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Prof. Kalpana Naidu

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

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Room No: 226, ECE Dept. +91-870-246 kalpana@nitw.ac.in https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GlkgzvQAAAAJ&hl=en Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 17
    • Conference(s): 18
    • Book Chapter(s): 7
    • PhD: Current - 2  Awarded - 2

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    PUBLICATIONS

    4

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    3

    PROJECTS

    Research Areas

    AI & ML algorithms
    Cognitive radio
    Heterogeneous communication
    Mobile Edge Computing
    NOMA used in Wireless Networks
    Non-Terrestrial Networks
    Signal processing
    UAV Communication
    Wireless networks (5G, B5G/6G networks)
    Wireless Sensor networks
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy IIT-Hyderabad 2016
    Master of Technology P.S.G. College of Technology, Coimbatore 2001
    Bachelor of Technology V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada (Nagarjuna University) 1998
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Cellular and Mobile Communications(EC420) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Analog Communications(EC302) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Wireless Networks(EC36004) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Software Defined Radio(EC368) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Advanced Digital Communications(EC36003) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Mobile Networks(EC5352) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Communication Systems(EC395) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Advanced Digital Communications(EC5302) 3-0-0 3 PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Efficient UAV Deployment and Resource Optimization for Enhanced Data Rates in CDRT-NOMA, By Kota Nageswara Rao and Kalpana Naidu, Science Direct, Physical Communication, vol.71, pp., 2025
    Novel Improved GWO-based Power Allocation for Sum Rate Maximization in MIMO-NOMA Systems, By Sunkaraboina Sreenu, and Kalpana Naidu, Science Direct, AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol., pp., 2025
    Optimizing energy efficiency in mobile edge computing: Leveraging latency-aware offloading, clustering, and UAV placement strategies, By Kota Nageswara Rao and Kalpana Naidu, ScienceDirect, AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol.185, pp.155447, 2024
    FPGA-based Hardware Accelerator for SIC in Uplink NOMA Networks, By Sreenu Sunkaraboina and Kalpana Naidu, Springer, Telecommunication Systems journal, vol.86, pp.383–392, 2024
    H-NOMA-Based Offloading Energy Minimization in UAV-Enabled MEC Networks, By Kota Nageswara Rao and Kalpana Naidu, IEEE Xplore, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol.vol. 13, no. 5, pp.1310-1314, 2024
    Resource optimization for cooperative SWIPT-NOMA systems with imperfect SIC, By Sreenu Sunkaraboina and Kalpana Naidu, Science Direct, AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol.187, pp., 2024
    Efficient Power Allocation in HetNets, By Kalpana Naidu and Vanlin Sathya, Springer, Wireless Personal Communications, vol.134, pp.597–624, 2024
    Heterogenous Networks: From Small Cells to 5G NR-U, By Sathya.V, Kala.S.M. and Kalpana Naidu, Springer, Wireless Personal Communications, vol.128, pp., 2023
    Minimizing Energy Consumption in H-NOMA based UAV-assisted MEC network, By Nageswara Rao and Kalpana Naidu, IEEE Xplore, IEEE Communications Letters, vol.vol. 27, no. 9, pp., 2023
    Innovative Power Allocation Strategy for NOMA Systems by Employing the Modified ABC Algorithm, By Sunkaraboina Sreenu and Kalpana, Radioengineering, Radioengineering Journal, vol.vol. 31, no. 3, pp., 2022
    Remote health monitoring system using heterogeneous networks, By Kalpana and Sunkaraboina Sreenu, Wiley, Health care Technology Letters, IET Journal, vol.vol. 9, no. 1-2, pp., 2022
    Efficient Allotment of Resources in Heterogeneous Communication, By Kalpana and Akshara, Springer, Wireless Networks, vol.vol. 27, Issue. 6, pp., 2021
    Quick resource allocation in Heterogeneous Networks, By Kalpana and Ramesh Babu, Springer, Wireless Networks, vol.vol.24, Issue.8, pp., 2018
