Professor
- School of Engineering
Faculty of Innovation & Technology - +60104204759
- chockalingamaravind.vaithilingam@taylors.edu.my
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Professor Ts Dr Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam
Professor Dr. Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam is a distinguished Chartered Engineer, registered with the Engineering Council UK, and holds a doctoral degree in Electrical Power Engineering. His PhD research garnered international acclaim, earning a gold award at MTE 2013. A recognized thought leader, Dr. Aravind is a frequent speaker at both international and national conferences.
Professor Aravind served as the Programme Director (2018-2025) for the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Programme at Taylor’s University, which became the first within the school to be ranked in the QS 2023/2024 narrow subject rankings. He was also founding Director of the Clean Technology Impact Lab (2022-2025), focusing on SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), as part of Taylor’s University’s purpose driven strategy .
In addition to his academic leadership, Dr. Aravind is an active Professional Technologist with the Malaysian Board of Technologists, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of both the Society of Engineering Education Malaysia and the IET UK. He also leads the high-impact research cluster, VERTICALS, and holds multiple patents in energy applications, including his most recent innovation, a hybrid low-cost solar energy harvester developed in 2021.
With over 150 indexed publications and research grants amounting to USD 287,703, more than half of which he secured as principal investigator—Dr. Aravind is a prolific contributor to the field of energy technology. He is also the developer of the award-winning E-CODE design thinking enterprise framework, which has been used to advance teaching, learning, and research solutions.
In recognition of his exceptional contributions to education, Dr. Aravind has been honored with the prestigious President and Vice Chancellor’s Award for Transformational Teaching and Learning in 2024.
Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Power Engineering, UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM), Malaysia
- Master of Engineering in Power Electronics & Drives, BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY, India
- Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics, BHARATHIYAR UNIVERSITY, India
Professional Qualification
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Areas of Expertise
- Engineering Sciences, Electrical And Electronic Engineering, Power Engineering
Research Interest
- Affordable, Clean Energy
Publications
2025
- Performance improvement of a hybrid compound parabolic concentrator and parabolic trough concentrator system for dual concentration (ISI-Indexed), Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy - Article in Journals
- Angle-based regularized deep learning model for gauging effectiveness in performing yoga postures (ISI-Indexed), Sport Sci Health, Springer Verlag - Article in Journals
- A novel voice in head actor critic reinforcement learning with human feedback framework for enhanced robot navigation (ISI-Indexed), Scientific Reports - Article in Journals
- Evaluation of the Performance of new type of Segmented Stator Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (ISI-Indexed), IEEE ACCESS - Article in Journals
- Comparative Comparative Analysis of PI, ANFIS, and SQP-GD Controllers for Load Variation Mitigation in Off-Board EV DC-DC Charging Stations (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Energy Storage - Article in Journals
2024
- Power Map-ping Studies on the Coil Connection of an Interior and Embedded Perma-nent Magnet Double Stator Generator. (ISI-Indexed), PIERS - Article in Journals
- Intelligent Airconditioning Systems: Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality through IOT and Air-conditioning unit using Machine Learning - Book Chapter
- Using the OpenAir package in R for intelligent air quality analysis - Book Chapter
- System design, analysis, and experimental investigations of linear switched reluctance machines with double mover configuration (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Vibration and Control - Article in Journals
2023
- Land Use Impacts on Wind Farms - Book Chapter
- Successful environmental impact reduction practices and waste management cases from small and medium enterprises context. A systematic mapping study (2015-2022) (ISI-Indexed), IEEE ACCESS - Article in Journals
- Green Growth, Waste Management, and Environmental Impact Reduction Success Cases From Small and Medium Enterprises Context: A Systematic Mapping Study (ISI-Indexed), IEEE ACCESS - Article in Journals
- Solar Power Forecasting to Solve the Duck Curve Problem (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- Monofacial and Bifacial Photovoltaics Systems with Uniaxial Solar Tracking (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2022
