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Dr. Mahendra Kumar Shukla

Assistant Professor

Email: mahendra@iiitm.ac.in

Address:

Room No. A-109, Department of IT, A Block, ABV-IIITM Gwalior

Personal Web Page: https://sites.google.com/view/mahendrakshukla/home

Dr. Mahendra Kumar Shukla

Biography

Dr. Mahendra Shukla is currently working as an Assistant Professor with the Department of Information Technology, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Gwalior. Prior to that, he was working with the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, India as an Assistant Professor. He worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Ha H. Nguyen in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, in 2019-2020. He received the Ph.D. degree in from the Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India, and M.Tech. degree from ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India. He is an associate editor for the IEEE Sensors Letters, an Area Editor for Elsevier Physical Communication, an Editor (Technical Committee) for Elsevier Computer Communications, and Review Editor for Frontiers in Communications and Networks. He also served as a TPC Member for several IEEE events, including IEEE VTC and IEEE WCNC. He is also a senior member of IEEE.

Other Details

 

Number of PhD Students Graduated: Ongoing

Number of M. Tech. Graduated: 17

Number of Publications: 38 (Journals), 20 (Conferences), h-index: 16, i10 index: 21

Number of Projects: 05

Number of Keynote/Invited Talks Delivered: 10+

Academic Qualifications

PhD.: Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, 2018.

M. Tech.: ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIITM), Gwalior, 2013.

B.Tech.:  Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, 2008.

Research Interests

AI-Enabled 6G & IoT Networks, Low-Power Networking, Mobile Edge Computing

Selected Publications

 

  1. Vikash Kumar Bhardwaj, Raj Mittal, Mahendra K. Shukla, Om Jee Pandey, Reinforcement Learning-Enabled Adaptive Fault-Tolerant RIS Architecture for Reliable IoT Signal Sensing, IEEE Sensors Letters, Aug. 2026, DOI: 10.1109/LSENS.2026.3720461.

  2. S. Thakor, Mahendra K. Shukla, V. K. Bhardwaj, O. J. Pandey, B. Zhu and X. Wang, SNR-Adaptive Learning for 6G ISAC: Enabling Reliable and Low-Latency Wireless Intelligence, IEEE Network, July 2026, DOI: 10.1109/MNET.2026.3706333.

  3. R. Kumar, Mahendra K. Shukla, V. Kumar and R. Tripathi, Secrecy Analysis and Deep Learning Assessment of Mixed FSO-RF Wireless Powered Relaying with Nonlinear Energy Harvesting, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Jun. 2026, DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2026.3701502.

  4. Shivam Sarsawat, Korampalli Jaya Satwik, Mahendra K. Shukla, Manish Pratap Singh, Om Jee Pandey, Enhancing PLS in UAV-Aided Backscatter Networks: A Multi-Agent DRL Framework with Federated Learning, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, March 2026, DOI: 10.1109/TAI.2026.3669890.

  5. Korampalli Jaya Satwik, A. Anjali, Mahendra K. Shukla, Om Jee Pandey, Achyut Mani Tripathi, FAOSPA: Frequency-Adaptive Orthogonal Spatio-temporal Perturbation Attack for Exploiting Vulnerabilities in Video Anomaly Detection, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Feb. 2026, DOI: 10.1109/TAI.2026.3666841.

  6. Ankesh Gupta, Parth Mungra, Ayush Vishwakarma, Md Adil, Mahendra K. Shukla, and Om Jee Pandey, Hybrid Cyclostationary and Machine Learning-Driven Spectrum Access in Downlink NOMA: Detection and Throughput Optimization, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Feb. 2026, DOI: 10.1109/LWC.2026.3662154.

  7. Muthiah Sivavelan S, Astitva Kamble, Mahendra K. Shukla, and Om Jee Pandey, QoS-Aware Network Selection in Hybrid RF-VLC Wireless Systems: A Stackelberg Game Approach, IEEE Networking Letters, Jan. 2026, DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2026.3653993.

