Dr. Rohit Kumar
E-mail: rohitkumar@snuchenni.edu.in / torohitmail@gmail.com
Dr. Rohit Kumar obtained his Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) from the Uttaranchal Board of Technical Education, Roorkee (UBTER), in 2003. He received the B.Tech. degree in CSE from Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), Lucknow, in 2009, and M.Tech. degree in CSE from Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIITM), Gwalior, MP, India, in 2014. He completed his Ph.D. from Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee – International Institute of Information Technology (DSPM-IIIT), Naya  Raipur.

In 2010, he joined the department of CSE at Govt. Polytechnic Mallasalam, Almora, UK, India, as a Lecturer. Thereafter, he moved to Dehradun and worked withShivalik College of Engineering (SCE), Dehradun, UK, India. Later, he joinedPriyadarshini Institute of Engineering and Technology (PIET), Nagpur, MH, India, as an Assistant Professor in 2015. He also served as a Postdoctoral Fellow under School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS) at KREA University, Sri City, AP, India, in 2021. Subsequently, he joined SRM Institute of Science & Technology (SRMIST), Chennai, TN, India, and offered his services in the capacity of Research Assistant Professor in 2022.

He founded Learn Together Classes (LTC) in Dehradun in 2014. He cleared Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) multiple times, specifically in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017. He cleared AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test)-2/2014 and attended 11-Service Selection Board (SSB) in Allahabad. He qualified Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test (USET) and University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET)in 2015. He received an institute scholarship from Govt. of India during his M.Tech. tenure (2012-2014). He also received an institute scholarship from Govt. of Chhattisgarh during his Ph.D. tenure (2017-2021). Additionally, he is the Best Paper recipient for his work in IEEE ANTS-2019 conference. Furthermore, Mr. Kumar got elevated to IEEE senior member grade in 2022.

Currently, his research interests include Cyber Physical Systems(CPS), Software Defined Networking (SDN), Internet of Things (IoT), and Cloud Computingnetworks. He has published some of his research works in reputed International Conferences and SCI/SCIE Indexed Journals includingIEEE TNSM, IEEE Systems Journal, Computer Networks, etc. In addition to this, Mr. Kumar is a Life-Member/Member of different scientific and research-basedsocieties such as IEEE, CSI-INDIA, ISTE, ISDS, etc.

Experience

• 22nd Jun, 2023 – Till Date: Assistant Professor, SNU, Chennai, TN, India
• 02nd Aug, 2022 – 25th Jan, 2023: Research Assistant Professor, SRMIST, Chennai, TN, India
• 10th Aug, 2021 – 01st Aug, 2022: Post Doctoral Fellow, Krea University, Sri City, AP, India
• 01stAug, 2017 – 30th Jul, 2021:*Teaching Assistant, DSPM-IIIT Naya Raipur,Raipur, CG, India
• 01st Dec, 2015 – 29th Jul, 2017: Assistant Professor, PIET, Nagpur, MH, India
• 25th May, 2015 – 30th Nov, 2015: Assistant Professor (Adhoc), PIET, Nagpur, MH, India
• 23rd Mar, 2011 – 02nd Jun, 2012: Guest Lecturer, Govt. Polytechnic Mallasalam, UK, India
• 08th Mar 2010 – 30th May 2010: Lecturer, SCE, Dehradun, UK, India
• 18th Nov, 2009 – 26th Feb, 2010: Guest Lecturer, Govt. Polytechnic Mallasalam, UK, India

Education

• Jul 2017 – Nov 2021:

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science & Engineering, Organization: DSPM-IIIT Naya Raipur, Raipur, Chattisgarh, India Thesis Title: Optimized Traffic Engineering Techniques for EfficientQoS Implementation in Software Defined Wireless Networks

• Jul 2012 – Jun 2014:

Master of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering, Organization: ABV-IIITM, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Thesis Title: Improved Load Balancing Approach Development forPublic Cloud

• Jul 2006 – Jun 2009:

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering, Organization: DIT, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Project Title: Image Pre-processing and Fusion in Java

• Jul 2003 – Jun 2006:

Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering Organization: Govt. Polytechnic, Kashipur, Uttarakhand, India Project Title: Library Management Software Development in VB 6.0 Awards and Achievements

• Elevated to IEEE Senior Member (SMIEEE) Grade.
• Received Best Paper Award in IEEE ANTS-2019 conference, Goa, India.
• Set-up Learn Together Classes (LTC) in Dehradun in 2014.
• Qualified Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test (U-SET) -2015.
• Qualified University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) June-2015.
• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) – 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
• Received Institute Scholarship from Govt. of India during M.Tech. (2012 -2014).
• Received Institute Scholarship from Govt. of Chhattisgarh during PhD. (2017 -2021)
• Cleared AFCAT (AirForce Common Admission Test)-2/2014.
• Attended 11-SSB (Service Selection Board) Allahabad

