National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Pawan Kumar received the B.Tech. degree in Electronics Engineering from Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Kanpur, India, in 2011, and the M.Tech. degree in Communication Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India, in 2013. He received his Ph.D. degree in Wireless Communications from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India in 2019. His research interests include cooperative communications, wireless energy harvesting, stochastic geometry, NOMA, intelligent reflecting surfaces, and performance analysis.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Communication
Areas of Interest
  • Cooperative communication
  • Wireless energy harvesting
  • Fading channels
  • Performance analysis
  • DSP for Wireless Communication
  • NOMA

Pawan Kumar Assistant Professor Grade-II & Asst. Warden (Satish Dhawan Hall of Residence)

Electronics and Communication Engineering

kumarpa@nitrkl.ac.in

Biosketch

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

3

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Pawan Kumar

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Room Number: EC-327

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2019

Ph.D.
Wireless communications
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

2013

M.Tech
Communication engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

2011

B.Tech
Electronics engineering
Dr. AITH Kanpur (GBTU, Lucknow)

Teaching Experience
  • Communication Engineering,  NIT Rourkela,   04 Aug 2020 - continuing


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Total Publications: 12
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A. Verma, P. K. Sharma, and P. Kumar,"Overlay satellite-aerial-terrestrial networks with SWIPT-enabled aerial communications", in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference 2024 (WCNC 2024), IEEE, Dubai, UAE 2024, 10.1109/WCNC57260.2024.10570821       Inproceedings

A. Verma, P. K. Sharma, and P. Kumar,"Overlay satellite-aerial-terrestrial networks with SWIPT and solar battery-powered A2A communications", in 2024 IEEE 99th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Spring), IEEE 2024, 10.1109/VTC2024-Spring62846.2024.10683496       Inproceedings

Emerging Semiconductor Material, Device Technology, and Manufacturing Electronics and Communication Engineering (Short-term Course)
Emerging Technologies for 6G Communications Electronics and Communication Engineering (Short-term Course)
Emerging Wireless Communications: 6G and Beyond Electronics and Communication Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 09 May 2022 - 13 May 2022
  • Brochure

  • EC1000 : Basic Electronics Engineering {Theory}
  • EC3501 : Principles of Communication Systems {Theory}
  • EC6510 : 5G and Beyond Communications {Theory}
  • EC6517 : Wireless Communication {Theory}
  • EC2700 : Basic Electronics Laboratory {Practical}
  • EC2701 : Circuit Simulation Laboratory {Practical}
  • EC2705 : System Modelling and Design Laboratory {Practical}
  • EC3701 : Microprocessors Laboratory {Practical}
  • EC3703 : Communication Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • EC4710 : Communication System Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [3]
Wireless Communication, Optoelectronics, optical communication
Nikita Mehar
Enrolled: Jul 2025
Continuing
Supervisor
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
Richa Verma
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Communication & Networks
Samparna Parida
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Continuing
Co-Supervisor