About the Faculty:

I specialize in planar antenna design and RF/microwave engineering for wireless, 5G/6G, satellite, non-terrestrial networks (NTN), radar, automotive, underwater, Wi-Fi/WLAN, and IoT applications. My expertise includes UWB, compact and miniaturized antennas, MIMO, metamaterial/metasurface-based antennas, DRAs, reconfigurable antennas, EBG/AMC-integrated antennas, superstrate-enhanced designs, antenna arrays, and 3D-printed/additively manufactured antennas.

My research also focuses on mmWave/sub-THz antennas, beam steering, conformal and wearable antennas, RIS, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), RF sensing, and AI/ML-assisted antenna design and optimization. This includes machine-learning-based antenna modeling, surrogate modeling, intelligent optimization, physics-informed AI for electromagnetics, AI-assisted inverse antenna design, performance prediction, and automated electromagnetic design optimization. I employ HFSS, CST, and FEKO, along with advanced fabrication and experimental characterization, to develop high-performance RF solutions for next-generation communication, sensing, and space systems.

Academic Qualifications:

• Ph.D. (Antenna Design) from Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (India), 2012 – 2015.
• M.E. (RF and Microwave Engg.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (India), 2007 – 2009. 
• B.E. (ECE) from Government Ujjain Engineering College, Ujjain (India), 2003 – 2007.

Experience: 

• Associate Professor at BITS-Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India (Since 2nd September 2024)
• Invited Professor at the Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et Couches Minces (LPICM), École Polytechnique, Paris, France. (October 2025 to December 2025)
• Assistant Professor at BITS-Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India (30th July 2016 to 1st September 2024)
• Assistant Professor at BTIRT, Sagar, India (September 2015 to July 2016)
• Research Scholar at IIITDM, Jabalpur, India (August 2012 to August 2015)
• Assistant Professor at GGCT, Jabalpur, India (December 2009 to July 2012)

For Aspiring PhD Candidates:

Candidates interested in pursuing a PhD in Microwave Engineering, RF Engineering, Antenna Design, Electromagnetics, or related areas are encouraged to contact me by email to discuss their research interests and potential areas of work. I am interested in supervising both full-time (regular) and part-time PhD candidates, subject to the availability of suitable research topics, academic background, and institute requirements. Prospective PhD candidates are advised to follow the official PhD admission process at BITS Pilani, which is conducted twice a year. Candidates should apply through the prescribed admission process and may contact me beforehand to discuss the broad alignment of their research interests with my research areas.

Email: sudeepb@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

PhD Admissions: https://www.bitsadmission.com/

Applicants are encouraged to mention their academic background, relevant coursework, research interests, project/thesis experience, and a brief description of their intended research area when contacting me.