Ankur Nahar

Ankur Nahar

Visiting Faculty, Plaksha University

PhD from IIT Jodhpur

Area of Expertise:

Routing and Switching Computer Networks Cloud Computing

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About Ankur Nahar

Ankur Nahar earned his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, where he was mentored by Dr. Debasis Das from IIT Jodhpur and Prof. Sajal K. Das from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Ankur's research focuses on advancing intelligent vehicular networks using the latest technologies, such as software-defined networking and edge computing.

His professional experience includes teaching as an Assistant Professor at well-regarded institutions and as a Network Engineer, where he contributed significantly to student development, academic programs and network management. His research achievements are highlighted by numerous publications in top-tier journals and conferences. Ankur's work addresses critical challenges in areas like vehicular ad-hoc networks, vehicular cloud computing, and the application of software defined networking in intelligent transportation systems.

His research has earned recognition and support from prestigious organizations, including the Department of Science & Technology, India, ACM India and many international organizations. One of Ankur’s notable accomplishments is his selection as a BRICS Young Scientist in 2023, where he had the honor of representing the Indian delegation at the 8th BRICS Young Scientist Forum in South Africa.

Ankur has also engaged in international collaborations, with academic visits to esteemed institutions such as the University of Melbourne, Australia, Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Uzbekistan, and IIT Kharagpur. In addition to his research, Ankur has taken on leadership roles, including serving as Secretary of the ACM Student Chapter at IIT Jodhpur. He has actively participated in international symposiums, where his work has been presented on global platforms.

Research Projects

Ankur has been a part of numerous research projects during his PhD, contributing to industry advancements and academic knowledge. Here are some of his past research projects: 

Cognitive Radio Based Technology for Smart City Applications (India-Uzbekistan Project) 

Principal Investigators: Dr. Debasis Das (IIT Jodhpur), Dr. Halimjon Khujamatov (TUIT, Tashkent, Uzbekistan) 

Description: This collaborative initiative aims to leverage cognitive radio technology to address the dynamic challenges of modern cities in India and Uzbekistan. The project's primary goal is to develop a scalable network architecture with a cognitive management framework to optimize bandwidth allocation and enhance rural connectivity. 

Secure Communication and Searching System for Vehicular Cloud Computing (India-Australia Research Project) 

Principal Investigators: Dr. Debasis Das (IIT Jodhpur), Prof. Rajkumar Buyya (University of Melbourne, Australia) 

Description: This project focuses on creating a robust edge computing framework to ensure secure communication within the Internet of Vehicles (IoV). The initiative aims to provide rapid and secure responses to various infotainment and entertainment services for vehicles. 

Awards
  • BRICS Young Scientist 2023 Delegate representing India 

Honored for participating in the 8th BRICS Young Scientist Conclave 2023 in South Africa, supported by the Department of Science & Technology, India, and the National Institute of Advanced Studies, India. 

  • ACM Annual Event and ARCS 2024 Invitee 

Invited to participate in the ACM Annual Event 2024 held in Bhubaneswar, India. 

  • SERB International Travel Support Award 

Awarded for participation in the 21st International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt 2023) in Singapore. 

  • ACM India Anveshan Setu 2023 Fellowship 

Recognized with the fellowship at IIT Kharagpur. 

  • IARCS-ACM India International Travel Award 

Received the award for presenting research work internationally in 2020 and 2023 at Paris, France and Singapore. 

  • Student Travel Grants 

Secured grants for attending the 23rd IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Internet Computing 2023, the ACM 24th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking 2023, and the Karyashala Workshop on Vehicular Communications at IIT Indore. 

  • Student Registration Grant 

Granted registration support for attending the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) 2023, IEEE 47th Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) 2022, USENIX Annual Technical Conference (ATC) 2021, and ACM SIGMETRICS 2022. 

  • UGC-NET 2018 Qualified 

Qualified for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor in 2018. 

