Faculty details

Prof.Tamoghna Ojha

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Mathematics & Computing

Email: tamoghnaojha[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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About Me: Tamoghna Ojha is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computing, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad where he leads the Computing for Secure and Intelligent Networks (COSINE) lab. He received MS (2014) and PhD (2021) in Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur. During 2021-2023, he was an ERCIM Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the National Research Council (CNR), Italy and a research consultant at Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus and SRM University-AP. To date, he has received more than INR 1 crore in research grants from the government and private organizations. His current research interests are in applying AI/ML techniques for IoT and future networks. Specifically, he is working on designing intelligent solutions for Edge and Non-Terrestrial Networks, Wirelessly Powered IoT, 6G Network and Edge-Cloud-Continuum, and Digital Twin. He is a Senior Member of IEEE (SM’23) and was a 2016 IEEE Richard E Merwin Student Scholar. He has won the GE Edison Challenge 2013 with INR 10 Lakhs. He serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Green Communication and Networks, IEEE Networking Letters, and Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) journal, and a reviewer for many IEEE Transactions and journals. He regularly serves as a TPC member and in the organizing committee of various reputed international conferences.

Research Interest: AI/ML For IoT, Edge Computing, Digital Twin, 5G/6G, Future Networks

Teaching

  • Computer Networks (Theory and Lab); Monsoon 2026
  • Operating Systems (Theory and Lab); Winter 2025-26
  • Computing Laboratory; Monsoon 2025-26
  • Database Management Systems (Lab); Winter 2024-25
  • Advanced DBMS (Lab); Winter 2024-25
  • Software Engineering (Lab); Winter 2024-25

Academics

Education

  • PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, 2021 (defended: Nov. 2020)
    • Thesis title: Provisioning Sensors-as-a-Service in Sensor-cloud-based Internet of Things
    • Department: Computer Science and Engineering
    • Supervisors: Prof. Sudip Misra (FACM, FIEEE, FNAE, FNASc) and Prof. Narendra Singh Raghuwanshi (FNAE, FNAAS)
  • MS, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, 2014
    • Thesis title: Architecture and Localization for Underwater Sensor Networks
    • Department: Information Technology
    • Supervisor: Prof. Sudip Misra (FACM, FIEEE, FNAE, FNASc)
  • PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design, Center for Development of Advanced Computing, Mohali, India, 2009
    • Project topic: A Real-time application for peripheral controlling and monitoring
    • Supervisor: Ms. Sonia Dosanjh
  • B. Tech, West Bengal University of Technology, West Bengal, India, 2008
    • Thesis title: Microcontroller-based Infra-Red Tracking Robot
    • Department: Electronics and Communication Engineering
    • Supervisor: Dr. Mousiki Kar

Position

Work Experience

  • Sept. 2024 - till date: Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
    • IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, India
    • Research: AI/ML for IoT, Edge Computing, 6G, Wirelessly Powered Networks, Digital Twin.
  • Apr. 2024 - Sept. 2024: Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
    • BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Telangana, India
    • Research: IoT, Edge Computing, 6G, Wirelessly Powered Networks
  • Feb. 2023 - Apr. 2024: Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
    • SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Research: IoT, Edge Computing, 6G, Wirelessly Powered Networks
  • Oct. 2022 - Jan. 2023: Research Consultant
    • Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
    • Research: Peer-to-Peer Wireless Power Transfer algorithms
  • Aug. 2022 - Jan. 2023: ERCIM PostDoctoral Research Fellow
    • Institute for Informatics and Telematics (IIT), National Research Council (CNR), Italy
    • Research: Peer-to-Peer Wireless Power Transfer algorithms
  • Oct. 2021 - Jul. 2022: ERCIM PostDoctoral Research Fellow
    • Institute for Informatics and Telematics (IIT), National Research Council (CNR), Italy
    • Research: Peer-to-Peer Wireless Power Transfer algorithms
  • Jan. 2021 - Sep. 2021: PostDoctoral Research Fellow
    • Institute for Informatics and Telematics (IIT), National Research Council (CNR), Italy
    • Research: Peer-to-Peer Wireless Power Transfer algorithms
  • Nov. 2013 - Jul. 2017: Senior Research Fellow
    • Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SRIC), IIT Kharagpur
    • Project: Measurement to Management (M2M): Improved Water Use Efficiency and Agricultural Productivity Through Experimental Sensor Network
    • Sponsor: Information Technology Research Academy (ITRA), Govt. of India
  • Nov. 2010 - Mar. 2013: Junior Project Assistant
    • Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SRIC), IIT Kharagpur
    • Project: Towards Robust Efficient and secure data acquisition in Underwater Sensor Networks (UWSN)
    • Sponsor: Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Govt. of India

Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

Awards & Scholarships

  • December 2024: Best paper award at IEEE OCIT 2024
  • June 2023: Elevated to IEEE Senior Member grade.
  • October 2022 - January 2023: Research Consultancy at the Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy.
  • October 2021 - July 2022, September 2022 - January 2023: “Alain Bensoussan” Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship from European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM).
  • January 2021 - September 2021: Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship from National Research Council (CNR) Italy.
  • August 2019 - May 2020: Research Assistantship from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
  • August 2017 - July 2019: Senior Research Fellowship from MHRD, Govt. of India.
  • December 2016: Richard E Merwin Student Scholarship from IEEE Computer Society. (Award: USD 1,000)
  • November 2013 - July 2017: Senior Research Fellowship from ITRA, Govt. of India.
  • December 2013: Winner of GE Edison Challenge 2013, GE John F. Welch Technology Center, Bangalore. (Award INR 10,00,000.00)
  • 2000-2004: Scholarship from Foundation for Excellence Inc., USA during.
  • October 2002: Awarded “Ardhendu Sekhar Sarkar Memorial Prize” for securing 1st position at Block (Salboni, Paschim Medinipur) level in Secondary (Madhyamik) exam 2002.
  • December 1999: Awarded 1st prize in Quiz Competition at Block (Salboni, Paschim Medinipur) level by Department of Youth Services and Sports, Govt. of West Bengal.

Research & Travel Grants

  • October 2018-June 2019: Selected for Plugin Cycle 2 startup cohort with a grant of INR 10,00,000.
  • August 2015–January 2017: Received Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) of INR 41,79,000 from DBT, Govt. of India.
  • December 2018: Best Conference Travel Grant support from IIT Kharagpur for presenting my paper at IEEE GLOBECOM 2018 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • December 2014: Travel Grant from DST, Govt. of India for presenting my paper at IEEE CloudCom, Singapore.
  • December 2014: Conference Travel Grant from IEEE CloudCom 2014. (Award: SGD 1,000)

Other Awards

  • October 2017: IEEE TechSym 2016 (I served as Organizing Chair) selected for 2017 Darrel Chong student activity award in GOLD category.

Publications

Books Published

  • T. Ojha, M. M. Hussain, S. Bera, N. Ahmed, S. Misra (eds.), “Edge-enabled 6G Networking - Foundations, Technologies, and Applications”, Springer Nature, 2026. [ISBN: 978-3032190413]
  • A. Ghosh and T. Ojha, “mm-Wave Technology for 6G Communication”, In “Edge-enabled 6G Networking - Foundations, Technologies, and Applications”, T. Ojha, M. M. Hussain, S. Bera, N. Ahmed, S. Misra (eds.), Springer Nature, May 2026.
  • N. Ahmed, T. Ojha, M. M. Hussain, S. Bera, “Edge-Enabled 6G Networking: Transforming IoT for a Hyperconnected Future”, In “Edge-enabled 6G Networking - Foundations, Technologies, and Applications”, T. Ojha, M. M. Hussain, S. Bera, N. Ahmed, S. Misra (eds.), Springer Nature, May 2026.
  • N. Choudhury, J. Dave, T. Ojha, “LoRaWAN-Based IoT to Satellite Communication for Integrated Terrestrial and Non-terrestrial Networks”, In “Edge-enabled 6G Networking - Foundations, Technologies, and Applications”, T. Ojha, M. M. Hussain, S. Bera, N. Ahmed, S. Misra (eds.), Springer Nature, May 2026.

