Dr. Sovanjyoti Giri

Designation: Assistant Professor (Grade-II)
Office Address: Room No. 115, Department of ECE, NIT Tiruchirappalli, Trichy - 620015, Tamil Nadu
Telephone: Not yet been assigned
Email (Primary): sovanjyoti@nitt.edu
Email (Personal): sgiri1990@live.com, sovanjyoti@gmail.com
Field(s) of Specialization: Information Theory and Coding, Wireless Communication and Network

Research Interests

Computer Communication and Networking, Information Theory, Channel Coding Techniques, Network Coding, Network Error Correction, Next-Generation Wireless Communication, Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks, Probability, Stochastic Analysis, Markov Process, Queueing Theory, Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Tensor Analysis, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Machine Learning in Communication.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D.: Information Theory and Coding, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2015-2021 (Degree Awarded on December 2022). Thesis Title: Feedback-Based Network Coding for Next-Generation Wireless Broadcast.

  • M.Tech.: Communication System, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, 2012-2014. CPI: 9.63/10 (Class rank: Second).

  • B.Tech.: Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kalyani Government Engineering College (West Bengal University of Technology),2008-2012. DGPA: 8.95/10 (Class rank: Third).

Employment Profile

  • Assistant Professor (Grade II), Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli, 04/2024 to Present.

  • Assistant Professor (Sr. Grade 1), School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (Chennai Campus), 05/2023 to 03/2024.

  • Temporary Faculty, National Institute of Technology Sikkim, 04/2023 to 05/2023.

  • Patent Analyst, Electronics and Communication Team, Dolcera Information Technology Services Pvt. Ltd., 10/2021 to 09/2022.

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Dehradun Institute of Technology University, 07/2014 to 06/2015.

Journal Publications

  • Sovanjyoti Giri and Rajarshi Roy, “Feedback-Based Network Coding for Broadcast: Queueing Analysis,” IEEE Communications Letters (Journal Impact Factor: 3.7), vol. 25, no. 10, pp. 3229-3233, October 2021,[DOI]
  • Sovanjyoti Giri and Rajarshi Roy, “Performance Analysis of Feedback-Based Network-Coded Systems for Broadcast,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (Journal Impact Factor: 6.1), vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 2544-2560, March 2021,[DOI]
  • Sovanjyoti Giri and Rajarshi Roy, “On NACK-Based rDWS Algorithm for Network Coded Broadcast,” MDPI Entropy; Special Issue: Information Theory and Network Coding (Journal Impact Factor: 2.1), vol. 21, no. 9, p. 905, September 2019,[DOI]

Conference Publications

  • Sovanjyoti Giri and Rajarshi Roy, “Packet Dropping and Decoding Statistics for Linear Network Coded Broadcast with Feedback,” IEEE 43rd Conference on Local Computer Networks Workshops (LCN Workshops), pp. 70-77, Chicago, IL, USA, October 2018,[DOI]

Technical Review Experience

Served as a reviewer for the following journals:

  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Services Computing
  • IEEE Communications Letters
  • IEEE Systems Journal
  • IEEE Access
  • IETE Journal of Research
  • IETE Technical Review
  • Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (Wiley)

Teaching Experience

  • As Course Instructor at NIT Trichy (April 2024–Present): Wireless Communication, Digital Electronics Laboratory.
  • As Course Instructor at VIT Chennai (May 2023–March 2024): Signals and Systems, Digital Logic and Microprocessor (Theory and Laboratory).
  • As Course Instructor at NIT Sikkim (April 2023–May 2023): Basic Electronics (Theory and Laboratory).
  • As Teaching Assistant at IIT Kharagpur (July 2016–June 2021): Basic Electronics (Theory and Laboratory), Computer Communication and Networking, Satellite Communications Systems, Telecommunication Switching and Networks.
  • As Course Instructor at DIT University (July 2014–June 2015): Principle of Communication Systems (Theory and Laboratory), Digital Signal Processing, Information Theory and Coding Techniques, Microwave Laboratory.
  • As Teaching Assistant at MNNIT Allahabad (July 2012–June 2014): Digital Electronics Laboratory, Analog Communication Laboratory, Digital Communication Laboratory.

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities at NITT

  • Member of PhD and MS admission committee for the academic year 2024-25.

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside NITT

  • Member of Continuous Assessment Test (CAT) coordination committee for CAT-1 in Winter Semester 2024.

Membership of Learned Societies

IEEE Member since 2018. Additional memberships of the following IEEE societies:

  • IEEE Communication Society
  • IEEE Information Theory Society
  • IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
  • IEEE Signal Processing Society
  • IEEE Computer Society