About me

I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad, India. I work in the broad area of wireless communications. I am currently interested in obtaining energy-efficient, near-optimal algorithms for delivering fresh information in emerging wireless networks with provable performance guarantees. I am also working on optimization of energy harvesting wireless networks and on application of deep-learning framework for achieving low-latency communications.

Education

  • Ph.D., NUS Singapore, 2019

  • M.Tech., IIT Kanpur, 2012

  • B. Tech., NITK Surathkal, 2010

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, IIT Dharwad (Aug 2019 - Present)

  • Visiting Fellow, TIFR Mumbai (Nov 2018 - July 2019)

  • Design Engineer, Analog Devices (Aug 2012 - July 2014)

Teaching

  • Linear Algebra (Aug 2019 - Dec 2019)

  • Digital Signal Processing - Theory and Lab (Jan 2020 - May 2020)

  • Digital Signal Processing - Theory and Lab (Aug 2020 - Dec 2020)

  • Optimization Theory and Algorithms (Jan 2021 - April 2021)

  • Digital Signal Processing - Theory and Lab (Aug 2021 - Dec 2021)

  • Linear Algebra (Aug 2021 - Dec 2021)

Publications

Journal Papers (Accepted and Published)

  1. R. V. Bhat, R. Vaze and M. Motani, "Minimization of Age of Information in Fading Multiple Access Channels," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1471-1484, May. 2021.

  2. R. V. Bhat, R. Vaze and M. Motani, "Throughput Maximization with an Average Age of Information Constraint in Fading Channels," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 481-494, Jan. 2021.

  3. R. V. Bhat, M. Motani, C. R. Murthy and R. Vaze, "Energy Harvesting Communications with Batteries having Cycle Constraints," in IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 263-276, March 2020.

  4. R. V. Bhat, M. Motani and T. J. Lim, "Hybrid NOMA for an Energy Harvesting MAC With Non-Ideal Batteries and Circuit Power," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 3961-3973, Aug. 2019.

  5. Z. Ni, R. V. Bhat and M. Motani, "On Dual-Path Energy-Harvesting Receivers for IoT With Batteries Having Internal Resistance," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 2741-2752, Aug. 2018.

  6. R. V. Bhat, M. Motani and T. J. Lim, "Energy Harvesting Communications Without Transmitter Channel State Information Using Layered Coding," in IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 127-142, March 2018.

  7. R. V. Bhat, M. Motani and T. J. Lim, "Energy Harvesting Communication Using Finite-Capacity Batteries With Internal Resistance," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 2822-2834, May 2017.

Conference Papers

  1. S. Agarwal, R. V. Bhat, "Age of Information Minimization in Energy Harvesting Sensors with Non-Ideal Batteries," IEEE Globecom, 2021.

  2. Gagan G B, Jayanth S and R. V. Bhat, "Age of Information Minimization with Power and Distortion Constraints in Multiple Access Channels," WiOPT, 2021.

  3. B. Joshi, R. V. Bhat, B. N. Bharath and R. Vaze, "Minimization of Age of Incorrect Estimates of Autoregressive Markov Processes," WiOPT, 2021.

  4. C. T. Leung, M. Motani and R. V. Bhat, "Multi-Label and Concatenated Neural Block Decoders," IEEE ISIT, 2020.

  5. R. V. Bhat, R. Vaze and M. Motani, "Throughput Maximization with an Average Age of Information Constraint in Fading Channels," IEEE ICC ULMC6GN Workshop, 2020.

  6. R. V. Bhat, R. Vaze and M. Motani, "Age of Information Minimization in Fading Multiple Access Channels," IEEE INFOCOM Workshop, 2020.

  7. C. T. Leung, R. V. Bhat and M. Motani, "Multi-Label Neural Decoders for Block Codes," IEEE ICC, 2020.

  8. C. T. Leung, R. V. Bhat and M. Motani, "Low-Latency Neural Decoders for Linear and Non-Linear Block Codes," IEEE GLOBECOM, Waikoloa, HI, USA, 2019.

  9. R. V. Bhat, M. Motani, C. R. Murthy and R. Vaze, "Energy Harvesting Communications with Batteries Having Full-Cycle Constraints," IEEE ICC, Shanghai, China, 2019.

  10. R. V. Bhat, M. Motani and T. J. Lim, "Hybrid NOMA-TDMA for Multiple Access Channels with Non-Ideal Batteries and Circuit Cost," IEEE ISIT, Vail, CO, 2018.

  11. R. V. Bhat, M. Motani and T. J. Lim, "Superposition Coding for Energy Harvesting Communication without CSIT," IEEE Globecom, Singapore, 2017.

  12. Z. Ni, R. V. Bhat and M. Motani, "Performance of Energy-Harvesting Receivers with Batteries Having Internal Resistance," IEEE WCNCW, San Francisco, CA, 2017.

  13. R. V. Bhat, M. Motani and T. J. Lim, "Distortion minimization in energy harvesting sensor nodes with compression power constraints," IEEE ICC, Kuala Lumpur, 2016.

  14. R. V. Bhat, M. Motani and T. J. Lim, "Dual-Path Architecture for Energy Harvesting Transmitters with Battery Discharge Constraints," IEEE GLOBECOM, San Diego, CA, 2015.