ACTIVITIES SUMMARY
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(1) No. of students utilized Lab for product testing/ applications: 8 +
(2) No. of faculty utilized the lab for mentoring/ development/ testing: 4+
(3) No. of projects utilizing the Lab: 3+
(4)No. of start up engaged in the lab for testing/product / use case development:0
(5) Engagement with Atal Tinkering Labs/ Schools/ colleges/ academic institutes(Workshops/ mentorship etc.:3
Mentorship to 3rd year students and M.Tech (Communication System) students
(6)No. of companies other than start-up/MSME/ Academic institutes engaged in the lab for testing/ product / use case development:0
(7) Inclusion of 5G related academic course utilizing the Lab in the curriculum:1
(a) 5G related academic course-0
(b) Intersemester courses (4 weeks)-0
(c) 5G related certificate courses (2 weeks)-0
(d) FDP (25+hrs)-1 (MDCWC 2026 during April 13th to April 17th 2026)
(8) Contributions related to 5G and beyond in International journals or Standardization organizations such as ITU/3GPP/ISO/IEEE/ORAN alliance etc: 7
(9) No. of product/ solutions/ use cases developed: 7 Technical solutions (Published in journal articles) + 2 Projects
(10)No. of IP generated:0
(11)No. of developed products/use cases in the Lab commercialized/ piloted/ deployed:0
(12) Remarks: Second Runner up - 5G Innovation Hackathon 2025
Second Runner up - 5G Innovation Hackathon 2025
The project, “Crime Investigation using Camera-Mounted Rover and VR with 5G,” won the Second Runner-Up position in the highly competitive 5G Innovation Hackathon 2025 (Academia/Student Category), organized by the Department of Telecommunications. The team included members Vivek Mukundan and Tanmay Joyashi (Second-Year, Communication Systems) and was led by Dr. E.S. Gopi, Professor, Department of ECE. The award was presented during the IMC 2025 (India Mobile Congress) on October 9, 2025, by Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, the Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications and Minister of Rural Development. This preliminary prototype uses a camera-mounted rover and a Virtual Reality (VR) interface connected over a private 5G network to enable remote, real-time forensic inspections. The system is designed to overcome the shortage of trained forensic experts and eliminate the risk of evidence contamination, with potential for use in search and rescue, and border surveillance, directly supporting the Atma Nirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) mission through indigenous high-technology development.
Projects:
Project 1 (PG) : Machine Learning for Gesture Recognition using Arcnet V5 VR and Hyper-IMU Android App
Project 2 (PG) : 5G-Enabled Rover Control System Using Evaluation board for remote teleoperation and LIDAR-BASED MAPPING
Project 3 (UG): Implementation of Semantic communication using 5G Network
Link to the Videos:
http://silver.nitt.edu/~esgopi/FIVEGLAB/Hackathon/Demonstration_video.mp4
Publications [7 Publications]
[1]Kiruchika C, E.S.Gopi, "Distribution aware kernel density function-based quantizer using trapezoidal approximation for massive MIMO CSI feedback" Accpted for publication in Elsevier journal on International jouranl on Electronics and Communication ,2026
[2]Simy M Baby, E.S.Gopi, "Kernel Linear Discriminant Analysis Based Precoding for Multitask Semantic Communication " to IEEE NCC 2026 has been ACCEPTED for presentation and inclusion in the proceedings of IEEE NCC 2025 to be held at IIT Hyderabad during Feb 26th 2026 to March 1st 2026. Link
[3] Simy M Baby, E.S.Gopi, "Complex Chromatic Imaging For Enhanced Radar Face Recognition", Elsevier journal on Computers and Electrical Engineering (Q1 Journal) , 2025 Link
[4]Simy M Baby, E.S.Gopi, "Complex Valued Linear Discriminant Analysis on mmWave Radar Face Signatures for Task-Oriented Semantic Communication", has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking (Q1 Journal, Cite Score: 14.9) (Q1 Journal) , 2025
[5] Simy M Baby, E.S.Gopi, "Gaussian process based Semantic communication for translational pose prediction in vehicles" to IEEE CICT 2025 has been ACCEPTED for presentation and inclusion in the proceedings of IEEE CICT 2025 at IIITDM Kancheepuram, Chennai scheduled between 19-21 December 2025 Link
[6]Kiruthika C, E.S.Gopi "FBCNet: Fusion Basis Complex-valued Neural Network for CSI compression in Massive MIMO networks" (Q1 Journal) IEEE Networking Letters, 2024 Link
[7]Kiruthika C, E.S.Gopi "CSI compression with Kernel-based sparsity learning for FDD Massive MIMO systems" (Q1 Journal), IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 2024 Link
Visit of 98 B.Tech 3rd year Students to 5G Lab on 24th to 26th Feb 2026 and 2nd March 2026
Visit of 34 M.Tech. (Communication Systems) students on 19th March 2026
TEAM MEMBERS (FACULTY):
Dr. E.S .Gopi, Professor, Department of ECE
Dr.P.Maheswaran, Assistant professor, Department of ECE
Dr. P. Sudharshan, Assistant professor, Department of ECE
Dr. Sovanjyoti Giri, Department of ECE
STUDENT MEMBERS
STUDENT TEAM MEMBERS
KRUTHIKA,RESEARCH SCHOLAR (2023-)
SIMY M BABY,RESEARCH SCHOLAR (2023-)
THENMOZHI, RESEARCH SCHOLAR(2025-)
VIVEK MUKUNDAN, M.TECH (COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS) (2025-)
TANMAY JOYASHI , M.TECH (COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS) (2025-)
AKAASH RAJ D K, B.TECH. (ECE)(2026-)
HARSHAN N, B.TECH (ECE) (2026-)
MDCWC 2026 Workshop was conducted from April 13–17, 2026, organized by Dr. E. S. Gopi, Professor/ECE, as coordinator and speaker. The workshop hosted 35 participants from various institutions in a hybrid mode. The curriculum comprised five invited talks delivered by experts, two insightful case studies, and a guided visit to the 5G Use Case Lab. These activities provided participants with valuable hands-on exposure and practical insights into emerging 5G technologies.
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