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  1. C. Amala, B. Subbarao, M. Sivaji, T. Ojha, B. B. Das, S. P. Mohanty, S. K. Ram, “Everything You Wanted to Know about Secure Energy Harvesting Techniques for IoT Devices-A Review”, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2025. (SCI - Q1, I. F. - 4.5) 
  2. T. Ojha, T.P. Raptis, A. Passarella, M. Conti, “Wireless Power Transfer with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: State of the Art and Open Challenges”, Pervasive and Mobile Computing (Elsevier), vol. 93, pp. 101820, 2023. (SCI - Q1, I. F. - 3.848)
  3. T. Ojha, T. P. Raptis, M. Conti, A. Passarella, “Balanced Wireless Crowd Charging with Mobility Prediction and Social Awareness”, Computer Networks (Elsevier), vol. 211, pages 108989, 2022. (Invited Submission) (SCI - Q1, I. F. - 5.493)
  4. S. Misra, M. Tiwari, T. Ojha, Y. Raj, “PANDA: Preference-based Bandwidth Allocation in Fog-enabled Internet of Underground-Mine Things”, IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 5144-5151, 2021. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 4.802)
  5. T. Ojha, S. Misra, N. S. Raghuwanshi, “Internet of Things for Agricultural Applications: The State-of-the-art”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 14, pp. 10973-10997, 2021. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 10.238)
  6. S. Misra, T. Ojha, P. Madhusoodhanan, “SecRET: Secure Range-Based Localization with Evidence Theory for Underwater Sensor Networks”, ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-26, 2020. (SCI - Q2, I.F. - 1.913) 
  7. T. Ojha, S. Misra, M. S. Obaidat, “SEAL: Self-adaptive AUV-based Localization for Sparsely Deployed Underwater Sensor Networks”, Computer Communications (Elsevier), vol. 154, pp. 204-215, 2020. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 5.047)
  8. T. Ojha, S. Misra, N. S. Raghuwanshi, H. Poddar, “DVSP: Dynamic Virtual Sensor Provisioning in Sensor-Cloud based Internet of Things”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 5265-5272, 2019. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 10.238)
  9. T. Ojha, S. Misra, N. S. Raghuwanshi, “Sensing-cloud: Leveraging the benefits for agricultural applications”, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (Elsevier), vol. 135, pp. 96-107, 2017. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 6.757)
  10. A. K. Mandal, S. Misra, T. Ojha, M. K. Dash, and M. S. Obaidat, “Oceanic Forces and their Impact on the Performance of Mobile Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks,” International Journal of Communication Systems (Wiley), vol. 30, no. 1, pp. e2882, 2017. (SCI - Q2, I.F. - 1.882)
  11. S. Misra, S. Bera, T. Ojha, H. Mouftah, A. Anpalagan, “ENTRUST: Energy Trading Under Uncertainty in Smart Grid Systems”, Computer Networks (Elsevier), vol. 110, pp. 232-242, 2016. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 5.493)
  12. A. K. Mandal, S. Misra, M. K. Dash, and T. Ojha, “Performance Analysis of Distributed Underwater Wireless Acoustic Sensor Networks Systems in the Presence of Internal Solitons,” International Journal of Communication Systems (Wiley), vol. 29, no. 13, pp 1940-1955, 2016. (SCI - Q2, I.F. - 1.882)
  13. T. Ojha, S. Misra, N. S. Raghuwanshi, “Wireless Sensor Networks for Agriculture: The State-of-the-Art in Practice and Future Challenges”, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (Elsevier), vol. 118, pp. 66-84, 2015. (Was listed as the most cited and among most downloaded papers of this journal during 2016-19) (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 6.757)
  14. A. K. Mandal, S. Misra, T. Ojha, M. K. Dash, M. S. Obaidat, “Effects of Wind-induced Near-surface Bubble Plumes on the Performance of Underwater Wireless Acoustic Sensor Networks”, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 4092-4099, 2015. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 4.325)
  15. S. Misra, S. Bera, T. Ojha, L. Zhou, “ENTICE: Agent-Based Energy Trading with Incomplete Information in the Smart Grid”, Journal of Network and Computer Applications (Elsevier), vol. 55, pp. 202-212, 2015. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 7.574)
  16. S. Misra, T. Ojha, and A. Mondal, “Game-theoretic Topology Control for Opportunistic Localization in Sparse Underwater Sensor Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 990-1003, 2015. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 6.075)
  17. S. Misra, S. Bera, T. Ojha, “D2P: Distributed Dynamic Pricing Policy in Smart Grid for PHEVs Management,” IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 702-712, 2015. (SCI - Q1, I.F. - 3.757)
  18. T. Ojha, M. Khatua, and S. Misra, “Tic-Tac-Toe-Arch: A Self-organizing Virtual Architecture for Underwater Sensor Networks,” IET Wireless Sensor Systems, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 307-316, 2013. (SCI - Q2, I.F. - 2.51)

