Information
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): 19
- Conference(s): 20
- Book Chapter(s): 9
- PhD: Current - 4 Awarded - 2
- Event(s) Organized: FDP - 4
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PUBLICATIONS6
DOCTORAL STUDENTS4
PROJECTSResearch 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 (Bharathiar university) | 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 |
RESEARCH IDs
ORC ID
PUBLICATIONS
Journal(s)
Energy-Efficient Adaptive Data Aggregation with Ordering Points to Identify the Clustering Structure in Wireless Sensor Networks,
By Yalabaka Srikanth and Kalpana Naidu,
Springer,
Wireless Networks,
vol.,
pp.,
2026
Generalized Energy Detection in Heterogeneous Cognitive Radio Networks Under Noise Uncertainty,
By Beulah Sujan, B.Narasimha Rao, and Kalpana Naidu,
IEEE,
IEEE Sensors Journal,
vol.,
pp.,
2026
Proficient implementation of Resource Allocation in New Radio based Vertical Network Slicing,
By Kalpana Naidu, Narasimha Rao, Kota Nageswara Rao, Sreenu Sunkaraboina, and Sathya Vanlin,
IEEE,
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology,
vol.,
pp.,
2026
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
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
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
Efficient Power Allocation in HetNets,
By Kalpana Naidu and Vanlin Sathya,
Springer,
Wireless Personal Communications,
vol.134,
pp.597–624,
2024
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
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
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
Trajectory Optimization in UAV-based Non-Terrestrial Networks
By Kalpana Naidu, Mahathi Sarvepalli, Prathesh Srinivas, Vishnu Murali Krishnan, Kota Nageswara Rao,
Global Conference on Information Technology and Communication Networks (GITCON),
2025
Maximizing Data Rate While Minimizing Interference in Multi-UAV Communication Networks
By Kalpana Naidu and Aaesha Nuha Akram, ,
Fourth International Conference on Computing, Communication and Learning (COCOLE)-2025, ,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Optimizing UAV Coverage Area Through UAV Hovering Strategies
By Bachu Veera Vikas, Mubeena Shaik, and Kalpana Naidu in
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems,
Springer, Singapore,
Data Science and Applications. ICDSA 2024,
2025
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 Naidu in
Algorithms for Intelligent Systems,
Springer, Singapore,
Proceedings of International Conference on Paradigms of Communication, Computing and Data Analytics. PCCDA 2024,
2025
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
Fabrication and Characterization of RIS-Integrated Circularly Polarized MIMO Dielectric-Resonator Antenna for 6G Wireless Applications
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: ANRF (Anusandhan National Research Foundation)
Project Cost (INR): 4804920
Date of Commencement: 25-03-2026
Duration: 36 Months
Status: Ongoing
Type: Research
Sponsor: ANRF (Anusandhan National Research Foundation)
Project Cost (INR): 4804920
Date of Commencement: 25-03-2026
Duration: 36 Months
Status: Ongoing
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
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
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: MOE sponsored ‘RSM Project’
Project Cost (INR): 500000
Date of Commencement: 31-07-2018 Date of Completion: 31-07-2020
Duration: 24 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MOE 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
Amgoth Srinivas
Area of Research:
Beyond 5G wireless Communication
K.Raju
Area of Research:
Advanced Wireless communication
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 / GIAN
5G Wireless Communication
29-May-2019
→
03-Jun-2019
Event Type:
Faculty Development Programme
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Electronics and ICT Academy
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Electronics and ICT Academy
Latest trends in 5G/6G Wireless Communication
20-May-2024
→
24-May-2024
Event Type:
Faculty Development Programme
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Centre for Training and Learning, under the scheme of PMMMNMTT, Ministry of Education, GoI
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Centre for Training and Learning, under the scheme of PMMMNMTT, Ministry of Education, GoI
UAV-Enabled Wireless Communication : Concepts,Challenges, and Research Opportunities
27-Oct-2025
→
31-Oct-2025
Event Type:
Faculty Development Programme
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: UAV-Enabled Wireless Communication : Concepts,Challenges, and Research Opportunities
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: UAV-Enabled Wireless Communication : Concepts,Challenges, and Research Opportunities
Advances in 6G Wireless Communication and Networking
15-Dec-2025
→
19-Dec-2025
Event Type:
Faculty Development Programme
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Advances in 6G Wireless Communication and Networking
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Advances in 6G Wireless Communication and Networking
5G and Wireless Communication Technology
09-Dec-2024
→
13-Dec-2024
Event Type:
GIAN Course
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: GIAN, IIT-Hyderabad
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: GIAN, IIT-Hyderabad
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2025
Editor for "Scientific Reports" Journal
2023
Served as Guest Editor
2022
Best paper presentation award
2017
Certificate of Recognition
2016
Certificate of Research Excellence
2012
Certificate of Academic Excellence
2007
Best Teacher Award
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Quiz club co-ordinator (June, 2023 - June, 2024)
- 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 May 4, 2026