Research Supervision for Ph. D. Thesis

Former

Brijesh Bhatt

  • Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Anoop Singh, Prof. Konrad Hagedorn, Humboldt University, Berlin
  • Area of Interest: Technology Adoption in Electricity Distribution
  • Thesis Topic: “Governance structure for enhanced energy efficiency in irrigation electricity distribution system of Andhra Pradesh”

Kewal Singh

Roll No.- 11214061
Email - skewal@iitk.ac.in
  • Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Anoop Singh, Prof. Dr. Puneet Prakash
  • Area of Interest: Cost of Capital for Infrastructure Sector
  • Thesis Topic: "Cost of Capital and the Infrastructure Sector: Evidence from listed and unlisted Indian firms" Area - Infrastructure Financing

Vikas Sangwan

Roll No.- 13214064
Email - vikassan@iitk.ac.in
  • Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Anoop Singh, Prof. Dr. Puneet Prakash
  • Area of Interest: Corporate Finance, Dividend Policy
  • Thesis Topic:

Kamini Singh

Roll No.- 16114261
Email - kamini@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest: Energy Economics/Energy Market
  • Thesis Topic: Residential energy optimization under smart grid environment

Ongoing Research Supervision for Ph. D. Thesis

Madhav Sharma

Roll No.- 18114262
Email - madhavsh@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest: Electricity Distribution Market, Energy Optimization
  • Thesis Topic: Decision-Support Frameworks for Sustainable Mini-Grid Planning: A Data-Driven Approach to Pathway Selection and Probabilistic Demand Forecasting
  • Current Affiliation: Aurora Energy Research (Sr. Analyst)
  • Brief Bio: Madhav Sharma is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Management Sciences (DoMS), IIT Kanpur, working under the supervision of Prof. Anoop Singh. His Ph.D. Thesis, titled “Decision-Support Frameworks for Sustainable Mini-Grid Planning: A Data-Driven Approach to Pathway Selection and Probabilistic Demand Forecasting,” develops novel analytical and modelling frameworks to support sustainable mini-grid deployment in newly electrified rural communities.
    He is affiliated with the Centre for Energy Regulation (CER) and the Energy Analytics Lab (EAL) at IIT Kanpur, where he contributes to research on data analytics, policy, and regulatory planning. Alongside his doctoral work, he also served as a Senior Research Associate on the UI-ASSIST (US–India Collaborative for Smart Distribution System with Storage) project, working on techno-economic modelling, policy analysis, and field-based assessments of smart distribution systems.
    His broader research interests span smart distribution systems, including renewable energy integration, demand response, transactive energy, and mini-/micro-grid planning and policy.
    Madhav holds an M.Tech. in Electrical Energy Systems from G.B. Pant University, Pantnagar (2016), and a B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University (2013).

Gaurav Gupta

Roll No.- 18214261
Email - ggupta@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest: Economics of EV Infrastructure, Policy Implementation
  • Thesis Topic: Managing Price Risk in an Evolving Energy Market: Market-Based PPAs, Dynamic Take-or-Pay Contracts, and Revenue-Sharing Models
  • Current Affiliation: FARE Fellow IIT Kanpur
  • Brief Bio:Gaurav Gupta has submitted his PhD thesis and is currently a FARE Fellow at CER IIT Kanpur.
    He holds an M.Tech in Management Sciences from DoMS, IIT Kanpur, and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Ropar.
    His research focuses on electricity markets, energy economics, and game-theoretic modelling of regulatory policies, contracts, and market mechanisms.

Sufia

Roll No.- 19214270
Email - sufia@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest: Power Sector Policies and Regulations, Energy Economics
  • Thesis Topic: Efficiency Analysis of Indian Electricity Distribution Utilities and Effectiveness of Indian Electricity Regulatory Commissions
  • Current Affiliation: Research Scholar, IIT Kanpur
  • Brief Bio: Sufia is currently a Research Scholar at DoMS, IIT Kanpur. She holds an Integrated M.Tech. in Energy Engineering from Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi. Her research focuses on efficiency analysis, benchmarking, energy economics, regulatory governance, regulatory impact analysis

Sambhavi Mishra

Roll No.- 19214268
Email - sbmishra@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest: Power Sector Policies and Regulations, Energy Economics
  • Thesis Topic: Regulatory incentives and performance benchmarking
  • Current Affiliation: Ph.D. Scholar IIT Kanpur
  • Brief Bio: Shambhavi Mishra has completed her SOTA and is now about to give her open in about 6 months in her Ph.D. journey. She has currently received Doctoral Mentorship Scholarship from ETH Zurich.
    She completed her Integrated M.Tech in Energy Engineering from Central University of Jharkhand.Her research focuses on electricity generation sector, regulatory policies, data envelopment analysis, stochastic frontier analysis, energy economics, and regulatory impact assessment.

