Dr. Ajay Kumar Vyas

Designation: Associate Professor & Head

Biography:

Dr. Ajay Kumar Vyas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information and Communication Technology at Adani University, Ahmedabad, India. He is a Fellow of IETE, Senior Member of IEEE, and Life Member of ISTE. He earned his B.E. in Electronics & Communication from Government Engineering College, Ujjain, and M.Tech. with Honors in Optical Communication from SGSITS, Indore. He completed his Ph.D. at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, in 2016. He has published over 50 papers in reputed international journals and conferences. Dr. Vyas has edited nine books, authored one textbook, and supervised three awarded Ph.D. candidates. He also serves on editorial boards of leading journals, including PLOS ONE and Scientific Reports.

  • Ph.D. in Electronics & Communication Engineering Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur, India 2012 – 2016
  • M.Tech. in Optoelectronics & Optical Communication (with Distinction) Shri G. S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore (M.P.) 2007 – 2009
  • B.E. in Electronics & Communication Engineering Ujjain Engineering College, Ujjain (M.P.) 2001 – 2005

  • Associate Professor & Head, Information & Communication Technology Adani University, Ahmedabad March 2022 – Present
  • Assistant Professor, Information & Communication Technology Adani University, Ahmedabad November 2021 – February 2022
  • Assistant Professor, Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering July 2016 – October 2022
  • Guest Faculty, College of Technology & Engineering, Udaipur July 2015 – June 2016
  • Assistant Professor & Head, SS College of Engineering, Udaipur January 2010 – July 2012
  • Senior Lecturer, Pacific Institute of Technology, Udaipur August 2009 – November 2009
  • Manager Trainee, EMGEE Cables & Communication Ltd., Jaipur May 2005- Nov 2005
  • Lecturer, Shrinathji Institute of Technology, Nathdwara September 2005 – May 2006 & December 2006 – July 2007