    Quicker solution for interference reduction in wireless networks, By Kalpana and Ramesh Babu, IET, IET communications, vol.vol. 12, Issue. 14, pp., 2018
    Swift resource allocation in wireless networks, By Kalpana and Ramesh Babu, IEEE Xplore, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol.vol.67, Issue.7, pp., 2018
    An efficient Direct solution of Cave-Filling Problems, By Kalpana, Md. Zafar Ali Khan and Lajos Hanzo, IEEE Xplore, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol.vol.64, no.7, pp., 2016
    Fast Computation of Generalized Waterfilling Problems, By Kalpana and Md. Zafar Ali Khan, IEEE Xplore, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol.vol.22, no.11, pp., 2015
    Conference(s)
    Priority-Based Resource Allocation in UAV-Based Telemedicine Systems for Real-Time Critical Patient Care By Aditi Thakur, Vijay Kumar Dharavath, Kalpana Naidu, International Conference on Recent Innovations and Trends in Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Computing, 2025
    Penalty-Based Optimization for Power Allocation in UAV-Assisted Relay Networks: Ensuring SNR and Distance Constraints While Maximizing Data Rates By Sachit Anand, Kalpana Naidu, International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Intelligent Systems (ICTIS), 2025
    Dynamic Task and Resource allocation optimization for decentralized Swarm UAVs By Kalpana Naidu, Atul Sharma, Naveen Kumar Tyagi, Harshit Maheshwari, International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Emerging Communication Technologies (ICEC-2024), 2024
    Optimizing UAV Coverage Area through UAV Hovering Strategies By Bachu Veera Vikas, Mubeena Shaik, and Kalpana Naidu, 5th International Conference on Data Science and Applications (ICDSA 2024), 2024
    Optimal Height with Minimum Power for a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in an Urban Area By Pragna Katragadda, Divyanshu Prakash, Harshavardhan Makham, Kota Nageswara Rao, Mubeena Shaik and kalpana, 4th International Conference on Paradigms of Communication, Computing and Data Analytics (PCCDA 2024), 2024
    Exploiting the Full Potential of Full-Duplex Communication through Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces By Mohammad Sajudunisa Begum and Kalpana Naidu, 3rd International Conference on Applied Artificial Intelligence and Computing (ICAAIC 2024), 2024
    Optimization of parameters for unmanned aerial vehicle communications By Sri Vinay Katana, and Kalpana Naidu, International conference on computing, communication and networking technologies (ICCCNT-2023), 2023
    Impressive Resources distribution in LAA/NR-U with Wi-Fi Concurrent Operation By Kalpana Naidu and V. Sathya, IEEE IAS Global Conference on Emerging Technologies (GlobConET), 2023
    Power Allocation in Multi User Systems with Licensed and Unlicensed Bands By Kalpana Naidu, L. Sai Akhil Bharadwaj, K. Saikiran Reddy and B. Umesh Chandra, IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Microelectronics, Automation, Computing and Communication Systems (ICMACC 2022), 2022
    Intelligent Energy-Efficient Power Allocation for Uplink NOMA Systems By Sunkaraboina Sreenu, and Kalpana Naidu, IEEE International Symposium on Smart Electronic Systems (IEEE – iSES 2022), 2022
    UAV Assisted MIMO-NOMA for Maximizing the Sum Capacity by Satisfying the QoS of the Users By Nageswara Rao Kota, and Kalpana Naidu, IEEE International Symposium on Smart Electronic Systems (IEEE – iSES 2022), 2022
    Simple Solution to Reduce Interference in Cognitive Radio Networks By Kalpana Naidu, International Conference on Microwave Integrated Circuits, Photonics and Wireless Networks (IMICPW), 2019
    Spectrum aware opportunistic routing in multi-interface multi-channel CRWMN By R. B. Battula, J. Kakarla, Kalpana Naidu and P. Subbarao, IEEE International Conference on Energy, Systems and Information Processing (ICESIP), 2019
    Energy Efficient Semi Grid Based Clustering in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network By Meenakshi Tripathi, Kalpana, and Mintu Biswas, IEEE WiSPNET, 2017
    The Fastest possible solution to the Weighted Water-Filling Problems By Kalpana, Ramesh Kumar, and Vikas, IEEE IACC, 2017
    Fast Algorithm for Solving Cave-filling Problems By Kalpana and M. Z. A. Khan, IEEE 84th Vehicular Technology Conference : VTC 2016-Fall, 2016
