Dr. Shivam Verma
Dr Shivam Verma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics Engineering at IIT (BHU) Varanasi, with expertise in microelectronics, VLSI design, and emerging memory technologies. He obtained his Ph.D. in Microelectronics and VLSI from IIT Roorkee in 2017. He completed his M.Tech. with Honours in Microelectronics from IIT (BHU) Varanasi in 2012 and his B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science, Indore, in 2010. His research focuses on neuromorphic computing, spintronics, and non-volatile memory and logic devices, with an emphasis on developing energy-efficient, next-generation computing hardware by integrating novel devices with circuit design.
Ph.D. (Microelectronics and VLSI)
Dissertation: Design of Spin Transfer Torque-Based Memory and Logic,
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 2017.
M. Tech. (with Hons.),
Specialization: Microelectronics,
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, 2012.
AIR-429 in GATE 2010, with a GATE Score of 741
B. E. (Electronics and Communication Engineering),
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science, Indore, M.P, 2010
List of Publications
Journals
Shivam Verma, Shalu Kaundal, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “Modeling of In-Plane Magnetic Tunnel Junction for Mixed Mode Simulations,” IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, vol. 50, no. 8, Mar. 2014.
Shivam Verma, Shalu Kaundal, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “Novel 4F2 Buried Source Line STT MRAM Cell with Vertical GAA Transistor as Select Device,” IEEE Trans. on Nanotechnology, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 1163–1171, 2014.
Shivam Verma, M. Satyanarayana Murthy, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “All Spin Logic (ASL): A Micromagnetic Perspective,” IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 3400710-1–3400710-7, 2015.
Shivam Verma, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “Low Power High Density STT MRAMs on 3D Vertical Silicon Nano-wire Platform,” IEEE Trans. on VLSI Systems, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 1371–1376, 2015.
Shivam Verma, Pankaj Kumar Pal, Sanjay Mahawar, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “Performance Enhancement of STT MRAM Using Asymmetric-k Sidewall-spacer NMOS,” IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, vol. 63, no. 7, pp. 2771–2776, 2016.
Shivam Verma, Anant. A. Kulkarni, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “Spintronics-Based Devices to Circuits: Perspectives and Challenges,” IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 13-28, 2016.
A Kulkarni, S Prajapati, Shivam Verma, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “Optimal Boolean Logic Quantum Circuit Decomposition for Spin-Torque-Based n-Qubit Architecture,” IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, vol. 54, no. 10, Oct. 2018.
S. Prajapati, Shivam Verma, A. A. Kulkarni, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “Modeling of magnetic tunnel junction for multilevel STT-MRAM cell,” IEEE Trans. on Nanotechnology, vol. 18, pp. 1005-1014, 2019.
Shivam Verma, Ravneet Paul, and Mayank Shukla, “Non-volatile Latch Compatible with Static and Dynamic CMOS for Logic in Memory Applications,” IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, vol. 58, pp. 1-8, 2022.
Roopesh Singh, Shivam Verma, and Sushant Mittal, “FinFET Fin-Trimming During Replacement Metal Gate for an Asymmetric Device Toward STT MRAM Performance Enhancement,” IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, vol. 69, no. 12, pp. 6699–6704, 2022.
Jagadish Rajpoot, and Shivam Verma, “Area-Efficient Auto-Write-Terminate Circuit for NV Latch and Logic-In-Memory Applications,” IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 70, no. 7, pp. 2630-2634, 2023.
Jagadish Rajpoot, Ravneet Paul, and Shivam Verma, “SPICE-Based Compact Model for Voltage-induced Magnetocapacitance in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions,” IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 1-8, 2023.
Ashok Kumar, Jagadish Rajpoot, and Shivam Verma, “Design Space Exploration and Power Optimization of STT MRAM using Trimmed Fin Asymmetric FinFET ,” Microelectronics Journal: Elsevier, vol. 149, no. 106238, pp. 1-9, 2024.
Roopesh Singh, Sushant Mittal, Shivam Verma, Junctionless Accumulation-Mode SOI Ferroelectric FinFET for Synaptic Weights, Microelectronics Journal: Elsevier, vol. 153, no. 106413, pp. 1-8, 2024.