  8. Vikash Kumar Bhardwaj, Abhishek Singh, Shourya Sharma, Mahendra K. Shukla, Om Jee Pandey, BORCAE: Bayesian Optimized Residual Convolutional Autoencoder for Efficient Feedback Compression in RIS-Assisted Time-Varying IoT Networks, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Nov. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TAI.2025.3638329.

  9. Navneet Sagar, Astitva Kamble, Mahendra K. Shukla, A. Anjali, and Om Jee Pandey, ABAE-RTN: A Deep Learning Framework for Robust Physical Layer Security in Radio Transformer Networks, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Nov. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TAI.2025.3630644.

  10. Vishal Krishna Singh, Niharika Anand, Krishna Sharma S, A. Anjali, Mahendra K. Shukla , Rajkumar Singh Rathore, Weiwei Jiang, Low-Light Image Enhancement for Edge-Based Security Surveillance in 6G-IoT Visual Systems, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Nov. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2025.3629839.

  11. R. Kumar, Mahendra K. Shukla, V. Kumar and R. Tripathi, UAV-Enabled SAGIN: Investigating Multi-RIS Systems for Mixed FSO-RF Communication, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Oct. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2025.3627512.

  12. V. K. Bhardwaj, Abhisekh Singh, O. P. Sahoo, Mahendra K. Shukla, and O. J. Pandey, Attention-Guided Encoder-Decoder Design for Efficient RIS Phase Configuration in Time-Varying IoT Networks,  IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Sept. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TAI.2025.3610389.

  13. Saransh Shanka, Divjot Singh, Anurag Badoni, Mahendra K. Shukla, O. J. Pandey, and Nadjib Aitsaadi, Towards Robust IDS in Network Security: Handling Class Imbalance With Deep Hybrid Architectures,  IEEE Networking Letters, Sept. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2025.3610610.

  14. V. K. Bhardwaj, O. P. Sahoo, Mahendra K. Shukla, and O. J. Pandey, Fault-Resilient RIS Systems: Toward SINR-and Sum-Rate Maximization of IoT Networks Using ML Frameworks,  IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, May 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2025.3562550.

  15. Sankalp, Lata, G. Sondur, Mahendra K. Shukla, O. J. Pandey and M. Guillaud, Secure Communication in Gaussian Multiple Access Wiretap Channels: A Deep Learning and Friendly Jamming Approach,  IEEE Networking Letters, May 2025, DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2025.3566243.

  16. H. Mishra, Mahendra K. Shukla, Priyanshu, S. Dengre, Y. Singh, and O. J. Pandey, A Lightweight Causal Sound Separation Model for Real-Time Hearing Aid Applications,  IEEE Sensors Letters, Feb. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/LSENS.2025.3546132.

  17. V. K. Bhardwaj, G. Mundada, O. P. Sahoo, Mahendra K. Shukla, and O. J. Pandey, SINR-Delay Constrained Node Localization in RIS-Assisted Time-Varying IoT Networks Using ML Frameworks,  IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, Feb. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2025.3539711.

  18. A. Kamble, H. Dalwadi, Mahendra K. Shukla, O. J. Pandey, and V. K. Singh, Medical Sensor Data Security: A DNN Framework for SOP Prediction in Two-Way Relay NOMA Systems, IEEE Sensors Letters, Jan. 2025, DOI: 10.1109/LSENS.2025.3528978.

  19. R. Kumar, Mahendra K. Shukla, V. Kumar and R. Tripathi, Dual-Hop Mixed FSO-RF Wireless Powered Relaying System: Performance Analysis With Nonlinear Energy Harvesting, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, Oct. 2024, DOI: 10.1109/TGCN.2024.3482866.

  20. Aman Mishra, Yash Garg, Om Jee Pandey, Mahendra K. Shukla, Athanasios V Vasilakos, Rajesh M Hegde, A Novel Resource Management Framework for Blockchain-Based Federated Learning in IoT Networks, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, Jan. 2024, DOI: 10.1109/TSUSC.2024.3358915.

