Dr. Anil Kumar Soni

Assistant Professor

Work Experience

Assistant Professor, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Bilaspur (February 2020- Present)
Sr. Assistant Professor, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle (April 2018 – February 2020)
Assistant Professor , Lakhmi Chand Institute of Technology, Bilaspur (January 2017–April 2018)
Assistant Professor , Central College of Engineering and Management, Raipur (February 2016–January 2017)
DGFS Ph.D Fellow, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (February 2011–January 2016)
Lecturer, Lakhami Chand Institute of Technology, Bilaspur (February 2010 – February 2011)
Lecturer, Dr. C. V. Raman University, Bilaspur (July 2009 – January 2010)

Area of Specialization

● NDT Image Processing
● Signal and Image Processing
● THz Absorber design

Projects & Patents

Australian Patent Granted: A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR AUTOMATED IRRIGATION USING INTERNET OF THINGS, Patent Number: 2020104385, Year March 2021.

Education

Ph. D. (NDT Instrumentation and Image Processing), 2016 Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, (HBNI-BARC, Mumbai)
M. Tech. (Digital Communication Engineering), 2009 R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, (Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum)
B. E. (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering), 2006 Chouksey Engineering College, Bilaspur,(Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur)

Achievments/Awards/Honors

●Best Paper Award in 12th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Sensor Networks organized by Applied Computer Technology, Kolkata, India, 2023.
● Received Research Seed Money Grant (Rs. 1 Lakh) by GGV, Bilaspur, 2023.
● Top Performing Mentor by NPTEL, Swayam, MHRD, Govt. of India, 2019.
● Best Paper Award by OPJU, Raigarh, 2019.
● DGFS-Ph.D. Fellowship by DAE, BARC Mumbai, Govt. of India, 2011.
● GATE Scholarship by MHRD, Govt. of India, 2007

Publications

Journal Publications (SCI/Scopus Indexed):

[1]. Shrawan Kumar Patel, Ranjeet Kumar, Anil Kumar Soni*, Chandan Tamrakar and Chandramauleshwar Roy, ‘Theoretical optimization and design of graphene-based multiple-band terahertz absorbers for sensing applications’, Microsystem Technologies. (In Print)(SCI Indexed Impact factor:2.1)
[2]. Anil Kumar Soni*, Aradhana Soni, and Chandan Tamrakar, ‘BayWT Image Fusion Method for Enhancement of Eddy Current Sub-surface Defect Images’, SN Computer Science volume 4, Article number: 837, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-023-02310-1 (Scopus Indexed)
[3]. Anil Kumar. Soni, S. Mahadevan, S. Thirunavukkarasu and B. Purna Chandra Rao, ‘A study on the scan plans for rapid flaw detection by eddy current non-destructive evaluation’, IETE Journal of Research, Vol. 69, No. 10, pp. 7260-7271, January 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/03772063.2021.2021822. (SCI Indexed Impact factor:2.333)
[4]. Anil Kumar Soni, Pushpa Giri, and Gaurav Varshney, ‘Metal-Free Super-Wideband THz Absorber for Electromagnetic Shielding’, Physica Scripta, Vol. 96, No. 12, 125866, November 2021, https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ac3ea1. (SCI Indexed Impact factor:2.487)
[5]. Anil Kumar Soni and Gaurav Varshney, ‘Multiband Generation and Absorption Enhancement in a Graphite based Metal-Free Absorber’, Plasmonics, Vol. 16, pp. 241- 252, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-020-01286-5. (SCI Indexed Impact factor: 2.404).
[6]. Anil Kumar. Soni and B. Purna Chandra Rao, ‘Lock-in Amplifier Based Eddy Current Instrument for Detection of Sub-surface Defect in Stainless Steel Plates’, Sensing and Imaging, Vol. 19, No.32, August 2018. (Scopus Indexed)
[7]. Anil Kumar Soni, B. Sasi, S. Thirunavukkarasu and B. Purna Chandra Rao ‘Development of eddy current probe for detection of deep sub-surface defects’, IETE Technical Review, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 386-395, November 2015. (SCI Indexed Impact factor: 2.342)
[8]. Anil Kumar. Soni, S. Thirunavukkarasu, B. Sasi, B. Purna Chandra Rao, T. Jayakumar, ‘Development of a high sensitive eddy current instrument for detection of sub-surface defects in stainless steel plates’, Insight-Non-Destructive Testing & Condition Monitoring, Vol. 57, No. 9, pp. 508-512, September 2015. (SCI Indexed Impact factor: 0.80)

Journal Publications (UGC Listed):

