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Dr. Sheila Mahapatra

Professor & Associate Director - Research (Academics)

Alliance School of Applied Engineering

Dr. Sheila Mahapatra is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Alliance College of Engineering and Design, Alliance University. She earned her doctoral degree from The NorthCap University, Gurugram in 2016, and has since emerged as a leading voice in the domains of power systems optimization, FACTS devices, energy economics, and sustainability.

Dr. Mahapatra’s academic journey is marked by her unwavering commitment to research excellence and pedagogical innovation. Beyond her distinguished professorial responsibilities, she plays a crucial role in the university’s academic and research leadership as the Associate Director – Research (Academics). In these strategic capacities, Dr. Mahapatra spearheads the formulation and execution of Alliance University’s research vision, fostering an environment of scholarly inquiry, interdisciplinary collaboration, and impactful innovation. As Associate Director at the Center for Research, Alliance University, Dr. Sheila oversees critical areas such as research publications, Ph.D. programs, Centers of Excellence, research initiatives including project-based learning and funded projects, intellectual property rights, and the Academic Integrity Committee. Her dynamic leadership has significantly enhanced the university’s research ecosystem and has also aligned meaningfully with emerging global challenges and national priorities.

Dr. Mahapatra has an extensive record of research publications in SCI/SCI-E and Scopus-indexed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. She also holds several granted patents. She is also a reviewer for leading journals, including IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery and IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution. Dr. Mahapatra is a life member of professional bodies such as IET and ISTE, and a Senior Member of IEEE.

Patents Granted

  1. Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, "Smart Framework for Providing Privacy and Protection in block chain based private transactions using cloud computing approach," Patent No. 2021104564, Australia, 2021-22.
  2. Dr. Saswati Debnath, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, and Dr. Shekhar R, "A novel IoT-enabled accident deterrence and tracking system," Patent No. 202023101329, Germany, 2022-23.
  3. Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, Dr. Senbagavalli M and Dr. Saswati Debnath, "A smart tank device as an automatic water level indicator," Patent No. 202023107256, Germany, 2023-24.

Patents Published

  1. Dr. M.Senbagavalli, Dr. Swetha Shekarappa G Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, "A REAL-TIME AMATEUR SENSORY TRACKER WITH EXTENSIVE SPANS OF MITIGATIVE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS IN EMERGENCIES," Application No. 202141035459, India, 2021-22.
  2. Dr. Senbagavalli M, Dr. Saswati Debnath, Dr. Ramalakshmi K, Dr. Sathish Menon, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, Dr. Sweta Shekarappa G, "SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO ANALYZE THE EVOLUTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SMART BUILDINGS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY," Application No. 202341002132, India, 2022-23.
  3. Dr. Rohit Babu, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, Dr. Sweta Sekharappa G, "AI-DRIVEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM," Application No. 202341071602, India, 2023-24.
  4. Dr. Shobana Padmanabhan, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, Dr. Satish Menon, Prof. Swetha Shekarappa G, Dr. Senbagavalli Marimuthu, "DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF A DEEP LEARNING NEURAL NETWORK FRAMEWORK FOR ADVANCED IMAGE AND SPEECH RECOGNITION APPLICATIONS," Application No. 202341079506, India, 2023-24.
  5. Dr. Senbagavalli M, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, Dr. Swetha S G, "VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR ACCIDENT PREDICTION, DETECTION,AND REAL-TIME EMERGENCY ALERT," Application No. 202441049990, India, 2024-25.

