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Prof. Atul Kumar Nishad

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

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Room No: ECE 308 +91-870-2462424 atul@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 11
    • Conference(s): 3
    • Book Chapter(s): 1
    • PhD: Current - 2  Awarded - 2

    15

    PUBLICATIONS

    4

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    Research Areas

    2D materials
    3D ICs
    Cryogenic Electronics
    First-Principle Study
    Metamaterials based Sensors
    Neuromorphic Computing & Quantum Computing
    Spintronics
    Superconductor Electronics
    THz Electronics
    VLSI Interconnects and Devices
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy Indian Institute of Technology Ropar 2016
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    VLSI Interconnects(EC2323) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Computer Organization and Architecture(EC1263) 3-0-2 4 UG
    VLSI Interconnects(EV418) 3-0-0 3 UG
    VLSI Verification and Testing(EV352) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Digital Electronics(EC281) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Signals and Systems(EC262) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Basic Electronics Engineering(EC131) 3-0-0 3 UG
    VLSI design(EC5314) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Advanced VLSI Interconnects(EC5268) 3-0-0 3 PG
    VLSI System Design(EC5104) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Low power VLSI Design(EC5253) 3-0-0 3 PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Design and Optimization of Ferroelectric Spacer Engineered Modified Bi-Level Negative Capacitance FET: An Analog/RF Evaluation Perspective, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol.32 (1), pp.222-230, 2025
    Anisotropy-tuned stability and size reduction of high-speed skyrmioniums for narrow magnetic nanotracks, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., IOP, Physica Scripta, vol.100 (12), pp.125528, 2025
    Quantum conductance states in Ni/Mo/MoO3/Ni memristors: implications for multi-level neuromorphic computing, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., IOP, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol.58 (25), pp.255101, 2025
    A novel step architecture based negative capacitance (SNC) FET: Design and circuit level analysis, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., ScienceDirect, Microelectronics Journal, vol.146, pp.106139, 2024
    Nanoscale Ni/Mo/MoO3/Ni memristor for synaptic applications, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., IET, Electronic Letters, vol.60, pp.e13131, 2024
    On the design of p-channel step-FinFET at sub-10nm node: A parametric analysis, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., ScienceDirect, Microelectronics Journal, vol.126, pp.105505, 2022
    First-Principle Analysis of Transition Metal Edge-Passivated Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons for Nanoscale Interconnects, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol.20, pp.92-68, 2021
    Lithium-Intercalated Graphene Interconnects: Prospects for On-Chip Applications, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., IEEE, IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society, vol.4 (6), pp.485 - 489, 2016
    Performance improvement in SC-MLGNRs interconnects using interlayer dielectric insertion, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, vol.3 (4), pp.470 - 482, 2015
    Self‐consistent capacitance model for multilayer graphene nanoribbon interconnects, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., IET, Micro & Nano Letters, vol.10 (8), pp.404-407, 2015
    Analytical time-domain models for performance optimization of multilayer GNR interconnects, By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al., IEEE, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol.20 (1), pp.3700108, 2014
    Conference(s)
    Frequency-Dependent Mutual Inductance in Broadside-Coupled Superconducting Striplines By Vipul Kumar Nishad and Atul Kumar Nishad, IEEE 29th Workshop on Signal and Power Integrity (SPI), 2025
    Multi-State Resistance Tuning via Voltage Ramp Rates in Ni/Mo/MoO3/Ni Memristors for High-Density Memory Applications By Maryala Praveen, Atul Kumar Nishad and Vipul Kumar Nishad, IEEE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Technology and Management for Social Innovation (IATMSI), 2025
    AI/Lu/Lu2O3/ Al Memristor for Synaptic and Memory Applications By Maryala Praveen, Atul Kumar Nishad and Vipul Kumar Nishad, IEEE 6th International Conference on Emerging Electronics, 2022
    Book Chapter(s)
    Performance Evaluation of AsF5-intercalated Top-Contact Multilayer Graphene Nanoribbons for Deeply Scaled Interconnects By Atul Kumar Nishad et. al. in High-Speed and Lower Power Technologies, CRC Press, Engineering & Technology, 2018
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Kadavergu Swamy
    Area of Research: Neuromorphic Computing System
    Syeda Firasath Fatima
    Area of Research: Spintronics
    Previous PhD Students
    Maryala Praveen (2025)
    Area of Research: Design and Modelling of Conductance Quantized Ni/Mo/MoO3/Ni Memristors for Memory, Neuromorphic and Quantum-Inspired Computing
    Santosh Kumar Padhi (2025)
    Area of Research: Modified Bi-Level Negative Capacitance FET Design for Low Power Electronics
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / GIAN
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2016
    DST Young Scientist Travel Award
    2014
    CEFIPRA ESONN Fellowship [Indo-French]
    Best Paper Award
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Professor In-Charge [Departmental Information and Website] (August, 2025 - June, 2026)
    •  Professor In-Charge [Library] (August, 2025 - June, 2026)
    •  Faculty In-Charge [Computer Organization & Architecture Lab, ECE Department, NIT Warangal] (July, 2025 - June, 2026)
    •  Faculty In-Charge [Physical Design Automation] (July, 2025 - June, 2026)
    •  Faculty Coordinator [Centre for Alumni Relations] (July, 2024 - July, 2026)
    •  Faculty Coordinator [Centre for International Relations] (July, 2024 - July, 2026)
    •  Faculty Advisor [ASTRONOMY CLUB, NIT WARANGAL] (August, 2021 - November, 2023)
    •  Hostel Warden [NIT Warden] (November, 2020 - November, 2022)
    •  Faculty Advisor [LAN RADIO CLUB, NIT WARANGAL] (August, 2018 - August, 2021)
    •  Member [Insitute Hindi Translation Committee] (August, 2018 - July, 2026)
    •  DASA Students Faculty Coordinator [ECE Department, NIT Warangal] (May, 2018 - August, 2020)
    •  Faculty In-Charge [Mixed Signal Design Lab, ECE Department, NIT Warangal] (May, 2018 - November, 2023)
    •  PG DAC Member [ECE Department, NIT Warangal] (May, 2018 - August, 2021)
    •  Faculty Advisor (January, 2018 - June, 2024)
     Last updated on July 12, 2026