Specialization

Quantum Computing, Theoretical Computer Science, and Software Testing

Email

ajaykumar@thapar.edu

Profile:
Dr. Ajay Kumar is an associate professor at the Computer Science and Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Theoretical Computer Science from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology and his M.Tech. from Kurukshetra University. He has Nineteen years of teaching experience in the Theory of Computation,  Software Testing, and Quantum Computing. His research interests include quantum computing, theoretical computer science, and software testing. Under his supervision, 3 Ph.D. theses have been awarded, and 4 Ph.D. theses are ongoing. 

Details of Sponsored Research & Consultancy Projects
1.    Development of a Tool in Aid for Patients Suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis using the Developed Low-cost Eye Tracker, 2019-2021, Amount 10.37 Lacs, SERB, DST.
Publications and other Research Outputs:
Recent SCI publications
1.    Ajay Kumar, Formalization of Structural Test Cases Coverage Criteria for Quantum Software Testing Accepted in International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 2022, IF 1.708.
2.    Karuna Kadian, Sunita Garhwal and Ajay Kumar, Quantum Walk and its application domains: A Systematic Review, Accepted in Computer Review, IF 7.8
3.    Ajay Kumar and Sunita Garhwal, State of Art Survey of Quantum Cryptography, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 28, 3831-3868, 2021, IF 8.171.
4.    Bhavya Mor, Sunita Garhwal and Ajay Kumar, MIMVOGUE: modeling Indian music using a variable order gapped HMM, Multimedia Tools and Applications, 80, 14853-14866, 2021, IF 2.577
5.    Bhavya Mor, Sunita Garhwal and Ajay Kumar, Mathematical modeling of Indian Tala’s Kaidas and Paltas using formal grammar, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 12, 7891-7902, 2021, IF 3.662.
6.    Megha Bhushan, Arun Negi, Piyush Samant, Shivani Goel, and Ajay Kumar, A classification and systematic review of product line feature model defects, Software Quality Journal, 28, 1507-1550,  2020, IF 1.813
7.    Amandeep Singh Bhatia and Ajay Kumar, On Relation Between Linear Temporal Logic and Quantum Finite Automata, Journal of Logic, Language and Information, 1-12, 2019, IF 0.91.
8.    Amandeep Singh Bhatia, Mandeep Saggi, Ajay Kumar, Sushma Jain, Matrix product state based quantum classifier, Neural Computation, 31 (7), 1499-1517, 2019, IF:3.259
9.    Amandeep Singh Bhatia and Ajay Kumar, On the Power of Two-way Multihead, Quantum Finite Automata, RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications, 53(1-2), 19-35, 2019, IF:0.56.
10.    Amandeep Singh Bhatia and Ajay Kumar, Quantum ω-automata over Infinite Words and their Relationships, International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 1-12, 2019, IF:1.708.
11.    Amandeep Singh Bhatia and Ajay Kumar, Modeling of RNA secondary structures using two-way quantum finite automata, Chaos, Solitons Fractals, 116, 332-339, 2018, IF: 9.922.
12.    Amandeep Singh Bhatia and Ajay Kumar, Neurocomputing approach to matrix product state using quantum dynamics, Quantum Information Processing, 17(10), 2018, IF: 2.349.
13.    Amandeep Singh Bhatia and Ajay Kumar, Quantifying matrix product state, Quantum Information Processing, 17(3), 2018, IF: 2.349.
14.    Megha Bhushan, Shivani Goel, and Ajay Kumar, Improving quality of software product line by analysing inconsistencies in feature models using an ontological rule-based approach, Expert Systems, 35(3), 1-21, 2018, IF:2.587
15.    Anshul Aggarwal, Sunita Garhwal and Ajay Kumar, HEDEA: A Python Tool for Extracting and Analysing Semi-structured Information from Medical Records, Healthcare Informatics Research, 24(2), 148-153,2018.
16.    Amir Ahmad, Shehroz S. Khan, and Ajay Kumar, Learning regression problems by using classifiers, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, 35(1), 945-955, 2018, IF 1.851.
17.    Nidhi Kalra and Ajay Kumar, Deterministic Deep Pushdown Transducer and its Parallel Version, The Computer Journal, 61(1), 63-73, 2018, IF:1.762.
18.    Nidhi Kalra, Ajay Kumar, Fuzzy state grammar and fuzzy deep pushdown automaton, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, 31(1), 249-258, 2016, IF: 1.82.
19.    Nidhi Kalra, Ajay Kumar, State Grammar and Deep Pushdown Automata for Biological Sequences of Nucleic Acids, Current Bioinformatics, 11(5), 2016, IF 4.850.
20.    Ajay Kumar, A. K. Verma, An improved algorithm for the metamorphosis of semi-extended regular expressions to deterministic finite automata, The Computer Journal, 58(3), 448-456, 2015, IF 1.762.
21.    Ajay Kumar, A. K. Verma, A Novel Algorithm for the Conversion of Parallel Regular Expressions to Non-deterministic Finite automata, Applied mathematics & Information Science, 8(1), 95-104, 2014, IF 1.232.

Administrative Experience:
1. UG Coordinator from 2014-2015, 2018-2021, and 2023-onwards.
2. Hostel Warden from June 2016-Dec 2018.
3. IAP Coordinator from April 2006- April 2013.
4. President ACM Computing Society 2018-2020
5. Vice President Sports TIET (2018-2020)
6. Vice President SPADES Sports Society TIET (2015-2019)
7. Faculty advisor of National Level Sports Event URJA (2017,2018,2022)