Dr. Vinayak V. Rao
Education Details
| Degree | Institution | Specialization | University | Year |
| B.E | Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal | Electrical & Electronics Engineering | Mangalore University | 1998 |
| M.Tech | Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal | Illumination Technology | VTU | 2001 |
| Ph.D. | M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore | Nanomaterials of Electrical Insulation Application | VTU | 2024 |
Experience Details
| Field | Designation | Workplace | From | To |
| Teaching | Professor | Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangalore | 2025 | Present |
| Freelancer | Recruiter | Predipower Solutions, Bangalore | 2024 | 2025 |
| Teaching | Assistant Professor | M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore | 2006 | 2024 |
| Teaching | Lecturer | Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore | 2002 | 2006 |
Subjects Handled
| Basic Electrical Engineering , Analog Electronic Circuits , Network Analysis , 8051 Microcontrollers , 8086 Microprocessors , Operating Systems , Management and Entrepreneurship , Database Management Systems , Digital Electronics , Java Programming , Operations Research , Research Methodology and IPR , Business Analytics |
Area of Interest
| Machine Learning , Data Analytics , Nanomaterials |
Publications in Journals
| National Journal |
| International Journal (Scopus Indexed) | |
| 1 | Vinayak V. Rao, Assessment of insulation failure of field aged 11 kV polymeric insulators of marine environment with characterizations technique, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 23, Issue 5, pp. 1932-1939, 2023, Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-023-01730-8 [Q3] |
| 2 | Vinayak V. Rao, R. Hari Krishna & K. Ramakrishna Murthy, Pradipkumar Dixit, Experimental Investigation of Nano Al2O3 Filled Silicone Rubber Specimen Used in Outdoor Insulation, Surface Engineering and Applied Electrochemistry, Vol. 59, Issue 4, pp. 422-432, 2023, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068375523040154 [Q3] |
| 3 | Vinayak V. Rao, Pradipkumar Dixit, R. Hari Krishna, K. Ramakrishna Murthy, Performance Evaluation of Nano MgO Filled Polymer Material for High Voltage Insulation, Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques, Vol. 17, Issue 1, pp. 94-103, 2023, Pleiades Publishing, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1027451023010263 [Q4] |
| 4 | Vinayak V. Rao, K. Ramakrishna Murthy, G.M. Mamatha, R. Hari Krishna, Pradipkumar Dixit, Experimental Investigations of Nano-BaTiO3-Filled HTV SiR Insulating Specimen Under Rainy Condition, Recent Trends in Thermal Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICAST 2020, pp. 163-171, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3132-0_16 [Q4] (Won Best Paper Award) |
| 5 | Vinayak V. Rao, Murthy K. Ramakrishna, Pradipkumar Dixit, R. Hari Krishna, M. Anand, R.T. Prajwal Kumar, K.M. Raghavendra, I.S. Sanjay, Development and Performance Evaluation of Micromagnesium Oxide Filled Silicone Rubber for High Voltage Insulation, Advances in Smart Grid Technology: Select Proceedings of PECCON 2019—Volume I, pp. 473-484, Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7245-6_35 [Q4] (Won Best Paper Award) |
Paper presented in conferences
| National Conference | |
| 1 | Presented a paper on Trade Mark Retrieval System by Extracting Image Features like Edge and Contour in the conference 'Information Science and Technology for Sustainability and Innovation' on May 22nd and 23rd, 2015 |
| 2 | Presented a paper on Securing Content Based Publish/Subscribe System by Adapting Pairing Based Cryptography Mechanism, March 1st–2nd, 2015 |
| 3 | Presented a paper on Comparison of EDF and LDF Task Scheduling Algorithms in RTS at GSSSS National Level Conference, 2008 |
| International Conference | |
| 1 | Presented a paper on AI-enabled Analysis of Climate Change on Agriculture and Yield Prediction for Coastal Karnataka in the International Conference on Recent Innovations in Computer Science, June 17–18, 2022 at Srinivas Institute of Technology |
| 2 | Presented a paper on Feature-based Stratification of Paddy Seeds of Coastal Karnataka Region in the International Conference on Recent Innovations in Computer Science, June 17–18, 2022 at Srinivas Institute of Technology |
| 3 | Presented a paper on A Real-Time Multi-Crop Classification Using Deep Learning Method for Pesticide Spraying in Sustainable Agriculture, ICRIAS 2025, Manipal |