Publications

  • Transactions and Journals 

  1. Nahar A, Mondal, K.K., Das D, Buyya R. Clouds on the Road: A Software-Defined Fog Computing Framework for Intelligent Resource Management in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 2024. [IF: 7.7] 

  1. Nahar A, Das D. MetaLearn: Optimizing routing heuristics with a hybrid meta-learning approach in vehicular ad-hoc networks. Ad Hoc Networks. 138:102996. [IF: 4.8] 

  1. Vishwakarma L, Nahar A, Das D. Lbsv: Lightweight blockchain security protocol for secure storage and communication in sdn-enabled iov. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 71(6):5983-94. [IF: 6.8] 

  1. Nahar A, Das D. SDCast: A Software-Defined Networking Based Clustered Routing Protocol for Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks. Wireless Personal Communications. 132(4):2457-85. [IF: 2.2] 

  • Conferences Proceedings 

  1. Nahar A, Das D, Lazarev A, Yadav R, Khujamatov K, and Reypnazarov E. RF-CVN: Recurrent Reinforcement Learning Framework for Cognitive Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks Routing. In 25th IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Dubai, 2024 April 21. IEEE. [Core Ranking B] 

  1. Khujamatov K, Das D, Lazarev A, Reypnazarov E, Khasanov D, Nahar A. Design and Implementation of an Active Safety System for Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks(VANETs). In 38th International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN), Vietnam, 2024 Jan 17. [Core Ranking B] 

  1. Nahar A, Das D, Das SK. Optimizing Stochastic Task Migration in Vehicular Edge Computing. In 21st International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Singapore, 2023 Aug 24 (pp. 1-8). IEEE. [Core Ranking: B]. 

  1. Nahar A, Sikarwar H, Jain S, Das D. CacheIn: A Secure Distributed Multi-layer Mobility-Assisted Edge Intelligence based Caching for Internet of Vehicles. In IEEE/ACM 23rd International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGrid), Bangalore 2023 May 1 (pp. 437-446). IEEE. [Core Ranking: A]. 

  1. Nahar A, Das D, Das SK. Sptframe: A framework for spatio-temporal information aware message dissemination in software defined vehicular networks. In 24th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN), Kharagpur 2023 Jan 4 (pp. 254-261). ACM. [Core Ranking: B] 

  1. Nahar A, Sikarwar H, Das D. AlcFier: Adaptive self-learning classifier for routing in vehicular ad-hoc network. In IEEE 47th conference on local computer networks (LCN), Canada 2022 Sep 26 (pp. 311-314). IEEE. [Core Ranking: A] 

  1. Nahar A, Vishwakarma L, Bhumika, Das D. Metoids: Hybrid k-medoids-meta heuristic clustering-based routing optimization in vehicular ad-hoc networks. In IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2022 Spring), Helsinki 2022 Jun 19 (pp. 1-5). IEEE. [Core Ranking: B] 

  1. Sikarwar H, Nahar A, Das D. LAAS: Lightweight Anonymous Authentication Scheme for Universal Internet of Vehicles (UIoV). In International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC), Croatia 2022 May 30 (pp. 859-864). IEEE. [Core Ranking: B] 

  1. Nahar A, Das D. SeScR: SDN-enabled spectral clustering-based optimized routing using deep learning in VANET environment. In IEEE 19th International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA), USA 2020 Nov 24 (pp. 1-9). IEEE. [Core Ranking: A] 

  1. Nahar A, Das D, Das SK. OBQR: orientation-based source QoS routing in VANETs. In 23rd international ACM conference on modeling, analysis and simulation of wireless and mobile systems, Spain 2020 Nov 16 (pp. 199-206). ACM. [Core Ranking: A] 

  1. Nahar A, Sikarwar H, Das D. Csbr: A cosine similarity based selective broadcast routing protocol for vehicular ad-hoc networks. In IFIP networking conference (networking), France 2020 Jun 22 (pp. 404-412). IEEE. [Core Ranking: A] 

  1. Nahar A, Das D. Adaptive reinforcement routing in software defined vehicular networks. In International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC), Cyprus 2020 Jun 15 (pp. 2118-2123). IEEE. [Core Ranking: B] 

  1. Sikarwar H, Nahar A, and Das D. LABVS: lightweight authentication and batch verification scheme for universal internet of vehicles (uiov). In 91st IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Belgium 2020 May 25 (pp. 1-6). [Core Ranking: B] 

Research Interests
  • Vehicular ad-hoc networks
  • Congestion control in multipath TCP
  • Fifth-generation cellular networks
  • Routing optimization
Past Associations
  • Assistant Professor at Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya (SVVV), Indore (July 2017 - July 2019) 

  • Assistant Professor at Indore Institute of Science and Technology, Indore (July 2014 - July 2017)

  • Network Support Engineer at Orient Technology Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai (August 2011 - November 2011) 
     
Education
  • PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Jodhpur