Dr. Nishant Tripathi

Dr. Nishant Tripathi is an academician, researcher, and academic administrator with more than sixteen years of experience in higher education across teaching, research, and institutional development. Prior to joining Alliance University, a Post-Doctoral Researcher from Lincoln University College, Malaysia, and held senior academic and leadership roles at JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bengaluru, including Director – Centre of Excellence for Networking and High-Performance Computing and Senior Faculty in CSE- Cyber Physical Systems. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Wireless Communication with specialization in Wireless Sensor Networks from Lovely Professional University; completed his M.Tech in Digital Communication (Image Processing) and B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering. His academic background reflects a strong foundation in communication systems, intelligent networking, and emerging computing paradigms.

Dr. Tripathi’s academic and research interests include Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Cyber Physical Systems, Cloud and Edge Computing, Image Processing, Intelligent Systems, and Beyond-5G/6G communication networks. He has consistently emphasized research-driven teaching practices and contributed to curriculum design aligned with outcome-based education and accreditation frameworks. His research output includes more than 45 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, conferences, and edited volumes, including Scopus- and Web of Science-indexed publications. He has authored three academic books and holds two published patents. His research work primarily focused on energy-efficient clustering protocols, cooperative communication models, intelligent routing strategies, and secure cyber-physical architectures.

In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Tripathi previously undertook several academic administrative responsibilities such as Operational Head – IQAC and Research, Program Coordinator, ERP Coordinator, and member of NBA, NAAC, and NIRF committees. He was actively involved in academic audits, accreditation activities, faculty development programs, and institutional quality assurance processes and curriculum developments. He has supervised more than 100 undergraduate and postgraduate student group projects and actively mentored students and early-career researchers. His academic engagements also included serving as reviewer, ATAL FDP Speaker, session chair, and organizing committee member for various international conferences and scholarly events.

