Information
- Designation : Associate Professor
- Email : ranjay@ei.nits.ac.in
- Phone : 7579076225
Research Group
- WIoT and Drone Applications
Key Notes
- Conference: International - 26 , National - 1
- Journals: 30
- Conferences: 27
- Book Chapters: 10
- Books: 2
- Patents: 3
- PhD: Guided: 8
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PUBLICATIONS8
DOCTORAL STUDENTS3
PATENTS4
PROJECTSIntroduction [Biosketch]
- Ranjay Hazra obtained his Ph.D. degree in Communication Systems from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar. He is a Senior Member of IEEE. His research interests include 5G communication and beyond, mmWave communication, UAV communication, cooperative relaying, device-to-device communications, vehicular communications, smart transportation systems, Image Segmentation models for real-time and medical applications, Medical Imaging, Signal Processing and its applications, Blockchain Technology and Drone Technology. Till now he has published more than 60 research articles to date which includes 27 journals, 26 conferences, 9 book chapters and 2 edited books. He has received 3 sponsored projects from SPARC, MeiTy and SERB and currently executing them as Principal Investigator. He has received the prestigious SIRE fellowship from SERB, Govt of India to study in NUS Singapore for 6 months. He has also been granted an Australian Innovation Patent and German Patent in 2021 and 2022, respectively. He is an active reviewer of various reputed journals and has reviewed more than 50 papers to date. He has already supervised 3 Ph.D. scholars in the area of Wireless Communication, Signal & Image Imaging. Currently, he is supervising 4 Ph.D. scholars in the area of Wireless Communication.
- He is presently the Faculty In Charge of E-Resources, Website and Networking of Central Library since June 2023 and Associate Dean (SW) since January 2025.
Areas of Interest
- Communication Systems: 5G and Beyond communication, Signal & Image Processing, Blockchain Technology.
| Institution | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee | 2016 | Ph.D (Engg.) |
Teaching Experience
NIT Silchar
NIT Silchar
KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar
S.S. Sarma and R. Hazra, “Efficient relay-aided device-to-device communication in 5G mm-Wave cellular network: A dual mode approach”, Scientific Reports, November, 2025, Indexed in SCIE, Impact Factor: 3.9, Quartile: Q1
G. Pandey, D.S. Gurjar, S. Yadav, R. Hazra and X. Li, “DRL-Driven STAR-RIS Assisted Secure Communication with HPPP Eavesdroppers”, IEEE Communication Letters, Volume 30, 352-356, November, 2025, Indexed in SCIE, Impact Factor: 5.36, Quartile: Q1
J. Akhter, R. Hazra, P. Khuntia, S. S. Sarma, “Efficient Power and Resource Allocation for NOMA-Enabled V2X Communication Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, November, 2025, Indexed in SCIE, Impact Factor: 10.026, Quartile: Q1
J. Akhter, R. Hazra, Hari K. Garg, A. Mihovska and R. Prasad, “IRS-Assisted Throughput Enhancement for Next-Generation Vehicular Communication Systems”, In Proceedings The 28th IEEE International Symposium On Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications -WPMC2025, November 9th 2025 - November 12th 2025, 2025, Sofia, Bulgaria, IEEE, Indexed in Scopus
A. Bhaduri, R. Hazra, D. S. Gurjar and E. Sharma, “Joint Active and Passive Beamforming Design for RIS-Aided D2D Communication in Downlink Underlay Cellular Communication”, In Proceedings Proceedings of 101st Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC 2025-Spring, June 17th 2025 - June 20th 2025, 2025, Oslo, Norway, IEEE, Indexed in Scopus
Tahmid Ul Haque Choudhury, B. Soni, R. Hazra and R. Murugan, “Smart Ariel Agronomist: A Holistic UAV-based Precision Agriculture System”, In Proceedings Proceedings of 2025 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technology in Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (ETAAV), August 25th 2025 - August 27th 2025, 2025, IISc Bangalore, IEEE, Indexed in Scopus
Ravi S. Kurmvanshi, S. Alagesan, R. Hazra, R. Murugan and B. Soni, “UAV-Assisted Tea Leaf Blight Detection and Path Optimization for Targeted Pesticide Spraying”, In Proceedings Proceedings of 2025 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technology in Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (ETAAV), August 25th 2025 - August 27th 2025, 2025, IISc Bangalore, IEEE, Indexed in Scopus
S. K. Gupta, Md. H Rahman, J. Das, R. Hazra, and H. K. Garg, “Blockchain based identity management and verification system”, InJ. Lee, B. Ramakrishnan, S. Sahoo and A. K. Sharma, Emerging Electronics and Automation (E2A 2025), December, 2025, LNEE, Springer, Indexed in Scopus
