Projects &
Activities
Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)
- Mar. 2026 - : Resilient Edge-LoRa System for Early Gas Hazard Detection in Coal Mines and Adjacent CommunitiesResilient Edge-LoRa System for Early Gas Hazard Detection in Coal Mines and Adjacent Communities, Jharkhand Council on Science, Technology and Innovation (JCSTI), Amount: INR 5,95,500. (PI)
- Oct. 2025 - Sept. 2026: Improving The Performance of IEEE 802.11ah UAV Networks In Mission-Critical Defense Environments, NMICPS TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad, Amount: INR 21,91,000. (Co-PI)
- Mar. 2025 - Sept. 2026: AI-Powered Vision Systems for Low-light and Low-visibility Underground Mining Environments, TEXMiN Foundation (DST TIH), Amount: INR 17,35,000. (Co-PI)
- Oct. 2018 - June 2019: Breaking the Barriers of Skin Disease Diagnosis with Computational Imaging and Artificial Intelligence, SINE, IIT Bombay and Intel Inc. (Plugin 2 Startup Cohort), Amount: INR 10,00,000. (Co-PI)
- Aug. 2015 - Jan. 2017: Multispectral Optical Imaging and Computing Technologies for Realtime in-situ Functional Characterization and Monitoring of Cutaneous Wound Healing Progression, BIRAC, DBT, Govt. of India (BIG grant), Amount: INR 41,79,000. (Co-PI)
Membership of Scientific Societies
- Senior Member, IEEE
- Member, ACM
Other Academic and Administrative Activities
Activity and Services
Invited Talks
- January 2026: Invited talk on "AI/ML for the Next Evolution in Future IoT Networks" at 3rd Frontier Symposium in Data Science 2026 (FS-DSC 2026) at IISER Thiruvananthapuram.
- January 2026: Invited talk on "Evolution of IoT and Edge Computing" at FDP organized by SRM University-AP.
- November 2025: Invited Talk on “The Next Evolution in Future IoT Networks” at EPCI 2025, an international conference organized by NIT Delhi and EICT, IIT Roorkee.
- September 2025: Invited Talk on “The Next Evolution in Future IoT Networks” at ACM ROCS organized by Chitkara University, Punjab.
- September 2025: Invited Talk on “Federated Learning Platforms Addressing Security and Privacy” at FDP organized by NIT Delhi and EICT, IIT Roorkee.
- July 2025: Invited talk on “On the Edge of Future IoT Networks: Sensing, Communication and Computation” at FDP organized by NIT Delhi and EICT, NIT Warangal.
- June 2025: Invited talks on “Sensing, Actuation, and Microcontroller/SBC” and “Machine Learning on Edge” at Workshop organized by iHUB Data, IIIT Hyderabad.
- July 2025: Expert lectures on “Energy Aspects of Future IoT Networks” and “Communication and Computing in Future IoT networks” at STP organized by MMTTC, IIT Patna at BIT Mesra.
- June 2025: Invited talk on “Future IoT Networks – Communication, Computation and Energy” at FDP organized by IIIT Kottayam and EICT, NIT Warangal.
- June 2025: Expert lecture on “Wirelessly Powered Future IoT Networks” and “Resource Management in 6G IoT networks” at STP organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), IIT Patna.
- May 2025: Invited talk on “Resource Management in Future IoT Networks” organized by IEEE CS Student Branch Chapter IIT Kharagpur and IEEE India Council.\
- May 2025: Invited talks on “Energy aspects of Future IoT Networks” and “Communication and Computation in Future IoT Networks” at FDP organized by EICT, IIT Roorkee and Brainware University, Kolkata.
- April 2025: Invited talks on “Rise of the Edge Devices: Distributed Computing and Communication for 6G Networks” and “Are we really Empowered? Wireless-powered IoT for Futuristic Networks” at FDP organized by EICT, IIITDM Jabalpur and SRM University-AP.
- April 2025: Expert lecture on “Wirelessly Powered IoT Networks” and “Resource Management in 6G IoT networks” at STP organized by MMTTC, IIT Patna at K. K. Group of Institutes, Dhanbad.
- November 2024: Guest lecture on “Recent Trends and Future Directions in Internet of Things” at the IoT Course (UG), Dept. of EEE, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus.
- December 2023: Invited talk on “IoT and Edge Computing for Smart Agriculture” at webinar organized by Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha.
