Sarla Kumari

Principal Academic Staff Member

Contact info

Phone

+64-(0)7-834 8800 Ext.3079

Email

Sarla.kumari@wintec.ac.nz

Location

About

Awards

Qualifications

Pursuing PhD* in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering from Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland.
Postgraduate Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunication, Queens Academic Group (QAG), Auckland, 2014.
Master of Technology in Engineering from Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, India 2011.
Bachelor of Technology in Engineering from Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, India 2006.

Areas of expertise

Industry experience, affiliations, and achievements

Research activity

Women in Engineering
Biomedical and Electrical Engineering
Sustainability and Renewable Energy
Engineering Education

Community and cultural competencies contribution in engineering education | Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2024)

Crossin, E., (ed), Pour, M., (ed), Australasian Association for Engineering Education., & Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference (35th: 2024: Christchurch, New Zealand). (2024). Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2024). Engineers Australia. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.9781925627992

K. Clarke, T. Ariyarathna and S. Kumari, "Concept-to-implementation of New Threshold-based Fall Detection Sensor," TENCON 2021 - 2021 IEEE Region 10 Conference

(TENCON), Auckland, New Zealand, 2021, pp. 597-602, doi: 10.1109/TENCON54134.2021.9707236.

Concept-to-implementation of New Threshold-based Fall Detection Sensor | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore

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What do you enjoy about teaching/your job?

Learners!!!!Diversity!!!!Cultural Competencies!!! Innovation

Impact on learners: I enjoy seeing the moment when students grasp a difficult engineering concept and are able to apply it in a practical way.

Shaping the future workforce

What do you love about your area?

Engineering is all about solving problems creatively.

I love and enjoy guiding students to approach challenges methodically while also encouraging innovation.

Tell us about your experience in the industry

Jaycar Electronics Limited Hamilton and Auckland: Manager and Technical Advisor (Electrical and Electronics) 2017

Tru-Test Limited, Auckland: Aassembler in Milk Meter area Production Department-2014