Educational Qualifications:

• Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore [1992]
• M.Tech., Electronics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras [1979]
• B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering, University of Mysore [1976]

Work Experience:

• Assistant Executive Engineer, Indian Telephone Industries, Bangalore [1979 – 1984]
  • Development of digital switching systems for PABX and main exchange

Patents:

• Shape memory alloy driving apparatus. N.S.Dinesh and S.V.Sharma ISRO. Patent application No: 02280/CHE/2007
• Solid printed pillar technology route for making high density printed wiring boards. N.S.Dinesh and Dr.G.Anada Rao, CEDT, IISc. Patent application No.164/CHE/2004
• Soluble printed pillar technology route for making high density printed wiring boards. N.S.Dinesh and Dr.G.Anada Rao, CEDT, IISc. Patent application No.163/CHE/2004, Patent No. 202780
• Robo-Puppet or Computer Puppetry – Development of a Robot for automated puppetry. N.S.Dinesh, Patent application No.241/MAS/2003, Patent No. 219215
• KAURT – Instrument to study and measure the real time kinetics of ligand-ligate interaction using radio tagging. N.S.Dinesh and Dr.G.S.Murthy, Primate research lab, IISc. Patent application No.497/MAS/1999, Patent Number: 210144
• Instrument to study and measure the real time kinetics of ligand-ligate interaction using radio labeled ligand – using recirculated buffer ligand technique. N.S.Dinesh and Dr.G.S.Murthy, Primate research lab, IISc. Patent application No.496/MAS/1999, Patent Number: 210139
• Instrument to study and measure the real time kinetics of ligand-ligate interaction using radio labeled ligand – using lead shielded measurement technique. N.S.Dinesh and Dr.G.S.Murthy, Primate Research lab, IISc. Patent application No.495/MAS/1999, Patent Number: 210138

Publications:

