Debatosh has been actively serving several professional and Government organizations in India and abroad. They include the National Academy of Engineering (INAE); the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc); Department of Science and Technology (DST)/ Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, etc. along with IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society.
LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2024-
- Invited to serve the IEEE Fellow Search Committee for the IEEE AP Society
2023-
- Chair, IEEE AP-S Member and Geographic Activities Committee
2022-
- IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer – selected as an international expert in the field of antenna technology for delivering lectures to the Universities and Industries across the globe
- Chair, IEEE Technical Committee on Antenna Measurements
- Chair, Indian National Academy of Engineering, Kolkata Chapter
- Served the Indian Academy of Sciences - Sectional Committee for Engineering
2021-2023
- Served Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) - Sectional Committee VI for Electronics and Communication Engineering)
2018-2019
- IEEE Fields Award Committee, served as a member/expert in Awardee Selection Process
2017-2020
- Vice-President, West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology
2016
2015-
- Chair for URSI Commission B (Fields and Waves) from India, taking part in decision
making and organizing the URSI Commission-B activities across the globe.
2014
- Asia Liaison, 8th European Conference EUCAP, Hague, The Netherlands
2013-2014
- Chair, IEEE Kolkata Section, India
ACADEMIC & ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
2018-
- Founding Chair & Course Director, Advanced School of Antennas (IEEE AP-S sponsored)
2018
- Founding Member, Indian Conference on Antennas and Propagation (InCAP)
2015
- General Co-Chair: IEEE AP-S Industry Initiatives Committee Workshop, Ahmedabad
2014
- General Chair: IEEE Calcutta Chapter Conference - CALCON, Kolkata
2003-2004
- Founding Chair, IEEE AP-MTT Kolkata Chapter
2009-2011
- General Chair, IEEE Applied Electromagnetics Conference, Hyatt Regency, Kolkata
2010
- Founding Chair, Indian Antenna Week, Mayfair, Puri (1st IEEE AP-S sponsored International Workshop outside North America
2007
- Founding Chair, IEEE Applied Electromagnetics Conference, CU, Kolkata
2018
- Founding Proposer/Executive Committee member, IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propagation (InCAP) as the flagship IEEE AP-S sponsored conference in India.
2022
- Founding member of the Executive Committee, IEEE Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation Conference, MAPCON as the flagship IEEE AP-S/MTT-S sponsored conference in India.
2024-
- Representing India in the International Steering Committee, ISAP, Japan
FOREIGN ASSIGNMENTS AND VISITS
1996
- 28 Aug-5 Sept : URSI General Assembly, Lille, France, to the URSI Young Scientist Award.
2002
- 25-26 June : University of Houston, USA, as a Visiting Researcher, giving an invited talk
2005
- 3-8 July : IEEE AP Symposium, Washington, D.C. USA for presenting research papers
2006
- 6-10 Nov : The first European Conf. EuCAP 2006, Nice, France, to present papers
- 13-14 Nov : Queen Mary, University of London, UK, invited talk and interactions
- 15-17 Nov : University of Bath, UK, visiting researcher and Seminar Lectures
2007
- 15 July-14 Aug : RMC Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Visiting Professor for collaborative research
2008
- 2-28 July : RMC Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Visiting Professor, experimental works.
- 7-16 Aug : URSI General Assembly, Chicago as the Indian Chair/Representative to Comm-B
2010
- 2-4 Aug : Syracuse University, USA, Academic visit and Collaborative research
- 16-19 Aug : URSI Symp. EM Theory, Berlin, Germany as a Special Session organizer/Chair
2012
- 8-14 July : IEEE AP, Chicago, USA, as RMTG Awardee and present research papers
- 17-19 July : University of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as Invited Speaker to IEEE Workshop
- 20 July-15 Aug : RMC Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Visiting Professor and collaborative research
2013
- 2-3 March : IEEE R-10 Meeting, Chaing Mai, Thailand, as IEEE Kolkata Section Chair.
- 2-6 July : San Diego State University, USA, to explore collaborative programs.
- 7-13 July : IEEE AP Symposium, Orlando, present paper and attend Chapter Chair Meeting
2014
- 7-12 July : IEEE AP Symposium, Memphis, USA to receive IEEE award and present papers
- 22-24 Aug : IEEE Section Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands, as the section Chair, Kolkata
- 25-28 Aug : Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, Visiting Scientist
- 12-14 Sept : Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, Keynote Speaker in Japan Radio Science Meeting
- 15-16 Sept : City University, Hong Kong, visiting scientist and seminar talks.
