Publication

Journal Publications:

• D Sahu, NK Ray, PK Tripathy, MCRel: A Minimal Cut-Set Based Approach for Reliability Analysis of Sensor-Based IIoT, IEEE Access, Vol. 13, pp. 191906-191923, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3629882. eISSN:2169-3536, 2025, (SCI, IF: 3.6, Q1).

• SR Mallick, V Goswami, RK Lenka, RK Barik, R Soorat, NK Ray, LIVER: A Next-Generation Secure and Lightweight Blockchain-IPFS Edge Computing Model for Healthcare with Queueing Techniques, International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing. Vol. 13, 2025, ISSN: 2211-7938, https://doi.org/10.1007/s44227-025-00070-3, (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 1.3, Q3).

• V Das, A Banerjee, I Nath, MS Obaidat, NK Ray, Differential Evolution and Neural Network-Based Approach to Optimize Coverage Area of Wireless Sensor Network, SN Computer Science. Vol. 6(5), pp. 1-16, 2025, eISSN: 2662-995X, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-025-04039-5. (Scopus Indexed, Q1). 

• PR Pardhi, JK Rout, PK Agrawal, NK Ray, Blockchain for decentralized malware detection on android devices, Journal of Integrated Science and Technology, Vol. 13 (4), pp. 1084-1084, ISSN 2321-4635, 2025. https://doi.org/10.62110/sciencein.jist.2025.v13.1084, (Scopus Indexed, Q3).

• D Naidu, NK Ray, Secure device authentication and key agreement mechanism for LoRaWAN based IoT networks, Concurrency and Computation -Practice & Experience. Vol. 36(27), pp. e8283, 2024, Online ISSN:1532-0634, Print ISSN:1532-0626, (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 1.5, Q2).

• A Chandak and NK Ray, DDoS Attack Detection in Smart Home Applications. Software-Practice & Experience, Vol. 54 (10), pp. 2086-2101, 2024, ISSN: 0038-0644, eISSN:1097-024X. (SCI , Scopus Indexed, IF: 2.7, Q2).

• SR Mallick, RK Lenka, PK Tripathy, DC Rao, S Sharma, NK Ray, Fog-assisted blockchain-iomt healthcare framework with role-based access control for critically ill patients,  SN Computer Science. Vol. 5(6), pp. 1-9, 2022, eISSN: 2662-995X, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-024-02987-y (Scopus Indexed, Q1).

• A Mondal, PS Chatterjee, NK Ray, An optimal novel approach for dynamic energy efficient task offloading in mobile edge-cloud computing networks, SN Computer Science. Vol. 5(5), pp. 655, 2024, eISSN: 2662-995X, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979024-02992-1. (Scopus Indexed, Q1).

• D Naidu, NK Ray, Robust Rabin Cryptosystem Biometric Privacy Preserving Authentication Technique for IoT Enabled Devices Over Cloud, SN Computer Science. Vol. 5(5), pp. 590, 2024, eISSN: 2662-995X, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-024-02929-8. (Scopus Indexed, Q1).

• AK Dash, P Mohapatra, NK Ray, Pneumonia Detection in Children from Chest X-Ray Images by Executing Network Surgery of Deep Neural Networks,  SN Computer Science. Vol. 5(5), pp. 215, 2024, eISSN: 2662-995X, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-023-02512-7. (Scopus Indexed, Q1).

• SR Mallick, RK Lenka, PK Tripathy, DC Rao, S Sharma, NK Ray, A lightweight, secure, and scalable blockchain-fog-iomt healthcare framework with ipfs data storage for healthcare 4.0, SN Computer Science. Vol. 5(5), pp. 198, 2024, eISSN: 2662-995X, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-023-02511-8. (Scopus Indexed, Q1).

• B Acharya, S Panda, NK Ray, Multiprocessor task scheduling optimization for cyber-physical system using an improved salp swarm optimization algorithm,  SN Computer Science. Vol. 5(5), pp. 184, 2024, eISSN: 2662-995X, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-023-02517-2. (Scopus Indexed, Q1).

• C Thaokar, JK Rout, M Rout, NK Ray, N-Gram based sarcasm detection for news and social media text using hybrid deep learning models, SN Computer Science. Vol. 5(5), pp. 163, 2024, eISSN: 2662-995X, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-023- 02506-5. (Scopus Indexed, Q1).

