Rate My Professor R Gunasekaran

Professor R. Gunasekaran's research specializations encompass 5G/6G networks, autonomous systems, quantum network security, Internet of Medical Things, machine learning, computer vision, cybersecurity, and unmanned aerial vehicles. As Principal Investigator of the Next Generation Networks Laboratory (NGNLab), established in 2012, and the 6G Ubiquitous Connectivity Lab, he leads multidisciplinary projects funded by over ₹425 lakhs from DST, DoT, Erasmus+, DAAD, and others, fostering collaborations with institutions such as Nanyang Technological University, University of Auckland, Trinity College Dublin, and Samsung Research India. A Senior Member of IEEE and ACM, he has supervised 8 Ph.D. theses and is guiding 5 more, authored 214 publications including 86 journal articles, accumulating 2292 citations and an h-index of 28. His contributions include organizing international conferences (ICoAC 2017-2019) and workshops (STSH 2024 with Queen’s University Belfast), serving as reviewer for IEEE, ACM, Elsevier, and Springer, and International External Advisor for Universiti Teknologi Petronas. Major awards include World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University, 2022), IEEE Publication Award (2021), Young Faculty Research Fellowship (MeitY, 2019-2020), Young Engineer Award (Institution of Engineers India, 2019), Professional Achievement Award (IEEE Madras Section, 2017), and Raman Post-Doctoral Fellowship (UGC, 2014).