Roopesh Singh, and Shivam Verma, "Memristive Ferroelectric FET for 1T-1R Nonvolatile Memory with Non-Destructive Readout", IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 6, pp. 27-34, Jan. 2025, doi: 10.1109/OJNANO.2025.3531759.
Jagadish Rajpoot, Prem Prakash Mangalam, Abhijit Chaterjee, Upamannu Sen, Parul Singh, and Shivam Verma, "An Area-Efficient with High-Dynamic Range Readout Circuit for Resistive Gas Sensors," Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, World Scientific, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218126625502780
Richa Baranwal, Atul S. M. Tripathi, Abhijit Chaterjee, Upamannu Sen, Parul Singh, V. N. Mishra, and Shivam Verma, "Fabrication and Characterization of PDPP2T-TT Thin Film FET-based NH3 Gas Sensor at Room Temperature," Optical Materials, Elsevier, vol. 166, Sep. 2025
Jagadish Rajpoot, and Shivam Verma, "Efficient and reliable hybrid MTJ/CMOS-based logic-in-memory architecture using SHE-MTJ," Journal of Computational Electronics, Springer Nature, vol. 24, no. 108, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-025-02359-6
V. P. Singh, S. M. Yadav, Shivam Verma and A. Pandey, "Cu2MoS4 Nanosheets via Solvothermal Synthesis for High-Performance Ag/Cu2MoS4/Ag MSM Photodetector," in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, (In press) doi: 10.1109/LPT.2025.3619846.
V. P. Singh, S. M. Yadav, Shivam Verma and A. Pandey, "Facile Solvothermal Synthesis of Cu2MoS4 Nanosheets: Enabling Efficient UV–Visible Photodetection," in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, (In press) doi: 10.1109/TED.2025.3619917.
Roopesh Singh, Alok Kumar Tripathi, and Shivam Verma, "Device circuit co-design of novel non-volatile latch using junctionless ferroelectric FET," Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Springer Nature, 2025.
Anant Aravind Kulkarni, Shivam Verma, “Inequal Three Qubit Entanglement Using GHZ State Generation for Spin-Torque Based Qubit Architecture”, IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 6, pp. 179-186, Dec 2025
Jagadish Rajpoot, Shivam Verma, “Compact STT/SHE-MTJ Model with Monte-Carlo Independent Thermal Noise”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 3161, Jan. 2026
Nikhil, Richa Baranwal, Shivam Verma, Srinu Gangolu. “Molecularly Ordered PBTTT/Au-rGO Films for Mobility-Enhanced OFET Ammonia Sensors”, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, vol. 8, pp. 3432-3444, Feb. 2026
Nikhil, Radhe Shyam, Richa Baranwal, Shivam Verma, Srinu Gangolu, “Enhanced Coherence Length and Optical Disorder in PBTTT/SnS2 Composites: A Structure–Property Analysis for NO2 Sensing”, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, vol. 8, pp. 3843-3856, Apr. 2026
Radhe Shyam, Richa Baranwal, Shivam Verma, Bhola Nath Pal, Rajiv Prakash, “Unveiling fluoro and alkyl derivatives of polythiophene for highly sensitive ammonia gas sensing based on unidirectional thin film channel OTFT”. Surfaces and Interfaces, Elsevier, Vol. 91, June 2026
Conferences
Sanjay Mahawar, Shivam Verma, Pankaj Kumar Pal, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “High Reliability STT MRAM using Fully Depleted Body and 4H–SiC Buried Oxide NMOS,” in Proc. IEEE 11th International Conference on Electron Devices & Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC 2015), Singapore, pp. 705-708, June 1-4, 2015.
Shivam Verma, Sanjay Mahawer, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “Low Power STT MRAM Cell With Asymmetric Drive Current Vertical GAA Select Device,” in Proc. 12th IEEE International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON 2015), Hua Hin, Thailand, pp. 1-5, June 24-27, 2015.
