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Prof. Himansu Shekhar Pradhan

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Room No: 309 +91-870-2462425
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Research Areas

 Biomedical Sensors

 Channel modelling in FSO system

 Distributed Acoustic Sensing

 Fiber Optic Sensors

 Fibre-optic technology for biomedical sensors

 Free Space Optical Communication

 Next generation communication networks

 Optical Communication

 SPR Based Biomedical Sensors

 Structural Health Monitoring using Fiber Optic Sensors

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Dissertation Part - A(EC36097)
  • Microcontrollers Lab(EC306)
  • Computer Architectures(EC316)
  • Analog Communications(EC302)
  • Optical Switching and Networks(EC426)
  • Dissertation Work Part - A(EC6349)
  • Comprehensive Viva-voce(EC6347)
  • Analog & Digital Communication systems(EC382)
  • Communications Systems Lab(EC355)
  • Minor Project(EC36096)
  • Dissertation Work Part - B(EC6399)
  • 5G communications(EC5364)
  • Wireless optical communication(EC5311)
  • Optical Networks(EC5362)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0002-4016-3432
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=w4Z2KB8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao


  • Exploring Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence for next generation wireless networks, By Roopa Vuppula, Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, IEEE, IEEE Journal of Communications and Networks, vol., pp., 2025
  • Performance enhancement of a long range BOTDA based DFOS for multi-parameter sensing in marine environment using 1D-CNN algorithm, By Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, S. K. K. Vempati, IEEE, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol.25, pp.4620-4632, 2025
  • Smart Contract implementation on Network Sharing for 6G wireless networks, By Roopa Vuppula, Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, Springer, Annals of Telecommunications, vol.80, pp.39-62, 2025
  • Emerging Technologies for Fiber-Optic-Based Sensors in Biomedical Domain: A Review and Recent Developments, By B. R. Sahana, Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol.73, pp.1-32, 2024
  • Deep Learning Based Intelligent Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks, By Roopa Vuppula, Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, Taylor & Francis, IETE Journal of Research, vol.70, pp.8425–8445, 2024
  • A Highly Improved Long-Range BDTS for Nuclear Reactors using Hybrid Algorithm, By Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, P. Mahajan, N. Vislawath and V. Prasad, IEEE, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol.23, pp.21269-21278, 2023
  • Numerical Investigation of Ag-Franckeite-Barium Titanium-BP Based Highly Performed Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for Virus SARS- CoV-2 Detection, By Vasimalla Yesudasu, Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, Rahul Pandya, et al, Springer, Plasmonics, vol.19, pp.167-198, 2023
  • Mathematical modeling and performance evaluation of BeRAN for 6G wireless networks, By Vuppula Roopa, Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, Springer, The Journal of Supercomputing, vol.79, pp.16479-16528, 2023
  • Performance Enhancement of a Novel Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor Using Thallium Bromide, By Yesudasu Vasimalla and Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, vol.21, pp.206-215, 2022
  • Modeling of a novel SCHOTT B270 prism based SPR sensor using Ag-Si-BP/MXene structure for detection of specific biological samples, By Yesudasu Vasimalla, Himansu Shekhar Pradhan, Springer, Optical and Quantum Electronics, vol.54, pp.612, 2022

Brillouin scattering mechanism-based DFoS sensors and its mathematical modeling to design and validate the sensors for SHM of aircraft structures

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor ARDB, DRDO
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 5644300
  • Status Ongoing

Performance Improvement of DFOS using signal processing Technique

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor NIT Warangal
  • Duration 23 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 500000
  • Status Completed


BUJUGUNDLA RAVINDER SAHANA

  • Area of Research: Fiber-optic based biomedical sensor

Sowmya B

  • Area of Research: Spectrum sensing and sharing in next-generation wireless networks
  • Editorial Board Member
  • IEEE Senior Member
  • IETE Fellow
  • Member of Departmental Academic Committee (PG) (Continuing from August, 2025)
  • PIC Student Competitions and Open Day (ECE Department) (Continuing from August, 2025)
  • PIC of Summer Internship Program 2025 (ECE Department) (May, 2025 - July, 2025)
  • M.Tech ACS Faculty Advisor (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Committee Member for Fixed Assets and Consumables Verification (September, 2023 - October, 2023)
  • Wireless Communication Lab In-charge (Continuing from September, 2023)
  • B.Tech III Year Faculty Advisor (July, 2019 - December, 2022)
  • Communication Lab In-charge (July, 2018 - September, 2023)
  • Ph.D. Program In-Charge (July, 2018 - June, 2019)