    Weighted Water-Filling Algorithm with reduced computational complexity By Kalpana and M. Z. A. Khan, Presented in Proc. of 2015 ICCIT Conference, 2015
    Optimal Power allocation for Secondary users in CR networks By Kalpana, M. Z. A. Khan, and U.B.Desai, IEEE ANTS, 2011
    Book Chapter(s)
    Modified Hungarian Algorithm-Based User Pairing with Optimal Power Allocation in NOMA Systems By Sreenu Sunkaraboina, and Kalpana Naidu in Proceedings of the International Conference on Paradigms of Computing, Communication and Data Sciences, Springer, Book series: Algorithms for Intelligent Systems, 2023
    Sum Rate Maximization Using Unlicensed and Licensed Bands in UAV-Assisted Cellular Communication By Kota Nageswara Rao, and Kalpana Naidu in VLSI, Communication and Signal Processing. VCAS 2022, Springer, Book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2023
    Novel User Association Scheme Deployed for the Downlink NOMA Systems By Sunkaraboina Sreenu, and Kalpana Naidu in Communication and Intelligent Systems, Springer, Book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 2022
    Automated Bayesian Drowsiness Detection System Using Recurrent Convolutional Neural Networks By Kalpana Naidu, et al. in Advances in Communications, Signal Processing, and VLSI, Springer, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2021
    Optimal Resource Allocation Based on Particle Swarm Optimization By Kalpana Naidu, et al. in Advances in Communications, Signal Processing, and VLSI, Springer, Book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2021
    Resource Allocation at MAC to Provide QoS for Cognitive Radio Networks By Kalpana Naidu, et al. in Optical and Wireless Technologies. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer, Book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2018
    A Study on White and Gray Spaces in India By Kalpana Naidu, Mohammed Zafar Ali Khan, U.B.Desai et al. in White Space Communication : Advances, Developments and Engineering Challenges, Springer, Book series: Signals and Communication Technology, 2015
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    An effective approach to the coverage region enhancement with UAVs in 6G Wireless Communication
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: NMICPS TiHAN Foundation, IIT-Hyderabad
    Project Cost (INR): 1362000
    Date of Commencement: 27-06-2023   Date of Completion: 27-12-2024
    Duration: 18 Months
    Status: Completed
    5G and Wireless Communication Technology
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: GIAN Course
    Sponsor: IIT-Hyderabad, National Coordinator for GIAN
    Project Cost (INR): 664000
    Date of Commencement: 09-12-2024   Date of Completion: 13-12-2024
    Duration: 0 Months
    Status: Completed
    Reduction of Computational Complexity for resource allocation in 5G network
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: MHRD sponsored ‘RSM Project’
    Project Cost (INR): 500000
    Date of Commencement: 31-07-2018   Date of Completion: 31-07-2020
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Ramesh Babu Polisetty
    Area of Research: Massive IOT
    YALABAKA SRIKANTH
    Area of Research: Wireless Sensor Networks
    Previous PhD Students
    SUNKARABOINA SREENU (2025)
    Area of Research: Efficient User Pairing and Power Allocation Techniques for NOMA Systems in Next-generation Wireless Networks
    Kota Nageswara Rao (2025)
    Area of Research: Resource Allocation and Clustering in UAV Assisted Wireless Communication Systems
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2023
    Served as Guest Editor
    2022
    Best paper presentation award
    2017
    Certificate of Recognition
    2016
    Certificate of Research Excellence
    2012
    Certificate of Academic Excellence
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Faculty Co-ordinator for III-Year B.Tech. ( ECE ) students (January, 2022 - July, 2024)
    •  Faculty Advisor (January, 2022 - July, 2024)
    •  co–co ordinator for M.Tech. (ACS) NBA work (March, 2019 - May, 2020)
    •  Lab In-Charge for Communication Systems Lab (July, 2018 - December, 2026)
    •  B.Tech. – ECE 2018-19 syllabus co-ordinator (May, 2018 - September, 2018)
     Last updated on June 16, 2025