CMET Leadership

Team Lead

Academic leadership guiding CMET's research direction, implementation priorities, and clean-energy transition work.

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Dr. Priyanka Paliwal
Chair, CMET Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering

Dr. Priyanka Paliwal

An accomplished academic and innovator with over 20 years of experience in power systems, renewable-energy integration, and distributed generation.

A Senior Member of IEEE, she is widely recognized for pioneering research bridging technology, regulation, and implementation in India's clean-energy transition.

Key Achievements

  • 100+ research papers and publications
  • 12 book chapters
  • 2 patents
  • Tejomaya Award recipient
  • UN Women WeSTEM Award
  • MANIT's Best Faculty Award
Dr. Mukesh Kumar Kirar
Vice-Chair, CMET Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Kirar

An accomplished academic and innovator with over 15 years of experience spanning power systems, renewable energy integration, and distributed generation.

Associated with MANIT since 2010, contributing extensively to teaching, research, and institutional development.

Research Expertise

  • Renewable energy planning
  • Power system modeling
  • Smart grid development
  • Load shedding strategies
  • Artificial neural networks
  • Power system protection