- The fundamental studies on the reaction kinetics of thermal decomposition of bio-composite based backsheet materials in photovoltaic (PV) panel (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- Evolution of Outbreaks, Lessons Learnt and Challenges Towards New Normalcy Post COVID-19 World - Book Chapter
- Transition Within the Teaching Pedagogy: A Stochastic Opportunity to Engage Problem Solving Skill Through CODE - Book Chapter
- Pandemic Measures for the COVID19 Outbreak Control in Malaysia: A Correlative Comparison with China - Book Chapter
2021
- Viable Options and Opportunities for Energy Saving in a Distribution System towards Sustainability: Taylor s University as the Case - Book Chapter
- Particle Swarm Optimization for Tuning Power System Stabilizer towards Transient Stability Improvement in Power System Network - Article in Proceeding
- Transient Stability Improvement of Power System using Power System Stabilizer Integrated with Excitation System - Article in Proceeding
2020
- Assessment of generic protective relaying framework for Taylor s University electrical distribution system (SCOPUS-Indexed), AIP Conference Proceedings - Article in Journals
- A review on various configurations of hybrid concentrator photovoltaic and thermoelectric generator system (ISI-Indexed), Solar Energy - Article in Journals
- Energy efficient converters for electric vehicle charging stations (ISI-Indexed), SN Applied Sciencs - Article in Journals
- Appropriate Saline Water Ratio For Thermal Heat Recovery In A Parabolic Semi-Transparent Pv Hybrid Systems, Journal of Thermal Engineering - Article in Journals
- Viability assessment of Taylor s University as a PV-grid charging station for electric vehicles (SCOPUS-Indexed), AIP Conference Proceedings - Article in Journals
2019
- Nanogenerators as a Sustainable Power Source: State of Art, Applications, and Challenges (ISI-Indexed), NANOMATERIALS - Article in Journals
- Basic Characteristics of wireless power transfer (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
- Frequency characteristics of slotless and slot type linear oscillatory actuator for food processing application (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
- PO Attainment vs. Employment Status: A Correlation Study for Taylor s University School of Engineering (SCOPUS-Indexed), IEEE Explore - Article in Journals
- Frequency Variations Management in Deregulated Environment using Intelligent Controller, International Journal of Information Technology and Management - Article in Journals
2018
- 2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEED) (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- ANALYSIS OF MALAYSIAN ECOTOURISM PERFORMANCE USING HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL (PVT) SYSTEM (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
- Options and Opportunities for Energy Management in Malaysian Grid Systems Putrajaya as a Case Study (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Electronic Science and Technology - Article in Journals
- Dynamic Performance Assessment for Water Pump System using different controllers (SCOPUS-Indexed), Jour of Adv Research in Dynamical & Control Systems, - Article in Journals
- On the Dynamics of Floating Solar Power Plant: Opportunity for Sustainable Energy Generations (SCOPUS-Indexed), Jour of Adv Research in Dynamical & Control Systems, - Article in Journals
2017
- Design Studies of inner and outer rotor embedded Permanent Magnet for Hybrid electric vehicles" (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- Electromagnetic Design Analysis of Single Layered Linear Switching Machine with Fixed DC Excitation for Rail Brake Systems (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- Investigation of Energy and Exergy Configurations for Parabolic Trough Photovoltaic/Thermal Designs (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- Analysis of Taper Width Variations in Linear Reluctance Machine - Article in Proceeding
- Energy Recovery through Phase Layered Heat Removal using Nano-fluids in Solar hybrid PVT - Article in Proceeding
2015
- Design Consideration of Dual Axial Flux Motor for Electric Vehicle Applications (ISI-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2014
- Optimization of multi-pole permanent magnet synchronous generator based 8 blade magnetically levitated variable pitch low speed vertical axis wind turbine (ISI-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- Optimization of multi-pole three phase permanent magnet synchronous generator for low speed vertical axis wind turbine (ISI-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- A comparative analysis of three- phase, multi-phase and dual stator axial flux permanent magnet synchronous generator for vertical axis wind turbine. (ISI-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- Ride-through capability of three-phase induction motor through a new winding strategy (ISI-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- Design analysis of MAGLEV-VAWT with modified magnetic circuit generator (ISI-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
Research
- Advancing Hybrid Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Exploring Displacement Current Dynamics and Optical-electrical Synergies for Commercial-grade Energy Solutions, Project Leader, 2025 to 2026, International
