Biography
I am a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Associate Director for Faculty Support with the Institute for STEM Education at . I received the BE degree in Telecommunications Engineering from , Karnataka, India, in 2005, the MS degree and the PhD degree, both in Electrical Engineering, from in 2007 and 2010, respectively. My research areas include Signal Processing, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, and STEM Education. I am a member of the Tau Beta Pi and the Eta Kappa Nu honor societies.
I am an NYS EMT and volunteer with the .
I am also the director of the
Education Background
Electrical Engineering Ph.D. - 2010 Arizona State University
Electrical Engineering M.S - 2007 Arizona State University
Telecommunications Engineering B.E. - 2005 Visvesvaraya Technological University
Courses Taught
- Digital Signal Processing
- Systems and Signal Processing
- Hands-on Introduction to Machine Learning
- Detection and Estimation Theory
- Adaptive Signal Processing
- Signal Processing and Applications
- Digital Control
Teaching Interests
Digital Signal Processing, machine learning, signals and systems, statistical and adaptive signal processing, digital and wireless communications
Service
University Service
- Secretary, Faculty Senate
- Chair: Financial Review Committee
- Member: Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (SLOAC)
- Member: Climate and Engagement Committee
Department Service
- Chair: ABET Committee
- Member: Awards Committee
- Member: Graduate Committee
- Member: Electrical Engineering Curriculum Committee
- Faculty advisor: IEEE-HKN Gamma Gamma Chapter, IEEE Student Branch, K2CC Amateur Radio Society
Research Interests
Signal processing, machine learning, complex networks, and applications including cybersecurity, behavioral biometrics, and continuous authentication, STEM Education
Awards
- 91PORN Outstanding Advisor Award, 2019
- Outstanding Teaching Award - 91PORN HKN - 2015-2016
- Graduate Teaching Excellence Award (awarded by the Graduate and Professional Students Association, Arizona State University): Nominated thrice; won for the year 2008-2009.
Patents
B. Ayotte, D. Hou, M.K. Banavar, S. Schuckers, “System and method to authenticate users on a computing system using a free text behavioral biometric method,” , 2024.
M.K. Banavar, J. Sun, S. Wickramasinghe, “Determining Localization from Ordinal Comparison Data,” , June 7, 2022.
M.K. Banavar, K. Mack, “Localization using wireless signals,” , October 30, 2018.
X. Zhang, C. Tepedelenlioglu, M.K. Banavar, A. Spanias, “Distributed location detection in wireless sensor networks,” , July 17, 2018.
X. Zhang, C. Tepedelenlioglu, M.K. Banavar, A. Spanias, “Maximum likelihood localization in the presence of channel uncertainties,” , November 29, 2016.
- R. Santucci, M.K. Banavar, A. Spanias, C. Tepedelenlioglu, “Energy efficient distributed estimation using nonlinear amplifiers,” , October 4, 2016.
Publications
For a full list of patents, journal articles (some with downloadable links), and conference papers, .
Selected journal articles are listed here:
D. Mahto, P. Yadav, M. Banavar, J. Keany, A.T. Joseph, S. Kilambi, “” J Med Artif Intell, vol. 8, no. 32, 2025.
C. Sahu, M.K. Banavar, J. Sun, “,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024.
J. Križaj, R. O. Plesh, M. Banavar, S. Schuckers, and V. Štruc, "," Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 132, pp. 107941, 2024.
C. Sahu, M. Banavar and S. Schuckers, “,” IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science, 2022.
P. Sattigeri, J. Thiagarajan, K. Ramamurthy, A. Spanias, M. Banavar, A. Dixit, J. Fan, M. Malu, K. Jaskie, S. Rao, U. Shanthamallu, V. Narayanaswamy, S. Katoch, “Instruction Tools for Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Ion-Channel Sensors,” International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE), vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-17, 2022.
M.K. Banavar, S. Wickramasinghe, M. Achalla, J. Sun, "," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 23, pp. 17111-17119, Dec, 2021.
M.K. Banavar, S. Rivera, B. Ayotte, K.V. Mack, D. Barry, A. Spanias, C. Sahu, T. Yang, “,” Computers in Education Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 2021.
- B. Ayotte, M. Banavar, D. Hou and S. Schuckers, "," in IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 377-387, Oct. 2020.