• PR Pardhi, JK Rout, NK Ray, SK Sahu, Classification of malware from the network traffic using hybrid and deep learning based approach, SN Computer Science. Vol. 5(5), pp. 162, 2024, eISSN: 2662-995X, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-023-02516- 3. (Scopus Indexed, Q1).

• A Chandak, NK Ray and D Puthal, QSFN: QoS Aware Fog Node Provisioning in Fog Computing, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology. Vol. 69(1), pp. 36-46, 2022, ISSN: 0952-8091. (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 1.2, Q3).

• A Chandak and NK Ray, IoT Data Classifications for Smart Home Deployment, SN Computer Science. Vol. 3(1), pp. 1-9, 2022, ISSN: 2662-995X. (Scopus Indexed, Q1) 

• PS Chatterjee, NK Ray and SP Mohanty, LiveCare: An IoT based Healthcare Framework for Livestocks in Smart Agriculture, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, Vol. 67(4), pp. 257-265, 2021, ISSN: 0098-3063. (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 10.9, Q1).

• NK Ray, D Puthal and D Ghai, Federated Learning, IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. Vol. 10(6), pp. 106-107, 2021, ISSN: 2162-2248 (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 4.5, Q2).

• NK Ray and K Mohapatra, New IEEE CE Society Chapter Opens in Odisha, India, IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. Vol. 9(6), pp. 6-7, 2020, ISSN: 2162-2248 (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 4.5, Q2). 

• M Routray and NK Ray, Remote Homology Detection using GA and NSGA-II on Physicochemical Properties, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology. Vol. 64(4), pp. 393-402, 2020, ISSN: 1741-5047. (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 1.2, Q3).

• AK Tripathy, PK Tripathy, AG Mohapatra, NK Ray and SP Mohanty, WeDoShare: A Ridesharing Framework in Transportation Cyber-Physical System for Sustainable

• Mobility in Smart Cities, IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. Vol. 9(4), pp. 41-48, 2020, ISSN: 2162-2248 (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 4.5, Q2).

• MK Mishra, NK Ray, AR Swain, GB Mund and BS P. Mishra, An Adaptive Model for Resource Selection and Allocation in Fog Computing Environment, Computers and Electrical Engineering. Vol. 77, pp. 217-229, 2019 ISSN: 0045-7906 (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF 4.3, Q1).

• A Sengupta and NK Ray, Audio and Video Technologies: Recent Advances in Consumer Electronics, IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. Vol 7(5), pp. 26-26, 2018, ISSN: 2162-2248 (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 4.5, Q2).

• AK Tripathy, PK Tripathy, NK Ray and SP Mohanty, iTour: The Future of Smart Tourism: An IoT Framework for the Independent Mobility of Tourists in Smart Cities,  IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. Vol 7(3), pp. 32-37, 2018, DOI: 10.1109/MCE.2018.2797758, ISSN: 2162-2248 (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 4.5, Q2).

• NK Ray and AK Turuk, A Framework for Post-disaster Communication using Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Integration-The VLSI Journal. Vol 58(2017), pp. 274-285, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vlsi.2016.11.011, ISSN: 0167-9260 (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 1.9, Q2 ).

• N. K. Ray and A. K. Turuk, A Hybrid Energy Efficient Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Journal of Computer Networks and Communications. Vol. 2016(2016), Article ID 2861904, 2016. ISSN: 2090-7141,2090-715X (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 1.8, Q2).

• NK Ray and AK Turuk, A Technique to Improve Network Lifetime in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, International Journal of Communication Systems. Vol. 29(5), pp. 840-858, 2016. ISSN: 1099-1131, (SCI, Scopus Indexed, IF: 2.1, Q2).

• P Sabut, NK Ray and AK Turuk, A Novel MAC Protocol for Ad Hoc Network, International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing (Inderscience). Vol. 12(3), pp. 191-199, 2013. ISSN: 1743-8233, 1743-8225. (SCI, Scopus, IF: 0.7,Q4).

Conference Publications:

• Y. Sinha, N. K. Ray and A. Raj. Vulnerability Assessment of XOR Arbiter PUFs:ML Attacks on Lightweight Security Primitives. 2025 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC 2025), Bhubaneswar, India, 08-09 February 2025, pp. 865-870, ISBN:979-8-3315-2210-0, DOI: 10.1109/ESIC64052.2025.10962636.

• P. K. Chandra, S. Sharma, N. K. Ray and S. K. Negi, Analysis of Key Parameters in Software Defined Network for Optimizing the Performance. 2025 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC 2025), 5 Bhubaneswar, India, 08-09 February 2025, pp. 876-881, eISBN:979-8-3315-2210-0, DOI: 10.1109/ESIC64052.2025.10962612.