International Journals

• Kumar R., Venkanna U., & Tiwari V. (2023), “Optimized Traffic Engineering in Software Defined Wireless Network based IoT (SDWN-IoT): State-of-the-Art, Research Opportunities and Challenges”, Computer Science Review, Elsevier, (SCIE Indexed, IF = 8.757) DOI: 10.1016/j.cosrev.2023.100572 (*Q1-Journal)
• Kumar R., & Agrawal N. (2023), “Software Defined Networks (SDNs) for Environmental Surveillance: A Survey”, Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, (SCIE Indexed, IF = 2.757) DOI: 10.1007/s11042-023-15729-8 (*Q2-Journal)
• Kumar R., & Agrawal N. (2022), “A Survey on Software Defined Vehicular Networks (SDVNs): A Security Perspective.” The Journal of Supercomputing, Springer, (SCIE Indexed, IF = 2.55) DOI: 10.1007/s11227-022-05008-y (*Q2-Journal)
• Kumar R., & Agrawal N. (2022), “RBAC-LBRM: An RBAC based Load Balancing assisted Efficient Resource Management Framework for IoT-Edge-Fog Network.” IEEE Sensors Letters (ESCI Indexed) DOI: 10.1109/LSENS.2022.3191388 (*Q2-Journal)
• Agrawal N., &Kumar R. (2022) “Security Perspective Analysis of Industrial Cyber Physical Systems (I-CPS): A Decade-wide Survey.” ISA Transactions, Elsevier, (SCIE Indexed, IF = 5.91) DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2022.03.018 (*Q1-Journal)
• Kumar R., Venkanna U., & Tiwari V. (2021), “EOMCSR: An Energy Optimized Multi-Constraints based Sustainable Routing Model for SDWSN”, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM), (SCIE Indexed, IF = 4.75).DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2021.3130661 (*Q1-Journal)
• Kumar R., Venkanna U., & Tiwari V. (2021), “Opt-ACM: An Optimized load balancing based Admission Control Mechanism for Software Defined Hybrid Wireless based IoT (SDHW-IoT) network” Computer Networks, Elsevier, vol. 188, 1-28 (SCIE Indexed, IF =5.49). DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2021.107888 (*Q1-Journal)
• Kumar R., Venkanna U., & Tiwari V. (2021), “QuOTE: A Quality-of-Service aware Optimized Traffic Engineering Approach for Efficient Flow Management in SDWS-IoT Networks”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 3863-3867 (SCIE Indexed, IF = 3.55). DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2021.3119549 (*Q1-Journal)
• Kumar R., Venkanna U., & Tiwari V. (2020), “Opti-PUM: An Optimal Policy Update Mechanism for Link Failure Prevention in Mobile SDWM-IoT Networks” IEEE Systems Journal,vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 3427-3438 (SCIE Indexed, IF = 4.80). DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2020.3009325 (*Q1-Journal)
• Kumar R., Venkanna U., & Tiwari V. (2020), “A Time Granular Analysis of Software Defined Wireless Mesh Based IoT (SDWM-IoT) Network Traffic Using Supervised Learning” Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, vol. 116, pp. 2083–2109 (SCIE Indexed, IF = 2.01) DOI: 10.1007/s11277-020-07781-6 (*Q2-Journal) 

International Conferences

• Kumar R., Venkanna U., & Tiwari V. (Dec 2019) “Optimized Link Utilization Based Approach for Traffic Engineering in SDWSN”, International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), IEEE, Goa, India. [*Best Paper Award] DOI: 10.1109/ANTS47819.2019.9118068
• Kumar R., Venkanna U., & Tiwari V. (Jan 2020) “A binary classification approach fortime granular traffic in SDWMN based IoT networks,” International Conference on Communication Systems Network (COMSNETS), IEEE, Bangalore, India.DOI: 10.1109/COMSNETS48256.2020.9027336

Book Chapters

• Agrawal N., Kumar R., & Mishra P.K. (2021). “A Study of Resource Management andSecurity-based Techniques in Autonomic Cloud Computing.” Autonomic Computing inCloud Resource Management in Industry 4.0, Springer, pp. 385-395. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-71756-8_20 (*Scopus Indexed)
• Kumar R., &Sundaramurthy S. (2022). “AI and IoT in Manufacturing and related Security Perspectives for Industry 4.0” Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security in industry4.0, Springer (*Scopus Indexed) [**Accepted – In Press]

Expert Lectures/Talks

• A talk on IoT Security during the Workshop on Cyber Security Technologies and Applications (CSTA) – 2022 at ABV-IIITM Gwalior.
• A talk on Hands-on Introduction to NetSim (v10) under the IEEE Student Branch banner at DSPM-IIIT Naya Raipur.

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – Senior Member
• Computer Society of India (CSI-INDIA) – Life Member
• Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) – Life Member
• International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS) – Member
• International Society for Research and Development (ISRD) – Member
• Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC) – Member

Other Activities

• Mar, 2020 – Jul, 2021: Secretary of IEEE Student Branch, DSPM-IIIT Naya Raipur.
• Aug, 2012 – May, 2014: Member of Student Gyan Movement (SGM), an educational initiative led by ABV-IIITM, Gwalior.
• Aug, 2012 – May, 2014: Guest Lecturer in Gyan Dhara, children educational program led by ABV-IIITM, Gwalior.

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