Designs Granted

  1. Dr Senbagavalli Marimuthu, Prof. Swetha Shekarappa Gudadappanavar, Dr. Rathnakar Achary, Dr. Ramalakshmi Krishnamoorthi, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, Prof. Radha Rajendraprasad, Dr. Sumathi Duraisamy, DR. PARRAKAL SATISHCHANDRA MENON, " IoT based solar powered rail track inspection trolley," Design No. 6274978, UK, 2022-23.
  2. Dr. SHEILA MAHAPATRA, Dr. SATISH MENON, Dr. SENBAGAVALLI MARIMUTHU, "AI-ENABLED CHARGING STATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES," Design No. 6324117, UK, 2023-24.
  3. Dr. Senbagavalli Marimuthu, Dr. Saswati Debnath, Dr.Swetha Shekarappa Gudadappanavar, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, Dr. Shekhar Ramaswammy, Dr. Mano Paul Pauliah David, Dr.Parrakal Satishchandra Menon, "Biosensor Device to detect lung cancer," Design No. 6353583, UK, 2023-24.
  4. Dr. Senbagavalli Marimuthu, Dr. Swetha Shekarappa Gudadappanavar, Dr. Mano Paul Pauliah David, Dr. Shekhar Ramaswammy, Dr. Saswati Debnath, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED PROACTIVE DEVICE FOR HOME SECURITY," Design No. 413056-001, India, 2023-24.
  5. Dr. SHEILA MAHAPATRA, SWETHA SHEKARAPPA G, Dr. Rohit Babu, "Vibration Isolator Plate," Design No. 406427-001, India, 2023-24.
  6. Prof. Naren J, Dr. D. Sumathi, Dr. DJK Kishore, Dr. Amar Choudhary, Dr. Srikanth Itapu, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, and Dr. Ramesh Chandra Panda, "IoT Based Energy Meter," Design No. 413057-001, India, 2024-25.
  7. Dr. Swetha Shekarappa G, Dr. Kaushik Sit, Dr. Sheila Mahapatra, and Dr Senbagavalli M, "WIRELESS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION MONITORING DEVICE," Design No. 441763-001, India, 2024-25.

Journals

  1. Agrawal N.; Mahapatra S.; Khan F.A. Robust design of damping controller for power system with snake optimization algorithm International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management 16 3 2025
  2. Sneha B.; Babu R.; Mahapatra S. Empowering grid intelligence: a comprehensive review on optimal placement and diverse applications of synchronized phasor measurement units in modern power systems International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management 16 2 2025
  3. Agrawal N.; Khan F.A.; Mahapatra S. Next Generation Heffron-Phillips Model for Damping Power System Oscillations based on a Novel Meta-Heuristic Snake Optimization Algorithm Science and Technology Asia 29 1 2024
  4. Guru P.; Malik N.; Mahapatra S. THE SYNERGY OF MPJSA: A NOVEL META-HEURISTIC APPROACH FOR OPTIMIZING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS WITH DGS          Facta Universitatis, Series: Electronics and Energetics 37 3 2024
  5. Agrawal N.; Mahapatra S. ADVANCED HEFFRON-PHILLIPS MODEL FOR DAMPING OSCILLATIONS BASED ON WALRUS AND ENHANCED SNAKE OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS   Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology 31 6 2024
  6. Dey B.; Raj S.; Mahapatra S.; García Márquez F.P. A variegated GWO algorithm implementation in emerging power systems optimization problems Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence   129 2024
  7. Raj S.; Mahapatra S.; Babu R.; Verma S. Hybrid intelligence strategy for techno-economic reactive power dispatch approach to ensure system security Chaos, Solitons and Fractals  170   2023
  8. Badi M.; Mahapatra S. Optimal reactive power management through a hybrid BOA–GWO–PSO algorithm for alleviating congestion International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management   14 4    2023
  9. Badi M.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S. Hybrid BOA-GWO-PSO algorithm for mitigation of congestion by optimal reactive power management Optimal Control Applications and Methods     44    2 2023
  10. Shekarappa G S.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S. A novel meta-heuristic approach for optimal RPP using series compensated FACTS controller Intelligent Systems with Applications     18   2023
  11. Vigya; Shiva C.K.; Vedik B.; Raj S.; Mahapatra S.; Mukherjee V. A novel chaotic chimp sine cosine algorithm part-II: Automatic generation control of complex power system Chaos, Solitons and Fractals  173      2023
  12. Vigya; Raj S.; Shiva C.K.; Vedik B.; Mahapatra S.; Mukherjee V. A novel chaotic chimp sine cosine algorithm Part-I: For solving optimization problem Chaos, Solitons and Fractals  173   2023
  13. Mahapatra S.; Malik N.; Raj S.; Srinivasan M.K. Constrained optimal power flow and optimal TCSC allocation using hybrid cuckoo search and ant lion optimizer International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management   13   2     2022
  14. Badi M.; Mahapatra S.; Dey B.; Raj S. A Hybrid GWO-PSO Technique for the Solution of Reactive Power Planning Problem International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research    13   1 2022
  15. Shekarappa S.G.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S. VAR strategic planning for reactive power using hybrid soft computing techniques International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation 20  1  2022
  16. Dey B.; Raj S.; Mahapatra S.; Márquez F.P.G. Optimal scheduling of distributed energy resources in microgrid systems based on electricity market pricing strategies by a novel hybrid optimization technique International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems      134 2022
  17. Gudadappanavar S.S.; Mahapatra S. Metaheuristic nature-based algorithm for optimal reactive power planning International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management 13    3   2022
  18. Shiva C.K.; Vedik B.; Mahapatra S.; Nandi M.; Raj S.; Mukherjee V. Load frequency stabilization of stand-alone hybrid distributed generation system using QOHS algorithm International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields   35 4 2022
  19. Mahapatra S.; Dey B.; Raj S. A novel ameliorated Harris hawk optimizer for solving complex engineering optimization problems International Journal of Intelligent Systems 36 12 2021
  20. Shekarappa G S.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S. Voltage Constrained Reactive Power Planning Problem for Reactive Loading Variation Using Hybrid Harris Hawk Particle Swarm Optimizer       Electric Power Components and Systems 49 04-May 2021
  21. Mahapatra S.; Malik N.; Jha A.N.; Panigrahi B.K. Voltage stability enhancement by IGSA-FA hybrid technique implementation for optimal location of TCSC        Journal of Engineering Science and Technology 12 9 2017
  22. Mahapatra S.; Jha A.N.; Panigrahi B.K. RBFNN based GSA for optimizing TCSC parameters and location-A secured optimal power flow approach         World Journal of Modelling and Simulation  12 1 2016
  23. Mahapatra S.; Jha A.N.; Panigrahi B.K. Enhanced secured optimal power flow by TCSC parameter optimization using RBFNN based GSA International Journal on Electrical Engineering and Informatics 8 2 2016
  24. Mahapatra S.; Jha A.N.; Panigrahi B.K. Hybrid technique for optimal location and cost sizing of thyristor controlled series compensator to upgrade voltage stability          IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution 10 8 2016

