Dr. PRANAV SHARDA

About Dr. Pranav Sharda:  

• Currently, I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (UK). My core research area is Optical Wireless Communications and RF Wireless Communications. I have done Masters of Technology (M.Tech) with a specialization in Communication Systems from the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Punjab, India, with a CGPA of 10. I was awarded a Gold medal for the same. Further, I did my Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, India.

• I have also worked for TATA Telecommunications as a Project Associate on the project  "Base Station Subsystem Operation and Maintenance" from 2014-2015.

• Open for research discussions related to Optical Wireless Communications and RF Wireless Communications.

• Please check my contact details for discussions related to research and collaboration.

Broad Research Area:

Optical Wireless Communications and  RF Wireless Communication Systems

Research Interests:

•  Wireless Communications, Visible Light  Communications (LiFi)

• Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications, Free-Space Optical (FSO) Communications

• Modeling of Wireless Communication Systems, Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS)-Assisted FSO  Systems

• MIMO Systems and Channel Modelling

• Diversity-Multiplexing Tradeoff

• Combined Adaptive Wireless-Wired Communication Techniques

Research Statistics:

• Journal Publications-8 (including 5 IEEE Transactions)

• International Conference Publications-4

Citations: 

164 (Source, Google Scholar as of 24-09-2025)

Professional Affiliations: 

• Member-IEEE, Member of HASC-UK, Reviewer-IEEE, and Fellow of Optical Society of India

• ORCID: 0000-0002-0852-1420  and     SCOPUS-ID: 57201700689

• Web of Science Researcher ID: ABG-8607-2020

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Contact Details:

• Official Email-ID: pranav.sharda@eng.ox.ac.uk 

• Alternative Email-ID: shardapranav73@gmail.com