About
Dr. Gowtham N is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, RV University, Mysuru. He holds a B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, an M.Tech in Microelectronics and Control Systems, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Power Quality from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi. During his doctoral studies, he served as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Energy Studies, IIT Delhi, where he worked on power quality and grid-related research.
Prior to joining RV University, he served at the Manipal Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, and also worked as a Power Quality Consultant in the Automotive Electronics Division of Robert Bosch, Bengaluru, gaining valuable industrial experience.
His research interests include power electronics applications in power systems, grid integration, power quality, peer-to-peer energy trading, and engineering education. He is currently guiding two research scholars working in the areas of grid integration and peer-to-peer energy trading. He has published extensively in reputed international journals and conferences, including IEEE, Springer, and Elsevier publications. He is the author of the undergraduate textbook Transmission and Distribution and has contributed as a Subject Matter Expert for VTU e-Learning, UpGrad Campus, and TCS-iON.
Dr. Gowtham with an academic experience of 14 years has conducted numerous faculty development programs, workshops, and industry training sessions on power quality, electrical distribution systems, engineering education, and research methodology. In recognition of his contributions to engineering education, he received the prestigious DST-SERB Travel Grant in 2023 to present his work on Problem-Based Learning (PBL) at the Transforming Engineering Education Conference jointly organized by MIT and Harvard University, USA. He further presented his work on innovative engineering pedagogy at the Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD) 2025 Conference at King’s College London, UK.
His academic, research, and industry experiences continue to drive his commitment to excellence in engineering education and research.
Researcher in Electrical Power Systems with expertise in Power Quality, Grid Integration, Microgrids, Renewable Energy Systems, Electric Vehicles, Energy Management, and Engineering Education.
Published 17 research papers in reputed international journals, including IEEE Access, Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), Renewable Energy, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Computers & Electrical Engineering, Energy Strategy Reviews, Elsevier, and SAGE Publications.
Authored the textbook "Transmission and Distribution", developed according to Outcome-Based Education (OBE) guidelines for undergraduate engineering students.
Accumulated 627+ citations with a strong research impact in power systems, renewable energy integration, and engineering education. Published 16 Scopus/SCI-indexed journal papers, including 11 Q1 journal publications.
Presented research findings at prestigious national and international conferences, including IEEE TENCON (Malaysia), IEEE ICPEI (Thailand), MIT–Harvard Transforming Engineering Education Conference (USA), and Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD) Conference at King's College London (UK).
Research contributions span power quality enhancement, active power filters, UPQC, renewable energy forecasting, microgrid optimization, intelligent energy management, electric vehicle systems, load balancing, automatic generation control, and AI/deep learning applications in power and energy systems.
Current research focuses on grid integration, peer-to-peer energy trading, smart grids, renewable energy systems, and AI applications in electrical power systems.
Currently guiding two research scholars in the areas of grid integration and peer-to-peer energy trading.
Served as a Research Fellow at IIT Delhi and actively collaborates on interdisciplinary research combining electrical engineering, sustainability, and engineering education.
Research Interests
Power quality, grid integration, renewable energy systems, microgrids, peer-to-peer energy trading, smart charging techniques, AI-enabled power systems, and engineering education.
Recipient of the DST-SERB Travel Grant (2023)
Presented research at MIT–Harvard and King's College London. Authored the textbook Transmission and Distribution based on OBE for 4th-semester engineering students.
Associate Professor
School of Engineering
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Mysuru