Students (2025-27)

Gaurav Gupta

  • Academic Background: M.Sc. Physics from IIT Delhi
  • Area of Interests: Optical Communication Systems, MOS VLSI and FPGA Design, Digital Integrated Circuit Design
  • Cornerstone Project: FPGA based VLC(Li-Fi) System
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: FPGA Implementation of ML Based Equalizer for BER Improvement in Long Haul Optical Fiber Communication
  • Supervisor: Prof. Kaushik Saha

Major Ashwin Nagpal

  • Academic Background: BTech Electronics from JNU, New Delhi
  • Area of Interests: Optical Communication Systems
  • Cornerstone Project: Reconfigurable Optical Filter Prototyping
  • Supervisor: Prof. Amol Chaudhary
  • Major Project: Integrated sensing solution for forested environment
  • Supervisor: Prof. Anuj Dhawan

Parul Mittal

  • Academic Background: M.Sc. Physics from NIT Jalandhar, Jalandhar, Punjab
  • Area of Interests: Optical Communication Systems, Machine Learning, Photonics
  • Cornerstone Project: Sensor interfacing with FPGA, and design of protocol bridge for sensors
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Machine Learning Assisted Prediction of Optoelectronic Properties and Carrier Recombination in Perovskite-Derived Material
  • Supervisors: Prof. Saswata Bhattacharya & Prof. Jayadeva

Avanish Verma

  • Academic Background: M.Sc. Physics from Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
  • Area of Interests: Optical Communication Systems, Quantum Computing, MOS VLSI and FPGA Design, Machine Learning.
  • Cornerstone Project: FPGA-Based CORDIC Processor for Trigonometric function Computations Using AXI Interface.
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: AI in FSO
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Ramchandra Jikamade

  • Academic Background: M.Sc physics, SPPU, Pune, Maharashtra
  • Area of Interests: Optical Communication Systems
  • Cornerstone Project: Reconfigurable Optical Filter Prototyping
  • Supervisor: Prof. Amol Chaudhary
  • Major Project: ISAC in Optical Wireless
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Pranav Jha

  • Academic Background: B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar- Uttrakhand
  • Area of Interests: Digital and Analog Circuit design,MOS-VLSI, FPGA and RTL Design, Embedded Systems Design,Optical Communication System.
  • Cornerstone Project: FPGA-Based Integration of CodiC Function with AXI-Stream Protocol for Real-Time Processing
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Robust structured light in atmospheric turbulence
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Ayush Agarwal

  • Academic Background: M.Sc. Physics from Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer
  • Area of Interests: MOS VLSI and FPGA Design, Optical Communication systems, Digital Design, Signal Processing
  • Cornerstone Project: Optical Phased Array for Acquisition system in Free Space Optical Communication
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Next Generation Error Correction Codes for Free Space Optical Communication
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Soumya Sahu

  • Academic Background: BTech Electrical Engineering, SSTC, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
  • Area of Interests: FPGA design, MOS VLSI, IC’s design, digital circuit design , optical commnuication, digital communication
  • Cornerstone Project: Sensor interfacing with FPGA, and design of protocol bridge for sensors.
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: High-Throughput Hardware(FPGA) Implementation of Machine Learning-Based Adaptive Equalizer for Optical Fiber Channels
  • Supervisor: Prof. Kaushik Saha

Vaibhav Gupta

  • Academic Background: BITS PILANI HYDERABAD CAMPUS: Electrical and Electronics Engineering(EEE)
  • Area of Interests: Machine Learning, Signal processing and VLSI
  • Cornerstone Project: FPGA Based VLC (Li-Fi) system
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Design of AI enabled Photonic Metasurface
  • Supervisor:Prof. Dheeraj Pratap

Supantha Chaudhuri

  • Academic Background: M.Sc. Physics from Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Area of Interests: Optical Communication System design with ML
  • Cornerstone Project: Optical phased arrays for Acquisition Systems
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Precision Actuators for Laser Communication or Deformable Mirrors
  • Supervisor: Prof. Krishan Kant Bhalla

Ajay Kumar

  • Academic Background: M.Sc. Physics from Rajasthan University, Jaipur
  • Area of Interests: OPA system, Quantum Communication, High Energy Physics, Optical Communication system
  • Cornerstone Project: Optical phased arrays for Acquisition Systems
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Pointing Acquisition and Tracking for FSO
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Major Sagar

  • Academic Background: BTech Electronics from MCEME Secunderabad
  • Area of Interests: Optical Communication Systems
  • Cornerstone Project: FPGA Based VLC (Li-Fi) system
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Optical Lens System Development for LLIS
  • Supervisor: Prof. Mukul Sarkar


Akshay Kumar Bardhan

  • Academic Background: M.Sc. Physics from IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu
  • Area of Interests: Optical communication system ,MOS VLSI and FPGA Design, Machine Learning, FSO, Fiber optics Communication
  • Cornerstone Project: Optical Phased Arrays for Acquisition Systems
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Optimal modes for spatially multiplexed free-space communication in atmospheric turbulence
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Mukul Kumar

  • Academic Background: B.tech from Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • Area of Interests: MOS VLSI and FPGA Design, Semiconductor Technology, Optical Communication Network, HDL using Verilog, Digital design
  • Cornerstone Project: FPGA-Based Integration of CodiC Function with AXI-Stream Protocol for Real-Time Processing
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: ISAC in Optical Wireless
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Rajat Kumar

  • Academic Background: M Sc. Physics from Gurukul kangri University Haridwar, Uttarakhand
  • Area of Interests: Optical Communication Systems, MOS VLSI and FPGA Design, Digital Integrated Circuit Design, fibre optics
  • Cornerstone Project: Reconfigurable Optical Filter Prototyping
  • Supervisor: Prof. Amol Chaudhary
  • Major Project: Pointing Acquisition and Tracking for FSO
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Gaurav Dhar Dwivedi

  • Academic Background: M.Sc. Physics from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur
  • Area of Interests: Optical Communication Systems, MOS VLSI and FPGA Design, Digital Integrated Circuit Design
  • Cornerstone Project: FPGA based VLC system
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: AI in FSO
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Rithik

  • Academic Background: B.Tech in Electronics Engineering from HBTU kanpur
  • Area of Interests: Analog VLSI Design, Semiconductor Devices, Mixed-Signal Circuit Design, optical communication and photonic systems
  • Cornerstone Project: FPGA-Based Integration of CodiC Function with AXI-Stream Protocol for Real-Time Processing
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Robust structured light in atmospheric turbulence
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit

Rahul Sundriyal

  • Academic Background: B.E. ECE from MSRIT Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • Area of Interests: Digital and Analog Circuit, Signal and Systems, Optical Communication System, MOS VLSI
  • Cornerstone Project: Reconfigurable Optical Filter Prototyping
  • Supervisor: Prof. Amol Chaudhary
  • Major Project: Hollow Core Optical Fiber Technology for Data Centers
  • Supervisor: Prof. Deepak Jain

Susanta Barman

  • Academic Background: M.Sc. Physics from IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, Gujrat
  • Area of Interests: Digital VLSI Design, FPGA Prototyping, Embedded Systems, Optoelectronic Instrumentations, Optical Communication Systems, Computer Networks
  • Cornerstone Project: Sensor interfacing with FPGA, and design of protocol bridge for sensors.
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit
  • Major Project: Implementation of LiFi MAC in FPGA
  • Supervisor: Prof. Abhishek Dixit