  21. E. Kumari, Mahendra K. Shukla, Om Jee Pandey, and Suneel Yadav, NeuroAid: Emotion-Based EEG Analysis for Parkinson’s Disease Identification, IEEE Sensors Letters, vol. 7, no. 12, pp. 1-4, Dec. 2023, DOI: 10.1109/LSENS.2023.3335226.

  22. A. K. Shrivastava, U. K. Agrawal, Mahendra K. Shukla, and Om Jee Pandey, Neural Networks Based Phase Estimation and Symbol Detection for RIS-Assisted Wireless Communications, IEEE Communications Letters, Oct. 2023, DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2023.3323098.

  23. Om Jee Pandey, T. Yuvaraj, J. K. Paul, Ha H. Nguyen, K. Gundepudi, and Mahendra K. Shukla,  Improving Energy Efficiency and QoS of LPWANs for IoT Using Q-Learning Based Data Routing, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 365-379, March 2022, doi: 10.1109/TCCN.2021.3114147.

  24. Xuran Li, Hong-Ning Dai, Mahendra K. Shukla, Dengwang Li, Huaqiang Xu, Muhammad Imran,  Friendly-Jamming Schemes to Secure Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications in 5G and Beyond Communications, Elsevier Computer Standards & Interfaces, Published, DOI: 10.1016/j.csi.2021.103540, Oct. 2021.

  25. Qubeijian Wang, Hong-Ning Dai, Xuran Li, Mahendra K. Shukla, Muhammad Imran,  Artificial Noise Aided Scheme to Secure UAV-assisted Internet of Things with Wireless Power Transfer, Computer Communications, Published, DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2020.09.017, Sept. 2020.

  26. Mahendra K. Shukla, Ha H. Nguyen, and Om Jee Pandey, Multiuser Full-Duplex IoT Networks with Wireless-Powered Relaying: Performance Analysis and Energy Efficiency Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 982-997, Dec. 2020, DOI: 10.1109/TGCN.2020.3008409, (In the list of most popular papers of IEEE TGCN, Jul. 2020, Sept. 2020, Nov. 2020, Feb. 2021-Apr. 2021).

  27. Om Jee Pandey, Ved Gautam, Saket Jha, Mahendra K. Shukla, and Rajesh M. Hegde, Time Synchronized Node Localization Using Optimal H-Node Allocation in a Small World WSN , IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 2579-2583, Nov. 2020, DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2020.3008086.

  28. Om Jee Pandey, Ved Gautam, Ha H. Nguyen, Mahendra K. Shukla, and Rajesh M. Hegde, Fault-Resilient Distributed Detection and Estimation over a SW-WSN Using LCMV Beamforming , IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 1758-1773, Sept. 2020, DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2020.2988994.

  29. Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, Qubeijian Wang, Mahendra K. Shukla, Muhammad Imran,  Unmanned aerial vehicle for internet of everything: Opportunities and challenges, Computer Communications, Published, DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2020.03.017, Mar. 2020.

  30. Qubeijian Wang, Hong-Ning Dai, Qiu Wang, Mahendra K. Shukla, Wei Zhang, Carlos Guedes Soares,  On Connectivity of UAV-assisted Data Acquisition for Underwater Internet of Things, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 5371-5385, June 2020, DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2020.2979691.

  31. Mahendra K. Shukla, Ha H. Nguyen, and Om Jee Pandey, Secrecy Outage Analysis of Two-Way Relay Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems, IEEE Access,  vol. 8, pp. 39502-39512, 2020, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2975924.

  32. Mahendra K. Shukla and Ha H. Nguyen, Ergodic Secrecy Sum Rate Analysis of a Two-Way Relay NOMA System, IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 2222-2225, June 2021, DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2020.2978042.

  33. Mahendra K. Shukla, Suneel Yadav, and Neetesh Purohit, Performance Analysis of Full-Duplex Cellular Two-Way Relay Networks With the Nth Worst Relay Selection Under Channel Estimation Error and Co-Channel Interference, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, DOI: 10.1002/ett.3672, May 2019.

  34.  Mahendra K. Shukla, Suneel Yadav, and Neetesh Purohit, Secure transmission in cellular multiuser two-way amplify-and-forward relay networks, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 11886 - 11899, December 2018.