Pankaj Kumar Pal, Shivam Verma, Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, and Sudeb Dasgupta, “Statistical variability and sensitivity analysis of dual-k spacer FinFET device-circuit co-design,” in Proc. IEEE 11th International Conference on Electron Devices & Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC 2015), Singapore, pp. 705-708, June 1-4, 2015.
Sanjay Prajapati, Shivam Verma, Anant Aravind Kulkarni, and Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, “Novel compact model for multi-level spin torque magnetic tunnel junctions,” in Proc. SPIE 9931, Spintronics IX, San Diego, CA, USA, August 28, 2016.
Shivam Verma, “Novel Hybrid MTJ-CMOS Based Programmable Gain Amplifier for Portable Applications,” in Proc. 4th IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices Technology & Manufacturing Conference (EDTM) 2020, Penang, Malaysia, 6-21 April, 2020.
Shivam Verma, “Multilayer Micromagnetic Models for All Spin Logic,” in Proc. 17th IEEE India Council International Conference (INDICON) 2020, New Delhi, India, 10-13 December, 2020.
Roopesh Singh, Sumit Purkait, and Shivam Verma, “Junction Less Ferroelectric FET on FDSOI for Non-Volatile Logic-In-Memory Applications,” in Proc. 6th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE), Bengaluru, India, 11-14 December, 2022.
Jagadish Rajpoot, Meghna Gupta, and Shivam Verma, “Enhancing the Reliability of Hybrid MTJ/CMOS Circuits with Auto Write Termination” in Proc. 30th IEEE International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA), Penang, Malaysia, 24-27 July 2023.
Kirti, Shivam Verma, and Somak Bhattacharyya, “A High-Gain Ku-Band Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) with Ultra-Low Noise Figure” in Proc. IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Ahmedabad, India, 11-14 December 2023.
DOI: 10.1109/MAPCON58678.2023.10463994Kirti, Shivam Verma, and Somak Bhattacharyya, “Design and Implementation of a High-Gain Ku-Band Low Noise Amplifier” in Proc. 2024 11th IEEE Up Section International Conference on Electrical Electronics and Computer Engineering, Lucknow, India, 29 Nov.-1 December 2024.
- Ashok Kumar, Roopesh Singh, Shivam Verma, “Design and Simulation of a Quadruple Channel Fin-FET Using T-CAD”, in Proc. EAI International Conference on Body Area Networks, Varanasi, India, 15-16 December 2024.
Kirti, Shivam Verma, and Somak Bhattacharyya, “An Adaptive Hybrid-Mode GaN MMIC Power Amplifier for 5G Communication Network”, in Proc. 2025 IEEE Wireless Antenna and Microwave Symposium (WAMS), Kancheepuram, Chennai, India, 5 June- 8 June, 2025
Kirti, Shivam Verma, and Somak Bhattacharyya, “Design of a Gain-Stabilized Ka-Band Low Noise Amplifier (LNA)” in Proc. 2025 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Kochi, India, 14–18 December 2025.
Vartika Singh, Roopesh Singh, Shivam Verma, “Neuromorphic Computing Using Nonvolatile Memory Devices: A Case Study” in Proc. 2025 First International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Systems at the Edge (ICEdge), Bangalore, India, 18–20 December 2025.
Jitendra Krishna Arya, Richa Baranwal, VN Mishra, Shivam Verma, “Fabrication and Characterization of a Self-aligned FFTM-processed OFET Device for High-current Applications” in Proc. 2026 23rd International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), Chonburi, Thailand, May 27-30, 2026.
B. K. Kaushik and Shivam Verma, Spin Transfer Torque Based Devices, Circuits and Memory, Artech Press, Norwood, MA, USA, 2016.