Harsh K. Singh, R. Hazra, A. Raj, S. Garg, A. Dastidar, and L. Yamkolu, “Robust, Resilient Secure Drone Wireless Communication Protocol Integration Architecture”, InM. Kankanhalli and Pravin P.S., Emerging Electronics and Automation (E2A 2024), December, 2025, LNEE, Springer, Indexed in Scopus
D. Nath Chaudhury, Pravin P.S., and R. Hazra, “Blockchain Overview Applications”, InM. Kankanhalli and Pravin P.S., Emerging Electronics and Automation (E2A 2024), December, 2025, LNEE, Springer, Indexed in Scopus
Biplab Das, R. Hazra and Anand S. Kulkarni, Biplab Das, R. Hazra and Anand S. Kulkarni, “Applied Optimization Methods”, 2025, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis
Device to Device communication in mmWave network
Subhra S. Sarma
Enrolled: 24 July 2017
Completed :
17 October 2022
Supervisor : Dr. Ranjay Hazra
Co Supervisor : NA
Academic Year : 2021-2022
V2X Communication
Javed Akhter
Enrolled: 26 July 2021
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Ranjay Hazra
Co Supervisor : NA
Academic Year : 2025-2026
RIS-aided D2D Communication
Adrija Bhaduri
Enrolled: 26 July 2021
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Ranjay Hazra
Co Supervisor : NA
Academic Year : 2025-2026
RIS-aided UAV Communication
Rahul Sharma
Enrolled: 22 July 2024
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Ranjay Hazra
Co Supervisor : NA
Academic Year : 2024-2025
Image Segmentation
Soumen Biswas
Enrolled: 24 July 2017
Completed :
24 January 2022
Supervisor : Dr. Ranjay Hazra
Co Supervisor : NA
Academic Year : 2021-2022
Device to Device communication
Pratap Khuntia
Enrolled: 16 August 2016
Completed :
16 December 2020
Supervisor : Dr. Ranjay Hazra
Co Supervisor : NA
Academic Year : 2020-2021
Object detection and path tracking using Drone
Someul Haque
Supervisor : Dr. Arun K. Sunaniya
Co Supervisor : Dr. Ranjay Hazra
Disease Detection and Path planning using Drone Technology
Pritam Chakraborty
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Ranjay Hazra
Co Supervisor : Dr. Badal K. Soni
Academic Year : 2025-2026
Awards And Honours
- Received the SERB SIRE Fellowship for pursuing research at the National University of Singapore for 6 months (Dec 2023-June 2024).
A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING AND CLASSIFYING DRONES
“A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”
India
Patent
Registration ID, 202431064682 A
A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING AND CLASSIFYING DRONES, (**GRANTED**)
A RESOURCE ALLOCATION SYSTEM FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION
“A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”
Germany
Patent
Registration ID, 202022101677
A RESOURCE ALLOCATION SYSTEM FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION, (**GRANTED**)
A COVID-19 Detection System and Method using a CNN Model
“A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”
Australia
Patent
Registration ID, 2021105722
A COVID-19 Detection System and Method using a CNN Model, (**GRANTED**)
Sl.No: 1
Title Of Research Project: " RIS-aided D2D communication for 5G and beyond networks "
Sponsored By: SERB or ANRF
Overall Budget: Rs 5130000
Duration: Feb 12, 2024 - Feb 12, 2027 (3 years)
Status: Ongoing
Principal Investigator: R. Hazra (Principal Investigator): NIT Silchar
Co Principal Investigator: D.S. Gurjar (Co-Principal Investigator): NIT Silchar and Ekant Sharma (Co-Principal Investigator): IIT Roorkee
Collaborated With: IIT Roorkee
Sl.No: 2
Title Of Research Project: " Inclusive Economic Development of India via Digital STEM&L Education "
Sponsored By: SPARC, Govt. of India
Overall Budget: Rs 4920000
Duration: Jul 28, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026 (2 years 8 months 7 days)
Status: Ongoing
Principal Investigator: R. Hazra (Principal Investigator)
Co Principal Investigator: Manas Kumar Bera (Co-Principal Investigator), NIT Rourkela and Ashim Kumar Das (Co-Principal Investigator), NIT Silchar
Collaborated With: NIT Rourkela
Sl.No: 3
Title Of Research Project: " Capacity Building for human resource development in Unmanned Aircraft System (Drone and Related Technology) "
Sponsored By: MeitY
Overall Budget: Rs 15000000
Duration: Sep 22, 2022 - Sep 22, 2027 (5 years)
Status: Ongoing
Principal Investigator: R. Hazra (Chief Investigator), NIT Silchar
Co Principal Investigator: Murugan R. (Co-Chief Investigator), NIT Silchar and Badal Soni (Co-Chief Investigator), NIT Silchar
Collaborated With: NA
Sl.No: 4
Title Of Research Project: " Identity Management System based on Blockchain Technology "
Sponsored By: SERB or ANRF
Overall Budget: Rs 1639978
Duration: Dec 04, 2023 - Jun 04, 2024 (6 months)
Status: Completed
Principal Investigator: R. Hazra (PI)
Co Principal Investigator: NA
Collaborated With: National University of Singapore
| Sl.No | Award/Recognition/Achievement | Year | Approved agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) Award | 2023 | SERB |
