Specialization

Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Routing Algorithms, AI, Network security, Blockchain-integrated WSN, Smart City, etc.

Email

sandeep.verma@thapar.edu

Education
1.    Post Doc from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (Duration: 1 Year 07 months) (2022)
•    Title- 5G standardization for 3GPP working groups: SA-2 (UAV-assisted application) and SA-6 (EdgeApp) 
2.    PhD from National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab (2020).
o    Thesis Title – Lifetime optimization for a Heterogeneous WSN with multiple data sinks
3.    M. E. from NITTTR Chandigarh affiliated to Panjab University (2013)
•    Thesis Title- Development of energy-efficient routing algorithms in WSN
4.    B. Tech. from IKG Punjab Technical University (2010). 

Trainings/Coordination
1.    Organized more than 10 bootcamp/STC of 5–days duration on drone technology in various institutions sponsored by MeitY.
2.    Given expert talk in various institutes.
3.    Certifications in various QIPs/FDPs/STC from organizations like NITTTR Chandigarh, IIT Roorkee, NIT Hamirpur, AICTE etc.

Experience
1.    Assistant Professor-Research, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala, India (April 2025- present)
2.    Project Lead in Drone Project at NIT Jalandhar, Punjab (Dec 2023- March 2025)
3.    Research Associate-III at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (Aug 2023- Dec 2023)
4.    Research Associate at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (Jan 2022- Aug 2023)
5.    Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India (Jan 2021- Dec 2021)
6.    Faculty, IITT College of Engineering Kala Amb, Himachal Pradesh (June 2010- July 2011)

Editorial Experience:
Associate Editor: 
•    IET Wireless Sensor System, Wiley
•    IEEE Future Direction Newsletter

Patents: -
US Patent: 
Sandeep Verma, Md. Shahbaz Akhtar, and Aneek Adhya, "System and method for energy-optimized UAV-assisted underwater wireless sensor network," U.S. Patent Application US2025/0097733 A1, Mar. 20, 2025.

