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Prof. Sourabh Solanki

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Indore)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Room No: ECE311   +91-870-2462426
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Research Areas

 5G/6G Wireless Communications 

 Non-Terrestrial Networks (UAVs, HAPS, Satellites) 

 Performance Analysis and Radio Resource Management 

 Physical Layer Security 

 Spectrum Sharing Networks 

 THz Communication 

  • Courses Handled
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  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Digital Electronics(EC1M01)
  • Digital Circuit Design Lab(EC1211)
  • Cryptography and Network Security(EC425)
  • Digital Circuit Design Lab(EC205)
  • Digital Signal Processing(EC301)
  • Computer Programming(MA1163)
  • Detection and Estimation Theory(EC36001)
  • Wireless Technologies(EC16026)
  • Secured Communications(EC470)
  • Communications Systems Lab(EC355)
  • Joy of Electronics(EC153)
  • ORC ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7968-7655
  • SCOPUS ID: 56644202700
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cfo9fYIAAAAJ&hl=en


  • STAR-RIS-Enhanced NOMA-Aided Overlay Multiuser Cognitive Satellite-Terrestrial Networks with Discrete Phase Shifts Design, By Vibhum Singh, Sourabh Solanki, Rakesh Palisetty, Carlos Luis Marcos Rojas, Juan A Vasquez-Peralvo, Juan Carlos Merlano-Duncan, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol.Early Access, pp.1-12, 2025
  • On the Performance of Cache-Free/Cache-Aided STBC-NOMA in Cognitive Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks, By V. Singh, S. Solanki, G. Eappen, R. Palisetty, T. X. Vu, J. C. M-Duncan, S. Chatzinotas, and B. Ottersten, IEEE, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol.11, pp.2655-2659, 2022
  • On the Performance of IRS-Aided UAV Networks with NOMA, By S. Solanki, J. Park, and I. Lee, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol.71, pp.9038-9043, 2022
  • Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks from 5G to 6G: A Survey, By M. M. Azari, S. Solanki, S. Chatzinotas, et al., IEEE, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol.24, pp.2633 - 2672, 2022
  • THz-Empowered UAVs in 6G: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trade-Offs, By M. M. Azari, S. Solanki, S. Chatzinotas, and M. Bennis, IEEE, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol.60, pp.24-30, 2022
  • Latency Minimization for Wireless Powered Mobile Edge Computing Networks with Nonlinear Rectifiers, By J. Park. S. Solanki, S. Baek, and I. Lee, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol.70, pp.8320-8324, 2021
  • Design and Performance Analysis of THz Wireless Communication Systems for Chip-to-Chip and Personal Area Networks Applications, By C. Yi, D. Kim, S. Solanki, J.-H. Kwon, M. Kim, S. Jeon, Y.-C. Ko, and I. Lee, IEEE, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol.39, pp.1785-1796,, 2021
  • RF Energy Harvesting in Hybrid Two-Way Relaying Systems with Hardware Impairments, By S. Solanki, V. Singh, and P. K. Upadhyay, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol.68, pp.11792 - 11805, 2019
  • Joint Impact of RF Hardware Impairments and Channel Estimation Errors in Spectrum Sharing Multiple-Relay Networks, By S. Solanki, P. K. Upadhyay, D. B. da Costa, P. S. Bithas, A. G. Kanatas, and U. S. Dias, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol.66, pp.3809-3824, 2018
  • Performance Analysis of Cognitive Relay Networks with RF Hardware Impairments and CEEs in the Presence of Primary Users' Interference, By S. Solanki, P. K. Upadhyay, D. B. da Costa, P. S. Bithas, and A. G. Kanatas, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol.4, pp.406 - 421, 2018

TARANG: Design of Terahertz Wireless Communications Systems for 6G

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor TCOE, TTDF, Department of Telecommunications
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 9837680
  • Status Ongoing


Mandaloju Bhavana

  • Area of Research: Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G

Mood Umadevi

  • Area of Research: Aerial Networks for 6G

Uzma Naseem

  • Area of Research: THz Wireless Communications for 6G
  • Best Paper Award
  • Brain Korea 21 Plus Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Fellowship
  • Exemplary Reviewer, IEEE Trans. Communication
  • INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship
  • Faculty Advisor, BTech (ECE) 2nd Year (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Treasurer, Faculty Club (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Warden, Ambedkar and Bhabha HoRs (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Faculty Advisor (July, 2024 - June, 2025)