  35. Mahendra K. Shukla, Suneel Yadav, and Neetesh Purohit, Joint impact of cochannel interference and channel estimation error on outage performance of cellular two-way relay networks, Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 261-274, Sept. 2018.

  36. Mahendra K. Shukla, Suneel Yadav, and Neetesh Purohit, Performance evaluation and optimization of traffic-aware cellular multiuser two-way relay networks over Nakagami-m fading, IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1933-1944, June 2018.

  37. Mahendra K. Shukla, Suneel Yadav, and Neetesh Purohit, Cellular multiuser two-way relay network with co-channel interference and channel estimation error: performance analysis and optimization, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 3431-3446, April 2018.

  38. Mahendra K. Shukla, Suneel Yadav, and Neetesh Purohit, Ergodic sum rate evaluation of cellular multiuser two-way relaying with beamforming and antenna selection over Nakagami-m fading, Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 743-760, July 2017.

Research Lab(s)

 

WireLess Network and IoT Lab

Competitive Grant(s)

  • I-DAPT HUB Foundation, IIT (BHU) Project (I-DAPT/IIT (BHU)/2025-26/Project Sanction/37) entitled "Design and Development of Edge-AI Enabled  Multimodal Smart Health monitoring System for Early Anomaly Detection,” (Role: Co-PI, Amount-14.77 Lakhs)

  • Department of Telecom, Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) project (TTDF/6G/214) entitled "Design and Analysis of a Semantic Learning-Based Architecture for End-to-End Communication with Resource Management," (Role: Co-PI, Amount: 1.615 Cr).

  • Department of Telecom, Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) project (TTDF/6G/203) entitled "Tackling Channel Estimation in 6G based ISAC System aided by Intelligent Reflecting Surface," (Role: Co-PI, Amount: 42.153 Lakhs).

  • Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria), France, entitled "Development of AI Driven Signal Processing Techniques for Secure Wireless Healthcare Systems (AI-HEAL)," (Role: PI (Indian Side), Amount: 13500 Euro).

  • DST-SERB, Startup Research Grant (SRG) project (SRG/2023/001422) entitled "Design and Development of Intelligent Physical Layer Security Techniques for Wireless Health Monitoring Applications," (Role: PI, Amount: 30.59 Lakhs).

  • Faculty Initiation Grant (FIG) project (ABV-IIITM/DORC/FIG/009/2023) entitled "Design and Analysis of AI Assisted Physical Layer Security Techniques for Next Generation Wireless Networks," (Role: PI, Amount: 6.95 Lakhs).

Faculty Development / Management Development / Workshops / Conferences

  • Co-Chair, IEEE GLOBECOM 2026 Workshop on Trust- and Intelligence-Native Networks and Systems (TINS) — IEEE GLOBECOM, Macau, 7–11 December 2026.
  • Trainer/Resource Person, 5G & B5G Wireless Technologies with Simulations and Hands-on Training — Electronics & ICT Academy, IIITDM Jabalpur, 14–21 March 2026.
  • Chair, Early Research Forum at IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (IEEE ANTS 2025) — IEEE ANTS, IIIT Delhi, 15–18 December 2025.
  • Coordinator, Demonstration of 5G Use Case — TCIL, ABV-IIITM Gwalior, 15–16 January 2025.
  • Coordinator, Prof. Maxime Guillaud Visit from INRIA in the MARACAS Team in Lyon, France — INRIA, France, ABV-IIITM Gwalior, 10 December–13 December 2024.
  • Coordinator, Technological Challenges in Digital Financial Inclusion — TIIC, ABV-IIITM Gwalior, 20–21 April 2024.
  • TPC Member, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC 2025) — IEEE, Milano, Italy, 24–27 March 2025.
  • Organizing Chair (Exhibition), IEEE 8th Conference on Information and Communication Technology (IEEE CICT 2024) — IEEE, IIIT Allahabad, 6–8 December 2024.

