Neelkanth

Prof. Neel Kanth Kundu
Assistant Professor
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About

Neel Kanth Kundu is currently working as an Assistant Professor (since Oct. 2023) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in the Centre for Applied Research in Electronics (CARE). He received the B.Tech. degree in electrical engineering with a specialization in communication systems and networking from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, in 2018, and the Ph.D. degree in electronic and computer engineering (ECE) with a concentration in scientific computation from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in 2022. From Sept. 2022 to Jan. 2023, he was a postdoctoral research associate with the ECE department, HKUST and from Feb. 2023 to Oct. 2023 he was a postdoctoral research fellow with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia.

His research interests include signal processing for 6G wireless communications, quantum communications, sensing, and quantum information processing.

Dr. Kundu is a recipient of the DST INSPIRE Young Faculty Fellowship in 2023 awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Dr. Kundu was the recipient of the Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship and the Overseas Research Award at HKUST.

Education
2018-22 Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
(with Scientific Computation Concentration)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 		4.0/4.3
2014-18 B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering
(with Specialization in Communication Systems & Networking)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India 		9.5/10
Work Experience
1. Assistant Professor, Centre for Applied Research in Electronics, Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT) Delhi, New Delhi, India [Oct. 2023-Present]
• Building a research group on signal processing for quantum communications and sensing.
• Recipient of INSPIRE Young Faculty Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and Young Faculty Incentive Fellowship from IIT Delhi.
2. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia [Feb. 2023-Oct. 2023]
(Supervised by Prof. Matthew McKay)
• Research on quantum technology enhanced 6G wireless communications.
• Signal processing for quantum sensing.
3. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, The Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology [Sep. 2022-Jan. 2023]
(Supervised by Prof. Ross Murch and Prof. Matthew McKay)
• Research on wireless communications and quantum information technology for 6G.
• Design and analysis of FSO QKD for future 6G Networks.

  



Research Interest

  • Signal Processing for Quantum Communications

  • Quantum Sensing

  • Quantum Key Distribution

  • Wireless Communications

  • Machine Learning

  • Deep Learning for 6G Networks

  • Quantum Information Science











Contact Details

Email neelkanth[at]iitd.ac.in
Telephone (O) +91-11-26597331
Address 208, Block III,Centre for Applied Research in Electronics,
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016, INDIA










Research Funding

Quantum Technology Enhanced 6G Wireless Communications, Principal Investigator

Funding Agency: INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Amount: 3.5 Million INR
Duration: 2023-2028

Professional Services

Reviewer

Conference TPC Member

  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
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  • IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems
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  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
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  • COMmunication Systems and NETworkS (COMSNETS'24)
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  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
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  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
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  • IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
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    Conference Co-Chair
  • IET Quantum Communications
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  • Publicity Co-Chair of COMmunication Systems and NETworkS (COMSNETS 2023) organized by IISc Bangalore and co-sponsored by IEEE COMSOC, ACM SIGMOBILE, and ACM SIGCOMM.
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  • Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
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  • Springer Nature Telecommunication Systems
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  • IEEE Global Communication Conference
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  • IEEE International Conference on Communications
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    Journals

    • Z. Li, A. Dubey, S. Shen, N. K. Kundu, J. Rao, and R. Murch, “Radio Tomographic Imaging with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces," submitted to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, under review.

    • N. K. Kundu, M. R. McKay, and R. K. Mallik “Wireless Quantum Key Distribution at Terahertz Frequencies: Opportunities and Challenges," submitted to IEEE Wireless Communications, under review.

    • G. G. Rozenman, N. K. Kundu, R. Liu, L. Zhang, A. Maslnnikov, Y. Reches and H. Y. Youm “The Quantum Internet: A Synergy of Quantum Information Technologies and 6G Networks," in IET Quantum Communications, Oct. 2023. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, M. R. McKay, R. Murch, and R. K. Mallik “Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Free Space Optical Quantum Communications," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Oct. 2023. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, M. R. McKay, A. Conti, R. K. Mallik, and Moe Z. Win, “MIMO Terahertz Quantum Key Distribution Under Restricted Eavesdropping," in IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, May, 2023. Link

    • Z. Li, N. K. Kundu, J. Rao, S. Shen, M. R. McKay and R. Murch, “Performance Analysis of RIS-Assisted Communications with Element Grouping and Spatial Correlation," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Jan. 2023. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, S. P. Dash, M. R. McKay and R. K. Mallik, "Channel Estimation and Secret Key Rate Analysis of MIMO Terahertz Quantum Key Distribution," in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 3350-3363, May 2022. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, M. R. McKay and R. K. Mallik, “Machine-Learning-Based Parameter Estimation of Gaussian Quantum States," in IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, vol. 3, pp. 1-13, 2022. Link

