Control Engineering
Industrial Automation: Programmable Logic Controllers Programming and application, Profibus
Simulation of Dynamic Systems
Intelligent Systems
Matlab, LabView, and CoDeSys based projects
Bachelors degree from JNTU Colleger of Engineering, Anantapur, India
Masters degree in Control and Instrumentation from IIT, Delhi, India
PhD from the Queen's University of Belfast, U.K.
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Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow working on Interaction Analysis in Multivariable Systems for designing Controllable Systems in collaboration with ICI. Also worked with South of Scotland Electricity Board on the development and implementation of real-time controllers.
Research Associate at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh working on a pan-European project on Intelligent Training Systems for Indusrial Environments with in collaboration with Marconi UK, Axion, Denmark, Alcatel Alshthom Reserche, France, Centro Informazioni Studi ed Esperienze SpA, Italy, Iberduero, Spain, Laboaratorio de Ensayos E Invesigaciones Industriales, Spain and Universitat Del Pais Vasco, Spain.
Part of Automation Systems Centre (ASCent) at Manchester Metropolitan University offering Certified courses in PLCOpen programming, Profibus and Profinet design and commissioning (http://www.sci-eng.mmu.ac.uk/ascent/).
Course leader for MSc Control and Instrumentation for Nuclear Engineering
Disability Coordinator for the Department of Engineering
Erasmus Coordinator for theDepartment of Engineering
Member of Faculty Working Group on Inclusion and Widening Participation
English, Telugu and Hindi
Control and Automation (Final Year)
Electrical Systems (Second Year)
Project supervision
Industrial Communication Systems
Control and Instrumentation for Nuclear Control
Supervised PhD and MPhil theses in the areas of Artificial Neura Networks for modelling and control, Virtual Instrumentation systems for real-time control, Automated Sinus Diagnosis using Image Processing and Artificial Neural Networks.
Adaptive and Intelligent Control Artificial Neural Networks Genetic Algorithms Pattern recognition and Fault diagnosis
Intelligent SystemsMedical Applications of Artificial Intelligence
O. Al-Kharji Al-Ali, N. Anani, M. Al-Qutayri, S. Al-Araji, P. Ponnapalli (2016). Performance evaluation of the time delay digital tanlock loop architectures. International Journal of Electronics. 103(1), pp.88-112.
N. Anani, O. Al-Kharji, P. Ponnapalli, S. Al-Araji, M. Al-Qutayri (2012). Synchronization of a Single-phase Photovoltaic Generator With the Low-Voltage Utility Grid. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 134(1),
OA-K. AL-Ali, N. Anani, S. Al-Araji, M. Al-Qutayri, P. Ponnapalli (2012). Digital tanlock loop architecture with no delay. International Journal of Electronics. 99(2), pp.179-195.
O. Al-Kharji, P. Ponnapalli, N. Anani, S. Al-Araji, M. Al-Qutayri (2012). Linearization of the First-order TDTL Using a Pre-distortion Scheme. Sensor Signal Processing for Defence (SSPD 2012). 2012(3),
N. Anani, OA-K. ALAli, P. Ponnapalli, S. AL-Araji, M. Al-Qutayri (2012). Synchronization of a Renewable Energy Inverter with the Grid. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies. 12, pp.225-233.
N. Anani, O. AL-Kharji AL-Ali, P. Ponnapalli, SR. AL-Araji, M. AL-Qutayri (2011). Synchronization of a single-phase wind energy generator with the low-voltage utility grid. Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal. 1(9), pp.1435-1439.
OA-K. Al-Ali, NA. Anani, MA. Al-Qutayri, SR. Al-Araji, PVS. Ponnapalli (2011). Adaptive second-order TDTL with optimized performance. Sensor Signal Processing for Defence (SSPD 2011). 2011(4),
N. Anani, J. Wiliamson, PVS. Ponnapalli (2010). Single-Phase Single-Stage AC-DC Converter with Reduced Line-Current Harmonics. Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal. 1(08), pp.1510-1513.
R. Deloughry, E. Pickup, PVS. Ponnapalli (2001). Closed loop control of a pneumatic conveying system using tomographic imaging. J. Electronic Imaging. 10(3), pp.653-660.
PVS. Ponnapalli, KC. Ho, M. Thomson (1999). A formal selection and pruning algorithm for feedforward artificial neural network optimization. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS. 10(4), pp.964-968.
KC. Ho, PVS. Ponnapalli, M. Thomson (1998). Modified direct inverse control of CSTR process with disturbances. Systems Science. 24(4), pp.37-52.
PVS. Ponnapalli, AC. Alexoulis-Chrsovergis, AK. Dwivedi (2023). Work-in-Progress: Remote Learning and Online Experimentation for Large Cohorts. In: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. pp.857-864.
OA-K. Al-Ali, N. Anani, M. Al-Qutayri, SR. Al-Araji, PVS. Ponnapalli (2014). Digital tanlock loop without a phase shifter. In: CSNDSP. Manchester, ENGLAND, 23/7/2014. pp.851-855.
OA-K. Al-Ali, N. Anani, M. Al-Qutayri, SR. Al-Araji, PVS. Ponnapalli (2012). Second-order single channel digital tanlock based phase-locked loop. In: CSNDSP. Poznan Univ Technol, Poznan, POLAND, 18/7/2012. pp.1-4.
