Research Interests

• Internet of Things
• Wireless Networks
• Sensor Networks
• Network Security
• Cloud and Edge Computing
• Cyber Physical Systems

My Research Works

My Present Research Wroks

IoT Networks & Applications
Research Lab

Components of IoT Testbed in the Research Lab

Work Experience

• Present: Associate Professor, Dept. of CSE, IIT Guwahati
• 2018-2024: Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, IIT Guwahati
• 2016-2018: Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, IIT Jodhpur
• 2015-2016: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, SUTD, Singapore
• 2010-2013: Senior Research Fellow, SRIC, IIT Kharagpur
• 2008-2010: Assistant System Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
• 2008-2008: Sr. Lecturer, Dept. of IT, Dr. B.C.Roy Engineering College
• 2005-2008: Lecturer, Dept. of CSE, Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engg.
• 2003-2004: Faculty at Bakhrabad Bharati Vidyapith, West Bengal

Education

• 2016: Ph.D. (Wireless Networks) from IIT Kharagpur
• 2007: M.Tech. (IT) from BESU (presently known as IIEST), Shibpur
• 2003: B.Tech. (CSE) from University of Kalyani, West Bengal

Guest Lecture / Seminar

• February, 2025: Guest lecture on "IoT Network and Cyber Security" in the FDP on "5G-V2X and Network Security", jointly organised by Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) Phase-III Program and Dept. of CSE, IIT Guwahati.
• January, 2025: Guest lecture on "Deep Learning in Cyber Security" in the Winter School on Deep Learning for Vision and Language Modelling, 2025, organised by IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation (IITG-TIDF).
• July, 2024: Guest lecture on "IoT and Edge Intelligence – Research Road-map & Challenges" in the Intel Unnati Ignite Online Workshop on Beyond the Cloud: Unleashing the Power of Edge Computing.
• November, 2022: Guest lecture on "SCADA Security: Use Cases & Capabilities" in the Management Development Programme on "Industrial Artificial Intelligence in Industry 4.0", organized by the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati.
• May, 2022: Guest lecture on "IoT Protocols : Data & Network" in the High - End Workshop on "The Role of Artificial Intelligence in IoT and Wireless Adhoc Networks", organized by the Dept. of CSE, IIT Ropar.
• February, 2022: Guest lecture on "IoT Protocols : Data & Network" in the Joint FDP on IoT & Applications (Smart Systems), organized jointly by E&ICT Academics of IIT Guwahati, NIT Patna, IIT Kanpur, MNIT Jaipur, IIT Roorkee & IIITDM Jabalpur.
• January, 2022: Guest lecture on "IoT and Edge Intelligence – Research Road-map & Challenges" in the Research & Industrial Conclave 2022, organized by IIT Guwahati.
• November, 2021: Guest lecture on "6TiSCH IoT Network: Formation, Challenges, and Recent Advancements" in the CNI Lecture Series Program organized by Centre for Networked Intelligence under the divisions of EECS and RBCCPS, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
• September, 2021: Guest lecture on "Network Formation in 6TiSCH-based IoT Networks: Challenges, Open Issues, and Recent Advancement" in the Faculty Development Program organized by Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST).
• August, 2021: Guest lecture on "Research Challenges in IoT" in the Faculty Development Program organized by Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar.
• August, 2021: Guest lecture on "Network Plug-and-Play in Industrial IoT: Network Formation Challenges and Solutions" in the event "IRN 2021" organized by Samsung R&D Institute India-Bangalore (SRI-B).
• July, 2021: Guest lecture on "Research Challenges in IoT" in the Faculty Development Program organized by Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Vignan’s Institute of Engineering for Women, Visakhapatnam.
• March, 2021: Guest lecture on "Research Challenges in IoT" in the AICTE sponsored five-days online Short Term Training Program on “Internet-of-Things: Building Blocks, Enabling Technologies, and Applications” organized by National Institute of Technology Meghalaya.
• January, 2021: Presented a Seminar on "IoT with Automation" in the Research for Resurgence Virtual Seminar Series on “Robotics, Automation, & Drones” organized by R&D Section, IIT Guwahati.
• December, 2020: Participated as a panellist in a discussion on "SCADA Security: Use Cases & Capabilities" organised by NASSCOM-DSCI AISS 2020.
• November, 2020: Guest lecture on "Cloud - A Ubiquitous Asset of IoT Ecosystem" in the "Certificate Course on Cloud Computing" jointly organized by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Tamil Nadu, and National Institute of Technology Jalandhar.
• January, 2020: Guest lecture on "Internet of Things - A Paradigm Shift towards Smart & Connected Things" followed by hands on demo using ESP8266 and LoRaWAN in the FDP on "IoT and Sensor Networks" at Tripura Institute of Technology, Agartala.
• August, 2019: Guest lecture on "Introduction to IoT" followed by hands on demo using ESP8266 and LoRaWAN in the 5-Day Workshop on "Internet of Things(IoT) and Cyber Security" at IIT Guwahati, sponsored by AICTE.
• July, 2019: Guest lecture on "Internet of Things – A Paradigm Shift towards Smart and Connected Things" followed by hands on demo using ESP8266 and LoRaWAN in the 5-Day Hands-on Workshop on "Advanced Pedagogies: Active Learning and Digital Tools" at IIT Guwahati.
• June, 2019: Guest lecture on "Internet of Things – A Paradigm Shift towards Smart and Connected Things" followed by hands on demo using ESP8266 and LoRaWAN in the 5-Day Hands-on Workshop on "Advanced Pedagogies: Active Learning and Digital Tools" at IIT Guwahati.
• October, 2017: Guest lecture on "Recent Research Trends in Wireless Networks" in University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur.
• June, 2013: Guest lecture on "Recent Research Trends in Wireless Sensor Networks" in St. Thomas' College of Engg. and Tech., Kolkata.

