Professional Memberships
  • Professional Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  [S'13-M'22]
  • Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  [S'13-M'21-SM'24]
  • Senior Member, IEEE Communications Society
  • Senior Member, IEEE Computer Society
  • Senior Member, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
  • Senior Member, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society

Administrative Activities
@ IIT Indore
  • Co-Convener, Centre for Pedagogy and Curricular Excellence (CPCE) Committee
  • Member, Joint Master Degree Program Committee, Offered by IIT Indore and 'NLIU Bhopal on Cyber Security and Cyber Law'
  • Member, Academic and Research Advisory Committee for International Relations, IIT Indore
  • Member, MakerSpace Committee, IIT Indore
  • Warden, Homi Jehangir Bhabha Hostel, IIT Indore
  • Convener, Department Under-Graduate Committee (DUGC), Department of CSE, IIT Indore
  • Member, Department Post-Graduate Committee (DPGC), Department of CSE, IIT Indore
  • Member, Timetable Committee, IIT Indore (as Convener, DUGC (Ex-officio)).
  • Convener, Banners and Hoardings Committee, the 38th Inter-IIT Aquatics Meet and the 57th Inter-IIT Sports Meet, IIT Indore, 2024.
  • Convener, Banners and Hoardings (Task), the 12th Convocation Committee, IIT Indore, 2024.
  • Convener, Banners and Hoardings (Task), the 11th Convocation Committee, IIT Indore, 2023.
  • Member, Department Under-Graduate Committee (DUGC), Department of CSE, IIT Indore, September 2022 - September 2023.
  • Organizing Member, The annual PMRF Symposium 2024 at IIT Indore, March 3-4, 2024.
@ Others
  • Faculty Counselor, IEEE Student Branch Chapter, IIT Indore, March 2024 - Till date.
  • Member, ACM India Research Facilitation Committee (RFC), 2024-2025.
  • Member, IEEE India Council Awards Committee, 2024.

Editorship
  • Corresponding Editor, the Second International Conference on Advanced Communications and Machine Intelligence (MICA) 2024 (Springer), Mahindra University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, October 18-19, 2024
  • Topic Editor (Guest), "Internet of Medical Things (IoMT): Current Challenges to Future Solutions with Innovative Techniques and Tools for Smart Healthcare Applications," 'IoT and Sensor Networks' Section, Frontiers in Communications and Networks Journal.
  • Corresponding Editor and Organizing Chair, the Second International Conference on Advanced Communications and Machine Intelligence (MICA) 2023 (Springer), National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India, October 30-31, 2023
  • Associate Editor, IoT Services and Applications (specialty section of Frontiers in the Internet of Things), September 2022 - Present.
  • Corresponding Editor and Organizing Chair, International Conference on Advanced Communications and Machine Intelligence (MICA) 2022 (Springer), Tamil Nadu, India, December 9-11, 2022

Chair
  • Track Chair, Selected Areas in Communications (SAC) - E-Health, IEEE ICC 2025, Montreal, Canada.
  • Program Committee Chair, "The Second Workshop on Cloud, Edge, and Fog for Smart Industries (CLEF)" co-located with the 24th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Internet Computing (CCGrid), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, May 6-9, 2024.
  • Corresponding Editor and Organizing Chair, the Second International Conference on Advanced Communications and Machine Intelligence (MICA) 2023 (Springer), National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India, October 30-31, 2023
  • Workshop Chair, the Second Workshop on "A4E: AI/ML for Edge/Fog Networks" Workshop co-located with IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 4-8, 2023.
  • Panel Chair, International Conference on Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering (ICACIE) 2022 (Springer), Cuttack, Odisha, India, December 23-24, 2022.
  • Program Committee Chair, "CLEF: Cloud, Edge, and Fog for Smart Industries" Workshop co-located with the 23rd IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Internet Computing (CCGrid) 2023, Bangalore, India, May 1-4, 2023.
  • Program Committee Member, Doctoral Symposium of the 24th International Conference On Distributed Computing And Networking (ICDCN) 2023, IIT Kharagpur, January 4-7, 2023.
  • Workshop Chair, the Second Workshop on "SIGNIS: Softwarized Next Generation Networks for IoT Services" Workshop co-located with IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2023, Rome, Italy, May 28-June 1, 2023
  • Advisory Committee Member, the Second IEEE International Conference on Emerging Trends in Information Technology and Engineering (ETITE), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India, February 22-23, 2024.
  • Corresponding Editor and Organizing Chair, International Conference on Advanced Communications and Machine Intelligence (MICA) 2022 (Springer), Tamil Nadu, India, December 9-11, 2022
  • Publicity Chair, International Conference on Frontiers in Computing and Systems (COMSYS) 2022 (Springer), IIT Ropar, India, December 19-21, 2022
  • Workshop Chair, "A4E: AI/ML for Edge/Fog Networks" Workshop co-located with IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) 2022, Virtual conference, May 2-5, 2022
  • Workshop Chair, "SIGNIS: Softwarized Next Generation Networks for IoT Services" Workshop co-located with IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2021, Madrid, Spain, December 7-11, 2021
  • Workshop Chair, "VNI: Virtualization for Enabling Next-Generation IoT Networks" Workshop co-located with IEEE International Conference on High-Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR) 2021, Paris, France, June 7-9, 2021
  • Panel Chair, International Conference on Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering (ICACIE) 2021 (Springer), Bhubaneswar, India, December 23-24, 2021
  • Session Chair, International Conference on Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering (ICACIE) 2018 (Springer), Bhubaneswar, India, December 22-24, 2018
  • Track Co-Chair, IEEE Students' Technology Symposium (TechSym) 2016, IIT Kharagpur, India, September 30-October 2, 2016

