Dr. Suresh Dahiya

 PhD:

• Thesis Title: Massive MIMO Systems: Channel Modeling and Efficient System Architecture.

• Specialization and Institute: Wireless Communication, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Jodhpur

• Year: 2018

Research Interests

Wireless Communications & channel modeling, Massive MIMO systems, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Avionics and Navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Embedded systems, SoC-FPGA, Intelligent Transport Systems

Work Experience

• Currently working as an Assistant Professor at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, from May 21, 2021 - till date.

• Worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur on the project "development of baseband signal processing algorithm for NavIC  receiver" from March, 2018 to May 2021.

• Worked as a Software Engineer at Mediatek India Private Limited, Noida, India on the project "development of Speech Test Automation Tool (STAT)" from August, 2010 to July, 2012.

Research, Consultancy, and Student Projects 

• PI, "Development of Anti-Jamming and Anti-Spoofing baseband signal processing algorithms for GNSS provisioned UAVs", Funding Agency: AR&DB, DRDO, New Delhi, Amount: 32,00,000, Duration: March, 2024 - Ongoing

• PI, "Development of GMSK based streaming transceiver using FPGA and ARM programming", Funding Agency: Kepler Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, Amount: 6,49,000, Duration: January, 2024 — January, 2025.

• Co-PI, "Packet capture (PCAP) and Internet Protocol Detail Record (IPDR) file analysis for App identification and activity graph generation using Machine Learning.", Funding Agency: Gujarat Govt., Amount: 2,50,000, Duration: Jan, 2024 — Ongoing.

• Co-PI, "Compact formation based swarming drone for coordinated surveying", Funding Agency: MEITY, Amount: 2,50,000, Duration: Nov, 2023 — Ongoing.

• Co-PI, "Drone Multi-model video and quantitative data warehouse management for precision farming", Funding Agency: MEITY, Amount: 2,50,000, Duration: June, 2023 — Ongoing.

• Co-CI, "Capacity Building for human resource development in Unmanned Aircraft System (Drone and related Technology)", Funding Agency: MEITY, New Delhi, Amount: Rs. 1,87,00,000, Duration: Sept, 2022 — Ongoing.

• Co-PI, "Selection of implementation agency for supply, installation, testing, commissioning, integration and maintenance of various hardware components for intelligent transit management system (ITMS) for BRT stations", Funding Agency: Surat Smart City Development Ltd Amount: Rs. 7,35,000, Duration: April, 2022 — Ongoing.

Student Projects: [Gallery]

• Mentor, "Autonomous Package Delivery", Funding Agency: SSIP 2.0, Gujarat Government, Amount: 1,06,000, Duration: Oct, 2023 — Ongoing

• Mentor, "Development of Pesticide Spraying Farming Robot", Funding Agency: GUJCOST, Event: Robofest 3.0, Amount: 50,000, Duration: April, 2023 — Dec, 2023 (Completed)

• Mentor, "RF power transfer up to 200 meters", Funding Agency: SSIP 2.0, Gujarat Government, Amount: 64,500, Duration: February, 2023 — Dec, 2023 (Completed)

Workshops Organized

• Coordinator, Bootcamp 1.0 on "Drone Assembly, Navigation and Applications", SVNIT,  8-12 April, 2023, Funded By: MietY. [Gallery]

Laboratories

• Coordinator, UAV Avionics Lab, Department of Electronics Engineering, SVNIT, Surat

• Co-coordinator, Robotics Lab, Department of Electronics Engineering, SVNIT, Surat

Expert Talks

• "Market Trends in Renewable Energy Technologies and Energy as a Distributed Commodity" at AICTE-ISTE sponsored FDP by JIET college Jodhpur, year: 2021, Duration: 2hrs

• "IoT Infrastructure with Generic Access and Low Cost Nodes" at IETE Student Forum, SVNIT, Surat, Year: 2022,  Duration: 2hrs

• "Basics of Drones" at MeitY sponsored Bootcamp 1.0, SVNIT, Surat, Year: 2023, Duration: 6hrs

Subjects (Taught/Teaching)

• Digital Communications (UG, III-EC, 2021-22)

• Intelligent Transport Systems (PG, I-CE, 2021-22)

• Wireless Communications (PG, I-EC, 2021-22)

• Transmission Lines and Electromagnetic Waves (UG, III-EC, 2022-23)

• Intelligent Transport Systems (PG, I-CE, 2022-23)

• Python Programming (UG, I-EC, 2022-23)

• Transmission Lines and Electromagnetic Waves (UG, III-EC, 2023-24)

• Internet of Things (UG, III, 2023-24)

• Satellite Communications (UG, III, 2023-24)

Publications

Journal Papers

• B. K. Singh, S. Dahiya, R. Pal, “Antenna Configuration in Massive MIMO System to Minimize Unfavorable Propagation in wireless Communication”, in e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, Submitted 2023, Under Review

• S. Dahiya and R. Pal, “L-shape Array based Technique to Reduce Cross User Correlation in Massive MIMO Systems”, in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, doi: 10.1109/LWC.2023.3285274, 2023.

• J. Sanwale, S. Dahiya, P. Trivedi, M. Kothari, “Robust fault-tolerant adaptive integral dynamic sliding mode control using finite-time disturbance observer for coaxial octorotor UAVs” Control Engineering Practice, vol. 135, p. 105495, 2023.

• S. Dahiya, V. Saini and A. K. Singh, “GNSS Signal Processing based Attitude Determination of Spinning Projectiles” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 58, p. 4506-4516, 2022.

• S. Dahiya and A. K. Singh, “Channel estimation and channel tracking for massive MIMO in correlated block fading channel,” Digital Communications and Networks, Elsevier, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 138-147, 2017.

• S. Dahiya, A. Kumar, and A. K. Singh, “Average power allocation based sum-rate optimization in massive MIMO systems,” Annals of Telecommunications, Springer, Vol. 73, p. 689–701, 2018.

• R. Pal and S. Dahiya, “Optimal Channel Selection algorithm for CRahNs”, Physical Communication, Vol. 54, 2022

Conference Papers:

• S. Dahiya, “A statistical block fading channel model for multiuser massive MIMO system,” in Proc. IEEE Signal Processing and Communications (SPCOM), Bangalore, June, 2016.

• J. Sanwale, M. Kothari, S. Dahiya, and H. Hablani, “A Novel Approach for GNSS Signal Tracking Based on Sliding Mode Control” 22nd IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, IIT Bombay, Nov. 2022.

• V. Arya, K. Inamdar, S. Dahiya, “Inexpensive Wireless Power Transfer System”, IEEE MAPCON, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, December, 2023.