  • Optical Communication
  • Sensor
  • Communication Engineering

  1. Lalkrishna, S., Subhashish Tiwari, Atul Kumar, Achyutesh Dixit, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “First-time detection of calcium carbonate adulteration in food using advanced hexagonal and pentagonal photonic crystal fibers with silica and Schott glass.” Results in Optics 21 (2025): 100851.
  2. Tiwari, Subhashish, Ajay Kumar Vyas, Yogesh Dixit, Ajay Sudhir Bale, Achyutesh Dixit, and Abhishek Tripathi. “Sensing applications of high birefringence and low dispersion plastic PCFs containing elliptical dielectric rods.” Journal of Optics (2025): 1-12.
  3. Vyas, Ajay Kumar, Achyutesh Dixit, Subhashish Tiwari, Prem Shankar Mishra, Dileep Kumar Gupta, Sanjeev Srivastava, and Vijay Singh. “Implementation of QKD-based system using Nano PCF for healthcare applications.” Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research (2025): 10079
  4. Ajay Kumar Vyas, Santosh Kumar. “Investigation of the figure of merit to 256QAM FSO link for the next-generation terrestrial network.” Journal of Optical Communications.
  5. Patidar, Y., Jain, M. & Vyas, A.K. Clustering-Cum-Classification Based Machine Learning Medium Access Control Protocol for Three Tier Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network. Wireless Pers Commun 139, 1285–1301 (2024).
  6. Tiwari, Subhashish, Ajay Vyas, Vijay Singh, G. Maity, and Achyutesh Dixit. “Investigation of wave propagation characteristics in photonic crystal micro-structure containing circular shape with varied nonlinearity.” Optical and Quantum Electronics 56, no. 10 (2024): 1607.
  7. Kaur, Harleen, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “Introduction to the special section on transportation and pollution control from a smart city perspective.” Computers and Electrical Engineering 118 (2024): 109439.
  8. Bhati, Amit, Kamal Kant Hiran, Ajay Kumar Vyas, Maad M. Mijwil, Mohammad Aljanabi, Ahmed Sayed M. Metwally, Md Fayz Al-Asad, Mohd Khalid Awang, and Hijaz Ahmad. “Low cost Artificial Intelligence Internet of Things based water quality monitoring for rural areas.” Internet of Things (2024): 101255.
  9. Vyas, Ajay Kumar, Achyutesh Dixit, Subhashish Tiwari, and Narendra Khatri. “Design of double V-groove shape-based PCF sensor for cancer detection using RI technique.” Optik (2024): 171783.
  10. Patidar, Yogesh, Manish Jain, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “Optimal stable cluster head selection method for maximal throughput and lifetime of homogeneous wireless sensor network.” SN Computer Science 5, no. 2 (2024): 218.
  11. Tiwari, S., Ajay Kumay Vyas, Yogesh Dixit, Ajay Sudhir Bale, and Achyutesh Dixit. “Refractive index sensing of human blood using patterned photonic crystal containing defects.” International Journal of Modern Physics B 38, no. 20 (2024): 2450261.
  12. Pathmudi, Vivek Ramakant, Narendra Khatri, Sandeep Kumar, Antar Shaddad Hamed Abdul-Qawy, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “A systematic review of IoT technologies and their constituents for smart and sustainable agriculture applications.” Scientific African (2023): e01577.
  13. Bale, Ajay Sudhir, N. Vinay, Subhashish Tiwari, Achyutesh Dixit, Ajay Vyas, Atul Pandey, and Yogesh Dixit. “Exploring Specialty Optical Fiber for Astrophotonics Applications.” Results in Optics (2023): 100380.
  14. Khatri, Narendra, Ajay Kumar Vyas, Antar Shaddad H. Abdul-Qawy, and Eldon R. Rene. “Artificial neural network based models for predicting the effluent quality of a combined upflow anaerobic sludge blanket and facultative pond: Performance evaluation and comparison of different algorithms.” Environmental Research 217 (2023): 114843.
  15. Vyas, Ajay Kumar, Rahul Kumar Gangwar, and Santosh Kumar. “Elliptical air hole PCF-based low-cost sensor for refractive index and temperature detection: Design and analysis.” Optical Fiber Technology 73 (2022): 103060.
  16. Tanna, Jay, Sunil Jha, M. Muruganant, Anupam K. Singh, Ajay Kumar Vyas, and Santosh Kumar. “Heat pulse probe-based smart soil moisture detection system.” IEEE Sensors Journal 23, no. 11 (2023): 11428-11436.
  17. Vyas, Ajay Kumar, Achyutesh Dixit, Subhashish Tiwari, and Narendra Khatri. “Investigation

  1. Zala, Dharmendrasinh, Ajay Kumar Vyas, Narendra Khatri, Yogesh Patidar, and Kirtirajsinh Zala. “Effective Congestion Control Algorithm for Wireless Networks Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning.” In International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Competitive Strategies, pp. 109-123. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024.
  2. Shah, Hetvi, and Ajay K. Vyas. “A systematic review for 6G and beyond 6G enable IoT Network.” In 2024 2nd International Conference on Computer, Communication and Control (IC4), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2024.
  3. Patidar, Yogesh, Manish Jain, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “Machine Learning based Data Traffic Prediction and Classification of Sensor Nodes in Wireless Sensor Network.” In 2023 5th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication Control and Networking (ICAC3N), pp. 1291-1294. IEEE, 2023.
  4. Zala, Dharmendrasinh, and Ajaykumar Vyas. “Development of RL-Based Adaptive Congestion Control Algorithm for Wireless Networks.” In 2023 International Conference on Ambient Intelligence, Knowledge Informatics and Industrial Electronics (AIKIIE), pp. 1-8. IEEE, 2023.
  5. Patidar, Yogesh, Manish Jain, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “Modified unexpended energy based stable cluster head selection for homogeneous wireless sensor networks (WSNs).” In 2022 3rd International Conference on Computing, Analytics and Networks (ICAN), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2022.
  6. Patidar, Yogesh, Manish Jain, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “Comparative analysis of clustering and routing protocols for energy-efficient WSN.” In 2022 4th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication Control and Networking (ICAC3N), pp. 1768-1773. IEEE, 2022
  7. Vyas, Ajay Kumar. “Modified Power over fiber link architecture for high power applications and its implementation challenges.” In 2018 international conference on advanced computation and telecommunication (ICACAT), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2018.
  8. Vyas, Ajay Kumar, and Navneet Agrawal. “Implementation of nonlinear distortion minimization technique for RoF link using polynomial based predistorter.” In 2016 Symposium on Colossal Data Analysis and Networking (CDAN), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2016.