B. K. Kaushik, Shivam Verma, Anant Kulkarni, and Sanjay Prajapati, Next Generation Spin Torque Memories, Springer Nature, USA, 2017
| Project Title | Funding Agency | Duration | Sanction Cost (Lacks) | PI name | Status of Project |
| Development of Simulation Software for Spintronic Device and Circuit Simulation | SERB SRG | 3 Years | 16.13 | Dr. Shivam Verma | Completed |
| Development of graphene/CNT-based sensors for space applications | ISRO | 3 Years | 29.62 | Dr. Shivam Verma | Completed |
| Exploring normally-on Ferroelectric FinFET devices for neuromorphic computing applications | SERB Matrices | 3 Years | 6.6 | Dr. Shivam Verma | Ongoing |
| Fabrication and Characterization of Hybrid Carbon-based Nanomaterial-Polymer Thin Film Transistors for Poisonous Gas Sensing Application | CST UP | 3 Years | 15.06 | Dr. Shivam Verma | Ongoing |
Committees
- Convener DUGC from September 2023 to August 2025
- Member DPGC from September 2020 to August 2022, September 2023 to September 2024
- Member DUGC from September 2020 to August 2022
Courses:
Level | Course No. & Title | No. of Students (approx.) | Year (Semester) |
U.G. | EC-431, Basic VLSI Design | 100 | 2019-20 (Odd) |
U. G | EC-433, Advanced Field Effect Devices | 39 | 2019-20 (Even) |
U. G | EO-203, Digital Circuits and Systems | 127 | 2019-20 (Even) |
U. G | EC-431, Basic VLSI Design | 88 | 2020-2021 (Odd) |
U. G | EC-331, Microelectronics | 125 | 2020-2021 (Odd) |
P.G. | EC-572, LSI/VLSI Design | 30 | 2020-2021 (Even) |
P.G. | EC-571, Heterojunction Devices and Technology | 20 | 2020-2021 (Even) |
U.G. | EC-431, Basic VLSI Design | 100 | 2021-2022 (Odd) |
U.G. | EC-301, Digital Circuits and Systems | 160 | 2021-2022 (Odd) |
P.G. | EC-572, LSI/VLSI Design | 30 | 2021-2022 (Even) |
P.G. | EC-571, Heterojunction Devices and Technology | 20 | 2021-2022 (Even) |
U.G. | EC-431, Basic VLSI Design | 125 | 2022-2023 (Odd) |
U.G. | EC-331, Microelectronics | 140 | 2022-2023 (Odd) |
P.G. | EC-572, LSI/VLSI Design | 30 | 2022-2023 (Even) |
P.G. | EC-571, Heterojunction Devices and Technology | 20 | 2022-2023 (Even) |
U.G. | EC-431, Basic VLSI Design | 145 | 2023-24 (Odd) |
U.G. | EC-432 VLSI Technology | 31 | 2023-24 (Odd) |
P.G. | EC-572, LSI/VLSI Design | 30 | 2023-24 (Even) |
U.G. | EC-102 Electronic Circuit Workshop | 145 | 2023-24 (Even) |
U.G. | EC-431, Basic VLSI Design | 145 | 2024-25 (Odd) |
P.G. | EC-572, LSI/VLSI Design | 30 | 2024-25 (Even) |
U.G. | EC-102 Electronic Circuit Workshop | 145 | 2024-25 (Even) |
U.G. | EC-431, Basic VLSI Design | 148 | 2025-26 (Odd) |
P.G. | EC 501 Chip Design Fundamentals | 17 | 2025-26 (Odd) |
P.G. | EC-571, Heterojunction Devices and Technology | 18 | 2025-26 (Even) |
- Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, since 27th February 2026
- Assistant Professor (Grade-I) in the Department of Electronics Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, from 02nd May 2020 to 26th February 2026
- Assistant Professor (Grade-II) in the Department of Electronics Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi from 27th August 2019 to 01st May 2020
- Assistant Professor (Grade-II) in ECE Department, NIT Warangal, India from June 2018 to August 2019
- Assistant Professor in EEE Department, BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India from May 2017 to May 2018
Books Reviewed and Reviewer Assignments
- "Electronic Devices and Circuits" a second year diploma level book as per AICTE's Model Curriculum available at (Link: https://ekumbh.aicte-india.org/)
- "VLSI Design" a third year degree book as per AICTE's Model Curriculum (Under review)
Articles Reviewed (Tentative)
- IEEE Transaction of Electron Devices: 5+
- IEEE Transaction of Circuits and Systems Brief: 2
- IEEE Transaction of Magnetics: 10+
- IEEE Transaction on Nanotechnology: 2+
- IEEE Transaction on VLSI Systems: 1
- Microelectronics Journal, Elsevier:2
- Journal of Electronic Materials: 1
- Others: 10+
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=pyB8nJcAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos-researcher-cv/public/3562842/cc7840a1-110e-4c08-a544-a51668163e27/SHIVAMVERMA_Web_of_Science_Researcher_CV.pdf
Looking for bright young candidates with external fellowships for Ph.D.