• Tripathi, N., Singh, C., & Sharma, K. K. (2023). Analytical review on satellite communication: benefits, issues, and future challenges. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Small Satellite Systems (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 1051, pp. 219–231). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8555-3_18 [Scopus] [Web of Science]
• Tripathi, N., Sharma, K. K., & Singh, C. (2022). Load balancing strategies in wireless camera sensor networks: implementation, complexity, and applications. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Circuits and Systems (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 764, pp. 297–307). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8826-3_33 [Scopus]
• Tripathi, N., Singh, C., & Sharma, K. K. (2024). Performance analysis of clustering algorithms in wireless camera sensor networks for energy-efficient cooperative communication. In Distributed Intelligent Circuits and Systems: World Scientific Series on Future Computing Paradigms and Applications (Vol. 3, Chapter 8). World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore. DOI: 10.1142/9789811279539_0008 [Scopus]
• Tripathi, N. ., Singh, C. ., & Sharma, K. K. . (2023). Enhancement of Performance Metrics of Heterogeneous Wireless Camera Sensor Network with Functionalization of Extensive Zonal Stable Election Protocol using Threshold Amplification and Residual Energy. International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication, 11(8s), 657–669. https://doi.org/10.17762/ijritcc.v11i8s.7253
• Praveen Kumar Gupta, Nishant Tripathi, Shashank Bhardwaj, Akash Rajak & Vidushi, “Distributed and hierarchical clustering in wireless camera sensor networks leading to Internet of Things,” Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management (JISEM), Vol. 10, No. 13s, pp. 115–126, 2025. [Indexed in Scopus; Impact Factor 3.6]
• Tripathi, N., Singh, C., & Sharma, K. K., “Evaluating energy-efficient cooperative communication in wireless networks through clustering performance metrics,” in Distributed Intelligent Circuits and Systems, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, 2023, ch. 78, DOI: 10.1201/9781003521716-78 [Scopus]
• Tripathi, N., Singh, C., & Sharma, K. K., “Load balancing strategies in wireless camera sensor networks: implementation, complexity, and applications,” in AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 3168, art. no. 020007, pp. 1–7, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.1063/5.0217184. [Scopus]
• Tripathi, N., Sharma, K. K., & Singh, C., “Hybrid cloud network security issues and challenges for Sensor as a Service in Virtual Sensor Networks,” European Chemical Bulletin, vol. 12, Special Issue 6, pp. 7576–7590, 2023, doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si6.673. [Scopus]
• Tripathi, N. ., Singh, C. ., & Sharma, K. K. . (2023). Enhancement of Performance Metrics of Heterogeneous Wireless Camera Sensor Network with Functionalization of Extensive Zonal Stable Election Protocol using Threshold Amplification and Residual Energy. International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication, 11(8s), 657–669. https://doi.org/10.17762/ijritcc.v11i8s.7253
• Tripathi, N., Kumar, A., Bhardwaj, S., Gupta, P. K., & Vidushi, “Rhythmic recognition: Harnessing deep learning for cutting-edge ECG biometric authentication,” Communications on Applied Nonlinear Analysis, Vol. 32, No. 5s, pp. 303–313, Dec. 23, 2024. DOI: 10.52783/cana.v32.3101. [Peer Reviewed] [Indexed: SCImago / Journal Index]
• Nishant Tripathi, et al. (2023). Analytical Report on Metaheuristic and Non-Metaheuristic Algorithms for Clustering in Wireless Networks. International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication, 11(10), 2108–2117. https://doi.org/10.17762/ijritcc.v11i10.8896
• Rastogi, R., Tripathi, N., Gupta, P. K., Rajak, A., & Vidushi, “Cyber-Physical Systems: Implementation and its emergence with cybersecurity and blockchain,” Communications on Applied Nonlinear Analysis, Vol. 32, No. 5s, pp. 286–302, Dec. 23, 2024. DOI: 10.52783/cana.v32.3100. [Peer Reviewed] [Indexed: SCImago / Journal Index
• N. Tripathi and K. K. Sharma, "Analytical Review of Different Routing Methodologies and Clustering Techniques in WSN/WCSN leading to Cooperative Communication," 2020 IEEE International Conference for Innovation in Technology (INOCON), Bangaluru, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INOCON50539.2020.9298208 [Scopus]
• Tripathi, N. ., Singh, C. ., & Sharma, K. K. . (2024). Optimizing Network Efficiency and Stability through Increased Sectorization Enhanced Protocol (ISEP) in Wireless Networks. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 12(15s), 08–16. Retrieved from https://ijisae.org/index.php/IJISAE/article/view/4703 [Scopus]
• Tripathi, N., Singh, R., Pandey, U. (2022). Effective Independent Component Analysis Algorithm (EICA) for Blind Source Separation of Mixed Images for Biomedical Applications. In: Kaiser, M.S., Bandyopadhyay, A., Ray, K., Singh, R., Nagar, V. (eds) Proceedings of Trends in Electronics and Health Informatics. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 376. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8826-3_27 [Scopus][Web of Science]
• Tripathi, N., Singh, R., & Pandey, U. “Intelligent reflecting surface aided MIMO – a review,” in Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 2327, no. 1, art. no. 012052, 2022. DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2327/1/012052 [Scopus]
• Tripathi, N., Sombra, N., & et al. “Analytical framework and algorithmic model for resource allocation in 5G and beyond 5G networks for IoT,” Chapter 14 in Distributed Intelligent Circuits and Systems, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, 2023. DOI: 10.1201/9781003521716-14. [Scopus] [Book Chapter]
• Tripathi, Nishant, Image Denoising Using Wavelet Transform: A Non-Metaheuristic Signal Processing Method (July 09, 2025). Available at  http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5481246 
• Kumar Gupta, Praveen and Tripathi, Nishant and Basheer, Shajahan and Tripathi, Jyoti and ., Vidhusi, Securing Cyber Physical Systems: Foundations and Strategies for Robust Information Security Architecture (March 8, 2025). Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Computing & Communication (ICICC 2024), Available at SSRN: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5170743
• Tripathi, N. “Analytical overview of machine learning algorithms in breast cancer screening: clinical workflow, applications and research gaps,” International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering (IJARCCE), Vol. 13, Issue 7, pp. 13720–13729, July 2024.
  URL:https://ijarcce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IJARCCE.2024.13720.pdf
  Indexed: UGC / Peer Reviewed
• Tripathi, N. Performance analysis of Mod-LEACH, LEACH, DEEC, EDEEC, TDEEC in wireless camera sensor network, International Multidisciplinary Research Journal Reviews (IMRJR), Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 34–42, Feb. 2025. DOI: 10.17148/IMRJR.2025.020205. [Peer Reviewed]
• Agnihotri, P., and N. Tripathi. "Junctionless transistors for future applications." ITEE Journal Information Technology Electrical Engineering 8.4 (2019). [UGC/Peer Reviewed]
• Tripathi, N. “Beyond-5G based wireless network routing architecture for cooperative communication,” International Multidisciplinary Research Journal Reviews, Vol. 2024, Article IMRJR.2024.010105, pp. 01–05, Sept. 2024. URL: https://imrjr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMRJR.2024.010105.pdf
  [Peer Reviewed]
• Shetty, S., Singh, R., & Tripathi, N., “Analytical review of image denoising using independent component analysis,” International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, Vol. 8, Issue 5, pp. 884–890, Sept.–Oct. 2025. ISSN: 2581-7175. [Peer Reviewed]
• Tripathi, N., “Theoretical framework study on blood cell cancer detection using vision based transformer,” International Multidisciplinary Research Journal Reviews (IMRJR), Vol. 2, Issue 6, June 2025, pp. 1–7, DOI: 10.17148/IMRJR.2025.020602. [Peer Reviewed]
• Tripathi, N., “Theoretical framework study on blood cell cancer detection using vision based transformer,” International Multidisciplinary Research Journal Reviews (IMRJR), Vol. 2, Issue 6, pp. 1–7, Jun. 2025, DOI: 10.17148/IMRJR.2025.020602. [Peer Reviewed]
• Tripathi, N. & Sharma, A., “Efficient algorithm based on blind source separation independent component analysis using MATLAB,” International Journal of Electronics and Communication & Technology, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 14–20, 2013.
• Tripathi, N., Rajput, A., “A neural network algorithm based blind source separation using fast fixed-point independent component analysis,” International Journal of Electronics & Computer Science Engineering [Peer Reviewed] [UGC Approved]
• Tripathi, N., Shetty, S., & Singh, R., “A holistic survey on 6G network architecture for future connectivity,” International Journal of All Research Education & Scientific Methods (IJARESM), Vol. 13, Issue 9, pp. 123–134, September 2025. ISSN: 2455-6211. [Peer Reviewed] [UGC-7647].
  URL: https://www.ijaresm.com/uploaded_files/document_file/Saniya_ShettyiSTd.pdf
• Tripathi, N. “Comparison of energy efficient meta and non-metaheuristic clustering for wireless sensor networks,” International Multidisciplinary Research Journal Reviews (IMRJR), Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 01–05, Sept. 2024.URL: https://imrjr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMRJR.2024.010102.pdf
• Tripathi, N. “Functionalization, evolution, challenges and applications of cooperative communication in 6G wireless communication,” International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering (IJARCCE), Vol. 13, Issue 7, pp. 13719–13729, July 2024.
  URL:https://ijarcce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IJARCCE.2024.13719.pdf Indexed: UGC / Peer Reviewed.

