Electrical & Electronics Engineer
Teaching Assistant at the Dept. of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Kathmandu University. Research at ESTRL Lab · Energy systems & storage · Machine learning ·
Core Expertise
State-of-health prediction for second-life EV batteries using machine learning. Active researcher at ESTRL Lab, Kathmandu University, building next-generation stationary storage solutions.
Teaching Assistant in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Kathmandu University. Supporting undergraduate lectures, laboratory sessions, and student mentoring in core EEE courses.
End-to-end hardware-software integration for scientific instrumentation. Designed and validated a portable potentiostat for heavy metal ion detection, achieving results comparable to commercial laboratory devices.
Selected Work
Stationary energy storage system at ESTRL Lab using repurposed EV batteries, integrating machine learning for state-of-health prediction and optimization.
Portable potentiostat with automated SWV-based algorithm for heavy metal ion detection in water, validated against commercial devices.
Scholarly Output
Prajwal Simkhada, Saurav Bista, Maheswaran Rathinasamy — H2Open Journal (Elsevier), 8(6), 491–514.
Multi-decadal satellite-based study of Koshi River channel migration, introducing an entropy-based sandbar disorderliness metric and LSTM forecasting of river shift for flood-risk assessment and river management.
MILP-based joint sizing and hourly dispatch of a hybrid green hydrogen-to-methanol plant combining biomass gasification, solar- and wind-powered PEM electrolysis, and battery storage — with levelized-cost estimation, well-to-gate carbon accounting, and Monte Carlo risk analysis.
Aakriti Bhandari, Saurav Bista — IIT Hyderabad & Kathmandu University.
Design and development of a low-cost, portable potentiostat for detecting heavy metal ions in water using Square Wave Voltammetry, with a novel signal-processing algorithm, ESP32-based hardware, web/mobile applications, and validation against commercial devices.
About Me
I am an Electrical and Electronics Engineer currently serving as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Kathmandu University, while conducting active research at ESTRL Lab.
My work bridges energy storage systems, machine learning for battery diagnostics, and the design of low-cost scientific instruments. I am committed to advancing both research and engineering education in Nepal.
Full ProfileTeaching Assistant
Dept. of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Kathmandu University
Research Assistant
ESTRL Lab, Kathmandu University — Energy Storage & ML Systems
B.E. Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Kathmandu University — First Class Graduate
Open to Collaboration
Available for research collaboration, academic partnerships, and innovative engineering projects. I would be glad to connect.