Books/ Book Chapters

  1. Mahapatra S.; Mohan K.S.; Chandra Sekhar B.; Raj S. THE INTERNET OF ENERGY: A Pragmatic Approach Towards Sustainable Development  The Internet of Energy: A Pragmatic Approach Towards Sustainable Development 2024
  2. Guru P.; Malik N.; Mahapatra S. Efficient Integration of Distributed Generation in Radial Distribution Network for Voltage Profile Improvement and Power Loss Minimization via Particle Swarm Optimization  The Internet of Energy: A Pragmatic Approach Towards Sustainable Development 2024
  3. Mahapatra S.; Raj S.; Babu R.; Shekarappa G.S. Innovation in smart grids and e-mobility ecosystem A Sustainable Future with E-Mobility: Concepts, Challenges, and Implementations 2024
  4. Badi M.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S.; Swetha Shekarappa G. Future Indian smart cities' renewable energy scenarios Handbook of Research on Network-Enabled IoT Applications for Smart City Services 2023
  5. Swetha Shekarappa G.; Badi M.; Raj S.; Mahapatra S.; Senbagavalli M. A review on the impact of hybrid renewable energy systems for sustainability and energy management Handbook of Research on Network-Enabled IoT Applications for Smart City Services 2023
  6. Shekarappa G. S.; Badi M.; Raj S.; Mahapatra S. An overview of smart city planning—The future technology Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Smart City Planning 2023
  7. Badi M.; Swetha Shekarappa G.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S. Innovation, opportunities, and ongoing challenges of AI and IOE in the power and energy sector  Applications of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Smart Energy Systems 2 2023
  8. Badi M.; Raj S.; Mahapatra S.; Shekarappa G.S. Introduction to smart energy systems in recent trends Applications of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Smart Energy Systems: Smart Energy System: Design and its State-of-The Art Technologies 1 2023
  9. Shekarappa G. S.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S.; Badi M. Smart transportation based on AI and ML technology Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Smart City Planning 2023
  10. Swetha S.G.; Badi M.; Raj S.; Mahapatra S. Role of renewable energy sources and storage units in smart grids Smart Grids and Microgrids: Technology Evolution 2022
  11. Mohan K.S.; Mahapatra S.; Febin D.J.L.; Perumal T.; Raj S.; Prabhakaran P. Economic feasibility studies of simple and discounted payback periods for 1 MWp ground mounted solar PV plant at tirupati airport Smart Grids and Microgrids: Technology Evolution 2022
  12. Badi M.; Swetha S.G.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S. A architectural approach to smart grid technology Smart Grids and Microgrids: Technology Evolution 2022