Achievements

• Established and led a Centre of Excellence in Networking and High-Performance Computing, contributing to research culture, interdisciplinary collaboration, and funded project proposals.
• Supervised and mentored 100+ UG and PG student Group projects, guiding students toward research-oriented problem solving and publication outcomes.
• Served as Operational Head- IQAC Actively, Multiple criteria Head/Coordinator and led to accreditation and quality processes, serving in roles related to IQAC, NBA, NAAC, and NIRF, including academic audits and institutional rankings.
• Reviewer and technical committee member for international conferences and journals published by IEEE, Springer, CRC Press, and IOP.
• Invited speaker and resource person for faculty development programs (FDPs), workshops, and research methodology sessions.

 Research Ongoing [Under Review/Accepted]

• Nishant Tripathi et. al. “Systematic Evaluation Framework for Classical Clustering Strategies in Energy-Diverse Wireless Sensor Networks” accepted to be published in “Scientific Report.” [SCI] [Under Review]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al. “Optimizing Network Longevity and Attack Mitigation through Adaptive Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks” submitted in “Cluster Computing”. [SCI] [Under Review]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al. “A Multi-Viewpoint Software Architecture and Agile-Integrated Development Lifecycle for Blockchain Solutions” accepted in “IET Software”. [SCIE]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al. “An edge-enabled low-latency cross-lingual speech-to-text framework for efficient Human–Robot Interaction” submitted in Big Data [Springer]. [SCI] [Under Review]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al. “A Unified ISAC-Driven Generative Perception and Decision-Making Framework for AI-Powered Autonomous Systems in Dynamic Environments” submitted in “International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing- OA Special Issue on "Generative AI and Integrated Sensing-Communication for Enhanced Ubiquitous Computing”. [SCI] [Under Review]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al. “Performance Metrics Comparison of Network Evolution for 6G Driven Wireless Networks: Integrated Architecture, Applications, Trends and Issues” submitted and accepted in “International Conference on Communication Technology Research and Data Analytics 2025: ICCTRDA 2025”. [CRC Press] [SCOPUS] [Web of Science]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al “EcoCluster-ML: An Energy-Conscious Hybrid Metaheuristic Learning Clustering Protocol for Prolonged Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Networks" has been accepted during RCSM 2025, and publication in the proceedings to be published in IEEE Xplore. [SCOPUS]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al. “Performance Enhancement in Energy and Stability Metrices using Sectored Zone based Meta-Heuristic Algorithm” accepted to be published in “First International Conference on Intelligent Machine Processes and AI-Centric Technologies (IMPACT-25)”. [SCOPUS]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al. SADTO-CSR: Semantic-Aware Digital Twin Orchestration with Cross-layer Semantic Reliability for 6G Cyber Physical Systems” accepted to be published in “International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Innovation for Sustainability- EmergIN 2025”. [SCOPUS]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al. “Comprehensive Review of Energy and Power Optimization Techniques in Wireless Networks Leading to Cooperative Communication” accepted to be published in “First International Conference on Intelligent Machine Processes and AI-Centric Technologies (IMPACT-25)”. [SCOPUS]
• Nishant Tripathi et. al. “Federated Edge Intelligence in Heterogeneous Wireless Camera Sensor Networks” accepted to be published in “First International Conference on Intelligent Machine Processes and AI-Centric Technologies (IMPACT-25)”. [SCOPUS]