2016
- 21-25 Aug : URSI AP-RASC, Seoul, Korea, Invited Speaker, Indian delegation
2017
- 9-15 July : IEEE AP Symposium, San Diego, USA, IEEE Fellow felicitation, YSC judge
- 19-26 Aug : URSI General Assembly, Montreal, Indian representative, India Comm-B Chair
- 28 Aug-8 Sept : Royal Military College of Canada, Ontario,Visiting Professor
2018
- 8-14 July : IEEE AP Symposium, Boston, USA, technical talks and editorial board meetings
- 15-29 July : Royal Military College of Canada, Ontario, Visiting Professor
- 30-31 July : Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, Canada, to execute a MoU with CU
2022
- 25-26 Nov : University of Pisa, Italy, invited for IEEE Distinguished Lecture Series
- 27-28 Nov : Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, invited for IEEE Distinguished Lecture Series
2023
- 23-24 Aug : Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, invited for IEEE Distinguished Lecture
- 25-26 Aug : Kumamoto University, Japan, invited for IEEE Distinguished Lecture Series
- 30 Oct-1 Nov : Mediterranean Microwave Symposium, Tunisia, Keynote Speaker
- 6-10 Nov : City University of New York, USA, visiting scientist
- 15-17 Nov : IEEE Intl. Conf. CAMA, Genoa, Italy, Organize and Chair a Special Session
2024
- 20-23 Feb : Florida International University, Orlando, USA, Invited Talks
- 4-6 March : Hiroshima University, Japan, Special Session in the IEICE Conference
- 10-13 July : University of Trento, Italy, invited Distinguished Lecture of IEEE AP-S
- 14-19 July : IEEE AP Symp., Florence, Italy, Invited talks and Committee Chairs’ meeting
SERVICE AS JOURNAL EDITOR
2015-2019
- Associate Editor of IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
2016-2021
- Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (outstanding performance award in 2017-2018 and 2020-2021)
2023-2024
- Section Editor of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
SERVICE AS TPC CHAIR/MEMBER (Major International Events)
2013
- PIERS- Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden
- Advances in Computational Methods in Electromagnetics (ACME), Helsinki, Finland
- URSI-EMTS - Commission B Intl. Symp. Electromagnetic Theory, Hiroshima, Japan
2014
- Advances in Computational Methods in Electromagnetics (ACME), Bologna, Italy
- Intl. Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT), Sydney, Australia
2020
- IEEE AP-S/URSI Symposium, Montreal, Canada
2021
- IEEE AP-S/URSI Symposium, Singapore
2023
- URSI GASS, Sapporo, Japan
2024
- Atlantic Radio Science Meeting (AT-RASC) 2024, Gran Canaria, Spain
- IEEE AP-S/URSI Symposium, Florence, Italy
2025
- 25th Intl. Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory (EMTS 2025), Bologna, Italy
Courses Taught
Theoretical Papers:
- Microwave Antennas
- Microwave Communication Systems
- Guided Waves Transmissions
- Microwave Electronics
- Communication Systems
- Video and Multimedia Engineering
Laboratory Papers:
- Antenna Measurements
- Video System Measurements
Industry
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Dual-band Base Station antenna, designed and developed for Spotwave,has been a commercial product (Model No. Z1900) for North American Market. The Intellectual Property Right (IPR) has been transferred to ‘Spotwave’ in 2006
Keynote/Invited Talks (last 7 years)
2024
- IEEE AP-S 75th Anniversary Celebratory Address: “In the light of 75th Anniversary of IEEE AP Society”, IEEE SPACE, Bangalore, 22 July 2024.
- Invited Talk in the AP-S 75th Anniversary Celebratory Special Session ‘Understanding Our History’: “Defected Ground Structure (DGS) based Antennas”, 2024 IEEE Intl. Symp. Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Florence, Italy, 18 July 2024.
- Distinguished Lecture- IEEE AP-S: “Uniformly low cross-polar design of planar antenna and arrays: advances in engineering and new insights”, University of Trento, Italy, 12 July 2024.
- Keynote Talk: “Role of antenna science and engineering: in the light of 75th Anniversary of IEEE AP Society”, IEEE Hyderabad Section, Hyderabad, 28 June 2024.