• B. Mallick, J. K. Mantri and N. K. Ray, ”SVR: Feature Selection Based Support Vector Regression for Humidity Data Prediction. 2025 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC 2025), Bhubaneswar, India, 08-09 February 2025, pp. 859-864, eISBN:979-8-3315-2210-0, DOI: 10.1109/ESIC64052.2025.10962767.

• T. K. Dahariya, S. Sharma and N. K. Ray, ”Enhancing Livestock Supply Chains with Blockchain Traceability from Source to Market: A Survey,” 2025 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC), Bhubaneswar, India, 08-09 February 2025, pp. 123-128, eISBN:979-8-3315-2210-0, DOI: 10.1109/ESIC64052.2025.10962627.

• M. M. Hasan Bhuiyan, S. Akter, A. K. Acharya and N. Kumar Ray, ”Enhanced Deep Learning Hybrid Model for the Prediction of Brain Stroke,” 2025 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC), Bhubaneswar, India, 08-09 February 2025, pp. 927-931, eISBN:979-8-3315-2210-0, DOI: 10.1109/ESIC64052.2025.10962579.

• B. Mallick, J. K. Mantri and N. Kumar Ray, ”FRANN: Fuzzy Rough Set Based Artificial Neural Network for Prediction of Rainfall Status,” 2025 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC), Bhubaneswar, India, 08-09 February 2025, pp. 932-937, eISBN:979-8-3315-2210-0, DOI: 10.1109/ESIC64052.2025.10962709.

• A. R. Panda, M. K. Mishra, N. K. Ray and L. Mohanty. Disease Prediction: A State-of-the-Art Review on Heart Disease Prediction Models. In Proceedings of 2024 OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT 2024), Vijayawada, India, Dec 12-14, 2024, pp. 217-222, eISBN:979-8-3315-1040-4, DOI: 10.1109/OCIT65031.2024.00046.

• A. R. Panda, S. Banerjee, M. K. Mishra and N. K. Ray. A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Models for Fetal Health Classification. In Proceedings of 2024 OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT 2024), Vijayawada, India, Dec 12-14, 2024, pp. 482-487, eISBN:979-8-3315-1040-4, DOI: 10.1109/OCIT65031.2024.00090.

• S. Ray, D. Pradhan and N. K. Ray. Breast Cancer Classification Using Machine Learning and Feature Subset Selection Techniques. In Proceedings of 2024 OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT 2024), Vijayawada, India, Dec 12-14, 2024, pp. 488-494, eISBN:979-8-3315-1040-4, DOI: 10.1109/OCIT65031.2024.00091.

• A. R. Panda, A. Gupta, M. K. Mishra, L. Mohanty and N. K. Ray. A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Models for Fire Alarm Systems. In Proceedings of 2024 OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT 2024), Vijayawada, India, Dec 12-14, 2024, pp. 574-579, eISBN:979-8-3315-1040-4, DOI: 10.1109/OCIT65031.2024.00105.

• H. K. Patnaik, N. K. Ray, S. Rout and M. R. Patra. Task Scheduling in Cloud Computing: A Comparative Study of Algorithms. In Proceedings of 2024 OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT 2024), Vijayawada, India, Dec 12-14, 2024, pp. 760-765, eISBN:979-8-3315-1040-4, DOI: 10.1109/OCIT65031.2024.00137.

• P. Pant, A. Kumar, L. K. Vashishtha, S. Dash, N. K. Ray and S. K. Sahu, A Comparative Study of Deep Learning Techniques for Network Intrusion Detection. In Proceedings of 2024 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC 2024), Bhubaneswar, India, 09-10 February 2024, pp. 722-727, eISBN:979-8-3503-4985-6, DOI: 10.1109/ESIC60604.2024.10481540.

• S. Ray, D. Pradhan and N. K. Ray. An Ensemble Method for Data Classification Using State-of-the-art Methodologies. In Proceedings of 2024 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC 2024), Bhubaneswar, India, 09-10 February 2024, pp. 791-795, eISBN:979-8-3503-4985-6, DOI: 10.1109/ESIC60604.2024.10481631.

• C. Senapati, K. J. Patra, S. Swain, S. K. Jayasingh, S. Senapati and N. K. Ray. A Comprehensive Approach to Groundwater Quality Prediction and Management in the State of Telangana, India, Using Stacking Ensemble Approach. In 2024 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC 2024), Bhubaneswar, India, 2024, pp. 118-123, eISBN:979-8-3503-4985-6, DOI: 10.1109/ESIC60604.2024.10481634.

