Santanu Kapat

Santanu Kapat is a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where Santanu has held the position since December 2019, following a previous role as an Associate Professor from August 2011 to July 2019. Kapat has extensive experience as a Visiting Professor at notable institutions, including the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Università degli Studi di Padova, focusing on collaborative research and short-term courses related to digital control in power converters. Research interests encompass high-frequency switched mode power converters, digital control, non-linear dynamics, mixed-signal power management circuits, and applications in various technological domains such as electric vehicles and data centers. Kapat's academic background includes a PhD in Control of Power Electronics Converters and an M. Tech in Control System Engineering, both from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Prior to the current role, Kapat worked as a Research Engineer at GE Global Research and as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.