Journal Publications (SCI Indexed)
[1]    T. Bose, N. Chatur, M. Mukherjee, Sandeep Verma, and A. Adhya, “Traffic-Aware Optimal Multi-Beam Resource Allocation in 5G Networks Impaired by Rain and Foliage,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 1, pp. 1–5, 2024. (IF: 3.4)
[2]    Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, S. Garg, A. K. Sharma, and M. Alrashoud, “AGRIC: Artificial Intelligence-Based Green Routing for Industrial Cyber-Physical System Pertaining to Extreme Environment,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, pp. 3749–3756, 2024. (IF: 8.2)
[3]    S. Sharma, V. M. Mishra, M. M. Tripathi, Sandeep Verma, and S. Kaur, “SEEDI: Sink-Mobility Based Energy Efficient Data Dissemination in Internet of Medical Things,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, pp. 35367–35373, 2024, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2024.3410317. (IF: 4.3)
[4]    Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, D. B. Rawat, C. Xi, L. T. Alex, and N. Z. Jhanjhi, “Intelligent Framework Using IoT-Based WSNs for Wildfire Detection,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 110382–110394, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3059954. (IF: 3.4)
[5]    Sandeep Verma, S. Bhatia, S. Zeadally, and S. Kaur, “Fuzzy-Based Techniques for Clustering in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs): Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions,” International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 36, no. 16, pp. 1–25, 2023. (IF: 2.81)
[6]    H. Peng, W. He, Y. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Ding, V. G. Menon, and Sandeep Verma, “Covert Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Communication Assisted by Multi-Antenna Jamming,” Physical Communication, vol. 52, pp. 1–10, 2022. (IF: 2.5)
[7]    Sandeep Verma, “Energy-Efficient Routing Paradigm for Resource-Constrained Internet of Things-Based Cognitive Smart City,” Expert Systems, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1–11, 2021. (IF: 2.8)
[8]    Sandeep Verma, S. Zeadally, S. Kaur, and A. K. Sharma, “Intelligent and Secure Clustering in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)-Based Intelligent Transportation Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 13473–13481, 2021. (IF: 7.9)
[9]    Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, M. A. Khan, and P. S. Sehdev, “Towards Green Communication in 6G-Enabled Massive Internet of Things,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, pp. 5408–5415, 2021. (IF: 8.2)
[10]    S. R. Pokhrel, Sandeep Verma, S. Garg, A. K. Sharma, and J. Choi, “An Efficient Clustering Framework for Massive Sensor Networking in Industrial Internet of Things,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 17, pp. 4917–4924, 2021. (IF: 11.2)
[11]    R. Dogra, S. Rani, B. Sharma, Sandeep Verma, D. Anand, and P. Chatterjee, “A Novel Dynamic Clustering Approach for Energy Hole Mitigation in Internet of Things-Based Wireless Sensor Network,” International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 34, no. 9, Art. no. e4806, 2021. (IF: 2.81)
[12]    S. Nandy, M. Adhikari, M. A. Khan, V. G. Menon, and Sandeep Verma, “An Intrusion Detection Mechanism for Secured IoMT Framework Based on Swarm-Neural Network,” IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1969–1976, 2021. (IF: 6.7)
[13]    R. Dogra, S. Rani, Sandeep Verma, S. Garg, and M. M. Hassan, “TORM: Tunicate Swarm Algorithm-Based Optimized Routing Mechanism in IoT-Based Framework,” Mobile Networks and Applications, vol. 26, pp. 2365–2373, 2021. (IF: 3.5)
[14]    E. Tong, W. Niu, Y. Tian, J. Liu, T. Baker, Sandeep Verma, and Z. Liu, “A Hierarchical Energy-Efficient Service Selection Approach with QoS Constraints for Internet of Things,” IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 645–657, 2021. (IF: 5.3)
[15]    V. G. Menon, Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, and P. S. Sehdev, “Internet of Things-Based Optimized Routing and Big Data Gathering System for Landslide Detection,” Big Data, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 289–302, 2021. (IF: 2.5)
[16]    Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, A. K. Sharma, A. Kathuria, and M. J. Piran, “Dual Sink-Based Optimized Sensing for Intelligent Transportation Systems,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 4, pp. 15867–15874, 2020. (IF: 4.3)
[17]    Sandeep Verma, N. Sood, and A. K. Sharma, “Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimized Cluster Head Selection for Single and Multiple Data Sinks in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network,” Applied Soft Computing, vol. 85, pp. 1–21, 2019. (IF: 8.7)
[18]    Sandeep Verma, N. Sood, and A. K. Sharma, “A Novelistic Approach for Energy Efficient Routing Using Single and Multiple Data Sinks in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network,” Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, vol. 12, pp. 1110–1136, 2019. (IF: 4.0)
[19]    Sandeep Verma, N. Sood, and A. K. Sharma, “QoS Provisioning-Based Routing Protocols Using Multiple Data Sink in IoT-Based WSN,” Modern Physics Letters A, vol. 34, pp. 1–35, 2019. (IF: 1.1)
[20]    Sandeep Verma, N. Sood, and A. K. Sharma, “A Novel Secure and Energy-Efficient Clustering Protocol Using Enhanced Walrus Optimization Algorithm,” Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 3473–3492, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.techscience.com/cmc/v67n3/41622 (IF: 3.6)

