With widespread adoption of embedded sensor devices and collection of 'big data', my research focuses on improving intelligence of devices sitting at the 'edge of the network' to facilitate real-time event detection. My work builds on the concepts of Edge Computing to optimize resource utilization at network edges, especially sensor devices, while ensuring uninterrupted services. 

My research interests include Edge Computing, Machine Learning, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Humanitarian Engineering. 

• Coventry University, UK

  • Research Fellowship under the HEED project.

• South East Technological University (formerly Waterford Institute of Technology), Ireland

  • PhD student under the Precision Dairy project.

  • Thesis: Wireless Sensor Based Data Analytics for Precision Farming

• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India

  • Master's student under the India-UK Advanced Technology Center phase 2 project.

  • Thesis: Wireless Sensor Network Based Advisory System for Apple Scab Prevention

• A. Halford, E. Gaura, K. Bhargava, N. Verba, J. Brusey, J. Nixon, Off the boil? The challenges of monitoring cooking behaviour in refugee settlements, Elsevier Energy Research & Social Science, vol 90, pp. 102603, Apr 2022.

• J.D. Nixon, K. Bhargava, A. Halford, E. Gaura, The Challenges of Community-based solar energy interventions: Lessons from Two Rwandan Refugee Campus, Elsevier Energy for Sustainable Development, vol. 65, pp. 175-184, Dec 2021.

• J.D. Nixon, K. Bhargava, A. Halford, E. Gaura, Analysis of standalone solar street lights for improved energy access in displaced settlements, Elsevier Renewable Energy, vol. 177, pp. 895-914, May 2021.

• K. Bhargava, S. Ivanov, D. McSweeney, W. Donnelly, Leveraging Fog Analytics for Real-Time Animal Localization in IoT-Enabled Dairy Farms, ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, vol. 15, no. 2, pp.23:1-23:35, Mar 2019.

• C. Kulatunga, K. Bhargava, D. Vimalajeewa, S. Ivanov, Cooperative in-network computation in energy harvesting device clouds, Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, vol. 16, pp. 106-116, Dec. 2017.

• S. Ivanov, K. Bhargava, W. Donnelly, Precision Farming: Sensor Analytics, IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 30, no. 4, pp.76-80, Jul.-Aug. 2015.

• K.Bhargava and P. G. Bradford, N. Verba, Teaching Using Virtualized IoT devices, ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Oct 2021. 

• K. Bhargava, S. Ivanov, A Fog Computing Approach for Localization in WSN, IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Montreal, QC, Canada, Oct. 2017.

• K. Bhargava, G. McManus, S. Ivanov, Fog-centric Localization for Ambient Assisted Living, 2017 International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), Madeira Island, Portugal, Jun. 2017.

• K. Bhargava, S. Ivanov, C. Kulatunga, W. Donnelly, Fog-enabled WSN system for animal behavior analysis in precision dairy, 2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), Santa Clara, CA, Jan. 2017.

• K. Bhargava, S. Ivanov, W. Donnelly, C. Kulatunga, Using Edge Analytics to Improve Data Collection in Precision Dairy Farming, Eleventh IEEE International Workshop on Practical Issues in Building Sensor Network Applications (IEEE SenseApp 2016), Dubai, UAE, Nov. 2016.

• K. Bhargava, S. Ivanov, Collaborative Edge Mining for Predicting Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle, Wireless Days 2016, 8th IFIP Wireless Days conference, Toulouse, France, Mar 2016.

• K. Bhargava, S. Ivanov, W. Donnelly, Internet of Nano Things for Dairy Farming, Second Annual International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (ACM Nanocom), no. 24, Sep. 2015.

• K. Bhargava, A. Kashyap, T.A. Gonsalves, Wireless Sensor Network Based Advisory System for Apple Scab Prevention, 2014 Twentieth National Conference on Communications, vol., no., pp.1-6, Feb.-Mar. 2014.