Spring 2024 Classes

 

 EEE 185 - Modern Communication Systems - Syllabus

• Types of Electronic Communication Systems
• Time/Frequency Analysis of Communication Signals and Systems
• First Generation Systems-Analog Modulation
• Second Generation Systems-Digital Modulation
• Third Generation Systems-Wideband Digital Modulation
• Capacity of Communication Systems and Higher Generations
• Long Range and Short Range Communication Systems

EEE/CPE 201 Research Methodology - Syllabus

• Professional Communication
• Critical Literature Review
• Bibliography
• Research Presentation
• Research Proposal
• Proposal Review
• Audience Based Presentation
• Progress Report

 

EEE 244 Numerical Analysis - Syllabus

• Introduction to Programming
• Matlab/Python Fundamentals
• Matrices and Equation Solving
• Numerical Integration
• Numerical solution of Differential Equations
• Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and Signal Processing
• System modeling by Curve Fitting
• Optimization techniques for System Design

 

Publications

Books 

• G.R. Kadambi, B.P. Kumar, V. Palade (Editors), Emerging trends in Photonics, Signal Processing and Communication Engineering, Lecture notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 649, Springer, 2020

• B. P. Kumar, "Communications System Laboratory", CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2015
  
  
• B. P. Kumar, "Digital Signal Processing Laboratory", Second Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011

Papers & Conference proceedings

• S. Ramalakshmanan, A. Alhassan, M. Alshehri, N. Aung, B. Hershey, B. Mills, S. Skiwski, J. Patel, G. Kakade, B.P. Kumar, “Clinical pilot study of improved Radio Frequency (RF) heating system to shrink tumors in veterinary patients- a multi-center study”, 2020 CSUPERB Symposium, San Jose.

• H. Tran, G.R. Branner, B.P. Kumar, 'Optimized microwave multiport beamforming circuit design for wideband applications', 2019 IEEE 62nd International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 949-952.

• M.C. Gonzalez; B.P. Kumar; G. R. Branner, 'Generalised design method of broadband array antennas using curved geometry', IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 14., pp. 1553 - 1562.
  

• Arunkumar P, Raju B, Vasantharaja R, Vijayaraghavan S, B.P. Kumar, Jeganathan K, Premkumar K., ‘Near infra-red laser mediated photothermal and antitumor efficacy of doxorubicin conjugated gold nanorods with reduced cardiotoxicity in swiss albino mice’, Nanomedicine. 2015 Aug;11(6):1435-44. 

• R. Sen, T.D. Jerome-Surendran; D.K. Trivedi, M.A. Qayyum, B. P. Kumar, 'Generalized method of current excitation reconstruction from near-field data of planar, cylindrical and spherical antenna arrays', IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, Vol. 7, issue 14, Nov. 2013, pp. 1128-1136.

• Raju Venkatesan,   Arunkumar Pichaimani,   Kalpana Hari,  B.P. Kumar,  Jeganathan Kulandaivel & Kumpati Premkumar, 'Doxorubicin conjugated gold nanorods: a sustained drug delivery carrier for improved anticancer therapy' J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 1010-1018

• S. Balaguru, R. Uppal, R.P. Vaid & B.P. Kumar, 'Investigation of the Spinal Cord as a Natural Receptor Antenna for Incident Electromagnetic waves and possible impact on the Central Nervous System', Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine,  Jun 2012, Vol. 31, No. 2: 101–111.

• C. Carpenter, B. P. Kumar & G. R. Branner, 'Design, Simulation, and Experimental Study of Far-Field Beam-Forming Techniques using Conformal Waveguide Arrays', Electromagnetics, 31:315-336, 2011. 

• J.K. Singh, M.D, M.V. Patel & B.P. Kumar, 'Clinical Effort To Expand Application of Low-Cost Microwave Hyperthermia Therapy for Treatment of Cancer', poster presented at the SARTA MedTech Showcase, Sacramento State University, May 6, 2011. 

• N.S. Karnik, R. Tulpule, M. Shah, P.S. Verma, C.Y. Huang, J.Y. Cha, A. Pandya, S. Usman,  V. Pulipati, P. Pagadala &  B.P. Kumar, 'Design, simulation and experimental study of near-field beamforming techniques using conformal waveguide arrays ', IET, Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 4, Feb. 2010, pp. 162-174. 

Patents

• U.S. Patent 6998930

 J. Tabatchnick, J. Johnson, B.P. Kumar & G. Thakkar, ‘Miniaturized Planar Microstrip Balun', issued  February 2006.

 

Community Projects

Our comunity projects involve outreach to veterinary and clinical centers by providing equipment and training on  Radio Frequency (RF) heating in the  treatment of cancer. Hyperthermia is primarily used as an adjuvant therapy to boost the effects of conventional cancer treatment like radiation, chemotherapy and surgery.

• Veterinary outreach at the Mobile Vet Connection clinic in Orangevale

 

Patient undergoing RF hyperthermia for bone cancer

• Clinical outreach at the Sacramento Naturopathic Clinical Center

 

Patient undergoing RF hyperthermia for Head and Neck cancer

Grants

• CSUS Research and Creative Activity Award, 2018-2019
  Design, fabrication and testing of broadband curved dipole antenna for wireless communication systems

• International Union Against Cancer (UICC) ICRETT Award, 2014-2015
  Project  to activate a recently installed hyperthermia unit at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India

• UEI Campus Grant, 2013
  Feasibility study and planning of a palliative and adjuvant cancer therapy center at Sacramento State

• The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation Medical Research Travel Grant, 2012
  Clinical trial at the Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India, to study the therapeutic effects of adding hyperthermia twice a week to conventional radiation therapy

• International Union Against Cancer (UICC) ICRETT Award, 2009-2010 
  Project grant to activate two recently installed diathermy units at the following cancer centers: Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, India and Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India

 

 

Professional Associations

• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Secretary, IEEE Sacramento Valley Section
• Overseas Member, Executive Council, Indian Association of Hyperthermic Oncology and Medicine

Awards

• IEEE (CSUS Branch) Professor of the Year Award, 1998-1999.
• IEEE (CSUS Branch) Communications Instructor of the Year Award, 1998-1999.
• Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Faculty Award, CSUS Commencement, 1999.
• Outstanding Teacher Award ,  College of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), 2000.
• Outstanding Scholar Award ,  College of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), 2005.
• 2012 IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation Premium Award for the paper: Design, simulation and experimental study of near-field beam forming techniques using conformal waveguide arrays, N.S Karnik, R. Tulpule, M. Shah, P.S. Verma, C.Y. Huang, J.Y. Cha, A. Pandya, S.Usman, V. Pulipati, P. Pagadala & B.P. Kumar, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation , February 2010, 4(2), 162-174.
• 2015 Peer and Academic Resource Center (PARC) OWL award