Dr. Panda has carried out extensive research in various areas of control of electric drives and power electronic converters. He has co-authored 1 book and published more than 175 papers in international refereed journals and conferences. His current research interests are in energy harvesting both at high power level as well as at very low-power level for wireless sensor nodes and networks, control of distributed renewable energy generation, assistive technology and mechatronics.
Dr. Panda has been very active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and presently a Senior Member of the IEEE. He has served in various capacities as Chapter Officer in the IEEE Singapore Section Joint Power Electronics and Industry Applications Society Chapter. He has served as the Chairman of the IEEE Singapore Section in 2004. He was the Organizing Chairman for the International IEEE Power Electronics and Drives Systems Conference in 2003 as well as the International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies in 2008. He is the recipient of the IEEE 3rd Millennium Medal. He was awarded the Best Volunteer Award by the IEEE Singapore Section in 2006.