Host
  • Co-host, the webinar series on "Next Generation IoT" organized by the Technical Committee on Communications Software: Special Interest Group on "NFV and SDN Technologies" of IEEE Communication Society held on November 15, 2021 (1st Edition), December 10, 2021 (2nd Edition), January 21, 2022 (3rd Edition), October 14, 2022 (4th Edition), , February 27, 2023 (5th Edition), August 4, 2023 (6th Edition), February 15, 2024 (7th Edition), and August 26, 2024 (8th Edition).
  • Co-host, the webinar series on "Healthcare IoT" jointly organized by the Technical Committee on eHealth: Special Interest Group on "IoT for eHealth" and Technical Committee Green Computing and Communications: Special Interest Group on "Pandemics" of IEEE Communication Society held on September 11, 2021 (1st Edition), November 2, 2021 (2nd Edition), December 1, 2021 (3rd Edition), January 14, 2022 (4th Edition), October 16, 2022 (5th Edition), and March 17, 2023 (6th Edition).

Expert Invitaion
  • Invited to serve as an advisory board member, IEM Centre of Excellence for Cloud Computing & IoT (C2IoT), Kolkata.
  • Invited to serve as an expert to evaluate the curriculum of the Executive M.Tech programs in 'Cloud Computing' and 'Blockchain and BigData' offered jointly by the IIT Patna and TeamLease EdTech.
  • Subject Matter Expert for the Capstone Project Mentorship program in the Executive M.Tech. Program in Cloud Computing program, 2023.
  • Invited to serve as an expert on the panel of the Board of Studies (BOS) for B. Tech. in Industrial Internet of Things at St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering & Technology, Nagpur (conferred with Autonomous status by UGC and RTM Nagpur University).
  • Invited to preparing course content (syllabus structure with detailed topic-wise coverage, list of lab experiments/projects/assignments, etc.) on "Wireless Sensor Network" for RCC Institute of Information Technology (RCCIIT), Kolkata, under Grants-in-Aid for the project entitled "Capacity Building for Imparting Training to Unemployed Graduates Post Graduates and Undergraduates in some of the Emerging/In-demand ICT Areas" sponsored by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (HED Division), Government of India.
  • Advisory Committee Member, IEEE International Conference on Smart Technologies for Sustainable Development Goals (ICSTSDG 2024), Chennai, India, August 29-31, 2024.
  • Advisory Committee Member, the Second IEEE International Conference on Emerging Trends in Information Technology and Engineering (ETITE), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India, February 22-23, 2024.

