Faculty at School of Engineering

Shankar Kumar Ghosh

Shankar Kumar Ghosh

Assistant Professor

School of Engineering


Contact Information

Currently, I am working as an Assistant Professor at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE), Delhi NCR. Before joining SNIoE, I worked as an Assistant Professor at Presidency University, Bangalore for a short period of time.

I completed my PhD from Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata in the year of 2021, and have received B.Tech and M.E. (software engineering) degrees from West Bengal University of Technology and Jadavpur University in the year of 2011 and 2014 respectively.

Broadly, my research interests are in mobile networking, Internet of Things (IOT) and performance modelling of heterogeneous networks. Currently I am looking into Reinforcement learning based MAC protocol design for Open Radio Access Networks (ORAN) and Handover management in 6G heterogeneous networks.

My academic activities can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/my-academic-webpage/home

Broadly, my research interests are in mobile networking, Internet of Things (IOT) and performance modelling of communication networks. Currently I am looking into Reinforcement learning based MAC protocol design for Open Radio Access Networks (ORAN), Mobility robustness optimization in 6G heterogeneous networks and Quality of service (QoS) provisioning in non-terrestrial networks (NTN).

  • PhD from Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata in 2021.
  • Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Software Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 2014.

  • Assistant Professor of CSE, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR (August 2022 – present).
  • Assistant Professor of CSE, Presidency University, Bangalore (July 2021 – July 2022).
  • Senior Research Fellow, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (July 2018 – July 2021).
  • Junior Research Fellow, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (July 2016 – July 2018).
  • Junior Research Fellow, CSIR (April 2015 – July 2016).
  • Project Linked Personnel (July 2014 – March 2015).

  • Qualified as a teaching faculty in CAEV: Connected Autonomous Electric Vehicle Course introduced by JSW MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd. under MG Nurture Initiative.
  • Received a full scholarship from ISI Kolkata to attend the 15th Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services Conference (IEEE/IFIP WONS) held at Wengen, Switzerland, from 22–24 January 2019.
  • Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship in Computer Science from Indian Statistical Institute in 2016.
  • Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship in Engineering Science from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2014. Secured AIR 172 in CSIR-UGC NET 2014 (June).
  • Recipient of MHRD Fellowship to pursue a master’s programme in 2012 (GATE score: 634 in GATE 2012).

Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata in 2016.

Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2014.

Recipient of MHRD fellowship to pursue master’s programme from Jadavpur University.

Member of IEEE.

Journal Publications

  1. Shankar K. Ghosh, Souvik Deb, Rishi Balamurugan and A. B. Santhosh, “Exploring the Conditional Effect of RLF on Handover Failure Based on ns-3 Under Stochastic Channel Condition”, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, Vol. 23, pp. 3203–3218, 2026, DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2026.3672646.
    Publisher: IEEE; I.F.: 5.7; Indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded; Role: First author.
  2. Souvik Deb, Megh Rathod, Rishi Balamurugan, Shankar K. Ghosh, R. K. Singh and Samriddha Sanyal, “Evaluating Conditional Handover for 5G Networks with Dynamic Obstacles”, Computer Communications, Vol. 233, 2025.
    Publisher: Elsevier; I.F.: 4.2; Indexed in: Science Citation Index; Role: Corresponding author.
  3. S. Banerjee, A. Sengupta, Shankar K. Ghosh and Raja Banerjee, “CDH1 Gene as Biomarker Towards Breast Cancer Prediction”, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, pp. 1–14, 2024.
    Publisher: Taylor and Francis; I.F.: 2.6; Indexed in: Science Citation Index; Role: Corresponding author.
  4. E. Ezung, S. Shree, S. Banerjee, Shankar K. Ghosh and Raja Banerjee, “Analysing the Genetic Code Degeneracy: A Consequence Towards Bacterial Staining”, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 42(9), 4567–4577, 2023.
    Publisher: Taylor and Francis; I.F.: 2.6; Indexed in: Science Citation Index; Role: Corresponding author.
  5. Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “A Blackout Aware Handover Mechanism for Ultra Dense Networks”, Journal of Network and Systems Management, Vol. 30, No. 3, Article No. 37, 2022.
    Publisher: Springer Nature; I.F.: 3.6; Indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded; Role: First author.
  6. Shankar K. Ghosh, Suvankar Ghosh, Goutam Paul and Raja Banerjee, “A Graph Theoretic Model to Understand the Behavioural Difference of PPCA Among Its Paralogs Towards Recognition of DXCA”, Journal of Biosciences, Vol. 46, Article No. 35, 2021.
    Publisher: Springer; I.F.: 2.1; Indexed in: Science Citation Index; Role: First author.
  7. Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “Performance Analysis of Dual Connectivity in Control/User-Plane Split Heterogeneous Networks”, Computer Communications, Vol. 149, pp. 370–381, 2020.
    Publisher: Elsevier; I.F.: 4.2; Indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded; Role: First author.
  8. Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “Analyzing Handover Performances of Mobility Management Protocols in Ultra Dense Networks”, Journal of Network and Systems Management, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 1427–1452, 2020.
    Publisher: Springer Nature; I.F.: 3.6; Indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded; Role: First author.