- Keynote Talk: “75th Anniversary of IEEE AP Society - a landmark on the Journey”, IEEE Kerala Section, Trivandrum, 19 April 2024.
- Keynote Talk: “ IEEE, Our Profession, and Beyond”, IEEE Faculty Conclave, Bangalore Section,, 16 March 2024.
- Keynote Talk: “Defected Ground Structure (DGS): A Versatile Technique for Improved Antenna Design”, IEEE AP-S Special Session in IEICE 2025 Conference, Hiroshima, Japan, 5 March 2024.
- Invited talk: “Defected Ground Structure (DGS) Based Antenna Design”, Florida International University, Miami, USA, February 21, 2024.
- Invited Talk: “IEEE and AP-S Society-the Professional Aspects and Benefits” and “Wireless: a magical blend of Science and Engineering”, IEEE APS SBC, Manipal University, IEEE AP-S Chapter, Jaipur, January 25, 2024.
- Lecture Series: Indian Radio Science Society (InRaSS) Lecture Series (Online), “Creativity and Innovation: Challenges in Scientific Research”, January 14 and 28, 2024.
2023
- Keynote Talk “Antenna Measurements: Art and Challanges” Special Session SPS10 in IEEE International Conference on Antennas and Applications (2023 IEEE CAMA), Genoa, Italy, 15-17 Nov. 2023.
- Lecture Series “On engineered surface and applications to antenna engineering” Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New, USA 6-10 Nov. 2023.
- Keynote Talk “Some Challenges in Microstrip Antenna Design and State-of-the-art Solutions” Mediterranean Microwave Symposium , Tunisia, 1 Nov. 2023.
- Distinguished Lecture Series in Japan: “Mysteries in Dielectric Resonator Modes and Some Techniques for Advanced Antenna Designs” Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, 25 Aug. 2023.
- Distinguished Lecture Series in Japan: “Is antenna made of mathematics? - Search for a missing link between Maxwell’s theory and Practice” Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 23 Aug. 2023.
- Invited Talk: ‘Is it difficult to Measure an Antenna?’, URSI YS School, Sapporo, Japan, Aug. 19-20, 2023.
- Invited Talk: ‘Electronics- when and how?” National Institute of Technology Jaipur, 29 April, 2023.
- Distinguished Lecture at SRM University ‘Challenges in Antenna Research’, Chennai, 25 March 2023.
- Distinguished Lecture at SRM University ‘Challenges in Antenna Research’, Chennai, 25 March 2023.
- Distinguished Lecture at SASTRA Deemed University ‘It is Antenna Engineering which transformed the Technology’, Thanjavur, 25 March 2023.
- Distinguished Lecture at SASTRA Deemed University ‘Metallodielectric Resonator Antenna and its Challenges’ Thanjavur, 24 March 2023.
- Distinguished Lecture at DRDO, Bangalore Section of IEEE, ‘In Search of Science behind Some Antenna Innovations’ Bangalore, 23 March 2023.
- Invited Talk: ‘Power of EM Simulation Tools: my little experience’, at the Department of Electronics Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, Jan. 6, 2023.
2022
- Distinguished Lecture @ IEEE AP-S Montreal Section Chapter: ‘Mysteries in Dielectric Resonator Modes and some Techniques for Advanced antenna Designs”, 6 April, 2022 (shcheduled)
- Invited Talk: ‘Sources of Cross-Polarized Radiations of a microstrip patch: are all of them known to us?’, IEEE Workshop on Advancement in Antennas and Microwave Technologies, 16 March, 2022, SAC, Ahmedabad, India.
- Invited Talk: ‘Some challenges in Antenna Design more insight and experience’, Intl. workshop on Modern Antenna Design and its Challenges, 23 February 2022, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India.
2021
- Keynote Talk: ‘Power and Beauty of Simulation Tools: My Experience in Engineering Research’, IEEE Intl. Conf. Applied Electromagnetics, Signal Processing and Communication (AESPC-2021), 26 – 28 Nov. 2021, Bhubaneswar, India.
- Invited talk: "Engineering Research in Academia: How to Address the Challenges", IEEE Student Branch, S. L. N. College of Engineering, Raichur, 2 September 2021.
- Invited talk: ‘Research- an art of addressing challenges’ NIT Mizoram Lecture Series (online), June 28, 2021.
- Fellow Inaugural talk at Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore: ‘Science to engineering and engineering to science: a journey over the last 25 years’, June 18, 2021.
