Research
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
• To develop of energy and computationally efficient designs in signal processing and wireless communication systems, in particular large scale systems.
• Address challenges in Computational, signal processing, communication and security aspects of cyber physical systems
• Performance analysis and design of next generation mobile radio systems including energy harvesting wireless networks, cognitive radio, cooperative communications, and multiple antenna systems.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Physical Layer Security
Energy harvesting wireless networks & WSN
Vehicular Communication & Networks
Signal Processing for Communication - Massive MIMO & OFDM
Compressed sensing & Convex Optimization
Bio-inspired Computing & Machine Learning
Funded Projects
Adaptive Trajectory Planning for Multi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, NSTL, NRB, DRDO, 29.5 Lakhs, February 2024 - February 2027. [Ongoing]
Secret Key Generation in Power Constrained NLOS Outdoor Environments, SAG, DRDO, 29.93 Lakhs, September 2023 - September 2025. [Ongoing]
Design and Development of Dynamic Secret Key Generation Schemes for Physical Layer Security, SAG, DRDO, 22.21 Lakhs, January 29, 2019 - October 29, 2021. [Completed]
Machine Learning for Autonomous Vehicles, Academic Research Grant, NVIDIA Inc, 2017. [Completed]
PhD Graduated
Ms. Megha S Kumar - Investigation of Secret Key generation schemes for Physical layer security in indoor environments - July 2023.
Ms. Anusha K S - Investigation of Device Free Localization Techniques over Wireless Sensor Networks using Machine Learning - November 2023.
Current PhD
Secret Key Generation - Physical Layer Security
Resource Allocation in SWIPT systems
Current / Past Master’s dissertation
Beam selection in multiuser mmwave systems
Deep learning based channel estimation
Design of Anti-Jamming GPS antenna
Design and Analysis of OTFS Transceiver for wireless system
Malicious User Detection in Cooperative Spectrum Sensing
Design and development of Protocols in Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks
Efficient Routing Protocols and congestion control for 3D Vehicular Networks
Secret key capacity in MIMO wireless systems
Localization in 3D Wireless Sensor Networks
Device Free Localization using Wireless Sensor Networks
Hybrid Routing in Vehicular networks for Intelligent Transportation systems realization
Adaptive Key Generation for secure vehicular communication exploiting channel randomness
Study on device to device communication in constrained environment
Multiuser Detection in Sporadic 3GPP Massive M2M Communication Via Compressed Sensing
FPGA Implementation of Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for MIMO Transceivers
High Performance MIMO Systems using Simulated Annealing
Implementation of PSO Algorithm on FPGA for MIMO Systems
Current / Past Undergraduate projects
Megha S Kumar - Investigation of Secret Key generation schemes for Physical layer security in indoor environments - July 2023.
Anusha K S - Investigation of Device Free Localization Techniques over Wireless Sensor Networks using Machine Learning - November 2023.Unified framework for learning outcome assessment
UAV based Adhoc wireless networks in challenging environments
Ransomware detection in Android devices
Adaptive trajectory planning for multiple AUVs in underwater conditions
Smart Walker - Embedded system for automatic path planning and obstacle avoidance
Hand Gesture recognition for computer software applications
Multi-Target Tracking in indoor environments
Performance study of OTFS systems
Performance optimization of energy harvesting wireless sensor networks
Bio inspired algorithms for target detection in MIMO Radar
Symbol Obfuscation in Physical layer security in MIMO systems
Energy Efficient Techniques for 3GPP Machine to Machine Communication
Target Localization in MIMO Radars using Compressed Sensing
Robust MIMO Detection in the presence of Channel Estimation Errors
A Meta Heuristic Approach to MIMO Detection
Investigation of Space Time Coding and Precoding for MIMO Systems
Design and Analysis of MIMO -OFDM Transceivers via Geometric Megha S Kumar - Investigation of Secret Key generation schemes for Physical layer security in indoor environments - July 2023.
Anusha K S - Investigation of Device Free Localization Techniques over Wireless Sensor Networks using Machine Learning - November 2023.Mean Decomposition
Improved Channel Estimation Techniques for MIMO-OFDM Systems
Development of Spectrum Sensing Techniques for Cognitive Radios in Low SNR Conditions
Implementation of Software Defined Radar with Improved Signal Detection Techniques using Wavelets
Design, Analysis and Optimization of Microwave Band Pass Filters
Design and Development of a Reconfigurable Antenna for WLAN Applications