  1. Sungheetha A.; Rajesh Sharma R.; Mahapatra S.; Agrawal N.; Singh S.; Kala Rani K.S. - AI-Enhanced Triboelectric Surface Analysis for Smart Urban Accessibility Pattern Detection, *Procedia Computer Science*, 259, 2025
  2. Senbagavalli M.; Mahapatra S.; Afrah Fathima M.K.; Ruchita L. - Revolutionizing Road Safety: An Innovative Approach to Pothole Detection and Prevention Using XAI and Deep Learning, *ICSADL 2025 - Proceedings*, 2025
  3. Rajesh Sharma R.; Alemu M.A.; Sreenivas N.; Sungheetha A.; Mahapatra S. - Cyberbullying Recognition on social media for an Afro-Asiatic language Content Using Attention Mechanism and Bi-RNN Classifier, *Procedia Computer Science*, 258, 2025
  4. Karpagalakshmi R.C.; Hegde S.; Sharma R.R.; Mahapatra S.; Leni E.S.; Sungheetha A. - Deep Learning-Based Recognition of Handwritten English Characters, *Procedia Computer Science*, 258, 2025
  5. Karpagalakshmi R.C.; Selvam P.; Sakthivel S.; Kalaivanan K.; Sharma R.R.; Sungheetha A.; Mahapatra S. - Analysis of Water Quality in Cauvery River by Using PCA with Various Classifications Technique, *Procedia Computer Science*, 258, 2025
  6. Agrawal N.; Mahapatra S. - Load Flow Analysis of the System with TCSC and Multimodule TCSC with Different Firing Methods, *Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering*, 1294, 2025
  7. Sungheetha A.; Rajesh Sharma R.; Mahapatra S.; Mira M.H.; Kovilpillai J.A.J.; Pradeep Ghantasala G.S.; Varshney D. - AI-Driven Marine Energy Monitoring System with Enhanced Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Sustainable Coastal Communities, *Procedia Computer Science*, 259, 2025
  8. Senbagavalli M.; Mahapatra S.; Jhansi S. - Innovative Object Detection with YOLOv4 and Adaptive Bounding Boxes, *ICSADL 2025 - Proceedings*, 2025
  9. Babu T.; Nair R.R.; Kishore S.; Mahapatra S. - Enhancing Early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Using a Bayesian-Optimized Random Forest Algorithm, *Procedia Computer Science*, 258, 2025
  10. Nair R.R.; Babu T.; Kishore S.; Vishal S.; Mahapatra S. - Enhancing Stock Price Prediction Through Integration of Astrological and Astronomical Data using XGBoost, *Procedia Computer Science*, 258, 2025
  11. Sungheetha A.; Rajesh Sharma R.; Mahapatra S.; Sasi Kala Rani K.; Ezil Sam Leni A.; Tamilarasi R. - Adaptive Stream Processing Framework for Energy-Efficient Smart Greenhouses Using Neuromorphic Computing, *ICICNIS 2024*, 2024
  12. Myrtle Binil R.; Priestly Shan B.; Mahanathra S. - Prediction of Failures to Enhance Fail-Safe in Steer-by-Wire System, *ODICON 2024*, 2024
  13. Jeba Singh O.; Immanuel D.G.; Mahapatra S.; Rajesh Sharma R.; Sungheetha A.; Ghantasala G.S.P. - Implementation of PSO-Optimized PI Control Algorithm for SMES Based DVR in Power Quality Mitigation, *DELCON 2024*, 2024
  14. Sneha B.; Babu R.; Mahapatra S. - Optimizing Phasor Measurement Unit Placement Approach for Enhanced System Observability, *ODICON 2024*, 2024
  15. Whitin P.; Yamini K.A.P.; Jeba Singh O.; Kumar S.S.; Mahapatra S.; Rajesh Sharma R. - Velocity Control of DC Motor Using Smart Voice Announcement System, *ICCES 2024*, 2024