[9]. Anil Kumar Soni*, Aradhana Soni, Chandan Tamrakar, Shrawan Kumar Patel, and Amit Kumar Dewangan, ‘Development of Reitnex Method based Dehazing algorithm for image enhancement’, Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology (CJST), Vol. -19 (4), pp. 515-521, 2022.
[10]. Aradhana Soni, Chandan Tamrakar, Anil Kumar Soni, Shrawan Kumar Patel, Satish Kumar Negi and Amit Kumar Dewangan, ‘An Encryption Algorithm by Integrating Scan Plans, 1D Logistic Sequences, and DNA Encoding’, Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology(CJST), Vol. -19 (4), pp. 511-514, 2022.
[11]. Dharmendra Kaushik, Alok Kumar Singh Kushwaha, Anil Kumar Soni, Aradhana Soni, ‘A Review on Person Identification Techniques Based on Iris Images’, Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology(CJST), Vol. -19 (4), pp. 399-411, 2022.
[12]. Aradhana Soni, Chandan Tamrakar, Anil Kumar Soni, Amit Kumar Dewangan and Satish Kumar Negi, ‘Fractional Calculus-Based Hybrid Approach for Image Encryption’, Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology (CJST), Vol. -18 (1), pp. 38-42, 2021.
[13]. Shrawan Kumar Patel, Anil Kumar Soni and, Chandan Tamrakar, ‘Scenario-based Performance Analysis of Dynamic Routing Protocol using Cisco Packet Tracer’, Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology (CJST), Vol. -18 (1), pp. 216-219, 2021.
[14]. Shrawan Kumar Patel, Anil Kumar Soni, and Chandan Tamrakar, ‘Performance Analysis of SAR Reduction in PIFA using Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) Structures’, Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology (CJST), Vol. -18 (1), pp. 201-204, 2021.
[15]. Chandan Tamrakar, Anil Kumar Soni, Shrawan Kumar Patel, and Aradhana Soni, ‘Enhancing ECG Signal Analysis through Wavelet Transform-Based Denoising Techniques: A Comparative Study’, Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology (CJST), Vol. -18 (1), pp. 12-17, 2021.
[16]. S. Thirunavukkarasu, B.P.C. Rao, Anil Kumar Soni, S. Shuaib Ahmed, T. Jayakumar, ‘Comparative performance of image fusion methodologies in eddy current testing’, Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, No 24, pp. 5548-5551, 2012.

Book Chapter

[17]. Anil Kumar Soni, Ranjeet Kumar, Shrawan Kumar Patel and Aradhana Soni, ‘Nondestructive fusion method for image enhancement of eddy current sub-surface defect images’, In: Bajpai M.K., Kumar Singh K., Giakos G. (eds) Machine Vision and Augmented Intelligence—Theory and Applications, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 796, pp. 613-621, November 2021. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5078- 9_50 (Scopus Indexed).
[18]. Ranjeet Kumar, Anil Kumar Soni, and Aradhana Soni, ‘Histogram-based Image Enhancement and Analysis for Steel Surface and Defects Images’, In: Bajpai M.K., Kumar Singh K., Giakos G. (eds) Machine Vision and Augmented Intelligence—Theory and Applications, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 796, pp. 623-632, November 2021. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5078-9_51 (Scopus Indexed).

List of Conference Presented

[1]. Anil Kumar Soni, Shrawan Kumar Patel , ‘Metal free Terahertz Absorber/Sensor Using Multi-layered Graphite’, 12th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Sensor Networks, Organized by Applied Computer Technology, Kolkata, India.
[2].Anil Kumar Soni, Ranjeet Kumar, and Shrawan Kumar Patel, 2019, ‘Development of image fusion methodology for image enhancement of sub-surface defect in eddy current non-destructive testing’, International conference on Advances in steel, Power and construction Technology, Raigarh.
[3].Ranjeet Kumar, Anil Kumar Soni, and B. Ramachandra Reddy, 2019 ‘Analysis of Histogram-based Image Enhancement Techniques for Steel Surface and Defects Images’, International conference on Advances in steel, Power and construction Technology, Raigarh.
[4].Anil Kumar Soni, S Shuaib Ahmed, S. Thirunavukkarasu, B P C Rao and T Jayakumar, 2013, ‘Multi-Sensor Image Fusion for Enhanced Detection of Sub-Surface Defects by Eddy Current Testing’, 14th Asia Pacific conference on Non-destructive Testing, Mumbai.
[5].Anil Kumar Soni, B P C Rao, B. Sasi, Saji Jacob George, T Jayakumar, 2013, ‘Development of a Low Frequency Eddy Current Instrument for Non-destructive Evaluation’, National Symposium on Instrumentation (NSI-38), Hubli.
[6].Anil Kumar Soni, C.S. Angani, K. Sambasiva Rao, Jaskaran Singh Grover, S. Thirunavukkarasu, B.P.C. Rao, T. Jayakumar, 2012, ‘Development of Pulsed Eddy Current System and Model Based Optimization’, National Seminar on NDE-2012, New Delhi.