Raja Karmakar, Ph.D.

Raja Karmakar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He received Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science and Engineering from Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (under West Bengal University of Technology), Kolkata, India in 2005 and Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Software Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2009. He received Ph.D. (Engineering) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2021. His doctoral research work was based on High Throughput Wireless Access Networks and it was a collaborative work with Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He is a member of IEEE. He had done his first Post-Doctoral Research at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), University of Quebec, Canada. Currently,  he has a research collaboration with École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), University of Quebec, Canada, and he is doing his 2nd Post-Doctoral Research at this Institution.

He has more than 18 years of academic experience. His research interests include wireless networks, mobile computing, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, UAV communications, blockchain, machine learning, network security, and computer systems. He published several articles in reputed journals such as IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Computer Networks Elsevier, Ad Hoc Networks Elsevier, Computer Communications Elsevier etc. He has publications in several reputed conference proceedings such as IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE LCN, IEEE GLOBECOM, ACM MobiHoc workshop, IEEE ANTS, IEEE/ACM COMSNETS etc. 

Research Collaboration :

Collaboration with the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada. 


Editor in Journal :

Guest Editor for the special issue on “Algorithms in Wireless and Mobile Networks” for the journal Algorithms (MDPI)


Publication Profile :


Member of Journal Editorial Board :


Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Energy Efficiency Applications (specialty section of Frontiers in Energy Efficiency Journal).


Education :

École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada


École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada 


Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India


Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India


Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology


Working Experience :

1. Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India  (Since February, 2023)

2. Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Techno International New Town (Techno India Group), Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India  (June, 2022 - February, 2023)

3. Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering (AI & ML) at Techno Main Salt Lake (Techno India Group), Kolkata, West Bengal, India  (March, 2022 - June, 2022)

4. Postdoctoral Research Fellow at École de technologie supérieure  (ÉTS), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada  (October, 2021 - March, 2022)

5. Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology at Techno International New Town (Formerly known as Techno India College of Technology), New Town Mega City, Rajarhat, Kolkata-700156, West Bengal, India (July, 2010 - October, 2021)

6. Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Technology at Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091, West Bengal, India (August, 2009 - June, 2010)

7. Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology, Degree division, Guptipara, Hooghly, West Bengal, India (September, 2005 - August, 2009)