• Vinayakumar, K.B., Hegde, G.M., Nayak, M.M., Dinesh, N.S. and Rajanna, K., 2014. Fabrication and characterization of gold coated hollow silicon microneedle array for drug delivery. Microelectronic Engineering, 128, pp.12-18.
• Aravind, M.A., Rajanna, K. and Dinesh, N.S., 2017, April. Application of EMPC for under-damped Type-1 systems. In Control, Automation and Robotics (ICCAR), 2017 3rd International Conference on (pp. 471-476). IEEE.
• Raghu, C.V. and Dinesh, N.S., 2017, April. DC Motor speed control using Experience Mapping based Prediction Controller (EMPC). In Control, Automation and Robotics (ICCAR), 2017 3rd International Conference on (pp. 533-538). IEEE.
• Hegde, B. and Dinesh, N.S., 2017. Design, development and characterization of variable reluctance ferrofluid pump. Microsystem Technologies, pp.1-18.
• Vinayakumar, K.B., Nadiger, G., R. Shetty, V., Dinesh, N.S., Nayak, M.M. and Rajanna, K., 2017. Packaged peristaltic micropump for controlled drug delivery application. Review of Scientific Instruments, 88(1), p.015102.
• Aravind, M.A., Saikumar, N. and Dinesh, N.S., 2017, May. Optimal position control of a DC motor using LQG with EKF. In Mechanical, System and Control Engineering (ICMSC), 2017 International Conference on (pp. 149-154). IEEE.
• Saikumar, N., Dinesh, N.S. and Kammardi, P., 2017. Experience mapping based prediction controller for the smooth trajectory tracking of DC motors. international Journal of Dynamics and Control, 5(3), pp.704-720.
• Vinayakumar, K.B., Kulkarni, P.G., Nayak, M.M., Dinesh, N.S., Hegde, G.M., Ramachandra, S.G. and Rajanna, K., 2016. A hollow stainless steel microneedle array to deliver insulin to a diabetic rat. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 26(6), p.065013.
• Saikumar, Niranjan, and N. S. Dinesh. “A study of bipolar control action with EMPC for the position control of DC motors.” International Journal of Dynamics and Control 4.1 (2016): 154-166.
• Vinayakumar, K.B., Rajanna, K., Dinesh, N.S. and Nayak, M.M., 2016, April. Out-of-plane cup shaped stainless steel microneedle array for drug delivery. In Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), 2016 IEEE 11th Annual International Conference on (pp. 172-175). IEEE
• Vinayakumar, K.B., Hegde, G.M., Ramachandra, S.G., Nayak, M.M., Dinesh, N.S. and Rajanna, K., 2015. Development of cup shaped microneedle array for transdermal drug delivery. Biointerphases, 10(2), p.021008.
• Kammardi, P.K., Sondur, K.D., Dinesh, N.S., Nori, C.R., Madhuri, V. and Chilbule, S., 2015. Compliance Monitored Clubfoot Brace “PADMAPADA”©. In ICoRD’15–Research into Design Across Boundaries Volume 2 (pp. 559-568). Springer, New Delhi.
• Vinayakumar, K.B., Naveen Kumar, G., Nayak, M.M., Dinesh, N.S. and Rajanna, K., 2015. Peristaltic pump-based low range pressure sensor calibration system. Review of Scientific Instruments, 86(11), p.115113.
• Hegde, B. and Dinesh, N.S., 2015, November. Design, modeling and simulation of a novel variable reluctance type linear ferrofluid pump. In Control System, Computing and Engineering (ICCSCE), 2015 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 129-134). IEEE.
• Aravind, M.A., Dinesh, N.S., Rao, N.C. and Charan, P.R., 2015. Automated Puppetry—Robo-Puppet©. In ICoRD’15–Research into Design Across Boundaries Volume 2 (pp. 579-590). Springer, New Delhi.
• Vinaya Kumar K.B, M. M. Nayak, N.S Dinesh, K. Rajanna. “Microneedle and Micropump-based Precision Drug Delivery System” Workshop on Enabling Future Health Care: the Role of Micro and Nano Technology, NAPA, USA, August 24-26, 2015.
• Vinaya Kumar K.B, M. M. Nayak, N.S Dinesh, K. Rajanna. “Out-Of-Plane Microneedle Array for Drug Delivery” Sensors in Medicine, London, UK, March 24– 26, 2015.
• Saikumar, N. and Dinesh, N.S., 2014, October. Improved adaptation of EMPC with response sampling based prediction correction for the position control of DC motors. In Computer, Control, Informatics and Its Applications (IC3INA), 2014 International Conference on (pp. 109-114). IEEE.
• Hegde, B. and Dinesh, N.S., 2014, December. Modeling and system identification of swing check valve flapper using polyvinylidene difluoride film sensor. In Modelling, Identification & Control (ICMIC), 2014 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on (pp. 65-69). IEEE.
• Hegde, B.; Dinesh, N. S., “Pressure gradient measurement in a ferrofluid column subjected to magnetic field” . in Smart Materials, Structures & Systems (ISSS 2014), 2014 Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on, 8-11 July, 2014
• Vinayakumar K.B, G.Naveen kumar, M.M.Nayak, N.S.Dinesh and K.Rajanna, “Pressure Calibrator Using Peristaltic Micropump” seventh ISSS International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, Bangalore, India July 08 -11, 2014.
• Kumar, K.V., Nayak, M.M., Dinesh, N.S. and Rajanna, K., 2013, October. Characterization and performance study of packaged micropump for drug delivery. In Microsystems, Packaging, Assembly and Circuits Technology Conference (IMPACT), 2013 8th International (pp. 353-355). IEEE.
• Vinaya kumar.K.B, K. Kiran Kumar, V.A.P Sharma, N.Balashanmugam, G.M.Hegde, K.Rajanna, M.M.Nayak, N.S Dinesh. “Metal microneedle precision fabrication technology and limitations” CMTI organized First National Conference on Micro and Nano fabrication from Jan 21-23, 2013.
• Vinaya Kumar K.B, G. M. Hegde, M. M. Nayak, N.S Dinesh, K. Rajanna, “Microneedle Technology For Transdermal Drug Delivery” Sixth ISSS National Conference on MEMS, Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, Pune. Sept 6-7, 2013.
• Saikumar, N. and Sondur, K.D., 2012. Switched PD for position control of DC Motors with single sensor optical encoders.
• Saikumar, Niranjan, and N. S. Dinesh. “Position control of DC motors with experience mapping based prediction controller.” IECon 2012-38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. IEEE, 2012.
• Saikumar, Niranjan, and N. S. Dinesh. “A study of experience mapping based prediction controller for position control of DC motors with inertial and friction load changes.” Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2012 7th IEEE International Conference on. IEEE, 2012.
• Vinaya Kumar K.B, N. P. Vamsi , Krishna,Suma B. N, G. M. Hegde, K. Rajanna, M. M. Nayak, N.S Dinesh, “Fabrication of Silicon and Stainless Steel Microneedles for Bio-compatibility Packaging Applications”, NCEDAR 2012 organized by IPC India on at J N Tata Auditorium, IISc Bangalore Dec 4 – 6, 2012
• Bhat, S.N., Rao, G.A., Dinesh, N.S. and Baliga, B.N., 2011. Photo-defined electrically assisted etching method for metal stencil fabrication. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 1(7), pp.1116-1121.
• Sharma, S. V., M. M. Nayak, and N. S. Dinesh. “Modelling, design and characterization of shape memory alloy-based poly phase motor.” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 147.2 (2008): 583-592.
• Lakshminarayanan, S., Gopakumar, K., Mondal, G., Figarado, S. and Dinesh, N.S., 2008. Eighteen-sided polygonal voltage space-vector-based PWM control for an induction motor drive. IET Electric Power Applications, 2(1), pp.56-63.
• Sharma, S. V., M. M. Nayak, and N. S. Dinesh. “Shape memory alloy based motor.” Sadhana 33.5 (2008): 699-712.
• Sharma, S.V., Nayak, M.M., Dinesh, N.S. and Umanand, L., 2008, April. Micro stepping of shape memory alloy based poly phase motor. In Industrial Technology, 2008. ICIT 2008. IEEE International Conference on (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
• Figarado, S., Gopakumar, K., Mondal, G., Sivakumar, K. and Dinesh, N.S., 2007, November. Three-level inverter fed open-end winding IM drive with common mode voltage elimination and reduced power device count. In Industrial Electronics Society, 2007. IECON 2007. 33rd Annual Conference of the IEEE (pp. 1238-1243). IEEE.
• Shankar, U.N., Kathurirengen, S., Anand, N.B., Dinesh, N.S. and Raghunathan, A., 2006. Design of a lightweight and an efficient cryogenic cooling system for prime focus operation of radio telescope.