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Prof. D Vakula

PhD (Fault Diagnostics of Antenna Arrays from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India)

Professor

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Room No: ECE113   +91-870-2462443
vakula@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Artificial Neural networks 

 Metamaterial absorbers 

 Multiband antennas, Fault Diagnostics, Neural Networks 

 phase array antennas, ultrawideband antennas, Metamaterials 

 Substrate Integrated waveguides 

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  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • RF Engineering(EC36005)
  • Electromagnetic Fields and Waves(EC253)
  • RF Engineering Lab(EC5306)
  • RF Engineering(EC5303)
  • Networks and Transmission Lines(EC203)
  • Analog and Digital Electronics Laboratory(EC182)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0002-3781-4142
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=896_E04AAAAJ&hl=en


  • A wideband, thin, dual-negative, and polarization-independent square-tooth circular ring resonator-based metamaterial absorber for Ku-band applications, By Ramesh Amugothu, Vakula Damera, Cambridge University Press, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, vol.1-9, pp.1-9, 2024

Work for Design of Vivaldi Antennas in 0.4-6 GHZ frequency bands,simulate three element array with study of Interference effects

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Unistring Tech Solutions Pvt Limited , Hyderabad
  • Duration -1 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 100000
  • Status Completed

Modelling and simulation of wideband array for Missile Applications

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor RCI, Hyderabad.
  • Duration -1 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1860000
  • Status Completed

Design of Omni directectional Antenna for Missile application

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DRDL Hyderabad
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 990000
  • Status Completed

Design and simulation of Missile Antennas

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DRDL Hyderabad
  • Duration 26 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 990000
  • Status Completed

Design and Simulation of Ultra Wide Band Conformal Patch Antennas

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DRDL Hyderabad
  • Duration 32 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 990000
  • Status Completed

Characterization of Dual Polarized Waveguide Slot Radiator

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor RCI, Hyderabad
  • Duration 23 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 980000
  • Status Completed

Design of Antenna Array for multiple beam widths

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor RSM, NIT Warangal
  • Duration 18 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 400000
  • Status Completed

Design of Optimum Phased array And Identification of faulty elements

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DLRL Hyderabad
  • Duration 18 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 990000
  • Status Completed


A Ramesh

  • Area of Research: Metamaterial absorbers

Ch.Manasa

  • Area of Research: 3D Printed antennas

K Naveen

  • Area of Research: AMC integrated antennas for radar applications

M. Bhagya Lakshmi

  • Area of Research: Patch antenna array with corporate feed network

RV Hara Prasad

  • Area of Research: Fractal DGS For Antenna Miniaturization

V V S R N Raju

  • Area of Research: efficient techniques for ELINT on unmanned platforms
  • Best paper award
  • Best poster Award
  • Head, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (Continuing from July, 2023)
  • Faculty advisor, PhD (Continuing from January, 2022)
  • induction program 1B.Tech coordinator for speeches by eminent speakers (December, 2021 - December, 2021)
  • 19th convocation, Convener Reception Committee (October, 2021 - October, 2021)
  • induction program 1B.Tech coordinator for speeches by eminent speakers (December, 2020 - December, 2020)
  • 18th convocation, Convener Reception Committee (October, 2020 - October, 2020)
  • convener (October, 2020 - October, 2020)
  • Convener, mentoring for 1 B.tech students (September, 2019 - August, 2021)
  • Associate Dean(student welfare) (September, 2019 - August, 2021)
  • 17th convocation, Convener Reception Committee (August, 2019 - August, 2019)
  • 16th convocation, Convener Reception Committee (August, 2018 - August, 2018)
  • In-charge of Microwave and optical Communication lab (Continuing from January, 2018)
  • Deputy Chief Warden (July, 2015 - May, 2018)