Research Interests

• Internet of Things
• Wireless Networks
• Sensor Networks
• Network Security
• Software Defined Networking
• Smart Grid

Research Publications

• Journal:
• International: 20
• Conference:
• International: 8
• Book Chapter: 1
• Colloquium: 1

Work Experience

• Present: 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

• 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

• Feb-Mar' 2020: Organizing Committee Member of the Third ISEA Conference on Security and Privacy 2020 organised in IIT Guwahati
• Aug' 2019: Organizing Committee Member of the ATAL Workshop on "IoT and Cyber Security" in IIT Guwahati
• 2019: 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.

TPC Member

• 2022: ICC (SAC e-Health Track)
• 2021: NCC, ICC (SAC e-Health Track)
• 2020: NCC
• 2019: AINA, NCC
• 2018: AINA, NCC
• 2017: ISDDC, ICIIT, INDICON
• 2016: NCC

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
• 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)
• International Journal of Comm. Net. and Dist. Systems (Inderscience)
• IEEE WF-IoT 2021