Book Chapter Published

  1. Jain, Ritesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar Vyas, Vishnu Agarwal, and Paras Kothari. “Metaverse Makeover: Transforming Patient Care and Wellness in Virtual Realms.” Metaverse Technologies, Security and Applications for Healthcare (2025): 147-171.
  2. Singh, Bablu Kumar, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “Application Perspectives of Digital Twin in Healthcare Using Metaverse.” Metaverse Technologies, Security and Applications for Healthcare (2025): 393-408.
  3. Tiwari, Manas, Kamal Kumar Kushwah, Hameed Khan, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “Implementation of Metaverse Technologies and Its Security.” Metaverse Technologies, Security and Applications for Healthcare (2025): 277-295.
  4. Vyas, Ajay Kumar, Narendra Khatri, and Sunil Jha. “An overview prospective.” 6G Communication Network: Architecture, Security and Applications (2024): 1. CRC Press, 2024.
  5. Gupta, Anish Kumar, Ajay Kumar Vyas, and Punitkumar Bhavsar. “Next generation wireless communication using intelligent reflecting surfaces.” In 6G Communication Network, pp. 16-33. CRC Press, 2024.
  6. Patidar, Yogesh, Manish Jain, and Ajay Kumar Vyas. “Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things: Systematic Analysis and Discussion.” In AIoT and Smart Sensing Technologies for Smart Devices, pp. 181-196. IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2024.
  7. Zala D.D., Vyas, Ajay Kumar Vyas Comparative Analysis of RED Queue Variants for Data Traffic Reduction Over Wireless Network. In: Mehta A., Rawat A., Chauhan P. (eds) Recent Advances in Communication Infrastructure. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 618. Springer, Singapore. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0974-2_3
  8. Patel, Sameer, Ajay Kumar Vyas, and Kamal Kant Hiran. “Infrastructure health monitoring using signal processing based on an industry 4.0 System.” In Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0, pp. 249-260. Apple Academic Press, 2022.
  9. Vyas, Ajay Kumar, and Navneet Agrawal. “Development of optical impairment minimization technique for radio over fiber link.” In Proceedings of International Conference on ICT for Sustainable Development: ICT4SD 2015 Volume 1, pp. 615-624. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2016.

Book Publication

  1. Kiran Parmar and Ajay Kumar Vyas, “Digital Electronics,” published by Book India Publication, ISBN 978-81940106-5-4.
  2. Book Title: Blockchain 3.0 for Sustainable Development
    • Publisher: De Gruyter, Publishing Berlin, Germany.
    • Editor: Deepak K. Khazanki, Ajay Kumar Vyas, Kant Hiran, Sanjeev Padnamaban,
  3. Title: Machine Learning for Sustainable Development
    • Publisher: De Gruyter, Berlin, Germany.
    • Editor: Kant Hiran, Deepak K Khazanki, Ajay Kumar Vyas & Padnamaban, S.
  4. Title: Artificial Intelligence in Renewable Energy Systems
    • Publisher: Scrivener Publishing, Wiley, USA
    • Editor: Ajay Kumar Vyas, S. Balamurgan, Kamal Kant Hiran, Harsh Dhiman.
  5. Title: RF Circuits For 5G Applications: Contemporary Trends & Opportunities
    • Publisher: Scrivener Publishing, Wiley, USA
    • Editor: Sangeeta Singh, Rajeev Arya, B.C. Sahana and Ajay Kumar Vyas
  6. Title: Precision Agriculture for Sustainability Use of Smart Sensors, Actuators, and Decision Support Systems
    • Publisher: Apple Academic Press, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA.
    • Editor: Narendra Khatri, Ajay Kumar Vyas, Celestine Iwendi, Prasenjit Chatterjee,
  7. Title: Smart Material and Its Applications
    • Publisher: Apple Academic Press, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA
    • Editor: Kamal Kumar Kushwah, Shilpi Jindal, Ajay Kumar Vyas, Prasenjit Chatterjee
  8. Title: 6G Communication Network: Architecture, Security, and Applications
    • Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA
    • Editor: Ajay Kumar Vyas, Narendra Khatri, Sunil Jha
  9. Title: Metaverse Technologies, Security and Applications for Healthcare
    • Publisher: Scrivener Publishing, Wiley, USA
    • Editor: Ajay Kumar Vyas, Harleen Kaur, Sourabh Sharma, and Bhavya Alankar