Conference Publications

  1. P. Pagaria, S. Deb, M. Sarkar, S. Nagaraj and Shankar K. Ghosh, “Optimizing Throughput in Wi-Fi Enabled UAV Network Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning”, 2026 40th International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN), Hanoi, Vietnam, pp. 335–340, 2026.
  2. Souvik Deb, Sasthi C. Ghosh and Shankar K. Ghosh, “An Efficient RIS Selection and Resource Block Allocation Algorithm for MmWave NOMA Systems”, 2025 13th Wireless Days Conference (WD), Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pp. 1–6, 2025.
  3. Krati Rastogi, Megha Iyengar, Shankar K. Ghosh and Rajeev K. Singh, “Evaluating DMM Based Handover Solutions Towards Serving uRLLC in Heterogeneous Networks”, accepted for publication in 15th EAI International Conference on Mobile Computing, Applications and Services (EAI MOBICASE), Washington DC, USA, 2024.
  4. Ekansh Panwar, Shankar K. Ghosh, Souvik Deb and Rajeev Kumar Singh, “Analysing Blackout Probability for RIS Assisted Cellular Network”, Proc. IEEE Future Networks World Forum (IEEE FNWF 2023), Baltimore, USA, 13–15 November 2023.
  5. Sanjay Sathish, Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “Analytical Framework to Compare Handover Mechanisms for Fog-Enabled IoT Networks”, Proc. IEEE Future Networks World Forum (IEEE FNWF 2023), Baltimore, USA, 13–15 November 2023.
  6. Souvik Deb, Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “MAB Based Network Selection Mechanism for URLLC Users in RIS Assisted Network”, Proc. IEEE 21st International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (IEEE NCA 2022), online conference, pp. 173–179, 2022.
  7. Sridevi S, Jacob Augastine and Shankar K. Ghosh, “An Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Based UAV Selection Mechanism for Beyond 5G Networks”, submitted in IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (IEEE NCA 2022), online conference, pp. 27–34, 2022.
  8. Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “An Energy Efficient Component Carrier Selection Mechanism for LTE-NR Dual Connectivity”, Proc. IEEE 20th International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (IEEE NCA 2021), Boston, MA, USA, pp. 167–171, 2021.
  9. Souvik Deb, Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “A Multi-Arm-Bandit Based Resource Block Allocation in RIS Assisted Wireless Network”, Proc. IEEE 20th International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (IEEE NCA 2021), Boston, MA, USA, pp. 155–160, 2021.
  10. Shankar K. Ghosh, Avirup Das, Sasthi C. Ghosh and Nabanita Das, “Anti-eavesdropping Proportional Fairness Access Control for 5G Networks”, Proc. 17th EAI International Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness (EAI QSHINE), Melbourne, Australia, LNICST, Vol. 402, pp. 144–158, 2021.
  11. Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “Q-learning Based Network Selection Mechanism for CRNs with Secrecy Provisioning”, Proc. 18th IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (IEEE NCA), Cambridge, MA, USA, pp. 1–5, 2019.
  12. Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “Analyzing the Performance of Dual Connectivity in Control/User-plane Split Heterogeneous Networks”, Proc. 15th Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services Conference (IEEE/IFIP WONS), Wengen, Switzerland, pp. 64–71, 2019.
  13. Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “A Predictive Handoff Mechanism for 5G Ultra Dense Networks”, Proc. 16th International Conference of Network Computing and Applications (IEEE NCA), Cambridge, MA, USA, 2017.
  14. Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “An Analytical Framework for Throughput Analysis of Real Time Applications in All-IP Networks”, Proc. 31st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (IEEE AINA), Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 508–515, 2017.
  15. Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, “A Goodness Based Vertical Handoff Algorithm for Heterogeneous Networks”, Proc. 14th International Conference on Wired/Wireless Internet Communication (IFIP WWIC), Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 254–267, 2016.
  16. Shankar K. Ghosh, Palash Kundu, Bhaskar Sardar and Debashis Saha, “An Extension of on-Board TCP (obTCP) for Satellite-Terrestrial Hybrid Networks”, Proc. 4th International Conference of Emerging Applications of Information Technology (EAIT), Kolkata, India, pp. 146–151, 2014.
  17. P. Kundu, Shankar K. Ghosh and Bhaskar Sardar, “Performance Analysis of SINEMO and NEMO BSP for Vehicle-Infrastructure-Vehicle Communications”, Proc. Applications and Innovations in Mobile Computing (AIMoC), Kolkata, India, pp. 75–80, 2014.

