Electronic Devices, Microwave Engineering, Microstrip Antennas, Antennas for Biomedical Applications, Design optimization using AI/Ml techniques, IoT and Healthcare Systems

“Women Researcher Award”  “Parametric Optimization of Microstrip Antenna using differential evolution for brain stroke detection”, 2nd International Award Ceremony & Conference for Women Researchers, Pondicherry, India, September 27-28, 2025.

“Best Paper of the session” in International Conference On Ancient Mathematics & Science For Computing(AMSCO2K24), “Vedic Computing: A Captivating Synergy between Vedic Mathematics and Computer Science, (20-21 December, 2024)

Innovation Ambassador (Advanced Level): MoE Innovation Cell & AICTE, 2021–22; 30-hour certified training in innovation mentoring and startup ecosystem development.

Innovation Ambassador (Foundation Level): MoE Innovation Cell & AICTE, 2021–22; 30-hour certified training in innovation promotion, IPR awareness, and entrepreneurship.

International Journal Papers:

1. Arijit Das, Payal Bhardwaj, Rudra Sankar Dhar, Manoj Kumar Dutta, “Reconstruction and Quality Improvement of Degraded Tribal Artworks Using Different Image Enhancement Techniques: A Comparative Performance Analysis”, Nonlinear Optics Quantum Optics-Concepts In Modern Optics, 62(1-2), pp. 115-135, 2025 
2. Arijit Das, Payal Bhardwaj, Bitra Eswaramma, Ram Krishna Sarkar, Rudra Sankar Dhar, and Manoj Kumar Dutta. "Application of high performance optical imaging technique for resolving misalignment problem in metal casting: a computer vision approach." Journal of Optics (2025): 1-11.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-025-02981-4
3. Bhardwaj, Payal, and Ritesh Kumar Badhai. "Annular Ring UWB Wearable Textile Antenna for Telemetry and Healthcare Applications." IETE Journal of Research vol. 70, no. 6 (2024): 5525-5539.https://doi.org/10.1080/03772063.2023.2258512
4. Bhardwaj, Payal, and Ritesh Kumar Badhai. "A Compact High-Gain Circularly Polarized Wideband Antenna Array with Sequential Phase Feed and Truncated Ground for ISM, 5G Mid-Band and Ku-Band Applications." Wireless Personal Communications vol.133, no. 3 (2023): 1785-1803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-023-10847-w
5. Payal Bhardwaj, Ritesh Kumar Badhai, “Compact Wideband Folded Strip Monopole Antenna for Brain Stroke Detection,” International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, vol. 13, no. 9 pp. 937-946, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1759078720001579

International Conference  Papers:

1. S. Chintala, S. C. Kota and P. Bhardwaj, "Enhancing Obesity Prediction with Explainable AI: A DeepHealthNet-Based Comparative Study," 2025 International Conference on Communication and Smart Devices (ICCoSD), Ranchi, India, 2025, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/ICCoSD66074.2025.11348622. 
2. Payal Bhardwaj, “Vedic Computing: A Captivating Synergy between Vedic Mathematics and Computer Science,” International Conference On Ancient Mathematics & Science For Computing(AMSCO2K24),” (2024)
3. Mothe, S., Chintala, S., Janapati, R., & Bhardwaj, P. “Modified Step Size Least Mean Fourth Algorithm for Artifact Elimination From EEG Signals,” In 2024 IEEE Silchar Subsection Conference (SILCON 2024) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.4. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1109/SILCON63976.2024.10910620
4. Payal Bhardwaj, Ritesh Kumar Badhai, “Design and Analysis of Flexible Microstrip Antenna for Wearable Applications at ISM band,” in 2020 IEEE 17th India Council International Conference (INDICON), pp. 1-5, IEEE, 2020.

https://doi.org/10.1109/INDICON49873.2020.9342168

Book Chapters:

1. Radhika, T., Chintala, S., Soujanya, A., Payal Bhardwaj. (2026). Breast Cancer Prediction using Explainable Boosting Classifier. In: Kumar, A., Gunjan, V.K., Senatore, S., Hu, YC. (eds) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Data Science, Machine Learning and Applications- Volume 1. ICDSMLA2024 2024. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1528. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-5831-5_12
2. Chintala, S., Janapati, R., Payal Bhardwaj., Gude, S. (2026). NAFLD Detection Using Natural Gradient Boosting: A Probabilistic Ensemble Approach for Improved Accuracy and Calibration. In: Kumar, A., Gunjan, V.K., Senatore, S., Hu, YC. (eds) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Data Science, Machine Learning and Applications- Volume 1. ICDSMLA2024 2024. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1528. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-5831-5_27
3. Bhardwaj P., Badhai R.K. (2020) Design of Planar Triple-Band Electrically Small Asymmetrical Antenna for ISM, WLAN, and X-Band Applications. Optical and Wireless Technologies. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 546. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6159-3_57

Institute of Engineers (India)

Optical Society of India

[Grant No. 6431507] (Country: UK) “Wall-Mounted Compact Electric Vehicle Charging Unit”