• P. S. Chatterjee, M. R. Lenka and N. K. Ray. Underwater Wireless Sensor Network and Associated Issues. In 2023 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power, Energy and Control (STPEC), Bhubaneswar, India, 10-13 December 2023, pp. 1-6, eISBN:979-8-3503-0473-2, DOI: 10.1109/STPEC59253.2023.10431113. 

• A. K. Dash, P. Mohapatra, and N. K. Ray. A Transfer Learning Approach for Diagnosis of COVID-19 Cases from Chest Radiography Images. In Proceedings of 20th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2022), pp. 217-222, ISBN 978-1-6654-9348-2, Bhubaneswar, December 2022.

• D. Naidu and N. K. Ray. Rabin Cryptosystem Based Biometric Privacy-Preserving User Authentication Scheme for IoT Devices over Cloud. In Proceedings of 20th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2022), pp. 217-222, ISBN 978-1-6654-9348-2, Bhubaneswar, December 2022.

• P. R. Pardhi, J. K.Rout and N. K. Ray. A Study on Performance Comparison of Algorithms for Detecting the Flooding DDoS Attack. In Proceedings of 20th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2022), pp. 433-437, ISBN 978-1-6654-9348-2, Bhubaneswar, December 2022.

• A. V. Chandak and N. K. Ray. Adaptive Resource Provisioning for Smart Home using Fog Computing. In Proceedings of 20th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2022), pp. 519-524, ISBN 978-1-6654-9348-2, Bhubaneswar, December 2022.

• S. R. Mallick, S. Sarma, P. K. Tripathy and and N. K. Ray. Adoption of Blockchain-Fog-IoMT Framework in Healthcare 4.0 Digital Revolution. In Proceedings of 20th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2022), pp.603-608, ISBN 978-1-6654-9348-2, Bhubaneswar, December 2022.

• A. K. Pradhan, S. Swain, J. K. Rout, and N. K. Ray. Prediction of Stroke Disease Using Different Types of Gradient Boosting Classifiers. In Proceedings of Advances in Data Computing, Communication and Security (I3CS-2021), pp. 337-346, ISSN 2367-4520, Kurukshetra, September 2021. 

• A. V. Chandak, N. K. Ray and D. Puthal. Performance Analysis of Classifier Tech-niques at the Edge Node. In IEEE International Symposium on Smart Electronic Systems (iSES-2021, Jaipur, India, December 2021.

• P. R. Pardhi, J. K.Rout and N. K. Ray. Implementation of a Malware Scanner using Signature-Based Approach for Android Applications. In Proceedings of 19th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2021), pp.14-19, ISBN 978-1-6654-1664-1, Bhubaneswar, December 2021.

• A. K. Pradhan, J. K.Rout, A. B. Maharana, B. K. Balabantaray and N. K. Ray. A Machine Learning Approach for the Prediction of Fetal Health using CTG. In Proceedings of 19th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2021), pp.239-244, ISBN 978-1-6654-1664-1, Bhubaneswar, December 2021.

• S. Nanda, D. P. Tripathy, R. Mohaptra, and N. K. Ray. Application of 1-Dimensional Convolution Neural Network Based Machine Learning Approach for Prediction of Air Quality Index. In Proceedings of 19th OITS International Confer-ence on Information Technology (OCIT-2021), pp.341-346, ISBN 978-1-6654-1664-, Bhubaneswar, December 2021.

• S. Hussain, S. Nanda, S. Barigidad, S. Akhtar, Md. Suaib and N. K. Ray. Novel Deep Learning Architecture for Predicting Heart Disease using CNN. In Proceedings of 19th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2021), pp.353-357,ISBN 978-1-6654-1664-1, Bhubaneswar, December 2021.

• D. Naidu and N. K. Ray. Review on Authentication Schemes for Device Security in LoRaWAN. In Proceedings of 19th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2021), pp.387-392, ISBN 978-1-6654-1664-1, Bhubaneswar, December 2021.

• S. K. Sahu. Durga P. Mohapatra, and N. K. Ray. An Ensemble-Based Outlier Detection Approach on Intrusion Detection. In Proceedings of 19th OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT-2021), pp.404-409, ISBN 978-1-6654-1664-1, Bhubaneswar, December 2021.