NA. Anani, OA. Al-Kharji, PV. Ponnapalli, SR. Al-Araji, MA. Al-Qutayri (2011). Synchronization of a Single-Phase Photovoltaic Generator With the Low-Voltage Utility Grid. In: ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A, B, and C. 7/8/2011. pp.327-333.
OA-K. Al-Ali, N. Anani, PVS. Ponnapalli, SR. Al-Araji, M. Al-Qutayri (2011). Dual Time Delay Digital Tanlock Loop with improved performance. In: EUROCON. 27/4/2011. pp.1-4.
N. Anani, OA-K. Al-Ali, PVS. Ponnapalli, SR. Al-Araji, M. Al-Qutayri (2011). Synchronization of a single-phase photovoltaic generator with the grid. In: EUROCON. 27/4/2011. pp.1-4.
OA-K. Al-Ali, N. Anani, PVS. Ponnapalli, M. Al-Qutayri, SR. Al-Araji (2010). TDTL architecture with fast error correction technique. In: ICECS. 12/12/2010. pp.475-478.
N. Anani, D. O'Reilly, J. Williamson, P. Ponnapalli (2010). Minimisation of line current harmonics in single-phase AC-DC converter using a microcontroller. In: Proceedings of the Universities Power Engineering Conference.
N. Anani, D. Benchebra, P. Ponnapalli, A-R. Natsheh (2010). Prediction of line current harmonics in an AC-DC converter using neural networks. In: 2010 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ISIEA). 3/10/2010. pp.66-69.
A-R. Natsheh, PVS. Ponnapalli, N. Anani, D. Benchebra, A. El-Kholy (2010). Neural networks-based tool for diagnosis of paranasal sinuses conditions. In: CSNDSP. 21/7/2010. pp.780-784.
D. Benchebra, N. Anani, PVS. Ponnapalli, A-R. Natsheh (2010). A new algorithm for completing fragmented boundaries in images. In: CSNDSP. 21/7/2010. pp.791-794.
A-R. Natsheh, PVS. Ponnapalli, N. Anani, D. Benchebra, A. El-kholy, et al. P. Norburn. (2010). Segmentation of Bone structure in sinus CT images using self-organizing Maps. In: 2010 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques. 1/7/2010. pp.294-299.
OA-K. Al-Ali, SR. Al-Araji, N. Anani, M. Al-Qutayri, PVS. Ponnapalli (2010). Adaptive TDTL using frequency and phase processing techniques. In: ISSPA. 10/5/2010. pp.530-533.
SR. Al-Araji, OA. Al-Kharji Al-Ali, MA. Al-Qutayri, NA. Anani, P. Ponnapalli (2010). Improved performance second order time delay digital tanlock loop. In: 2010 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium. 12/4/2010.
OA-K. Al-Ali, N. Anani, PVS. Ponnapalli, SR. Al-Araji, M. Al-Qutayri (2010). Single channel digital tanlock based loop. In: CSNDSP. pp.368-372.
OA-K. Al-Ali, N. Anani, M. Al-Qutayri, SR. Al-Araji, PVS. Ponnapalli (2010). Time delay digital tanlock loop with acquisition-aided circuit. In: CSNDSP. pp.373-376.
A-R. Natsheh, PVS. Ponnapalli, N. Anani, A. El-Kholy (2008). Automated tool for diagnosis of sinus analysis CT scans. In: APPLICATIONS AND INNOVATIONS IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS XV. Cambridge, ENGLAND, 10/12/2007. pp.133-+.
PVS. Ponnapalli, D. Benchebra, R. Deloughry, I. Ibrahim (2007). Application of an ANN-based controller for the control of pneumatic conveyed polypropylene pellet flow. In: 5th World Congress in Industrial Process Tomography. pp.677-682.
R. Deloughry, I. Ibrahim, PVS. Ponnapalli, P. Lingard, D. Benchebra (2007). PXI-based electrical capacitance tomographic imaging system applied to flow control and mass flow measurement. In: 5th World Congress in Industrial Process Tomography. pp.495-502.
KA. Plant, PVS. Ponnapalli, DM. Southall (2007). Mobile Robots and EEG - A Review. In: SGAI Conf.. pp.363-368.
D. Benchebra, PVS. Ponnapalli, R. Deloughry (2003). Image reconstruction in process tomography using hierarchical self-organising maps. In: 3rd World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography. pp.409-414.
R. Deloughry, I. Davenport, X. Ma, PVS. Ponnapalli (2003). Development of a virtual instrument system for industrial process tomography. In: 3rd World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography. pp.756-760.
D. Drabble, PVS. Ponnapalli, M. Thomson (2001). GA optimisation of PID controllers - Optimal fitness functions. In: DEVELOPMENTS IN SOFT COMPUTING. DE MONTFORT UNIV, LEICESTER, ENGLAND, 2000. pp.183-190.
KC. Ho, PVS. Ponnapalli, M. Thomson (1997). A novel MULTI-TYPE architecture for FANNs. In: FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS. UNIV CAMBRIDGE, CHURCHILL COLL, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, 7/7/1997. pp.239-244.
National Merit Scholarship, Government of India.
Visiting Studentship Award from the Queen's University of Belfast, U.K.
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