Chief Patron
Director, IIT Bhubaneswar
Patron
Dean CE, IIT Bhubaneswar
Convener
Prof. D. Ghosh, IIT Bhubaneswar
Organizing Secretary
Prof. P. K. Sahu, IIT Bhubaneswar
Advisory Committee
- Prof. Brian Cullum,
University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA - Prof. Yeon Ho Chung,
Pukyong National University, Korea (South) - Prof. Senthil Murugan Ganapathy
University of Southampton, UK - Prof. Xiaoying Zhuang,
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany - Prof. N N Murty
IIT Tirupati - Prof. Bijoy Krishna Das
IIT Madras, India - Prof. P K Biswas
IIT Kharagpur, India - Prof. Partha Roop,
University of Auckland, New Zealand - Prof. Sudhan Majhi,
IISc Bangalore, India - Prof. A R Harish,
IIT Kanpur, India - Prof. Vikram Gadre,
IIT Bombay, India - Prof. Krishnamachar Prasad,
Auckland University of Technology, NZ - Prof. Pyari Mohan Pradhan,
IIT Roorkee, India - Prof. Rohit Sinha,
IIT Guwahati, India - Prof. Arun Somani,
College of Engineering, Iowa State University, USA
Travel Grant Support for Student Researchers
The International Conference on Microwave, Optical and Communication Engineering (ICMOCE) 2027 is pleased to offer Travel Grants to support young researchers and students (up to 20) to attend the conference. This grant aims to facilitate and motivate PhD students by providing them exposure to the innovations presented at the conference.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- May or may not have an accepted paper or poster for presentation at ICMOCE 2027.
- Must be a full-time student (undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D.). In case of a Ph. D. student, the student should have enrolled to the Ph. D. programme on or after Autumn 2025.
- Must demonstrate potential for research through a SOP (Maximum 1 page) explaining their research idea and its novelty.
Application Process
Applicants must submit the following documents:
- Completed Travel Grant Application Form (Click Here).
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) (maximum two pages) highlighting academic and professional achievements.
- Statement of Purpose (Maximum 1 page) detailing:
- Explaining their research idea and its novelty.
- How attending ICMOCE 2027 will benefit their research/career.
- Endorsement Letter from an academic advisor, or department head.
Grant Coverage
The travel grant will cover:
- Partial or full travel expenses (third-AC train/bus tickets) – subject to a maximum of INR 2000/-.
- Access to working lunches and dinner.
- Accommodation at IIT Bhubaneswar Hostel on sharing basis.
- Welcome kit.
- Participation Certificate.
Note: The grant does not cover the full conference kit, conference proceeding (soft copy), or personal expenses.
Selection Criteria
Applications will be evaluated based on:
- Merit of the research work (quality of research idea presented in SOP).
- Contribution to the conference theme and relevance to ICMOCE (as evident from CV).
Expectations from Selected Awardees
- One invited talk per day, and
- All papers presented in any one technical session of each conference day.
Important Dates
- Application Deadline: 21 April 2027.
- Notification of Award: 2 May 2027.
- Grant Disbursement: Within 3 weeks of completion of ICMOCE 2027.
Terms and Conditions
- Recipients must attend the full conference and actively participate in sessions and submit the report at the end of the conference.
- Reimbursement will be processed only upon submission of original receipts on site at ICMOCE 2027.
- Failure to attend the conference will result in the grant being revoked.
Committees
General Chair
Dr. Debalina Ghosh
Technical Program Chairs
Dr. Prasant Kumar Sahu
Microwave Track Chairs
Dr. Debapratim Ghosh & Dr. Debalina Ghosh
Optical Track Chairs
Dr. Rajan Jha & Dr. Prasant Kumar Sahu
Communication Track Chairs
Dr. Pravas Ranjan Sahu, & Dr. Siddartha Borkotoky
Biosensing Track Chairs
Dr. Niladri Bihari Puhan & Dr. Himanshu P Padole
Data Science and AI Track Chairs
Dr. B N Patnaik, NIT Raipur
Publicity Chairs
Dr. Sayan Dey & Dr. Navjeet Bagga
IEEE Region 10 Outreach Chair
Dr. Subhranshu R Samantaray
Local Arrangements Chairs
Dr. Barathram Ramkumar, Dr. Soumya P. Das
Publications Chair
Dr. Debalina Ghosh
Finance Chair
Dr. Prasant Kumar Sahu
Social Programs and Hospitality Chairs
Dr. Akshay K. & Dr. Atri Mukhopadhyay
Secretariat
Mr. Mrinal Datta
