Nikhil Arora - Deputy Director

Nikhil Arora

Deputy Director

I have successfully completed my BSc in Electronics and MSc in Electronics, achieving the First rank in the Electronics branch. I worked in Embedded system design for one year at Nexgen Automation, an automation and security company in Ahmedabad.

In 2006, I was appointed as Scientist SC at ISRO-ISTRAC, where I have been dedicated to satellite mission operations, health analysis, commanding, and tracking of various satellites. Notably, I conducted the Chandrayaan-2 ground station operation in BIAK, Indonesia, and served as the Deputy Project Director for RISAT-1A (EOS-04).

Currently, I hold the position of Deputy Director at IN-SPACe, where I support Indian space startups to create a conducive Indian space ecosystem, contributing to the growth of the Indian space economy.

I have been a member of IEEE for the last nine years and currently hold positions on executive committees of various IEEE societies and affinity groups. I am one of the key contributors to the last two MAPCON conferences organized by IEEE, which are flagship conferences in RF, Microwaves, and Antenna technologies.

I have a keen interest in Satellites, Space Technologies, RF & Microwaves, Embedded Systems, Vehicular Communications, and Biomedical Electronics. I have published papers in all these domains and enjoy experimenting with various sensors, microcontrollers, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi.

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