- December 2023: Resource Person at ATAL FDP on “Integrated IoT and Machine Learning Methods for Smart Sustainable Cities” organized by Vignan’s University, Guntur.
- June 2023: Resource Person at FDP on “Applications of Machine Learning and the Internet of Things in Smart Cities” organized by EICT, NIT Warangal and Techno College of Engineering, Agartala.
- Dec. 2022: Keynote Speaker at ICACIE 2022 conference, Cuttack, India.
Journal Editorial Board
- Scientific Reports (Springer Nature)
Examiner / Reviewer
- IEEE India Council Awards (2023, 2024)
Conference Organizing Committee Member
- Organizing Chair, 6DCIoT (with IEEE ANTS 2024), Guwahati, India
- Publicity Co-Chair, DCOSS 2022, California, USA
- General Chair, WPSN 2021 (in conjunction with IEEE DCOSS), Pafos, Cyprus
- Publicity Co-Chair, DCOSS 2021, Pafos, Cyprus
- Organizing Chair, IEEE TechSym 2016, IIT Kharagpur, India
- Organizing Committee member, IEEE TechSym 2014, IIT Kharagpur, India
TPC Member (Selected only)
- IEEE PIMRC - 2025 (Istanbul, Turkey); 2024 (Valencia, Spain); 2023 (Toronto, Canada); 2022 (Virtual Conference); 2021 (Helsinki, Finland); 2020 (London, UK); 2019 (Istanbul, Turkey); 2018 (Bologna, Italy)
- IEEE VTC: Spring 2025 (Oslo, Norway);
- IEEE ISCC - 2025 (Bologna, Italy); 2024 (Paris, France); 2023 (Tunis, Tunisia); 2022 (Rhodes Island, Greece); 2021 (Athens, Greece)
- IEEE GLOBECOM: 2025 (Taipei, Taiwan); 2023 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
- COMSYS - 2023 (Mandi, India); 2022 (Ropar, India); 2021 (Shillong, Meghalaya, India)
- IEEE ATC - 2021 (Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam); 2019 (Hanoi, Vietnam); 2018 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
- ACM FICN 2018 (in conjunction with ACM MobiCom), (New Delhi, India)
Conference Session Chair
- IEEE ISCC 2021, Athens, Greece
- IEEE DCOSS 2021, Pafos, Cyprus
Journal Reviewer
- IEEE Transactions (TNSM, TMC, TSC, TVT)
- IEEE Journals/Letters (IoT J., Systems J., Sensors J., Embedded System L., Access)
- ACM Transactions (TOSN)
- Elsevier (Ad Hoc Net., ComNet, ComCom, PMC, CompAg)
- Springer Nature (Telecomm. Sys., J. Supercomputing, Cluster Comp)
- Others (Wiley IJCS, IET Netw.)
Conference Reviewer (Selected only)
- IEEE PIMRC (2017–2024); IEEE ISCC (2021–2024); IEEE GLOBECOM (2023); IEEE CCNC (2021, 2023)
- Others: IEEE LCN, IEEE DCOSS, IEEE ATC, COVI-COM (IEEE ICC), IEEE ICCCS, IEEE ANTS, IEEE NCC, ACM FICN
Administrative Responsibility
- Faculty In-charge for Branding of Departments at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (May 2025-)
- Faculty In-charge for Department Labs at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (May 2025-)
- Faculty Member at Center for Drone Technology (CoE), SRM University-AP (October 2023–January 2024)
- Faculty Adviser for Smart Tech Club, SEAS, SRM University-AP (August 2023-February 2024)
- Member of International Relations Committee of SRM University-AP (July 2023-April 2024)
- Faculty representative, Cisco Internship Program, SRM University-AP, India (June-July 2023)
- Faculty Coordinator, AI-ML Club, SRM University-AP, India (Spring 2023)
Volunteering Experience
- Mentor, ACM Anveshan Setu Fellowship (2025)
- Member, ACM India Research Facilitation Committee (RFC), (2024–)
- Member, IEEE India Council Awards Committee (2024)
- Student Representative, IEEE Computer Society India Council SAC (2017)
- UPP Liaison, IEEE Student Branch IIT Kharagpur, India (2016-17)
- Chair of Executive Committee, IEEE Student Branch IIT Kharagpur, India (2015-16)
- Member, Student Activity Committee, IEEE Student Branch IIT Kharagpur, India (2014-15)
- Member, Conference/Workshop Committee, IEEE Computer Society India Council (2015-2016)