National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Arun Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, since 2018. He has been a Research Fellow at the Electrical Machines and Drives Laboratory (EMDL) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, from 2015 to 2018. He has led a team of researchers at EMDL on the Smart City/Building project ($2 million) funded by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Building Construction Authority (BCA), Singapore. He worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, from 2014 to 2015. He has also worked as a Research Associate at the Infocomm Centre of Excellence (INFINITUS) of the School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His experience while working on several projects in Singapore, Taiwan and India help him to carry out cutting-edge research and innovation. He has published over 75 papers in high-impact factor journals and conferences. His research interest includes Internet of Things, wireless sensor networks, ad-hoc and mobile networks, Data analytics, Sentiment Analysis and Vehicular AdHoc Networks.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Communication and Computing
Areas of Interest
  • Internet of Things
  • Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Ad-hoc and Mobile Networks
  • Communication Algorithms
  • Computer Networks Analysis

Arun Kumar Assistant Professor Grade-I

Computer Science and Engineering

kumararun@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2373

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PUBLICATIONS

11

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

3

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Arun Kumar

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Computer Science and Engineering

Room Number: CS-217

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2014

Ph.D.
Computer Science & Engineering
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

2008

M.Tech
Computer Science & Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela

2006

B.Tech
Computer Science & Engineering
Institute of Engineering & Rural Technology (IERT), Allahabad

Teaching Experience
  • Computer Science & Engineering,  National Institute of Technology, Rourkela,   25 Jun 2018 - Present
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Internet of Things, Smart City,  National University of Singapore, Singapore,   19 Nov 2015 - 24 Jun 2018
  • Wireless Communications,  Institute of Information Science, Taipei, Taiwan,   13 Aug 2014 - 12 Aug 2015
Laboratory Development
  • Internet of Things,  NIT, Rourkela,   IoT Lab is a platform for Undergraduate (B.Tech) and Post-Graduate (M.Tech/PhD) students to explore the research possibilities in Internet of Things as well as it will enable them for multidisciplinary research work. The Lab members strive for innovative research and the greater good for society and the world.

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 16
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 10
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Total Publications: 62
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M. Zhao, A. Kumar, T. Ristaniemi, and P. J. Chong,"Machine-to-machine communication and research challenges: a survey", Wireless Personal Communications, vol.97, no.3, pp.3569–3585, Springer, December 2017, 10.1007/s11277-017-4686-1       Article

M. Zhao, A. Kumar, P. J. Chong, and R. Lu,"A reliable and energy-efficient opportunistic routing protocol for dense lossy networks", IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol.6, no.1, pp.26 - 29, IEEE, February 2017, 10.1109/LWC.2016.2625279       Article

A. Kumar, H. Y. Shwe, Kai. J. Wong, and P. H. Chong,"Location-based routing protocols for wireless sensor networks: a survey", Wireless Sensor Network, vol.9, no.1, pp.25-72, Scientific Research Publishing 2017, 10.4236/wsn.2017.91003       Article

M. Zhang, H. P. Chong, B. C. Seet, S. U. Rehman, and A. Kumar,"Integrating PNC and RLNC for BSM dissemination in VANETs", in 2017 IEEE 28th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp.1-5, IEEE, Montreal, QC, Canada, February 2018, 10.1109/PIMRC.2017.8292738       Inproceedings

A. Kumar, A. Kajale, P. Kar, R. Warier, and S. K. Panda,"Implementation and integration of a smart app in a smart building for personal visual comfort", in 12th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS), IEEE, Honolulu, USA, December 2017, 10.1109/PEDS.2017.8289256       Inproceedings

Short-Term Course on Network Modeling, Cloud computing and Big data(NMCB-23) Computer Science and Engineering (Short-term Course)
Five-Day Short-Term Course on Intelligent Transportation Systems for Smart Cities Computer Science and Engineering (Short-term Course)
Conference Return Seminar on "An Effective Similarity Measure for Improving Performance of User based Collaborative Filtering" Computer Science and Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • CS2061 : Data Structure Applications and Algorithms {Theory}
  • CS2062 : Database Management Systems {Theory}
  • CS3002 : Computer Networks {Theory}
  • CS3009 : Operating Systems {Theory}
  • CS3061 : Computer Architecture {Theory}
  • CS3062 : Principles of Operating Systems {Theory}
  • CS1000 : Basic Programming {Practical}
  • CS2071 : Data Structure and Algorithms Laboratory {Practical}
  • CS3071 : Operating Systems Laboratory {Practical}
  • CS3072 : Data Comm and Computer Networks Laboratory {Practical}
  • CS367 : Product Development Laboratory – I {Practical}
  • CS368 : Product Development Laboratory – II {Practical}
  • CS394 : Special Laboratory in Computer Science and Engineering – II {Practical}
  • CS6172 : Network Simulation Laboratory {Practical}
  • CS6175 : Network Programming Laboratory {Practical}
  • CS6555 : Network Programming using Rust {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [3]
Design of Novel Algorithms for Safety Message Dissemination in IEEE 802.11p-based Vehicular Ad-hoc NETworks (VANETs)
Lopamudra Hota
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Wireless Networking and Communication
Biraja Prasad Nayak
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Communications & Networking
Prangya Priyadarshini
Enrolled: Jan 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [8]
Health Analytics
Uppada Gautami
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Internet of Things
Manasija Bhattacharya
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
IoT
Rajkamal Kishor Gupta
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Block-chain & Internet of things
Aishwarya
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Wireless Communications & VANETs
Aradhana Behura
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Block-chain & Internet of things
Vaidehi Verma
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
IoT and ML for Healthcare
Pallavi Sharma
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Internet of Things
Ajit Dash
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • Member of IEEE Information Theory Society,   2020
  • Member of The Institution of Engineers (MIEI),   2019
  • Member of IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, IEEE Sensors Council, IEEE Systems Council,   2019
  • Member of IEEE Industry Applications Society,   2017
  • Member Toastmasters International,   2014
  • Member IEEE,   2012
  • Member of IEEE Photonics Society,   2012
  • NTU, Singapore Research Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Students,   2006