  16. Rajesh Sharma R.; Prakash K.; Sungheetha A.; Ellappan V.; Mahapatra S.; Sameer Ali S.K. - A Dynamic Cloud Index Data Searching Using Random Forest Algorithm, *IET Conference Proceedings*, 23, 2024
  17. Jeba Singh O.; Lavanya D.; Mahapatra S.; Rajesh Sharma R.; Sungheetha A.; Niranjana R. - Raspberry Pi Integrated CNN Method to Find the Skin Lesions from Photo Images, *DELCON 2024*, 2024
  18. Agrawal N.; Mahapatra S. - Next Generation Heffron-Phillips Model for Damping Oscillations Based on Snake Optimization Algorithm, *ODICON 2024*, 2024
  19. Rajesh Sharma R.; Ellappan V.; Sungheetha A.; Vetrivendan L.; Mahapatra S.; Sivakumar C. - A Novel Sharding Protocol for Blockchain Scalability Using Random Function Assignment, *DELCON 2024*, 2024
  20. Sungheetha A.; Rajesh Sharma R.; Mahapatra S.; Karpagalakshmi R.C.; Pradeep Ghantasala G.S.; Sam Leni A.E. - EHSIO: Energy-Harvesting Stream-Enabled Intelligent Healthcare Optimization Framework for Sustainable Medical IoT Systems, *ICICNIS 2024*, 2024
  21. Shiva C.K.; Badi M.; Shekarappa G.S.; Babu R.; Mahapatra S.; Vedik B.; Rangarajan S.S. - Solution for reactive power planning problem using salp swarm algorithm, *AIP Conference Proceedings*, 2418, 2022
  22. Mahapatra S.; Raj S.; Sharma R. - Enhancing Power System Security by Chaotic Hybrid Intelligence Strategy for Reactive Power Dispatch, *ODICON 2022*, 2022
  23. Shiva C.K.; Badi M.; Swetha Shekarappa G.; Babu R.; Mahapatra S.; Vedik B.; Rangarajan S.S. - Thyristor controlled series compensator for the solution of reactive power management problem, *AIP Conference Proceedings*, 2418, 2022
  24. Swetha Shekarappa G.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S. - Voltage Constrained Reactive Power Planning by Ameliorated HHO Technique, *Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering*, 699, 2021
  25. Mahapatra S.; Raj S.; Mohan Krishna S. - Optimal TCSC location for reactive power optimization using oppositional salp swarm algorithm, *Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering*, 630, 2020
  26. Mohan Krishna S.; Mahapatra S.; Raj S.; Daya J.L.F. - Estimation of simple, energy and carbon payback periods of a 1 MWp ground-mounted solar PV plant at tirupati airport: A case study, *Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering*, 630, 2020
  27. Guru P.; Malik N.; Mahapatra S. - Optimal Allocation of Distributed Generation for Power Loss Minimization using PSO Algorithm, *RDCAPE 2019*, 2019
  28. Mahapatra S.; Badi M.; Raj S. - Implementation of PSO, it's variants and Hybrid GWO-PSO for improving Reactive Power Planning, *GCAT 2019*, 2019
  29. Mahapatra S.; Jha A.N. - Modeling and simulation of TCSC based controller in a multi machine power system, *SCES 2014*, 2014
  30. Jaitly S.; Mahapatra S.; Jha A.N. - Boxing trainer: Embedded based training system, *SCES 2014*, 2014
  31. Jaitly S.; Mahapatra S.; Jha A.N. - Wireless sensor based energy conservation via Bluetooth, *IACC 2014*, 2014
  32. Mahapatra S.; Jha A.N. - PSS & TCSC coordinated design using particle swarm optimization for power system stability analysis, *ICPCES 2012*, 2012

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