| 4 | Presented a paper on A Real-Time Computer Vision Based Green Intensity Estimation Method for the Arecanut Tree, VSPICE 23, Nitte |
| International Conference (IEEE) | |
| 1 | Vinayak V. Rao, Mamatha G. Mahesh, Performance evaluation of polymeric insulators subjected to UV radiation, 2020 IEEE 7th Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON), pp. 1-6, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/UPCON50219.2020.9376544 |
| 2 | Vinayak V. Rao, Pradipkumar Dixit, Ramakrishna Murthy K., Electric field estimation of 220kV and 400kV polymeric insulators using ANSYS-LF used in transmission lines, 2024 International Conference on Control, Computing, Communication and Materials (ICCCCM), pp. 127-140, IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/ICCCCM61016.2024.11039884 |
| 3 | Vinayak V. Rao, Ramakrishna Murthy, Chandrshekhar Badachi, Pradipkumar Dixit, Effect of corona disc on the performance of polymeric insulator under polluted conditions, 2016 International Conference on Circuits, Controls, Communications and Computing (I4C), pp. 1-4, IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/CIMCA.2016.8053304 |
| 4 | G. Pavithra, Vinayak V. Rao, Remote monitoring and control of VFD fed three phase induction motor with PLC and LabVIEW software, 2018 2nd International Conference on I-SMAC (IoT in Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud), pp. 329-335, IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/I-SMAC.2018.8653657 |
Workshop/Seminar attended/Guest lectures delivered
| 1 | Attended 5 days workshop on Machine Learning to Tiny ML, SIT, April 1–5, 2024 |
| 2 | Attended 5 days ATAL FDP on Emerging Significance of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: Current Perspectives, SIT Mangalore, Dec 11–16, 2023 |
| 3 | Attended 2 days workshop on Microcontroller and Embedded System at AITE, Jan 24–25, 2020 |
| 4 | Attended 5 days workshop on Outcome Based Education and NBA Accreditation at MITE, Dec 30, 2019 – Jan 3, 2020 |
| 5 | Attended 5 days workshop on Paradigms on Intelligent Computing at VTU Belagavi, July 29 – Aug 2, 2019 |
| 6 | Attended 6 days FEP on InfyTQ Based Foundation Program at Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Trissur, June 24–29, 2019 |
| 7 | Attended two days FDP on R Programming and WEKA Tool at SIT, Jan 18–19, 2018 |
| 8 | Attended 1-week workshop on LabView at SIT, Jan 16–20, 2018 |
| 9 | Participated in 5 days FDP on Data Science and Big Data Analytics at SIT, July 3–7, 2017 |
| 10 | Participated in Infosys FEP at NMAMIT, Dec 18–22, 2017 |
| 11 | Attended two days FDP on ARM7 Processor and Keil IDE at AITE, Jan 23–24, 2017 |
| 12 | Participated in Content Guru event at Infosys, 2016 |
| 13 | Attended two days FDP on ARM Controllers and Its Applications at SIT, Dec 4–5, 2015 |
| 14 | Attended 4 days FDP on Big Data Analytics and its Applications at SIT, June 22–25, 2016 |
| 15 | Participated in two days workshop on Android Application at SIT, May 11–12, 2015 |
| 16 | Participated in Infosys FEP on Foundation Program 4.0, Sept 15–19, 2014 |
| 17 | Organized 10 days workshop on Cyber Security as Coordinator, ICT-MHRD, July 10–20, 2014 |
| 18 | Attended 1-week workshop on Cyber Security at IIT Bombay, May 17–21, 2014 |
| 19 | Participated in Content Guru event at Infosys, 2014 |
| 20 | Attended 1-week workshop on Computer Programming at IIT Bombay, May 20 – June 21, 2014 |
| 21 | Attended TTT workshop on MapReduce in Hadoop at St Aloysius Institute of Management and IT, Beeri, Dec 10–12, 2013 |
| 22 | Participated in 1-week Coordinator Workshop on DBMS at IIT Bombay, May 21–31, 2013, held at SIT. Also attended 5-day ISTE Workshop on DBMS, May 6–10, 2013 |
| 23 | Participated in workshop on Cloud-Computing: Participation and Challenges at SIT, Feb 8, 2013 |
| 24 | Attended TTT workshop on Mobile Application Development using Android at NMAMIT, Jan 9–11, 2013 |
| 25 | Attended two days workshop on Akash Tablet at SIT conducted by IIT Bombay, Nov 10–11, 2012 |
| 26 | Attended two days workshop on Cloud Computing – Trends and Challenges at SIT, July 12–15, 2013 |
| 27 | Attended 3-day TTT on Cloud Computing using Windows Azure at NMAMIT, June 28–30, 2012 |
| 28 | Attended 3-day workshop on Software Engineering at NMAMIT, Feb 27–29, 2012 |
| 29 | Attended 3-day TTT on Web Application Development using J2EE Framework at NMAMIT, Jan 23–25, 2012 |
| 30 | Attended workshop on Advanced Network Programming using Sockets at CEC Benjanapadavu, Sept 20–21, 2011 |