Apurva Verma

Roll No.- 20114263
Email - apurva20@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest: Energy Economics, Power Sector Regulations and Policies
  • Thesis Topic:
  • Current Affiliation: PhD Candidate at Department of Management Sciences, IIT Kanpur
  • Brief Bio:I work in energy and climate policy modelling, focusing on pathways for sustainable and equitable decarbonisation in India. My research examines future space cooling energy demand under different climate scenarios and evaluates strategies for efficient, low-carbon, and accessible thermal comfort. I also assess the electricity demand growth potential from expanding agricultural cold-chain infrastructure across adoption scenarios to support food security and emissions reduction. Collectively, this research aims to strengthen long-term mitigation planning and advance a resilient and climate-adaptive cooling landscape in India

Shreeyash Nitin Malode

Roll No.- 20214271
Email - shreeyashn20@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest: Energy
  • Thesis Topic: Essays on Emissions Trading System for India
  • Current Affiliation: Doctoral Candidate, Centre for Energy Regulation (CER) and Energy Analytics Lab (EAL), Department of Management Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), Kanpur, India
  • Brief Bio: Mr. Shreeyash Nitin Malode’s doctoral thesis, "Essays on the Emissions Trading System for India", examines how emissions trading, integrated assessment modeling, and energy-climate policy modeling can be used to bridge science-to-policy gap, helping regulators and policymakers explore different mitigation options. He earned his M.Sc. in Regulatory Governance from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, India, and his B.E. in Power Engineering from the National Power Training Institute in Nagpur, India.

Sonam Dolker

Roll No.- 21129275
Email - sonamd21@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest:
  • Thesis Topic: Power System Flexibility and Energy Storage Systems
  • Current Affiliation: Ph.D, Sustainable Energy Engineering, IIT Kanpur
  • Brief Bio: My work focuses on the economic and regulatory aspects of Renewable Energy (RE) integration and power system decarbonization, utilizing power system modeling as the primary analytical tool. I examine policy and regulatory frameworks, assess least-cost technology pathways for RE integration, and analyse their implications for system reliability, flexibility, and emissions.

Arvind Marandi

Roll No.- 232290607
Email - arvindm21@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest:
  • Thesis Topic: Power System Flexibility and Energy Storage Systems
  • Current Affiliation: PhD Student, Sustainable Energy Engineering Department
  • Brief Bio: My research involves RE integration modelling and energy economics, with a focus on India’s power-market regulation and reforms; market-based instruments—energy derivatives, virtual power purchase agreements, and contracts for difference for contract design, efficient risk allocation, and implementation.

Mrudul Shivhare

Roll No.- 241140606
Email - mrudulshiv24@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest: Energy Policy
  • Thesis Topic: Indian Electricity Markets, Demand Response, Tariff Design
  • Brief Bio: Mrudul Shivhare is a doctoral candidate at DoMS, IIT Kanpur. His research focuses on electricity market design in India and corresponding regulatory and policy frameworks. He has professional experience in handling techno-commercial aspects of thermal power plants and analysis of regulatory landscape of the Indian power sector. He holds eMasters degree in Power Sector Regulations, Economics and Management from IIT Kanpur, a P.G. Diploma in Thermal Power plant Engineering from NPTI and B.E. in Electrical Engineering.

Preeti Borkar

Roll No.- 241140610
Email - preetib24@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest:
  • Thesis Topic: Energy and Climate Policy Modelling & Energy Economics
  • Current Affiliation: Doctoral Candidate, IIT Kanpur
  • Brief Bio: Preeti Borkar is a Research Scholar at the Department of Management Studies (DoMs) at IIT Kanpur. She holds an M.Tech in Power System Engineering from NIT Jamshedpur and a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from OP Jindal University. Her research focuses on achieving net-zero emissions, climate change policy and economics, and carbon pricing mechanisms.

Jyoti Sharma

Roll No.-
Email - jyotis21@iitk.ac.in
  • Area of Interest:
  • Thesis Topic: Integrating Bioenergy into India's Energy Transition: Environmental and Economic Impacts
  • Current Affiliation: PhD Student, Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering, IIT Kanpur
  • Brief Bio: Jyoti Sharma holds an MTech in Energy Engineering from IIT Mandi and a BTech in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Manipal University.
    Her research focuses on cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of integrating biopower, biofuels, and biohydrogen within India's decarbonization framework.