  1. Shankar K. Ghosh and Babul P. Tewari, “Performance Analysis of Distributed Mobility Protocol for Multi-hop IoT Networks”, Industrial Internet of Things, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, eBook ISBN: 9781003145004, 2022.
  2. Babul P. Tewari and Shankar K. Ghosh, “A Comprehensive Analysis on Bandwidth Management in 6G: Sharing, Reuse or Introducing New Bandwidth?”, New Horizons in Millimeter-Wave, Infrared and Terahertz Technologies, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 953, Springer.

  • Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, "An Energy Efficient Component Carrier Selection Mechanism for LTE-NR Dual Connectivity", to be submitted in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
  • Souvik Deb, Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, "A Multi-Arm-Bandit (MAB) Based Resource Block Allocation for RIS Assisted Wireless Network", to be submitted in IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and networking.
  • Souvik Deb, Shankar K. Ghosh and Sasthi C. Ghosh, "MAB based Network Selection mechanism for URLLC users in RIS assisted network", submitted in IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (IEEE NCA 2022).
  • Sridevi S, Jacob Augustine and Shankar K. Ghosh, "An analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based UAV selection mechanism for beyond 5G networks", submitted in IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (IEEE NCA 2022).

  1. Contributed as a speaker in the 2 Weeks (12 days) Online Refresher Course on “Security and Machine Learning in the Aspects of Next Generation Networks”, organized by the Department of Information Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, under the UGC - Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre. Delivered two lectures on “Reinforcement Learning in 5G” and “Radio Resource Management in 5G” on 12th February 2025 and 17th February 2025, respectively (10:00 AM – 1:00 PM).
  2. Delivered a talk on “Reinforcement Learning Meets 5G and Beyond” at the School of Computing and Data Sciences, FLAME University, Pune, on 21st September 2023 as a part of their expert lecture series.
  3. Delivered a talk on “Radio Resource Management (RRM) in 5G and Beyond: State-of-the-Art, Challenges and Opportunities” at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, on 14th June 2023 as a part of their expert lecture series.
  4. Presented research works at IEEE Future Networks World Forum (IEEE FNWF 2023), IEEE 21st International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (IEEE NCA 2022), 15th Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services Conference (IEEE/IFIP WONS), etc.

Served as a consultant in training on Network Security Fundamentals to HCLs team of Product Security Engineers. My role was to support the team in 5G related aspects. Duration of the training: 28th February to 2nd May 2023).

  • Shankar K. Ghosh, Dolly Sharma, Megha K.B., "A Method and System for Handover Failure Deterrence in 5G Network", Patent Application No: 202411095916 A (Indian Patent), 2024.
  • Sridevi S., Shankar K. Ghosh, Augustine Jacob, "Method for Reducing End-to-End Latency in Telemedicine Services Over 5G Networks", Patent Application No: 202441084957A (Indian Patent), 2024.

Currently serving as a reviewer in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management; Journal of Supercomputing (Springer); Served as a Technical Program Committee member in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC), 2024 and IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2024.

Served as an organizing faculty member for the Workshop on Networks and Systems (WONS) organized by Dept. of CSE during 9th-10th February 2024 at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi, NCR.