
Hello! I'm Sagnik Bhattacharyya
I am a research scholar in the department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. I am working in the field of Wireless Communication and Networking under the guidance of Dr. Sam Darshi. My research interests include various topics like Network Coded Cooperation, Vehicular Networks, Intelligent Transport Systems, Cross Layer Techniques, MAC layer protocols, Rate Splitting Multiple Access and Energy Harvesting.


Sagnik Bhattacharyya
PhD Research Scholar (PMRF)
Electrical Engineering Department
Phone:
+91 9830229565/ +91 9830069564
Email:
Address:
Room number-411
Communication Research Laboratory,
J.C. Bose Block,
IIT Ropar, Main Campus,
Rupnagar, Punjab,
India-140001
Research Areas:
Network Coded Cooperation, Vehicular Networks, Intelligent Transport Systems, Cross Layer Techniques, MAC layer protocols, Rate Splitting Multiple Acces and Energy Harvesting

PUBLICATIONS
TRANSACTIONS/ LETTERS
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S. Bhattacharyya, S. Darshi, and Z. Lin, "Outage Analysis of Downlink RSMA in Vehicular Cluster: A Copula-based Approach," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, pp. 1-5, 2025.
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S. Bhattacharyya, S. Darshi, and D. T. Hoang, "Rate Splitting aided Multi-User Cooperation for Next-Generation Vehicular Clusters," IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, pp. 1-13, 2025. (First Revision Submitted)
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S. Bhattacharyya, P. Kumar, S. Darshi, S. Majhi, B. Kumbhani and A. A. Almohammedi, "Hybrid Relaying based Cross Layer MAC Protocol using Variable Beacon for Cooperative Vehicles," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, pp.1-10, 2023.
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S. Bhattacharyya, P. Kumar, S. Darshi, S. Agarwal, and S. Shailendra,"Cross Layer MAC Protocol for a Peer Conscious Opportunistic Network Coded Cooperation System," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp.1-13, Sep, 2021, doi: 10.1109/TMC.2022.3207332.
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P. Kumar, S. Bhattacharyya, S. Darshi, A. Sharma, A. A. Almohammedi, V. Shepelev and S. Shailendra, “Drone assisted network coded cooperation with energy harvesting: Strengthening the lifespan of the wireless networks,” IEEE Access, pp.43055-43070, 2022.
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P. Kumar, S. Bhattacharyya, S. Darshi, A. A. Almohammedi, and S.Shailendra, “Outage Analysis Using Probabilistic Channel Model for Drone Assisted Multi-User Coded Cooperation System,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, pp.1-12, 2022.
CONFERENCES
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S. Bhattacharyya, S. Darshi, B. Kumbhani, J. -Y. Pan and A. A. Almohammedi, "RSMUC: An Alternative to Coded Cooperation for QoS Enhancements in Next Generation Vehicular Networks," 2024 IEEE Middle East Conference on Communications and Networking (MECOM), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2024, pp. 392-397, doi: 10.1109/MECOM61498.2024.10880921.
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S. Bhattacharyya, P. Kumar, S. Sharma, S. Darshi and A. A. Almohammedi, “A Hybrid-Combine-and-Forward Relaying scheme for Network Coded Cooperative Systems”, in IEEE International Conference on Advanced
Networks and Telecommunication Systems (ANTS) (ANTS’21), Hyderabad, India, 2021.
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S. Bhattacharyya, P. Kumar, S. Darshi, O. Burnwal and K. Singhal, "Full Duplex Relay Assisted Coded Cooperation for Next Generation Wireless Networks," 2021 IEEE 18th India Council International Conference (INDICON), 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INDICON52576.2021.9691566.
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P. Kumar, S. Bhattacharyya and S. Darshi, "Outage Analysis for Drone Assisted Multi-user Coded Cooperation," 2021 IEEE 18th India Council International Conference (INDICON), 2021, pp. 1-6,doi:10.1109/INDICON52576.2021.9691689
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S. K. Singh, S. Bhattacharyya, R. Singh, B. Kumbhani and S. Darshi, "RSMA for Future Generation Multiple Access: Challenges and Opportunities," 2023 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2023, pp. 359-364, doi: 10.1109/ICIIS58898.2023.10253542.
EDUCATION

2021-Present
PhD
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR
Mentor: Dr. Sam Darshi
CGPA: 9
2018-2021
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR
MS(Research)
Mentor : Dr. Sam Darshi
CGPA: 8.29
2014-2018
Bachelor's Degree
TECHNO INDIA, SALT LAKE (affiliated under MAKAUT)(previously WBUT)
CGPA : 8.44
SKILLS

MATLAB
C/C++
EXPERIENCE
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Teaching Assistant
IET Bhaddal (Jan, 23-May, 23)
Subject: Signals and Systems
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Teaching Assistant
IET Bhaddal (Jun, 23-Nov, 23)
Subject: Analog Devices
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Teaching Assistant
IET Bhaddal (Jan, 24-May, 24)
Subject: Signals and Systems
ACHIEVEMENTS

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Prime Minister's Research Fellowship(PMRF)
Awarded in Cycle 9 (May 2022)
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IEEE Student Chapter
Student Branch Chair (2021 - 2022)
Student Branch Vice-Chair (2022 - 2024)
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Research Scholars' Forum
President (2021 - 2024)
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Engineering Olympiad
Certificate of Merit (2017)
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Reviewer
Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT)
Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE)
IEEE CONECCT (2022)
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GATE Qualified, 2018
94.7 percentile