LiFi/VLC | Hybrid LiFi–WiFi | PHY/MAC | Link Aggregation | Mobility & Handover | Blockage & Shadowing | Orientation-Aware LiFi | Resource Allocation | Fairness | Network Optimization | Integrated Sensing & Communication
Driven by curiosity and a passion for innovation, Dr. Saswati Paramita is a researcher, academic, and R&D professional specializing in wireless communication and optical wireless networking. Her research and development interests focus on Hybrid LiFi–WiFi Networks, Optical Wireless Communication, LiFi/Visible Light Communication (VLC), mobility management, channel and blockage modeling, link aggregation, and intelligent resource optimization for Beyond-5G and 6G networks.
She received her Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIIT-Delhi and her M.Tech. in Communication Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. With over a decade of experience in teaching, research, and R&D, she has contributed to the field through publications in leading IEEE journals and conferences, a granted Indian patent, LiFi standardization activities through TSDSI, and international research collaborations. Her R&D experience includes analytical modeling, simulation, algorithm development, optimization, and experimental testbed development for emerging communication systems.
Passionate about bridging theory, research, and practical development, Dr. Paramita strives to translate innovative ideas into reliable, high-capacity, and intelligent communication technologies. Her work spans the complete research and development cycle, from problem formulation and mathematical modeling to algorithm design, simulation, optimization, and experimental validation. She is also committed to mentoring the next generation of engineers and researchers and welcomes opportunities for academic and industry collaboration, R&D partnerships, and interdisciplinary innovation in next-generation communication systems.
Updates:
6th August 2026: Joined as Assistant Professor in SRM University AP. (Link)
2nd July 2026: Saswati Paramita, Vivek Ashok Bohara, Peter Han Joo Chong, Anand Srivastava, "Our paper titled " Exploiting WiFi Sensing for Localization-Aware AP Association in Hybrid LiFi/WiFi Networks" has been accepted in PIMRC26-Special Session, September 2026 for ORAL presentation.
8th June 2026: Defended the Ph.D. Thesis and received doctorate degree from IIIT Delhi.
March 2026: Saswati Paramita, Vivek A. Bohara, Arani Bhattacharya, Anand Srivastava, "Outage Probability Analysis for Link Aggregation-Enabled Hybrid LiFi-WiFi Network", IEEE Communications Letters. (Accepted)
Feb 2026: Saswati Paramita, A Rawat, Vivek A. Bohara, "Adaptive Link Selection and Handover in Orientation-Aware Hybrid Li-Fi/Wi-Fi Networks", IEEE Networking Letters, 2026.(Accepted)
January 2026: Indian Patent Granted. Inventors: Saswati Paramita, Arani Bhattacharya, Anand Srivastava, Vivek Ashok Bohara. “Utilizing Li-Fi for sending channel feedback in a hybrid Wi-Fi/Li-Fi network”. Indian Patent Application Number: 202311061031,(September 11, 2023)(Granted:January 20, 2026).
December 2025: Received Best Paper Award in the Women in Engineering (WiE) Track at IEEE ANTS 2025 for our paper titled “Learning-Enabled Throughput–Handover Trade-Offs in Hybrid LiFi/WiFi Networks”.
December 2025: S. Paramita, A. K. Pal, V. A. Bohara, "A Practical Demo of Mirror-Assisted NLOS Li-Fi for Overcoming LoS Limitations", 18th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS 2026). (Accepted)
November 2025: SELECTED to participate in ESTIC-2025 scheduled for November 03-05, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi under the category of Young S&T Leaders.
October 2025: S. Paramita, Y. Garg, V. A. Bohara, "Learning-Enabled Throughput-Handover Trade-Offs in Hybrid LiFi/WiFi Networks," 2025 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS). (Accepted)
September 2025: S. Paramita, A. Rawat, and V. A. Bohara, "OAM-LiFiNet: Orientation Aware Multi-AP Li-Fi Network with User Mobility ", 2025 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF) - Technical Track 1: Technologies for 5G and Future Networks. (Accepted)
September 2025: (Cash Prize) Winner of Research Shark Tank at RIISE 2025 at IIIT-Delhi .
September 2025: Winner of the Flash Talk (Cash Prize) and poster presentation at RIISE 2025.
Publication: S. Paramita, A. Rawat, M. Daderwal and V. A. Bohara, ”FixOM-SAM: Blockage Analysis in Indoor Li-Fi Networks,” in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 6, pp. 5746-5758, 2025, doi: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2025.3585614.
June 2025: Delivered a tutorial session on “Next-Generation Hybrid Li-Fi/Wi-Fi Networks Beyond 6G” in 5G Bootcamp, organized by IIIT Delhi, India. (Online)
May 2025: Delivered a talk on “Next-Generation Hybrid Li-Fi/Wi-Fi Networks Beyond 6G” in the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Chapter event, hosted by Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand 🇳🇿. (Link)
April 2025: Joined Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand as Visiting Research Scholar to work with Prof. Peter Chong.
March 2025: Delivered a talk on "Next-Gen Wireless Evolution: Heterogeneous LiFi-WiFi Networks for Beyond 6G” in the Workshop on “Bridging Digital Divide: Multiple Access Techniques for Aerospace Integrated Networks Connectivity” at IIIT-Delhi.