Dr Kumar Nitesh
- Associate Professor
- Area: Computer Science and Engineering
Dr Kumar Nitesh received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Ranchi University and his MTech (Computer Applications) from the Indian School of Mines (ISM) at Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad. He received his PhD on Wireless Sensor Networks from IIT (ISM), Dhanbad.
Dr Nitesh is a subject authority on algorithm design for wireless sensor networks and has published research papers in nine international journals and ten international conferences.
Qualifications
- PhD (Wireless Sensor Networks) IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
- MTech (Computer Applications) IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
- BTech (Computer Science and Engineering), Ranchi University
Experience
- Teaching – 8+ years
- Research – 12+ years
Courses taught
- Computer Networks
- Communication Networks
- Data Structures
- Compiler Design
- Theory of Computation
- Wireless Sensor Networks
Research areas
- Wireless Sensor networks
- Cryptography and network security
- Security aspects in Internet of Things
Consulting areas
- Wireless Sensor Network
- Cyber Security
Selected Publications
- K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “Distributed fault detection and recovery algorithms in two-tier wireless sensor networks,” International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, vol.16, no. 3, pp. 281-296, 2016.
- Nitesh, Kumar, M. Azharuddin and Prasanta Jana, “Minimum spanning tree–based delay‐aware mobile sink traversal in wireless sensor networks,” International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 30, no. 13, 2017.
- K. Nitesh and P.K. Jana, “Convex hull based trajectory design for mobile sink in wireless sensor networks,” International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 26-36, 2019.
- A. Kaswan, K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “Energy Efficient Path Selection for Mobile Sink and Data Gathering in Wireless Sensor Networks,” AEU-International Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol. 73, pp.110–118, 2017.
- K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “Relay Node Placement with Assured Coverage and Connectivity: A Jarvis March Approach” Wireless Personal Communication, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 1361-1381, 2018.
Research papers
- Nitesh, Kumar, Md Azharuddin and Prasanta K. Jana, “A novel approach for designing delay efficient path for mobile sink in wireless sensor networks,” Wireless Networks, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 2337-2356, 2018.
- K. Nitesh, A. Kaswan and P. K. Jana, “Energy density based mobile sink trajectory in wireless sensor networks,” Microsystem Technologies, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1771-1781, 2019.
- A. Tomar, K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “An efficient scheme for trajectory design of mobile chargers in wireless sensor networks,” Wireless Networks, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 897-912, 2018.
- K. Nitesh, S. Malwe and A. K. Keshari, “Efficient Trajectory Formulation for Drone Sink in Wireless Sensor Networks: An Asanoha-Based Approach,” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, pp.1-14, 2022.
Conference papers
- M. Madhvi, K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “A delay-bound efficient path design algorithm for mobile sink in wireless sensor networks,” in 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology (RAIT), 2016, pp. 72-77.
- K. Preeti, K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “Indegree-based path design for mobile sink in wireless sensor networks,” in 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology (RAIT), 2016, pp. 78-82.
- K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “Energy Density Based Dynamic Path Selection for Mobile Sink in Wireless Sensor Networks,” in Proc. of Intl. Conf. CCSN 2015, 2015. pp. 24-25.
- K. Nitesh, M. Azharuddin and P. K. Jana, “Energy Efficient Fault-Tolerant Clustering Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks,” in Proc. of Intl. Conf. ICGCIoT 2015, 2015, pp. 234-239.
- K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “Grid Based Adaptive Sleep for Prolonging Network Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Network,” in Procedia Computer Science 46 (2015), 2015, pp.1140-1147.
- K. Nitesh and P. K Jana, “DFDA: A Distributed Fault Detection Algorithm in Two Tier Wireless Sensor Networks,” in Proc. of Intl. Conf. FICTA2014, 2014, pp. 739-746.
- K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “Relay Node Placement Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Network,” in Proc. of Intl. Conf. IACC 2014, 2014, pp. 220-225.
- A. Kaswan, K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana. “A routing load balanced trajectory design for mobile sink in wireless sensor networks,” in Proc. of Intl. Conf. Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), 2016, pp. 1669-1673.
- P. Komal, K. Nitesh and P. K. Jana, “Delay Bound Trajectory Formulation for Multiple Mobile Sink,” in Proc. of Intl. Conf. on Computer, Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering (CEECE-2017), 2017.
- S. Malwe and K. Nitesh, “Hex-Grid based Relay Node Deployment for assuring coverage and connectivity in a wireless sensor network,” in Proc. of Intl. Conf. on Computer, Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering (CEECE-2017), 2017.
Awards and recognitions
- Best Paper Award at international conference on Computer, Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering (CEECE-2017)