Dr. Neetesh Kumar

Dr. Neetesh Kumar

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Roorkee

Agentic AI · Autonomous Systems (Autonomous Vehicles & UAVs) · Containerized Microservices · Software-Defined Networking (SDN) · Cyber-Physical Systems · Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) · Deep Learning / Deep Reinforcement Learning

Dr. Neetesh Kumar leads a research group in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Roorkee working on agentic and autonomous systems, spanning connected and autonomous vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, containerized microservice architectures, software-defined networking, cyber-physical systems, intelligent transportation systems, and deep reinforcement learning. The group collaborates internationally and regularly welcomes new Ph.D. and intern researchers across these areas.

Research Team

Dinesh Soni

Dinesh Soni

Ph.D. Scholar

Cloud Computing

I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee as a QIP Research Scholar under the AICTE QIP Scheme. I have more than 13 years of teaching and research experience and currently serve as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Government Engineering College, Kota (RTU, Rajasthan). I completed my Master's in Computer Technology from IIT Delhi. My research interests include Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and Machine Learning.

Status: Ongoing

Email: dinesh_s@cs.iitr.ac.in

Nisha Singh Chauhan

Nisha Singh Chauhan

Ph.D. Scholar

Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)

I was a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India. My research interests include Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Machine Learning (ML). I completed my M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Patna. Currently, I am working on traffic flow prediction using hybrid models.

Status: Completed

Email: nisha_sc@cs.iitr.ac.in

Anuj Sachan

Anuj Sachan

Ph.D. Scholar

Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)

I was a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. My research interests include Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Software-Defined Networking (SDN), and Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL). I completed my M.Tech. in Information Security from IIITM Gwalior. Currently, I am working on traffic signal congestion management using intelligent control techniques.

Status: Completed

Email: anuj_s@cs.iitr.ac.in

Shikhar Singh Lodhi

Shikhar Singh Lodhi

Ph.D. Scholar

Autonomous Vehicular Communication

I was a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India. My research interests include Autonomous Vehicle Systems, Deep Learning (DL), and Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL). I completed my M.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Patna and my B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from NIT Arunachal Pradesh. Currently, I am working on autonomous vehicle driving manoeuvres.

Status: Completed

Email: shikhar_l@cs.iitr.ac.in

I. Mani Varma

I. Mani Varma

Ph.D. Scholar

Security of Vehicular Networks

I was a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India. My research interests include Networks, Information Security, Autonomous Vehicular Communications, and Software-Defined Networking (SDN). I completed my M.Tech. in Information Security from the University of Hyderabad.

Status: Completed

Email: im_varma@cs.iitr.ac.in

Vibha

Vibha Bharilya

Ph.D. Scholar | PMRF Scholar

Autonomous Driving Systems & Machine Learnning

I am a Ph.D. scholar in the *Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India. My research interests include **Autonomous Vehicle Systems, Trajectory Prediction, Multi-Agent Motion Forecasting, Deep Learning, and Robust Autonomous Driving. I received my **M.Tech. degree in Computer Science and Technology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. My **M.Sc. degree in Mathematics and Scientific Computing from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, in 2019

Status: Ongoing

Email: [vibha_b@cs.iitr.ac.in](mailto:vibha_b@cs.iitr.ac.in)

Shikhar Vashistha

Shikhar Vashistha

Ph.D. Scholar

Autonomous Vehicles

Areas: Graph Machine Learning, Agentic AI, and cloud-native systems for Connected Vehicles and Over-the-Air Updates.

Status: Ongoing

Email: shikhar_v@cs.iitr.ac.in

Vijay Prakash Bijwan

Vijay Prakash Bijwan

Ph.D. Scholar (External)

Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Roorkee as an In-Service External Research Scholar. I am working as an Assistant Professor at Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. My research interests include Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Machine Learning applications in Computer Networking.

Status: Ongoing

Email: vijay_pb@cs.iitr.ac.in

Sanskriti

Sanskriti

Ph.D. Scholar

Computer Vision & Autonomous Driving

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. My research interests include autonomous driving, cooperative perception, multi-modal sensor fusion, and diffusion models for 3D object detection under adverse weather. I completed my B.Tech in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence from IIIT Naya Raipur and am currently working on weather-robust perception for intelligent transportation systems.

Status: Ongoing

sanskriti_c@cs.iitr.ac.in —

Lalit Kumar

Lalit Kumar

Ph.D. Scholar

Computer Vision & Autonomous Driving

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India. My research interests include Computer Vision, Autonomous Driving, Deep Learning (DL), and Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL). I completed my B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur. Currently, I am working on bridging the Sim2Real gap for autonomous driving systems.

Status: Ongoing

Email: lalit_k@cs.iitr.ac.in

Atul Sharma

Atul Sharma

Ph.D. Scholar

Cybersecurity for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Roorkee. My research interests include Cybersecurity, Authentication Protocols, and Secure Software Update Mechanisms for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). I completed my M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from NIT Hamirpur. Currently, I am working on secure communication frameworks for autonomous vehicle ecosystems.

Status: Ongoing

Email: atul_s@cs.iitr.ac.in

Gyaneshwar Prasad

Gyaneshwar Prasad

Ph.D. Scholar

Post-Quantum Cryptography & Autonomous Vehicles

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Roorkee. My research interests include Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), Zero-Trust Architecture (ZTA), and Autonomous Vehicles. I completed my M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Currently, I am working on post-quantum security for autonomous vehicles.

Status: Ongoing

Email: gyaneshwar_pk@cs.iitr.ac.in

Sumit Sharma

Sumit Sharma

Ph.D. Scholar

Post-Quantum Cryptography & Autonomous Vehicles

I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Roorkee. My research interests include Post-Quantum Cryptography, Networks, Information Security, and Autonomous Vehicular Communications. I completed my M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from NIT Jamshedpur.

Status: Ongoing

Email: sumit_s@cs.iitr.ac.in

Aanchal Bhandari

Aanchal Bhandari

Ph.D. Scholar

Post-Quantum Cryptography & UAV Security

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India. My research interests include Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), Network Security, Autonomous Vehicle Systems, and Deep Learning (DL). I completed my M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from NIT Hamirpur and my B.Tech. in Information Technology from Himachal Pradesh University. My current work focuses on quantum-resistant security mechanisms for UAV systems.

Status: Ongoing

aanchal_b@cs.iitr.ac.in —

Animesh Basak

Animesh Basak

Ph.D. Scholar

Autonomous Driving & Deep Reinforcement Learning

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Roorkee. I received my B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from NIT Arunachal Pradesh. My research interests include Autonomous Driving, Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL), and Intelligent Decision-Making for Autonomous Systems.

Status: Ongoing

Email: animesh_b@cs.iitr.ac.in