Assistant Professor – Dept. of Electrical Engineering, NIT Calicut: July 2020 till date.

Assistant Professor – Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BITS Pilani K. K. Birla Campus, Goa: September 2018 to June 2020. 

Associate Professor – Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, Kerala: September 2014 to April 2018.  

Executive: Technology – Global R & D Centre, Crompton Greaves Ltd., Kanjurmarg, Mumbai: June 2005 to April 2010.

Best Paper Award in the field of Health Care in IEEE International Conference on Sensing Technology held at Wellington, New Zealand in December 2013 for the paper titled, “A GMR sensor based guiding tool for location of metal shrapnel during surgery”.
 

Best paper award for the paper titled, “Estimating Moisture in Transformer Oil, Utilizing a HV De-emulsification Method”, in E2F2 Series of National Conference, held at Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, in April 2018.

Design of inductive and capacitive sensors.

Medical instrumentation

Condition monitoring & diagnostics of transformers

Journals

• M. Sakthivel, B. George, and M. Sivaprakasam, “A novel GMR based Eddy current sensing probe with extended sensing range,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 52, pp., Nov. 2015.
   
• M. Sakthivel, B. George, and M. Sivaprakasam, “A new inductive proximity sensor based guiding tool to locate metal shrapnel during surgery,” IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., vol. 63, pp. 2940-2949, Dec. 2014.
   
• H. Suryavanshi, V. Jeyabalan, and M. Sakthivel, “Wavelet power ratio signature spectrum analysis for prediction of winding insulation defects in transformer and shunt reactor,” IEEE Trans.Dielectr. Electr. Insul., vol. 52, pp. 2649 - 2659, Sep. 2017.

International Conferences

• Mithun, S.; Bibin T., “A Novel, Cost-effective Sensor for Estimating Dissolved Moisture in Transformer oil,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Sensing Technology, Nov. 2016.
   
• Mithun, S.; George, B.; Mohanasankar, S., “Packaging and evaluation of an online tool for locating metal shrapnel during surgery,” in Proc. IEEE India Conference, Dec. 2014, pp. 1–6.
   
• Mithun, S.; George, B.; Mohanasankar, S.; Kumar J., “Locating Metal Shrapnel in Human Body using GMR Sensors,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Jun. 2014, pp. 1 – 5. 
   
• Mithun, S.; George, B.; Mohanasankar, S., “A GMR sensor based guiding tool for location of metal shrapnel during surgery,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Sensing Technology, Dec. 2013, pp. 640 – 644.
   
• Mithun, S.; George, B.; Jayashankar, V.; Mohanasankar, S., “A new inductive proximity sensor as a guiding tool for removing metal shrapnel during surgery,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Instrumentation and Measurements Technology, May. 2013, pp. 53 – 57.
   
• Mithun, S.; Dharini, C.; Kalpana, G.; Srikrishna, S.; Ilampoornan, M.; Jayashankar, V., “Location of breakdown in windings using concurrent UHF antenna and current responses,” in Proc. International Symposium on Electrical Insulating Materials, Sep. 2008, pp. 581 – 584.
   
• Mithun, S.; Baburao, K.; Bhaskar, M.; Sushil, C., “Effectiveness of DP in determining remnant life of transformers,” in Proc. IEEMA Trafo-tech Conference, Jan. 2010.
   
• Baburao, K.; Mithun, S.; Bhaskar, M., “Furan &DP as diagnostic tools in assessing the remnant life of transformers,” in Proc. International Conference on Condition Monitoring & Diagnostic Engineering Management of Power Station / Substation Equipment, Jan. 2009.
   
• Mithun, S.; Baburao, K.; Malpure, B., “Condition Monitoring and Remnant Life Assessment of Transformers – An Approach from CG,” in Proc. India Doble Power Forum, Oct. 2008.
   
• Mithun, S.; Arun, Y., “Significance of resonant frequency deviations for estimating winding deformations from SFRA,” in Proc. India Doble Power Forum, Jan. 2007.

National Conferences

• Sooraj O. S.; Mithun S., “Estimating moisture in transformer oil, utilizing a HV de-emulsification method,” E2F2 Series of National Conference, April. 2018.

Patent

Ultra High Frequency sensor for sensing partial discharges in oil filled transformers.