Editorial Activities

  • Associate Editor, IEEE Sensors Letters

  • Area Editor, Elsevier Physical Communication

  • Editor (Technical Committee), Elsevier Computer Communications

  • Review Editor, Frontiers in Communications and Networks

Talks Delivered

  • Delivered a Technical Talk, “Physical Layer Security: From Theory to Intelligent Wireless Applications,” organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), MNNIT Allahabad, on 7 July 2026.

  • Delivered a talk on  “Physical Layer Security for Secure 5G Communication: A USRP-Enabled Experimental Approach” at the NI (National Instruments) Academic Connect, Bhopal, organized by VVDN Technologies on 22th May 2026.

  • Delivered a talk on "From Idea to Investment: Raising Capital for IoT-Driven Startups " at ITM Gwalior on 15th May 2026.

  • Delivered a talk on "Secure Wireless Communication in 5G: The Role of Physical Layer Security" at IIITDM Jabalpur, under the Electronics & ICT (EICT) Academy, IIITDM Jabalpur on 17th March 2026.

  • Keynote Speaker, 5th International Conference on Smart Systems: Innovations in Computing (SSIC 2025), Manipal University Jaipur, December 19–20, 2025. Delivered a keynote on “Towards Intelligent LPWAN for Next-Generation IoT: Secure Connectivity and Scalable Network Architectures.”

  • Delivered a talk on "Secure Wireless Communication in 5G: The Role of Physical Layer Security" at PDPU Gandhinagar, under  the short term course on future smart cities on 7th Sept. 2025.

  • Delivered a talk on "IRS-Aided Secure Wireless Communication: Opportunities and Challenges" at SVNIT Nagpur, organized by: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Under the RISfor6G workshop on 25th Mar. 2025.

  • Delivered a talk on "Enhancing LPWAN for IoT in Next-Generation Networks: Intelligent Connectivity, Security, and Scalability" at IIITDM Kancheepuram, organized by: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Under the MMTTC Online Refresher Course on “Wireless Communication” on 28th Mar. 2025.

  • Delivered a talk on "Physical Layer Security for Next-Generation Wireless Networks" at IIITDM Kancheepuram, organized by: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Under the MMTTC Online Refresher Course on “Wireless Communication” on 25th Mar. 2025.

  • Delivered a talk on "Physical Layer Security in 6G V2X and UAV Networks: Challenges and Opportunities" at NIT Patna, organized by: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Under the aegis of: Electronics and ICT Academy, NIT Patna on 27th Feb 2025.

  • Delivered a talk on "LPWAN in IoT Ecosystem" at St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai under the IEEE Student Branch on 18th Feb 2025.

  • Delivered a talk on "IoT Driven Innovations for Next Generation Startups" at ABV-IIIITM Gwalior under AESDP on Startup Awareness on Jan 31, 2025.

  • Delivered a talk on "Foundations of IoT: Transforming Health and Environmental Monitoring" at ABV-IIIITM Gwalior under AESDP on IoT Techniques in Health and Environment, on Jan 25, 2025.

  • Delivered a talk on "LPWAN in IoT Ecosystems: Enabling Low-Cost, Long-Range, and Energy-Efficient Solutions" at MNNIT Allahabad under the IEEE Student Branch on 6th Dec 2024.

  • Delivered a talk on "Smart Resource Management for IoT Networks: Enhancing Connectivity and Efficiency" at SVNIT Nagpur under DST-SERB: Accelerate Vigyan under the Karyashala scheme on 15 March 2024.

  • Delivered a talk on "Chandrayaan-3: Exploring the Moon and Modulation in Space Communication" on September 14, 2023, as a part of the Institute's Innovation Council (IIC) event.

  • Delivered a talk on "Proposal Writing for Extra Mural Funding" at JIIT Noida, Sector 62 on November 10, 2023.

  • Delivered a talk on "Revolutionizing Wireless Security: The Role of Physical Layer Protection in Future Networks" at LNMIIT Jaipur on 9th Jun 2022.

  • Delivered a talk on "Physical Layer Security in Future Wireless Communications: Opportunities and Challenges" at IIIT Allahabad, Prayagraj on 28th Jan 2022.

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