Dr. Smrutiranjan Nayak,
Designation: Associate Professor & HOD
BPUT Reg. ID: T250144002
DOJ: 10-03-2025
M. Tech, B.Tech.

Dr. Smrutiranjan Nayak has 15+ years of experience in Teaching, Research and Administration. He obtained B. Tech in Electrical Engineering and M. Tech in Power Electronics and Drives from KIIT (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India in the year 2009 and 2012 respectively. He obtained Ph.D. in Power system Engineering from Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India in the year 2022. He has authored or co-authored more than 26 papers in International journals, Indian patents, book chapters, and International conferences. He is a reviewer of many International journals and conferences. He is also Life member of the Institution of Engineers, Solar Energy Society of India, and Indian Society of Lighting Engineers. He is also Associate Editor of Primera Scientific Engineering (PSEN) journal. He has guided several B. Tech. Students. His research interests include Renewable Energy, Power Electronics & Drives, Power Systems, Power Quality, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Grid and Micro Grid technologies.

Prof. S.P. Patra,
Designation: Assistant Professor
BPUT Reg. ID: T250144008
DOJ: 14-05-2025
Department of Electrical Engineering

Prof. S.P. Patra has received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, UCE Burla (presently V.S.S.U.T., Burla) 1985 and M.Tech in Industrial Power Control & Drives, IGIT Sarang, in the year 2013 and subsequently compelted his Diploma in Management, from IGNOU, in the year 1991.
He has started his career as GET in 1986 at National Aluminium Company Limited and worked in captive Power Plant of 1200 MW installed capacity as Operation engineers in the area of boiler, turbine, generator and balance of plant from 1986 to 2000. Subsequently, he worked in Electrical maintenance department having exposure to all types of equipments in a power plant from 2001 to 2023 and superannuated as General Manager(Electrical). His work experience spanned over Bauxite Mines with capacity of 7.5 MMT and headed Electrical department from 2019 to 2020. He has experience in installation and commissioning of various power plant electrical equipments, conveyor system, distributed control system, PLC and SCADA. He was involved in implementation of ISO 9001, 14001, 50001 and OSHA.
He has Core Competency in statistical problem solving and industrial data analysis. He has taken training on Operation and Maintenance of Thermal Power Station with Simulator training at Power Engineers Training Society from 21.04.1986 to 05.12.1986. He has proficiency in Statistical problem solving and industrial data analysis. He has attended various summer school on Industrial application of microprocessor based instrumentation and control sponsored by ISTE at IGIT Sarang from 30.05.1994 to 11.06.1994.

Er. Prakash Kumar Pati
Designation: Professor of Practice
BPUT Reg. ID: T250144022
DOJ: 29-11-2025
Department of Electrical Engineering

Er. Prakash Kumar Pati joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at Interscience Institute of Management & Technology (IIMT), Bhubaneswar, as Professor of Practice on 29 November 2025. He holds a B.Sc. (Engineering) in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from Sambalpur University and M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. With extensive academic and industry-oriented expertise in Electrical Engineering, he contributes to teaching, mentoring, curriculum development, and skill enhancement initiatives. His areas of interest include Electrical Systems, Power Engineering, Electronics & Communication, and emerging technological applications. He is committed to bridging the gap between academic learning and practical industry requirements through outcome-based education and professional guidance.