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

  1. Afa, A. Kalita, T. Ojha, “Traffic Prediction and Load-Aware Adaptive RAW Slot Allocation for IEEE 802.11ah IoT Networks”, TENCON 2026 - 2026 IEEE Region 10 Conference, Bali, Indonesia, 2026. (Accepted) 
  2. A. Gupta, S. Kumawat, M. Verma, T. Ojha, A. Galav, “FADER: Frequency ADaptive implicit nEuRal representations”, 11th National Conference on Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing and Graphics (NCVPRIPG), July 2026, Jaipur, India. 
  3. T. P. Raptis and T. Ojha, “Gait-Diverse Avatar Selection for Realistic Synthetic Crowds in the Metaverse”, in IEEE Computers, Software, and Applications Conference (COMPSAC), Madrid, Spain, July 2026. 
  4. T. K. Das and T. Ojha, S. Bhosale, S. Karmakar, S. Halder, S. Barik, “A Quantum Reinforcement Learning Framework for Sustainable Internet of Vehicles toward Future Electric Mobility”, in IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (SEFET), VNIT Nagpur, July 2026. 
  5. T. K. Das, T. Ojha, N. Choudhury, A. Kaushik, “A Hybrid FL-MARL Framework for Optimal Trajectory Control and Resource Allocation in Integrated Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks”, in IEEE ICC Workshops, Glasgow, Scotland, May 2026. 
  6. A. Gorrela, S. V. Gudipudi, N. Choudhury, A. Hazarika, T. Ojha, A. Jindal, “Frame-Aware Resilient ADR for Relay-Connected LoRaWAN IoT Networks”, in IEEE ICC Workshops, Glasgow, Scotland, May 2026. 
  7. T. K. Das, T. Ojha, N. Choudhury, A. Kaushik, K. Gupta, “QoS-aware Joint Optimization of Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in Integrated Terrestrial Non-Terrestrial Networks”, in IEEE ANTS, New Delhi, India, December 2025.
  8. S. Anand, A. Gorrela, R. Rahman, N. Choudhury, A. Hazarika, D. Choudhury, T. Ojha, “Delay-Bounded Adaptive MAC for IEEE 802.15.4e DSME Networks: Enhancing Resilience under Bursty and Dynamic IoT Traffic”, in IEEE ANTS, New Delhi, India, December 2025.
  9. M. Vaiyata, T. Ojha, N. Choudhury, J. Dave, P. Lorenz, “Distributed RL-Based UAV Selection for Reliable Task Execution in Aerial IoT Edge Networks”, in IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops, December 2025.
  10. R. Rahman, N. Choudhury, W. Xiang and T. Ojha, “FlexiFrame: Adaptive Slotframe Scheduling for 6TiSCH-Based Smart City IoT Networks”, in IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops, December 2025.
  11. N. Roshni, S. Prabhugari, R. Soni, A. S. Manish Reddy, A. Soni, J. Dave and T. Ojha, “SDN Security Enhancement through Machine Learning based Packet Detection and Rate-Limiting”, in IEEE INDISCON, Rourkela, India, August 2025.
  12. S. Ravikanti, J. Dave, H. Dong, I. Gondal, N. Choudhury, T. Ojha, T. P. Raptis, “Avatar-Centric Gait Authentication Framework for Secure Metaverse”, in 15th Workshop on Management of Cloud and Smart City Systems (with IEEE ISCC 2025), Bologna, Italy, July 2025.
  13. S. Reddy, N. Choudhury, A. Hazarika and T. Ojha, “DyHSARW: A Dynamic GTS Scheduling Mechanism for Large IEEE 802.15.4 DSME-Based IoT Networks”, in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Milan, Italy, March 2025. 