Academic & Administrative Responsibilities

• July 2024 - Till date: Member of Conference Travel Fund Approval Committee of Dept. of CSE, IIT Guwahati.
• July 2024 - Till date: Faculty Advisor for BTech (CSE) 2024 batch, IIT Guwahati.
• January 2024 - Till date: NPTEL Course Registration Coordinator for Dept. of CSE, IIT Guwahati.
• November 2023 - Till date: Admission Committee Member of CSE, IIT Guwahati
• 2022-Till date: Member of DPPC, Dept. of CSE, IIT Guwahati
• July 2023 - June 2024: TA allocation coordinator of CSE, IIT Guwahati
• May 2023: Faculty Representative of CSE, IIT Guwahati, in Research & Industrial Conclave 2023 organized by IIT Guwahati
• June 2022: Marshal of Dept. of CSE in 24th Convocation of the institute
• 2021: Member of CSE Dept. Space Allocation Committee, IIT Guwahati
• February-March 2020: Organizing Committee Member of the Third ISEA Conference on Security and Privacy 2020 organised in IIT Guwahati
• August 2019: Organizing Committee Member of the ATAL Workshop on "IoT and Cyber Security" in IIT Guwahati
• 2019-2023: Faculty Advisor for BTech (CSE) 2019 batch, IIT Guwahati.
• 2018: Organizing Committee Member of the National Workshop on Human-Centered Robotics organised in IIT Jodhpur
• 2018: Faculty Coordinator for registration of B.Tech.(CSE), IIT Jodhpur
• 2017: PhD Recruitment Exam coordinator in the Dept. of CSE, IIT Jodhpur
• 2012-14: Website Development for SWAN Laboratory, IIT Kharagpur
• 2006-07: Development of Computer Network Laboratory, BUIE, Bankura
• 2006-07: University Examiner (for 3 Semesters)

Awards

• NIXI Ph.D. Fellowship for the year 2014-2015
• Sumana Smriti Puraskar for acquiring highest marks in Higher Secondary Examination 1998 in Narayangarh R.R.C.L.U.S. Niketan
• Nominated for Merit Scholarship from WBBSE, West Bengal, for acquiring more than 75% marks in Secondary Examination 1996
• Sumana Smriti Puraskar for acquiring highest marks in Secondary Examination 1996 in Narayangarh R.R.C.L.U.S. Niketan

Professional Membership

• IEEE Member since January 2013 (ID:92558724)
• ACM Member since October 2019 (ID:8993630)

Guest Editor

• Performed the role of associate guest editor for the special issue "Security and Privacy in India" in Security and Privacy (Wiley) Journal.

Track Chair

• 2023, 2022: COMSYS (Cloud Computing and IoT Track)

Students' Achievements

• Alakesh has received the prestigious Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Innovative Student Projects Award 2022 (in Doctoral level) for his Ph.D. Thesis.

Reviewer

• Project proposal under DST, Govt. of India
• Defence Science Journal (DRDO India)
• IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
• IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
• IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing
• IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
• IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering
• IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
• IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing
• IEEE Internet of Things Journal
• IEEE Systems Journal
• IEEE Sensors Journal
• IEEE Embedded Systems Letters
• IEEE Network Magazine
• ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems
• Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier)
• Journal of Network and Computer Applications (Elsevier)
• International Journal of Communication Systems (Wiley)
• Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (Springer)
• Multimedia Systems (Springer)
• Photonic Network Communications (Springer)
• Wireless Networks (Springer)
• International Journal of Comm. Net. and Dist. Systems (Inderscience)
• IEEE WF-IoT 2021