Research Areas

Systems and Networks Lab (SNL) is part of Department of Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, focuses on the research activities in the broader area of computer and communication networks. Major research areas include:

• Complex Networks
• Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN)
• Software Defined Networks (SDN)
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN)
• Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)
• Graph Signal Processing
• Network Security
• Quantum Computing

Research Projects

1. MICRONet - Mobile Infrastructure for Coastal Region Offshore Communications & Networks
   Duration: May 2014 - Present
   Collaboration with:
   • Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
   • Amrita University
   • Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala (IIITM-K)
   • Information Technology Research Academy (ITRA), Government of India
     
     
2. Research and Development of an Integrated Enterprise Network Security System
   Duration: Two years
   Collaboration with:
   • Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
   • Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
     
     
3. IIST MeshNet: A Programmable Hybrid Wireless Mesh Network Testbed
   Duration: Mar 2013 - Mar 2016
   Collaboration with:
   • Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
     
     
4. Indo-US Collaborative Research on Pervasive Computing for Disaster Response
   Duration: Feb 2014 - Jun 2016 Collaboration with:
   • Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
   • University of California Irvine (UCI)
   • California Institute of Technology (Caltech)