Publications

  PUBLISHED JOURNALS

1.  G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, Y. Jiang, and C. Yuen, “UAV-assisted communications with RF energy harvesting: A comprehensive survey,” IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 782-838, April 2025. [Q1, IF = 46.7]

2. G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, G. Prasad and J. Gazda, "Resource Allocation and Robust Trajectory Design for Dual UAV-Assisted Secure Communications," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2025.3608080 [Q1, IF = 7.1]

3. G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, R. Gour and J. Gazda, " Dual UAV-Assisted Secure IoT Networks: Resource Allocation and 3D Trajectory Design," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology [Q1, IF = 7.1]

4. G. K. Pandey, D. Singh Gurjar, S. Yadav, D. Krstic, and Y. Jiang, “Secrecy analysis and optimization of UAV-assisted IoT networks with RF-EH and imperfect hardware,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 8049-8063, April, 2025. [Q1, IF = 8.9]

5. G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, R. Hazra, and X. Li, “DRL-Driven STAR-RIS Assisted Secure Communication with HPPP Eavesdroppers,” IEEE Communications Letters, (Accepted for publication on 29th Nov 2025). [Q1, IF = 4.4]

6. G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, H. H. Nguyen, and S. Yadav, “Security threats and mitigation techniques in UAV communications: A comprehensive survey,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 112858-112897, 2022. [Q1, IF = 3.6]

7. G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, S. Solanki, J. Gazda and S. Chatzinotas, “Secrecy analysis and optimization of UAV-assisted communications with hybrid SWIPT and cooperative jamming,” IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems, doi: 10.1109/JMASS.2025.3568592. [Q2, IF = 2.1]

8. G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, and S. Solanki, “UAV-empowered IoT network with hardware impairments and shadowing,” IEEE Sensors Letters, vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 1-4, July 2023. [Q2, IF = 2.2

9. G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, and X. Li, “Deep reinforcement learning for AoI-aware UAV-assisted networks with RF energy harvesting,” IEEE Networking Letters, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 88-92, June 2025. [Q1].

CONFERENCES

1. G. K. Pandey, R. Choudhary, A. Hazarika, D. S. Gurjar, and S. Yadav, “DRL-based resource allocation and trajectory optimization in UAV-assisted maritime networks,” in Proc. IEEE Global Communication Conference (Globecom), Sel. Areas Commun.: Mach. Learn. Commun. Netw., Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 2025, pp. 5.93.

2. G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, E. Šlapak, J. Gazda, and Yuming Jiang, “Toward Intelligent Secure Wireless Networks: Coupled-Phase STAR-RIS with DRL Optimization,” in Proc. of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems, Delhi, India, December 14, 2025, 1-6.

3. G. K. Pandey, M. J. Nikitha, U. Harini, V. Pal, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, and J. Gazda, “Deep reinforcement learning for energy-efficient secure dual UAV assisted networks,” 2025 35th International Conference Radioelektronika, Czech Republic, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/RADIOELEKTRONIKA65656.2025.11008403.

4. G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, D. Krstic and Y. Jiang, “Enabling secure UAV-assisted IoT communications with RF energy harvesting in the presence of eavesdropper,” 2023 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems, Jaipur, India, 2023, pp. 732-737, doi: 10.1109/ANTS59832.2023.10468890 [Best paper award]

5. H. Thingbaijam, G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, T. Khan, and S. Yadav, “Secrecy and reliability analysis of UAV enabled communications with RF energy harvesting,” in Proc. 2024 IEEE 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, doi: 10.1109/CICT64037.2024.10899684. [Best paper award]

6. S. Yadav, D. S. Gurjar, G. K. Pandey, and M. K. Shukla, “Multi-relay multi-user asymmetric two-way relaying over fading channels: A unified outage analysis and location optimization study,” 2023 IEEE Silchar Subsection Conference, doi: 10.1109/SILCON59133.2023.10404973. [Best paper award]

7. D. Krstic, N. Petrovic, S. Suljovic, G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, and S. Yadav, "AI-Driven Approach for QoS Estimation Using LCR in 5G Network with Selection Combining in $\alpha\!-\!\eta\!-\!\mu$ Fading and Co-Channel Interference Environment," 2023 IEEE Silchar Subsection Conference, 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SILCON59133.2023.10404583.

PATENTS

• G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, P. Devi, V. Devi, “A System and Method for UAV-Assisted Wireless Communication In Wind-Affected Environments,” Indian Patent (202431087361), 2024 (filed).

• G. K. Pandey, Malvika, J. Talukdar, P. Singh, A. Srivastava, and B. Das, “Asymmetric NCFETs for Radio Frequency Rectenna," Indian Design Patent (445854-001), 2025 (Granted).

• G. K. Pandey, D. S. Gurjar, P. Devi, V. Devi, “A System And Method For Label-Free Detection Of A Breast Cancer Biomarker In A Biological Sample,” Indian Patent (202431050751), 2024 (filed).