could you outline a three-year research roadmap you would plan for yourself, assuming the role involves advancing VIT University's standing in emerging technologies?

So I am strong at control systems. I am strong at control systems and developing. So I have worked on a conventional controllers, advanced controllers. So controller is a major issue in the current trending situation because in the.

Uh current era is going towards the automation, so control can able to contribute more in each field such as biomedical or robotics.

Or in some other application, power, electronics and renewable energy and so on.

So once I can able to so I from coming to my research point of view, I have totally seven years with my PG project. Totally seven years I got experienced on the control and implementation for the complex systems and further I can able to publish more papers in after joining to VAT I can able to publish more papers and able to get more research projects based upon control with other. Other areas also who whichever requiring control.

So it will be a good contribution for we.

Understood, Professor. How do you plan to mentor junior students in your area of expertise to ensure a consistent pipeline of high-quality publications while contributing to the academic growth of VIT University?

So while coming to for publications, so good journals nowadays are requiring good.

So who are the authors? They contributed their research in the publications. So corresponding the VIT is a good institute and I have contacts with the other institutes also major institutes of Tamil Nadu. So in further while I am undergoing my research, I am in contact with the other Iits and other premier institutes of India. So with them I can able to collaborate with them.

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And we can able to contribute, we can able to solve the major problems, upcoming problems, current problems in the society. So with that we can able to get the good publications and it will further improve the quality of VAT.

And it will improve the academic knowledge of the students also.

Thank you, Professor. Considering your research expertise, how would you leverage international collaborations to enhance citation metrics and broaden the impact of your work?

So coming to the citation and publications, so previously, as I previously said, I have encountered already, I have contact with UH for some Nat's major institutes such as Nets and major universities to improve the citations publication is matter. So if I put.

So #5 and yearly I am plan to put two publications under the name of VAT with the foreign and Indian collaborations.

Premium institute professors from the foreign and interviewing collaborations, so it will automatically improve the quality of 80.

Professor, can you describe how you would implement an active learning model, such as a Flipped Classroom, for a large-enrollment course without relying on slides? Please include specifics about the tools, techniques, and processes you'd use to facilitate and encourage student engagement in this setting.

So the conventional way of teaching is a classroom teaching and as well as what you said is a smart class teaching. So apart from that I can able to get them to the lab and get exposure with the lab and directly teaching the concepts in the lab if you can able to help them to easily learn the concepts.

To learn and understood the concepts.