Bimal K. Bose

Also known as Bimal Kumar Bose, B. K. Bose

Bimal Bose is an electrical engineer whose research applied expert systems, fuzzy logic and neural networks to power electronics and motor drives. He studied at Bengal Engineering College, earned graduate degrees at Wisconsin and Calcutta, and worked at Rensselaer, General Electric and the University of Tennessee. At Tennessee, he held the Condra Chair of Excellence and worked on AI control and estimation for power electronic systems. His publications include a 1994 paper on AI tools for motion control and a 2007 paper on neural-network applications in power electronics and motor drives. Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2017, he is an emeritus professor and consultant in power electronics as of October 2026.

Now at: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Works: 262
Citations: 16,262
h-index: 58
Badges: Bridge
Loyal
Pioneer

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

Timeline

1952–1966

Engineering degrees

He studies electrical engineering at Bengal Engineering College from 1952 to 1956 and earns a B.E. in 1956. He earns an M.S. at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1960 and a doctorate at Calcutta University in 1966.
1971–1987

From Rensselaer to GE

He joins Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an associate professor in 1971, then moves to General Electric's Corporate Research and Development as a research engineer in 1976. He works there through 1987.
1987–2003

Power electronics at Tennessee

He returns to academia in 1987 to hold the University of Tennessee's Condra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics through 2003. His work applies expert systems, fuzzy logic and neural networks to control and estimate power electronic systems, including motor drives.
1994

AI tools for motion control

In 1994, he publishes a paper in Proceedings of the IEEE titled “Expert system, fuzzy logic, and neural network applications in power electronics and motion control.”
2007

Neural networks for motor drives

In 2007, he publishes “Neural network applications in power electronics and motor drives” in IEEE Trans. on Ind. Electronics.
2017

Elected to the NAE

He is elected to the 2017 class of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering for contributions to power electronics technology, power conversion and education.
As of October 2026

Emeritus professor and consultant

He is an emeritus professor of power electronics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a consultant and researcher in power electronics and motor drives.