- Invited talk: ‘Microstrip Patch as Mode-Specific Meta-element: New Concept for Advanced Antenna & Array Design’ May 23-26, 2021 at China Microwave Week- International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology (ICMMT2021), Nanjing, China.
- Tutorial Talk: Modern Antennas for Present and Futuristic Wireless Communication Technology, March 8-12, 2021, NIT, Sikkim.
- Keynote Talk: Electronic Systems: WEBINAR-FET-JU R&D Expo, Feb. 27, 2021, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
- National Science Day Lecture: ‘Innovative Mind’, Feb. 25, 2021, CMSDS, DRDO, Kolkata.
- Special Lecture: ‘The Art of Writing Technical Papers’ February 18, 2021, Knowledge Sharing Webinars Series, CESC, Kolkata.
2020
- Invited Talk: ‘Microstrip antenna cross-polarization radiations: Kai Fong Lee and Recent insightful observations’ Dec.10, 2020, 2020 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC 2020), Hong Kong.
- Award Receiving Lecture: ‘Innovations in Young Minds’ Oct. 11, 2020, Kolkata, Pulmocon 2020
- Invited Talk (IEEE Webinar): ‘Art and Challenges of Writing Papers for IEEE Transactions’, 8 June 2020, IEEE Bangalore Section, India.
- Invited Talk: ‘New Generation Wireless Techniques’, INAE National Workshop on Recent Advances in Engineering Science and Technology, 1-5 March 2020, National Institute of Technology, Sikkim, India.
- Keynote Talk: ‘wireless- in the eye of an antenna engineer’, 2020 URSI Regional Conference on Radio Science (URSI-RCRS 2020), Feb. 2020, Varanasi, India.
2019
- Tutorial: ‘Scientific Research: Challenges and Successes’, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, 15 Oct. 2019, Jaipur.
- Keynote Talk: ‘Wireless- in the eye of an antenna engineer’, International Conference on Wireless communication, D. J. Sanghvi College of Engineering Mumbai, 11 October, 2019.
- Tutorial: ‘Planar antenna design using DGS-integration technique”, Advanced School of Antennas 2019, June, Bhubaneswar.
- Keynote Talk: ‘Antenna Designs: Power & Beauty of Simulation Tools”, Altair Technology Conference, 11-12 June 2019, Bangalore.
- Inaugural Talk: IEEE AP-S Rajasthan Chapter, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 4 April, 2019.
- Inaugural Talk: IEEE AP-S SBC, National Institute of Technology, Silchar, 12 Jan. 2019.
2018
- Invited Talk: ‘Art of Electrodynamics’, Recent Advances in wireless and space antennas, IISST, DOS, Trivandram, 21 Dec. 2018.
- Tutorial: ‘Planar Antennas: In Search of Cross-Polarized Radiations and Scope for Future Research’ Indian Conf. on Antennas and Propagation (InCAP), Dec. 2018, Hyderabad.
- Keynote Talk: ‘Scientific Innovations for the Antennas, by the Antennas’, Intl. Conf. on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology, Oct. 27-28, 2018, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Keynote Talk: Transformation of Communication Technology: Signals through Electromagnetics’, Intl. Conf. Applied Electromagnetics, Signal Processing and Communication, Oct. 22-24, 2018, KIIT Bhubaneswar.
- Tutorial: Radiation and Antenna Theory, IEEE Advanced School of Antennas, 22-26 June, 2018 Bhubaneswar.
- Keynote Talk: Antenna Design: Challenges and Innovations, K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering, 18 June 2018, Mumbai.
- Invited talk: DRA Technology - New Insights, Innovations, and Applications, IEEE iAIM 2017, 24-26 November 2017, Bangalore
- Tutorial: Is it Antenna? A Story of Antenna Research & Future Scopes, IEEE Workshop on Advanced Antennas for Space and Ground Applications, 28th November 2017, Vizag
- Engineer’s Day Lecture: A Story of Challenges in Research Career of an Engineer, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, September 15, 2017.
- Invited Talk: Research Scholar day Guest Lecture at E & ECE Department, IIT Kharagpur, Feb. 25, 2017
- S. N. Bose Memorial Lecture: “Microwave Research: J. C. Bose to contemporary India” BANGIYA BIGJNAN PARISHAD, Kolkata, Jan. 25, 2017
