Dr. Binayak Ojha is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering at Advanced College of Engineering and Management (ACEM).
Education
Ph.D. in Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany (2024)
Master of Science in Sensor Systems Technology, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany (2014)
Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kantipur Engineering College, Nepal (2009)
Professional Experience
Doctoral Researcher at the Institute for Sensor and Information Systems (ISIS), Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany (2020–2024)
Project Engineer for EU- and German Federal Ministry-funded research projects at the Institute for Sensor and Information Systems (ISIS), Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany (2015–2019).
Research Interests
Embedded Systems, Sensor Technology, Gas Sensors, Sensors-Based Process Optimization
Publications
B. Ojha, "Nanoscaled SnO₂ sensors for analysis of VOCs: Quasi-online monitoring of dissolved VFAs in biogas fermentation processes," Dissertation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 2025. https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000177653
B. Ojha, A. Wilke, R. Brämer, M. Franzreb, H. Kohler, "Thermo-cyclically operated metal oxide gas sensor arrays for analysis of dissolved volatile organic compounds in fermentation processes: Part II – Quasi-online monitoring in biogas," Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, vol. 43, 2024, p. 100606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2023.100606
B. Ojha, M. Aleksandrova, M. Schwotzer, M. Franzreb, H. Kohler, "Thermo-cyclically operated metal oxide gas sensor arrays for analysis of dissolved volatile organic compounds in fermentation processes: Part I – Morphology aspects of the sensing behavior," Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, vol. 40, 2023, p. 100558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2023.100558
X. Zhang, B. Ojha, H. Bichlmaier, I. Hartmann, H. Kohler, "Extensive gaseous emissions reduction of firewood-fueled low power fireplaces by a gas sensor-based advanced combustion airflow control system and catalytic post-oxidation," Sensors, vol. 23, no. 10, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104679
B. Ojha, M. Schober, S. Turad, J. Jochum, H. Kohler, "Gasification of biomass: The very sensitive monitoring of tar in syngas by the determination of the oxygen demand—A proof of concept," Processes, vol. 10, no. 7, 2022, p. 1270. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10071270
N. Illyaskutty, O. Kansizoglu, O. Akdag, B. Ojha, J. Knoblauch, H. Kohler, “Miniaturized Single Chip Arrangement of a Wheatstone Bridge Based Calorimetric Gas Sensor.” Chemosensors, vol. 6, no. 2, 2018, p. 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors6020022.
H. Kohler, B. Ojha, N. Illyaskutty, I. Hartmann, C. Thiel, K. Eisinger, M. Dambacher, “In Situ High Temperature Gas Sensors: Continuous Monitoring of the Combustion Quality of Different Wood Combustion Systems and Optimization of Combustion Process.” Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 161–67. https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-7-161-2018.
B. Ojha, N. Illyaskutty, J. Knoblauch, M.R. Balachandran, H. Kohler, “High-Temperature CO / HC Gas Sensors to Optimize Firewood Combustion in Low-Power Fireplaces.” Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 237–46. https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-6-237-2017.
Patents
Kohler, Heinz and Ojha, Binayak and Knoblauch, Jens. METHOD AND MEASURING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A TAR CONTENT IN GASES. EP Patent EP3647780A1 Aug 08, 2021.
Kohler, Heinz and Zhang, Xin and Ojha, Binayak and Guth, Ulrich. METHOD FOR OPERATING A MIXED POTENTIAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH SAID SENSOR. EP Patent EP3698028A1 Aug 26, 2020.
Awards
Doctoral Stipendium, Heinrich Hertz Foundation
Awarded for outstanding achievement as a doctoral candidate at the Annual Academic Celebration of Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe, Germany, 6 October 2022
Best Oral Presentation Award
For the presentation titled “Development of a Novel Sensor System for Online Monitoring of Tar in Synthesis Gas Streams of Biomass Gasification Processes” at the 6th International Environmental Best Practices Conference, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland, 24–26 September 2019
Email: binayak.ojha@acem.edu.np