    • R. Liu, G. G. Rozenman, N. K. Kundu, D. Chandra, and D. De, "Towards the Industrialization of Quantum Key Distribution in Communication Networks: A Short Survey," in IET Quantum Communications, June 2022. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, Z. Li, J. Rao, S. Shen, M. R. McKay and R. Murch, “Optimal Grouping Strategy for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Wireless Communications," in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 1082-1086, May 2022. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, S. P. Dash, M. R. McKay and R. K. Mallik, “MIMO Terahertz Quantum Key Distribution," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 10, pp. 3345-3349, Oct. 2021. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, and M. R. Mckay, “Large Intelligent Surfaces With Channel Estimation Overhead: Achievable Rate and Optimal Configuration," in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 986-990, May 2021. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, and M.R. McKay, “Channel Estimation for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided MISO Communications: From LMMSE to Deep Learning Solutions”, in IEEE Open Journal of Communications Society, March, 2021. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, R. K. Mallik and M. R. McKay, “Signal Design for Frequency-Phase Keying," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 4067-4079, June 2020. Link

    Conferences

    • N. K. Kundu, S. P. Dash, M. R. McKay and R. K. Mallik, “MIMO Terahertz Continuous Variable Quantum Key Distribution,” Poster Presentation at QCrypt’22 Conference.

    • N. K. Kundu, S. P. Dash, M. R. McKay and R. K. Mallik, “MIMO Terahertz Quantum Key Distribution,” Poster Presentation at QCrypt’21 Conference.

    • N. K. Kundu, and M. R. McKay, “A Deep Learning-Based Channel Estimation Approach for MISO Communications with Large Intelligent Surfaces," IEEE 31st Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2020, pp. 1-6. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, and M. R. McKay, “RIS-Assisted MISO Communication: Optimal Beamformers and Performance Analysis," 2020 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2020, pp. 1-6. Link

    • N. K. Kundu, M. R. McKay, and B. Balaji “Quantum Enhanced Sensing using Gaussian Quantum States," in 2023 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS) . Link

    Scholastic Achievements and Awards

    • Recipient of INSPIRE - Young Faculty Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Among the 115 INSPIRE faculty fellows (22 in Engineering Sciences) from all over India. [2023-28]

    • Recipient of Hong Kong PhD Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. at HKUST. [2018-22]

    • Recipient of HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award. [2022]

    • Recipient of Overseas Research Award for carrying out research as a visiting PhD student at University of Ferrara, Italy [2021-22]

    • Recipient of Hong Kong Telecommunication Institute of Information Technology Post-Graduate Excellence Scholarship. [2020-21]

    • 3 Minute Research Video Contest winner at Global Young Scientists Summit’21, a forum that includes talks from Nobel Laureates, Fields Medal, and Turing Award Winners, organized by National Research Foundation, Government of Singapore. [2021]

    • Participated in iQuHACK 2022, MIT’s quantum computing hackathon. [2022]

    • Selected to Participate in Quantum Computing Hard- and Software Summer School 2021, organized by EPFL and ETH Zurich. [2021]

    • Represented HKUST at ASPIRE Forum 2021 - Student Workshop, organized by Tokyo Tech. [2021]

    • Ranked 4th in Channel Estimation in Millimeter-Wave MIMO Systems problem statement of the first ITU AI/ML in 5G Challenge for the proposed solution mmWaveNet. [2021]

    • Recipient of IIT Delhi Top 7% Semester Merit Award [2014-18]

    • Recipient of Jawahar Gajree Memorial Boys Scholarship at IIT Delhi [2017]

    • Secured All India Rank-801 in IIT-JEE Advanced Examination. [2014]

    • Secured All India Rank-173 and State Rank-5 in IIT-JEE Mains Examination. [2014]

    • Secured Rank-51 in Uttar Pradesh State Engineering Entrance Examination. [2014]

    • Received Letter of Appreciation from the Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India for securing 97.8% (Aggregate) and 100% in Chemistry in CBSE Class-XII Examination. [2014]

    • Recipient of Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship by Reliance Foundation for being in National Top 1% merit list of Class XII Exam. [2014]

    • Secured All India Rank-261 in Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) SX Stream conducted by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. [2013]

    • Qualified National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP) with a rank in national top 1%. [2013]

    • Qualified National Standard Examination in Astronomy (NSEA) with a rank in national top 1%. [2013]

    • Recipient of Best Student Award from Ch. Chhabil Dass Public School, Ghaziabad. [2013]

    • Recipient of National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scholarship from NCERT. [2010]

    • Winner of Nationwide Competition, “Kotak Young Scrabble Master" and mentored by World Scrabble Champion Mr. Ganesh Asirvatham in Kualalumpur, Malaysia.