1. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
Dr. SYAMNARESH GARLAPATI
D.No.: 1-1/1-21, Aalla Simhadri Street,
Raavichettu Centre, V.D. Puram,
Vijayawada, Krishna Dt., Andhra Pradesh,
India – 520 012.
Email: syamnaresh.garlapati@gmail.com
Phone: +91-9291246231
Carrier Mission
Seeking a full time position in a challenging and motivating academic-research
environment and also to bridge the gap between academia and industrial requirements in the field
of Electrical Engineering.
Educational Qualification
Ph.D.
Entire research study is carried out in the Laboratory of Electric Systems for Automation and
Automotive, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Italy under the
supervision of Prof. Giuseppe Buja, 2013-2016.
Thesis: Fault Tolerant Power Electronics Systems
M.Tech Power Electronics and ASIC Design
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology
Allahabad, India (MNNIT), 2010-2012.
CPI  8/10
Thesis: Shunt Active Power Filter as Front-End Converter for DC loads
B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sagi Ramakrishnam Raju Engineering
College, Bhimavaram, India, 2007-2010.
Percentage of Marks – 80.19 /100
Thesis: Modeling and Simulation of Single Phase Matrix Based Cycloconverter
DEEE Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Govt. Polytechnic College, Vijayawada,
India, 2004-2007.
Percentage of Marks – 86.42 /100
Work Experience
 Worked as an Assistant Professor in Galgotia University, New Delhi for a duration of three
moths i.e. from July-2012 to Sep.-2012.

2. Achievements
 Recipient of University grant for Doctoral Program in University of Padua, Italy for the
academic duration of 2013-2015.
 Recipient of Guest Researcher Grant from Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of
Padova, Italy, Sep.  Dec. 2012 to carry out research in the area of „High-efficiency Power
Converters for Electric Vehicles‟, under the supervision of Prof. Giuseppe Buja (Life fellow
IEEE).
 Qualified GATE-2010 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) with 97.66 percentile and
received stipend from Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), India to pursue
M. Tech (Electrical) in NIT Allahabad (MNNIT).
Conferences/Workshops Attended
 Attended and presented the research paper in the IEEE Conference on Sustainable Mobility
Applications, Renewables and Technology (SMART), during 23rd
- 25th
November 2015,
held in Kuwait.
 Attended and presented the research paper in the IEEE International Electric Vehicle
Conference IEVC, during 17th
- 19th
December 2014, held in Florence, Italy.
 Attended Students‟ Conference on Engineering and systems (SCES-2012), during 16th
–
18th
March held in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India (organized by IEEE student branch NIT
Allahabad)
Publications: International Conferences (IC)
IC1. S. Garlapati, G. Buja, and A. Tessarolo, “An Algebraic Approach to Determine the
Current Supply in a Faulty 5-Phase PM BLDC Drive. Part I – Model Setup and its
Application to the case of One Open Phase Fault,” in. Proc. of IEEE Conf. on Sustainable
Mobility Applications, Renewables and Technology (SMART), Kuwait City, Nov. 2015,
pp. 1-6.
IC2. S. Garlapati, G. Buja, and A. Tessarolo, “An Algebraic Approach to Determine the
Current Supply in a Faulty 5-Phase PM BLDC Drive. Part II – Application to the cases of
Two and Three Open Phase Faults,” in Proc. of IEEE Conf. on Sustainable Mobility
Applications, Renewables and Technology (SMART), Kuwait City, Nov. 2015, pp. 1-6.
IC3. R. Keshri, S. Garlapati, A. Tessarolo, and G. Buja, “Torque capabilities of a five-phase
PM BLDC drive vs. a three-phase one and various supply modes,” in Proc. of IEEE
International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC), Dec. 2014, pp. 1-8. Scopus (Indexed)
IC4. S. Garlapati, G. Buja, M. Bertoluzzo, and R.K. Keshri, “Commutation effects on motor
current and torque in five-phase PM BLDC drives,” in Proc. of 40th
Annual conference of
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON‟2014, TX-USA, Nov. 2014, pp. 3204 – 3209.
Scopus (Indexed)
IC5. Rupesh Kumar Jha, S. Garlapati, R.K. Keshri, and G. Buja, “Remedial control strategies
for a three-phase PM BLDC drive under VSI faults,” in Proc. of IEEE International
conference on power electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), India, Dec. 2014,
pp. 1-6. Scopus (Indexed)

3. IC6. S. Garlapati and R. Gupta, “Shunt active power filter as front end converter for DC loads,”
in Proc. of 5th IEEE India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE), Delhi,
India, 2012, pp. 1-6. Scopus (Indexed)
Industrial Visit
 Visited Letrika, Slovenia, as a part of industrial tour organized by University of Padova,
Italy during January 2014.
 Visited Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Plant (also known as Vijayawada Thermal
Power Plant of 210*6+500=1760 MW nameplate capacity) as a part of industrial tour
organized by Govt. Polytechnic college, Vijayawada during October 2006.
 Visited local Electric Substations in and around Vijayawada organized by Govt.
Polytechnic college, Vijayawada during the academic year 2006-2007.
Extra-Curricular Activities
 Active Organizing member, Joint Secretary for the Students' Conference on Engineering
and Systems SCES-2012, March 16-18, 2012 held at Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology
Allahabad (U.P).
 Served as a Treasurer for the IEEE Student Branch Motilal Nehru National Institute of
Technology Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Region-10 (Branch Code: 08071, School
Code: 40080277).
 Participated in paper presentation events & prize winner in poster presentation during
graduation.
 Regular Blood donor and volunteer in Blood donating campaigns held at different locations
in and around my home town.
Command in Technical Software’s
 MATLAB
 PSIM
 PSCAD 4.2.1
 JMAG 14.0 (Basics)
Area of Interest
 Power Electronics and Drives
 Digital Electronics
 Control Systems
Strengths
 Good in Problem analyzing and solving abilities
 Ability to work as an individual as well as in group
Personal details
 Date of birth : 08/06/1988
 Nationality : Indian
 Marital Status : Single
 Languages known : Telugu, English, Hindi, Italian (A0)

4. References
(1) Prof. Giuseppe Buja
Full Professor, IEEE Life Fellow
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Padova (UniPD), Padova, Italy-35131.
Phone: +39-0498277765 (O), +39-3476421212 (M)
Email: giuseppe.buja@unipd.it
(2) Dr. Rajesh Gupta (Ph. D. IIT Kanpur)
Associate Professor, IEEE Senior Member
Department of Electrical Engineering,
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
Allahabad, U.P, India-211004.
Phone: +91-532 2271416 (O), +91-9415540587 (M)
Email: rajeshgupta@mnnit.ac.in
I hereby declare that the information provided is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Place : Vijayawada, India.
Date : 10/05/2016
(SYAMNARESH GARLAPATI)