| 31 | Attended one day workshop on Java, SOA and Message Oriented Middleware at Dr AIT Bengaluru, Aug 20, 2011 |
| 32 | Participated in 3-day workshop on Advanced Computing Systems at CEC Benjanapadavu, Jan 20–22, 2011 |
| 33 | Attended 2-day workshop on Information Retrieval at SIT, Feb 19–20, 2010 |
| 34 | Attended Deep Dive FEP at Infosys Bengaluru, June 22–26, 2009 |
| 35 | Attended 3-day workshop on Microsoft .NET at SIT, March 5–7, 2009 |
| 36 | Attended one day workshop on Storage Virtualization at SIT, Nov 10, 2008 |
| 37 | Attended one day workshop on Data Storage and Storage Area Networks at SJCE Mysuru, Sept 27, 2008 |
| 38 | Attended 2-day workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks at JNNCE Shivamogga, May 9–10, 2008 |
| 39 | Attended conference on Pervasive and Secure Computing at MIT Manipal, Dec 28–30, 2007 |
| 40 | Attended 2-day NAAC sponsored State Level Seminar on Teaching Learning & Assessment Process as per OBE in Higher Education Institutions in line with NEP-2020, Sept 2–3, 2022 |
| 41 | Attended seminar on Teaching Learning Process to Enhance Programme Outcomes (State Level) |
| 42 | Attended seminar on NEP 2020 Planning and Implementation (National), SIT |
| 43 | Attended seminar on Teaching Learning & Assessment Process as per OBE in Higher Education Institutions in Line with NEP-2020, RVCE Bengaluru |
| 44 | Attended Annual Convention on Industry 4.0: Opportunities & Challenges, Infosys Mysuru, Feb 10–11, 2023 |
| 45 | Attended FDP on Insight to Python – Django Web Application Development, SIT Mangaluru, March 28 – April 4, 2023 |
Projects Guided
| 1 | B.E projects | 15 |
| 2 | M.Tech projects | 6 |
| 3 | PhD projects | 0 |
Membership in professional bodies
| 1 | ISTE Life Member |
Departmental Responsibilities
| 1 | Entrepreneurship Development Programme Cell |
| 2 | Startup and Incubation Coordinator |
| 3 | IP Cell |
| 4 | NIRF |
| 5 | IEEE |
| 6 | Research & Development Cell |
| 7 | Industry Institute Interaction Cell |
| 8 | Transportation Committee |
Awards/Achievements
| 1 | Best Paper award at 1st International Conference on Power, Computing and Control, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, 2019 |
| 2 | Best Paper Award at International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Technologies organized by Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab, 2020 |
| 3 | Successfully coordinated 13th Annual VTU Youth Fest held at M.S.R.I.T campus as a part of the golden jubilee celebration, 3000 participants came from 80 colleges of Karnataka |
| 4 | Successfully coordinated the South Zone Interuniversity Youth Festival held at Sir M.V.I.T campus on behalf of Visvesvaraya University and Association of Indian Universities, 30 universities from South India participated in the event |
| 5 | Reviewer for Journal of Surface Engineering and Applied Electrochemistry, Springer publications for high voltage related applications (Q3) |
| 6 | Successfully coordinated the valuation work of Visvesvaraya University held at M.S.R.I.T campus in 2006 |
| 7 | Successfully coordinated valuation work of Autonomous M.S.R.I.T Institution 2007-2013 |
| 8 | Convened Tech Fest 2010 & 2011, an intercollegiate technical extravaganza where students competed in Debate, Quiz, Gaming, Roborace etc. |
| 9 | Handled GATE classes for Operating Systems & DBMS at private institutions |
| 10 | Visited SIRMVIT college for the Annual Techno cultural Fest Kalanjali as judge for two consecutive years, 2011 and 2012 |
| 11 | Runners Up in General Quiz held for faculty at MSRIT campus as part of the Annual Cultural Fest UDHBAV 2014, 2016, and 2024 |
| 12 | Successfully coordinated the EE Department’s Annual Techno-cultural fest for the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2023, responsible for securing sponsorships |
| 13 | Actively involved in preparation of NBA SAR Section 5 (Faculty Contribution) and Section 4 (Student Achievements) for the Department |
| 14 | Department level coordinator for college/department magazine Sampige/Sudarshna for 10 years |
| 15 | As part of AICTE activity point programme, along with students of E&E 3rd sem carried out Dengue Awareness Activity under Bruhut Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, East Zone, C.V. Raman Nagar Ward No 57 in September, 2019 |
| 16 | Successfully coordinated the Department’s alumni function for the batch of 1990 in June 2016 |
Contact Details
| Email ID(Official) | vinayakrao@sitmng.ac.in |