Invited Lectures/Talks
  • Invited Talk on "Software-Defined Networking for Edge AI," IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapter, IIT Kharagpur, India, August 17, 2024.
  • Expert Talk on "Applications of UAV-Enabled IoT in Agriculture," Bootcamp 4.0 "Smart UAS: AI/ML in Communication, Navigation, and Applications" organized by IIT Indore at the SAGE University, India, May 15-21, 2024.
  • Invited Talk on "Computing Paradigms: From Cloud to Edge," high-end workshop on "Multimedia Processing and Analysis: Theory to Practice" under KARYSHALA Scheme of Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), IIT Indore, May 13-19, 2024.
  • Invited Talk on "Softwarized IoT for 6G," The 4th International Conference on Innovations in Computational Intelligence and Computer Vision (ICICV) 2024, Manipal University Jaipur, India, April 10-11, 2024.
  • Expert Talk on "Applications of IoT in Agriculture," Bootcamp 3.0 "Smart UAS: AI/ML in Communication, Navigation, and Applications" organized by IIT Indore at the Medi-Caps University, India, March 1-6, 2024.
  • Invited Talk on "Softwerized IoT for 6G," 5-Day Faculty Development Program titled "Modern and Innovative Tools in Engineering Education" by Techno College of Engineering Agartala, March 4-8, 2024.
  • Invited Keynote Talk on "Softwerized IoT for 6G," Second International Conference on Emerging Trends in Information Technology and Engineering(ic-ETITE) 2024, technically co-sponsored by IEEE Madras Section, VIT Vellore, India, February 22-23, 2024.
  • Invited Talk on "IoT for Road Safety," One Day Sponsored Workshop on "Emerging Technologies for Transportation Safety," Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Indore, in association with Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), December 23, 2023.
  • Invited Speaker, "Navigating the Post-Ph.D. Landscape: Unlocking Opportunities for Success," IEEE Signal Processing Society Student Branch Chapter, IIT Kharagpur, India, October 12, 2023.
  • Invited Speaker, "Scientific Writing and Presentation in Latex," at ACM PhD Worskshop on "Art of Scientific Writing for PhD Students," Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Indore, September 29, 2023.
  • Invited talk on "Softwarization of Internet of Things: Challenges and Research Trends," at a 3-day workshop on "Machine Learning for IoT: Data Extraction, Processing and Analysis," Manipal University Jaipur, on September 25-27, 2023.
  • Invited talk on "Softwarization for Vehicular IoT," at CSIR Sponsored National seminar on "Novel-Vehicular Cloud Model for Vehicular Tracking and Intelligent Transport System," conducted by School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT Bhopal University, September 21-22, 2023.
  • Expert Lecture on "Softwarization for IoT Networks," at Techno College of Engineering Agartala, Tripura, India, June 28, 2023.
  • Invited talk on "Architecture and System Level Design of IoT," at a Faculty Development Programme on "Applications of Machine Learning and the Internet of Things in Smart Cities," Electronics & ICT Academy, NIT Warangal in association with Techno College of Engineering Agartala, Tripura, India, from June13-23, 2023.
  • Expert Session on "Process Synchronization in Operating System," Institute of Advance Computing, SAGE University Indore in association with ISTE, CSI, and ACM Chapter, April 6, 2023.
  • Invited Keynote Talk on "Sensors-as-a-Service in Vehicular IoT Networks," International Conference on Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering (ICACIE 2022), DRIEMS (Autonomous) Engineering College, Cuttack, India, December 23-24, 2022.
  • Invited Expert Lecture on "Softwerized IoT Network and Its Applications," a Three-day Workshop on "Internet of Things: Trends and Applications," Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Sri City, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India, November 3-5, 2022.
  • Invited Lecture on "Softwarization for Vehicular IoT Networks," high-end workshop on "Vehicular Communications for Next-Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems" under KARYSHALA Scheme of Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, July 13-19, 2022.
  • Invited Lecture on "Sensors-as-a-Service in Vehicular IoT Networks," high-end workshop on "Vehicular Communications for Next-Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems" under KARYSHALA Scheme of Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, July 13-19, 2022.
  • Invited Lecture on "Connected Vehicles: A Network Perspective," high-end workshop on "Applications of Information & Communication Technology on Transportation Engineering and Logistics" under KARYSHALA Scheme of Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, July 14-20, 2022.
  • Invited Talk on "Software-Defined Networks for IoT," AICTE/ISTE Sponsored Refreshers Program on "Internet of Things (IoT) Application," organized by the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata, February 14-19, 2022.
  • Invited Talk on "Sensors-as-a-Service in IoT Networks," a 5-day long Faculty Development Program on "Internet of Things (IoT)," under AICTE ATAL scheme, organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, January 17-21, 2022.
  • Invited Keynote Talk on "Softwarization of IoT: Opportunities and Research Challenges," International Conference on Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering (ICACIE 2021), Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, India, December 23-24, 2021.
  • Invited Lecture on "Softwarization of IoT: Opportunities and Research Challenges," Short Term Course on "Internet of Things (IoT) and Its Applications," NITTTR Chandigarh, India, December 6-10, 2021.
  • Invited Webinar on "Guidance on Academic Research Career in the New Normal," IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapter, IIT Kharagpur, India, September 26, 2021.
  • Invited Keynote Talk on "Traffic Management in Software-Defined Data Center Networks for IoT," International Conference on Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering (ICACIE 2020), Université des Mascareignes (UdM), Mauritius, June 25-27, 2020.
  • Invited Talk on "Software-Defined Networks for IoT," TEQIP-III Sponsored Continuing Education Course on "Internet of Things: Theory & Applications," Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, October 24-28, 2018
  • Invited Talk on "IoT for Enabling Smart Grid," AICTE/QIP Sponsored Continuing Education course on "Internet of Things: Convergence of Sensing, Cloud, and Big-Data Networking," Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, July 13-26, 2015

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member
  • IEEE INDICON 2023
  • IEEE ANTS 2021, 2022, 2023
  • IEEE/ACM CCGRID 2023
  • RAIT 2023
  • IEEE ANTS 2022
  • ICADCML 2023
  • 3ICT 2022
  • International Conference CSI 2022
  • IEEE ICC 2021
  • IEEE CICN 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • IEEE TechSym 2016

Reviewer
  • Conferences
    • IEEE ICC 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
    • IEEE Globecom 2018, 2019
    • IEEE ANTS 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
    • IEEE TechSym 2014, 2016

  • Journals
    • IEEE Journal on Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC)
    • IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (TSG)
    • IEEE Transactions on Communications (TCOM)
    • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT)
    • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC)
    • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (TEM)
    • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII)
    • IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (TSTE)
    • IEEE Systems Journal
    • IEEE Communications Magazine
    • Pervasive and Mobile Computing Journal (PMC) (Elsevier)
    • IET Networks
    • IET Generation
    • IET Wireless Sensor Systems
    • International Journal of Communication Systems (Wiley)
    • Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (WCMC) (Wiley)
    • International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems (Springer)