About

I received my B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the SNDT University, Mumbai, India, in 2007. I received my M.Sc. in Photonic Communications and PhD in Optical Communications from the University of Nottingham, UK in 2008 and 2013 respectively. Prior to joining Sheffield Hallam University as a Lecturer, I worked across several higher education Institutes in India. Most recently I worked at Manipal Academy of Higher Education as an Associate Professor in the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Teaching

Department of Engineering and Mathematics

College of Business, Technology and Engineering

Subject area

Electrical, Electronic and Future Technologies

Modules taught 

Communication Engineering, Level 7 (Module leader)
Analogue Electronics, Level 4

Research

• Industry and Innovation Research Institute

Current research projects

Her research interests include optical amplification and regeneration, free space optical (FSO) communication and optical fibre communication (OFC). She has extensive experience in mathematical modelling using MATLAB and Mathcad. In her core research area of optical communication, she has been involved in projects focused on 1) the use of burst mode optical regenerators for long-haul OFC , 2) the numerical modelling and simulation design for dual-stage EDFA for use in long-haul OFC, 3) the use of burst mode optical regenerators for mitigating the impact of atmospheric turbulence on the FSO communication system performance. Priyanka has also recently lent her expertise to the aeronautical engineering domain through the following two projects that were centered on 1) the design of a mechanically robust optical data backup system using a copper data pipe and 2) analyzing the engineering feasibility of a Direct Fusion Drive.

Publications