- HARVESTING THE VALUE OF WATER: OPPORTUNITIES FOR REALIZING GRAVITY WATER AND RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR LOW-INCOME GROUP (B40) OF KAMPUNG TINATA ULU, KOTA BELUD, SABAH, Co-researcher, 2023 to 2025, Private
- Surface modification of the contact separation layer based on the polymer-based encapsulated zinc oxide nanowires for high-output power density in triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) harvesting., Co-researcher, 2023 to 2026, National
- Prototyping Magnetically Geared High Power Density Generator for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine under Low Speed Terrain, Co-researcher, 2020 to 2022, National
- Correlating the Displacement Current to Output Power for Variable Charge Density Generators, Project Leader, 2019 to 2022, National
- Energy performance assesssment for Taylor's University, Co-researcher, 2018 to 2020, Taylor's University
- Sustainable energy harvesting unit for remote location, Co-researcher, 2018 to 2020, Taylor's University
- Energy performance assesssment for Taylor's University, Project Leader, 2018 to 2020, Taylor's University
- Energy infrastructure for urban terrains through sustainable future technology, Project Leader, 2017 to 2021, Taylor's University
- Energy efficient rail brake for railway vehicles derived from linear switched motor technology, Project Leader, 2016 to 2018, Taylor's University
Awards and Stewardship
- ITEX2025, Competition, Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS), Innovation , 2025
- VISAI2025, Competition, Anna University, India, Best Presentation , 2025
- President Award for Teaching and Learning, Services, Taylor's University, Transformational Teaching and Learning for the University , 2024
- ECONDEV, Competition, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM), Best Presentation , 2024
- GOLD -International Invention, Innovation, Technology Competition and Exhibition, Exhibition/Invention, Protemp Exhibitions Sdn Bhd, Best Presentation , 2024
- GOLD- International Invention, Innovation, Technology Competition and Exhibition, Exhibition/Invention, Protemp Exhibitions Sdn Bhd, Best Presentation , 2024
- Best Paper Award, Conference, Taylor's University, Best Paper Award , 2024
- Best Paper Award, Conference, Sunway University, Best Oral , 2023
- Bronze-IRRADISOL GREEN IMPROVEMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE AND REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT IN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY, Competition, Protemp Exhibitions Sdn Bhd, Best Poster Award , 2023
- GOLD - BATTERY PACK CONDITIONBASED INTELLIGENT OFF-BOARD CHARGING SOLUTION FOR ALL FORMS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE, Competition, Protemp Exhibitions Sdn Bhd, Best Presentation , 2023
Paper Presented
- Angular Stability Enhancement of Grid Integrated Wind Energy Using PSO to Optimize PSS, 18th International Engineering Research Conference 2022 (Eureca 2022) 30/11/2022 Subang Jaya, Malaysia (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/11/2022
- Monofacial and Bifacial Photovoltaics Systems with Uniaxial Solar Tracking, 18th International Engineering Research Conference 2022 (Eureca 2022) 30/11/2022 Subang Jaya, Malaysia (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/11/2022
- Modelling and Experimental Investigation on the Differential Protection of Transmission Line, 18th International Engineering Research Conference 2022 (Eureca 2022) 30/11/2022 Subang Jaya, Malaysia (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/11/2022
- Solar Power Forecasting to Solve the Duck Curve Problem, International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Engineering. ICCIDE 2022 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 12/08/2022
- Implementation of a Smart Meter with Independent Load Monitoring using IoT, 2023 Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy (ICAIS) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 02/02/2023
- Reinforced learning experience framework, 8TH BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 2021 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 08/11/2021
- Analysis of Various Smart Traffic Lighting Systems, First International Conference on Advances in Computing and Future Communication Technologies (ICACFCT) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 16/12/2021
- Transient Stability Improvement of Power System using Power System Stabilizer Integrated with Excitation System, 11th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering (ICCSCE) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 27/08/2021
- Particle Swarm Optimization for Tuning Power System Stabilizer towards Transient Stability Improvement in Power System Network, IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology (IICAIET) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 13/09/2021
- Smart Education in Smart Cities and Smart Region" , CITIES 4.0: Unlocking Functional and Sustainable Cities for All, (CONGRESS), PLEANARY/KEYNOTE SPEAKER , 23/09/2019 to 24/09/2019