  14. S. Anand, N. Choudhury, T. Ojha, A. Hazarika, J. Dave, “Improving Network Efficiency in Clustered Tree Topology through PSO Optimization in IEEE 802.15.4-DSME based IoT Networks”, in Proceedings of IEEE ANTS, Guwahati, India, December 2024.
  15. C. Amala, B. Subbarao, T Ojha, B. B. Das. S. K. Ram, and S. P. Mohanty, “An Off-chip Based PUF for Robust Security in FPGA Based IoT Systems”, in IEEE Proceeding on 22nd OITS International Conference on Information Technology, Guntur, India, December 2024. [Best Paper Award]
  16. T. Ojha, T. P. Raptis, M. Conti, A. Passarella, “Heterogeneity-aware P2P Wireless Energy Transfer for Balanced Energy Distribution”, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, pp. 4123-4128, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022.
  17. T. Ojha, T. P. Raptis, M. Conti, A. Passarella, “Wireless Crowd Charging with Battery Aging Mitigation”, in Proceedings of IEEE SMARTCOMP, pp. 142-149, Helsinki, Finland, 2022.
  18. T. Ojha, T. P. Raptis, M. Conti, A. Passarella, “MobiWEB: Mobility-Aware Energy Balancing for P2P Wireless Power Transfer”, in Proceedings of IEEE ISCC, pp. 1-6, Athens, Greece, 2021. (Among best papers & invited for extended version) 
  19. T. Ojha, S. Misra, N. S. Raghuwanshi, M. S. Obaidat, “iDVSP: Intelligent Dynamic Virtual Sensor Provisioning in Sensor-Cloud Infrastructure”, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, pp. 1-6, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2018. 
  20. S. Bera, T. Ojha, S. Misra, M. S. Obaidat, “Cloud-based Optimal Energy Forecasting for Enabling Green Smart Grid Communication”, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, pp. 1-6, San Diego, CA, USA, 2015.
  21. T. Ojha, S. Bera, S. Misra, and N. S. Raghuwanshi, “Dynamic Duty Scheduling for Green Sensor-Cloud Applications,” in Proceedings IEEE CloudCom, pp. 841-846, Singapore, December 2014.
  22. T. Ojha and S. Misra, “HASL: High-Speed AUV-Based Silent Localization for Underwater Sensor Networks,” in Proceedings of QShine, pp. 128-140, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Greater Noida, India, January 2013.
  23. T. Ojha and S. Misra, “MobiL: A 3-Dimensional Localization Scheme for Mobile Underwater Sensor Networks,” in Proceedings of 19th National Conference on Communications (NCC), pp. 1-5, IEEE, New Delhi, India, February 2013.

Patents

  1. D. Sheet, K. Basak, T. Ojha, S. P. K. Karri, “Multispectral Optical Imaging Device and Computational Techniques for Contactless Functional Imaging of Skin”, Indian Patent Published, Application No. 201731022695, January 2019.
  2. S. Misra, A. Roy, P. Kar, S. Goswami, T. Ojha, “An Adverse Environmental Effect Resistant Seamless Wireless Sensor Network System”, Indian Patent Granted (Patent No: 480946)Granted - December 2023, File No. 425/KOL/2015, Published: 1 December 2017, Applicant: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Filed: 17 April 2015.

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)

Guidance

  • Sanjeev Kumar (2026-)
  • Arjab De (2025-)