If interested email your CV to shivam.ece@iitbhu.ac.in
Candidates interested in QIP Admissions are requested to contact me via email if interested in high-quality/imact research in the area of Microelectronics and VLSI.
Or contact me by phone on 70146 81827
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VU9AqppAtpWUWcqWQ10IhprkYdC28TLx/view?usp=sharing
Ph.D. Thesis Supervised:
Names of Students | Date of registration | Date of thesis submission | Date of defence | Guide or Co-Guide |
Mr. Jagadish(19091501) | January 2020 | 12-09-2024 | 07-01-2025 | Guide |
Mr. Roopesh Singh (20091503) | January 2021 | 21-03-2025 | 13-09-2025 | Guide |
Mr. Ashok Kumar (21091003) | July 2021 | Ongoing | -- | Guide |
Ms. Kirti | 2021 | Ongoing | --- | Co-Guide |
Mr. Vikram Pratap Singh(23091004) | July2023 | Ongoing | --- | Co-Guide |
Mr. Jitendra Krishna Arya (24091017) | July 2024 | Ongoing | --- | Guide |
Mrs. Richa Baranwal | July 2024 | Ongoing | --- | Co-Guide |
Mr. Akash Kumar Gupta (25091002) | July 2025 | Ongoing | --- | Guide |
Ms. Akanksha Verma (25091001) | July 2025 | Ongoing | --- | Co-Guide |
M.Tech. Thesis Supervised:
Name of Students | Supervisor or Co-Supervisor | Date of Completion |
Mr. Mayank Shukla (19092003) | Supervisor | 19-07-2021 |
Mr. Punit Kumar Mishra (19092004) | Supervisor | 24-07-2021 |
Mr. Vaibhav Gupta (19092020) | Supervisor | 19-07-2021 |
Mr. Kushal Gangwar (19092024) | Supervisor | 19-07-2021 |
Mr. Prashant Kumar Singh (20092027) | Supervisor | 12-07-2022 |
Mr. Ravneet Paul (20092033) | Supervisor | 12-07-2022 |
Mr. Shyam Subba (20092038) | Supervisor | 12-07-2022 |
Mr. Sumit Purkait (20092032) | Supervisor | 12-07-2022 |
Mr. Alok Tripathi (21092004) | Supervisor | 26-06-2023 |
Ms. Meghna Gupta (21092005) | Supervisor | 15-06-2023 |
Mr. Prem Prakash Mangalam (22092011) | Supervisor | 15-07-2024 |
Mr. Suraj Verma ((23092031) | Supervisor | Sept 2025 |
Open Source Spintronic MTJ model library
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https://github.com/SHIVAMVERMAID/Spintronic-MTJ-model-library.git
Go through our latest models for Magnetic Tunnel Junction Devices fully compatible with open source NGSPICE simulation software
Please cite any one of the following if you use in your publication.
Rajpoot, J., Paul, R. and Verma, S., 2022. Novel STT/SHE MTJ Compact Model Compatible with NGSPICE. arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.14055.
Jagadish Rajpoot, Ravneet Paul, and Shivam Verma, "SPICE-Based Compact Model for Voltage Induced Magnetocapacitance in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 1-8, Sept. 2023, Art no. 7200108, doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2023.3296830.
Jagadish Rajpoot, and Shivam Verma "Compact STT/SHE-MTJ Model with Monte-Carlo Independent Thermal Noise," IOP Journal of Physics: Conference Series, (Gold open access Journal, in press).