Conference Publications
[1]    IEEE ICC 2024:
Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, and A. K. Sharma, “Towards Green Communication in UAV-Assisted Wireless Sensor Network,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC), 2024, pp. 1–6.
[2]    IEEE ICC 2023:
Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, A. Adhya, G. Kaddoum, and B. Brik, “CROP: Cluster-Based Routing Using Optimized Framework for IoT-Based Precision Agriculture,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC), 2023, pp. 1–6.
[3]    IEEE INFOCOM WKSHPS 2023:
Sandeep Verma and A. Adhya, “DAAPEO: Detect and Avoid Path Planning for UAV-Assisted 5G Enabled Energy-Optimized IoT,” IEEE Conf. Comput. Commun. Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), 2023, pp. 1–6.
[4]    IEEE ICCCNT 2023:
Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, and A. D. Gupta, “A Brief Survey on Simulators for Designing Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Network,” 14th Int. Conf. Comput., Commun. & Netw. Technol. (ICCCNT), IIT Delhi, 2023, pp. 1–6.
[5]    ACM MobiCom 2022:
Sandeep Verma, S. Akhtar, A. Adhya, and V. G. Menon, “Towards Energy-Efficient UAV-Assisted 5G Internet of Underwater Things,” Proc. ACM MobiCom, 2022, pp. 1–6.
[6]    IEEE ICIEM 2022:
K. Kushagre, Sandeep Verma, D. Singh, and G. Mishra, “Detection of Cancer Using Contrast Stretching,” 3rd Int. Conf. Intell. Eng. & Manag. (ICIEM), Amity Univ., 2022, pp. 362–366.
[7]    IEEE ICIEM 2022:
Bhavani, Sandeep Verma, S. V. Singh, and S. A. Yadav, “Smart Traffic Light System Time Prediction Using Binary Images,” ICIEM, Amity Univ., 2022, pp. 367–372.
[8]    IEEE ICIEM 2022:
R. D. Pynadath, Sandeep Verma, S. Sharma, and G. Kaur, “Drowsiness Detection Based on Image Processing with Video Compression,” ICIEM, Amity Univ., 2022, pp. 390–395.
[9]    IEEE IC3I 2022:
H. Singh, Sandeep Verma, and A. Adhya, “A Brief Review on Position-Based Routing Protocols in Flying Ad-hoc Networks,” 5th Int. Conf. Contemporary Comput. & Informatics (IC3I), Amity Univ., 2022, pp. 1423–1428.
[10]    IEEE ICIEM 2022:
Sandeep Verma and A. Adhya, “Routing in UAVs-Assisted 5G Wireless Sensor Network: Recent Advancements, Challenges, Research Gaps, and Future Directions,” ICIEM, Amity Univ., 2022, pp. 422–428.
[11]    IEEE ICIEM 2022:
S. Sakshi, Sandeep Verma, P. Chaturvedi, and S. A. Yadav, “Least Significant Bit Steganography for Text and Image Hiding,” ICIEM, Amity Univ., 2022, pp. 415–421.
[12]    IEEE ICIEM 2022:
R. Singh, Sandeep Verma, S. A. Yadav, and S. V. Singh, “Copy-Move Forgery Detection Using SIFT and DWT Detection Techniques,” ICIEM, Amity Univ., 2022, pp. 338–343.
[13]    IEEE ICCRDA 2021:
R. Dogra, S. Rani, B. Sharma, and Sandeep Verma, “Essence of Scalability in Wireless Sensor Network for Smart City Applications,” 1st Int. Conf. Comput. Res. & Data Analytics (ICCRDA 2020), IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 1022, 2021, pp. 1–10.
[14]    IEEE ICSCCC 2021:
S. Jacob, M. Alagirisamy, P. G. Vinoj, R. Parvathi, and Sandeep Verma, “Deep Learning Brain Actuated Bidirectional Communication and Rehabilitation Aid for the Quadriplegic,” 2nd Int. Conf. Secure Cyber Comput. & Commun. (ICSCCC), NIT Jalandhar, 2021, pp. 192–197.
[15]    IEEE ICSCCC 2021:
V. G. Menon, D. Midhunchakkaravarthy, Sandeep Verma, A. Sujith, and M. Manju, “Enabling Reliable Communication in Internet of Underwater Things: Applications, Challenges and Future Directions,” ICSCCC, NIT Jalandhar, 2021, pp. 296–301.
[16]    IEEE ICACCM 2020:
Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, R. Manchanda, and D. Pant, “Essence of Blockchain Technology in Wireless Sensor Network: A Brief Study,” Int. Conf. Adv. Comput., Commun. & Mater. (ICACCM), Tula's Inst. Dehradun, 2020, pp. 394–398.
[17]    IEEE ICSCCC 2018:
Sandeep Verma, S. Kaur, G. Dhiman, and A. Kaur, “Design of a Novel Energy Efficient Routing Framework for Wireless Nanosensor Networks,” 1st Int. Conf. Secure Cyber Comput. & Commun. (ICSCCC), NIT Jalandhar, 2018, pp. 532–536.
[18]    IEEE ICACCA 2017:
D. Pant, Sandeep Verma, and P. Dhuliya, “A Study on Disaster Detection and Management Using WSN in Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand,” 3rd Int. Conf. Adv. Comput., Commun. & Autom. (ICACCA) (Fall), Tula's Inst. Dehradun, 2017, pp. 1–6.

Peer Reviewer for Journals
•    International Journal of Communication System, Wiley 
•    IEEE ITS, IEEE TGCN, IEEE TII

Awards
[1]    Best paper award for IEEE ICIEM 2022:
Sandeep Verma and A. Adhya, “Routing in UAVs-Assisted 5G Wireless Sensor Network: Recent Advancements, Challenges, Research Gaps, and Future Directions,” ICIEM, Amity Univ., 2022, pp. 422–428.