Research Group

Ph.D. Students

Nayan Moni Baishya 

Nayan Moni Baishya (Co-supervisor: Prof. Prabin K. Bora)
He is a PhD student in the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He received his B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in 2016. He also worked as a Junior Research Fellow in the project entitled "Secure and Reliable Techniques for Deep Learning-based 5G and Beyond Wireless Systems" under Dr. Manoj BR.
Research interests: Digital image forensics, Computer vision, Applied deep learning, Deep learning security
Email: nmb94@iitg.ac.in

Harsh Raj 

Harsh Raj
He is a PhD student from July 2022 in the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He received his B.E. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University Institute of Technology Burdwan, India, in 2019 and an M.Tech. degree in Communication and Signal Processing from the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India, in 2022.
Research interests: Next generation wireless communication, Joint sensing and communication, Deep learning & machine learning
Email: h.raj@iitg.ac.in

Shaktimaan Debendra Pratap 

Shaktimaan Debendra Pratap (Co-supervisor: Dr. Kuntal Deka)
He is a PhD student from July 2022 in the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He received his B.Tech. and M.Tech. dual degree in Electrical Engineering (Electronic Systems and Communication) from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India, in 2021.
Research interests: Non-orthogonal multiple access, Next generation wireless communication, ML/DL for wireless communication
Email: p.shaktimaan@iitg.ac.in

Ved Prakash 

Ved Prakash
He is a Dual [MS + PhD] student from December 2024 in the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He received his B.Tech. degree from Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology under Bihar Engineering University, in 2024.
Research interests: Physical Layer Security, Near field communication
Email: p.ved@iitg.ac.in

Junior Research Fellow

M.Tech. Students

Chaitanya Putcha (Co-supervisor: Prof. Ashok Singh Sairam )
Research focus: RF Fingerprinting for Secure Wireless Systems, Machine Learning.
E-mail: c.putcha@iitg.ac.in

B.Tech. Students

Rohith Sai Anvesh
Research focus: Graph neural networks, Next generation wireless communication.
E-mail: a.polisetty@iitg.ac.in

Ajay Karthik Emani
Research focus: Channel modeling, Beamforming and array signal processing techniques.
E-mail: k.emani@iitg.ac.in

Alumni

M.Tech.

  1. Tero Keyang (Co-supervisor: Prof. Rakhesh Singh Kshetrimayum)
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2024
    Thesis title: Model-Driven Deep Unfolding for RIS Assisted CF-mMIMO under Finite Blocklength Communication.

  2. Utkarsh Verma
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2026
    Thesis title: Resource Allocation and Optimization for NOMA-Enabled UAV Communication in 6G Vehicular Networks

  3. Sri P. Kanthan
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2026
    Thesis title: Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Integrated Sensing and Communication System with Rate Splitting Multiple Access

  4. Pavan Karamtoth
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2026
    Thesis title: Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Intelligent Reconfigurable Surface-Assisted Alamouti STBC Scheme

  5. Darshan R. S.
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2025
    Thesis title: Achievable Rate Analysis of IRS-Assisted NOMA Systems in Interference-Limited Environments
    Received the Best MTech Thesis Award 2025 from the EEE Department
    Now with Tejas Networks

  6. Ishaan Agrawal
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2024
    Thesis title: Performance Analysis of NOMA-Assisted Integrated Sensing and Communication System
    Received the Best MTech Thesis Award 2024 from the EEE Department
    Now with Analog Devices Inc.

  7. Swetha Vavilapalli (Co-supervisor: Dr. Kalpana Dhaka)
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2024
    Thesis title: Analysis of Security Threats in Deep Learning-based Wireless Systems
    Now with Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.

  8. Nibha Ranjan
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2024
    Thesis title: Outage Analysis of Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted NOMA System
    Now with Mahindra & Mahindra

  9. Pasunuru Vamshi Mohan (Co-supervisor: Dr. Ankush Bag)
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2024
    Thesis title: Forecasting Characteristics of Heterojunction-Based High Power Diode through Machine Learning

  10. Vaishali Upperwal
    EEE Dept., IIT Guwahati, May 2023
    Thesis title: Performance Analysis of IRS-assisted SSK Modulation

  11. Pablo Millán Santos
    Linköping University (Erasmus student), Jul. 2021
    Thesis title: Adversarial Machine Learning in Wireless Communication Systems
    Now with Ericsson, Linköping, Sweden

B.Tech.

  1. Amit Thomas
    IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2024
    Research focus: Radar and communication systems coexistence, Integrated sensing and communications
    Now pursuing MS at Carnegie Mellon University

  2. Rohit Udaiwal
    IIT Guwahati, Jun. 2023
    Research focus: Deep learning for wireless communications
    Now with JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Interns

  1. Anamika Kumari
    IIT Kharagpur
    E-mail: anamikakumari@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
    Research focus: Machine learning for wireless communications

  2. Saraf Vivek Chary
    IIIT Kalyani
    E-mail: ece21149@iiitkalyani.ac.in
    Research focus: Machine learning for wireless communications

  3. Anitha Terli
    Maharaj Vijayaram Gajapatiraj College of Engineering
    E-mail: anithaterli9@gmail.com
    Research focus: Machine learning and deep learning

  4. Dhananjaya Swain
    IIT Kharagpur
    E-mail: dhananjayaswain99@gmail.com
    Research focus: Security and robustness of machine learning-based wireless systems

  5. Hrisikesh Barpujari
    NIT Silchar
    E-mail: hrisikesh20_ug@ei.nits.ac.in
    Research focus: Machine learning for wireless communications

  6. Aryan Gupta
    NIT Mizoram
    E-mail: aryan.gupta947008@gmail.com
    Research focus: Wireless communications

  7. Jubliee Deka
    NIT Silchar
    E-mail: jubleedeka8@gmail.com
    Research focus: Machine learning for wireless communications

  8. Snehashish Karmakar
    NIT Silchar
    E-mail: snehashishkarmakar2403@gmail.com
    Research focus: Security and robustness of machine learning-based wireless systems