  1. Title of Invention: Multi-Core Fiber using Combined Square and Circular Core; Publication Date (U/S 11A) – 10/01/2020. (Application No. 202021000593)
    • The Patent Office Journal No. 02/2020 Dated 10/01/2020
  2. Title of Invention: Service Oriented Architecture based Energy Efficient Design (SOAEED) for Cloud of Things Environment; Publication Date (U/S 11A) – 17/01/2020.
    • The Patent Office Journal No. 03/2020 Dated 17/01/2020 (Application No. 202011001341.

  1. Delivered an Invited Talk on “Sustainable Future” at the International Conference on Novel Materials & Applications, JEC Jabalpur, February 2025. Invited as Keynote Speaker for the FDP on “Electronics & Communication Technologies for Futuristic Applications” at AKG Engineering College, Ghaziabad, on 2nd December 2022. Delivered an Expert Lecture on “Creativity, Innovation, and Design Engineering – A Step Towards Research” at Mandsaur University, on 7th February 2023. Invited as Keynote Speaker at the International Conference on Creativity & Innovation in Technology Development, SS College of Engineering, Udaipur, held on 15th–16th March 2018. Served as Session Organizer for the technical session on “Next-Generation Sustainable Communication Technologies” at the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Communication, Machine Intelligence, and Metaverse (SCMIM-2025) hosted by MCKV Institute of Engineering, Howrah, in collaboration with Engineering Institute of Australia and Yuan Ze University, Taiwan, on 7th–8th February 2025. Organized the technical session on “AI-based Energy Management for Sustainable WSN” during the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Networking (ICAIN-2025), jointly organized by BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus and IIIT Allahabad, UAE, held on 6th–7th October 2025.Conducted a Two-Day National Workshop on “Embedded Systems”, sponsored by DST, at SS College of Engineering, Udaipur, on 8th–9th April 2011. Conducted a Workshop on “Electronics Circuit & PCB Design” at SS College of Engineering, Udaipur, held on 8th–9th April 2012. Organized Two Workshops on “Robotics” at SS College of Engineering, Udaipur, on 29th–30th August 2010. Conducted a Workshop on “Industrial Automation” at Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering, Ahmedabad, on 25th March 2017. Served as Organizing Secretary for the National Symposium on “Challenges and Opportunities in Solar Energy” at Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering, Ahmedabad, on 9th September 2016

  • Selected as Section Technical Expert Program Member – 2025 for IEEE Gujarat Section. Received Best Paper Award for the research titled “Development of Multilayer IoT-enabled Intrusion Detection System for Physical Objects” at the International Conference on Sustainable Communication, Machine Intelligence, and Metaverse (SCMIM-2025), organized by MCKV Institute of Engineering in collaboration with Yuan Ze University, Taiwan, and EIT Australia, held on 7–8 February 2025. Biography featured in Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 2021 edition. Elevated to Senior Member (SMIEEE) by the IEEE, USA, approved in the IEEE Board Meeting held in April 2020, Phoenix, AZ, USA.Awarded for Outstanding Contribution in Conference Organization at the National Conference on Recent Advances in Wireless Communication & AI, held at CTAE, Udaipur, in March 2014.