• B. Acharya, R. Gupta, P. K. Sahoo, J. K. Rout and N. K. Ray. Edge of Things Based Smart Speed Monitoring System: A Smart City Initiative. In Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Trends and Advances in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ETAEERE -2020), pp. 73-83, Bhubaneswar, March 2020.

• A. V. Chandak, N. K. Ray, R. K. Barik and V. Kumar. Performance Analysis of Task scheduling Heuristics in Fog Environment. In Proceedings of International Conference on VLSI, Communication and Signal Processing (VCAS 2020), ISBN 978-981-16-2760-6, Allahabad, November 2020.

• A. V. Chandak and N. K. Ray. Multi Agent Based Resource Provisioning in Fog Computing. In Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Security and Internet of Things (ICCISIoT-2020), pp. 317-327, Agartala, December 2020.

• A. V. Chandak and N. K. Ray A Review of Load Balancing in Fog Computing. In Proceedings of International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT-2019), pp. 460-465, Bhubaneswar, December 2019.

• S. K. Nanda, A. Menon, Athira G S and N. K. Ray. Development of Novel Ensemble Machine Learning Architecture for Forecasting Unresponsive Server State. In Proceedings of International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT-2019), pp. 510-514, Bhubaneswar, December 2019.

• A. K. Dash, R. Pradhan, J. K. Rout and N. K. Ray. A Constructive Model for Sentiment Analysis of Speech using Deep Learning. In Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT), pp. 1-6, Bhubaneswar, India, 20-22 December 2018.

• J. K. Rout, A. K. Dash and N. K. Ray. A Framework for Fake Review Detection: Issues and Challenges. In Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT), pp. 7-10, Bhubaneswar, India, 20-22 December 2018.

• S. K. Nanda, R. Vyas, N. K. Ray and D. P. Tripathy. A Wilcoxon Norm Based Robust Machine Learning Approach for Tra c Noise Prediction. In Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT), pp. 11-17, Bhubaneswar, India, 20-22 December 2018.

• B. Mahapatra, A. K. Turuk, N. K. Ray and A. Kumar. H-RAN: An Approach Toward Cloud-RAN Load Balancing. In Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT), pp. 227-231, Bhubaneswar, India, 20-22 December 2018.

• K. Jha, and N. K. Ray. Mobile Crowdsensing For Tra c Congestion Control. In Proceedings of International Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous Computing and Applications (ICWSNUCA-2018), Hyderabad, India, 24-25 August 2018.

• K. Jha, and N. K. Ray. A Comprehensive Review of Mobile Crowdsensing. International Conference on Recent Innovations in Electrical, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India, 27-28 July 2018.

• S. Dahal and N. K. Ray. Enhanced Multicast Routing Protocol in MANET. In Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT), pp. 6-11, Bhubaneswar, India, 22-24 December 2016, DOI 10.1109/ICIT.2016.17, ISBN-13: 978-1-5090-3584-7.

• P. K. Manohari and N. K. Ray. Multipath Routing Protocols in MANETs: A Study,  In Proceedings of Innovation and Challenges in Cyber Security (ICICCS-INBUSH), Greater Noida, India, February 2016, ISBN- 978-1-5090-2084-3.

• P. K. Manohari and N. K. Ray. A Technique to Enhance the Energy Efficiency of Multipath Routing Protocol for MANETs. In Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Computational Intelligence & Networks (CINE-2016). Bhubaneswar, India, 11 January 2016, ISBN- 978-1-5090-0451-5.

• P. K. Manohari and N. K. Ray. EAOMDV: An Energy E cient Multipath Routing Protocol For MANET. In Proceedings of the Power, Communication and Information Technology Conference (PCITC-2015), pp. 710-715, Bhubaneswar, India, 15-17 October 2015, ISBN-978-1-4799-7455-9.

•  S. K. Nanda, D. P. Tripathy, and N. K. Ray. Fuzzy-C-Mean Based Radial Basis Function Network Application in Machinery Noise Prediction. In Proceedings of International Conference on Modelling, Optimisation and Computing (ICMOC- 2012). Kumaracoil, Tamilnadu, India, 10-11 April 2012. Procedia Engineering, Vol. 38(2012), pp. 3596-3602. ISSN: 1877-7058.

• N. K. Ray and A. K. Turuk. A Framework for Disaster Management using Wireless Ad Hoc Networks. In Proceedings of International Conference on Communication, Computing and Security (ICCCS-2011). Rourkela, India, 12-14 Feb 2011, ISBN-978-1-4503-0464-1.