Dr. Sanya Anees

Dr. Sanya Anees is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi, since July 2023. Prior to joining NSUT, she has seven years of experience as an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Guwahati.

She completed her Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from RGPV (Gold Medalist, 2010), her Master’s with Distinction in Communication Engineering from the University of Manchester, UK (2012), and her Ph.D. from IIT Delhi (2016).

Dr. Sanya Anees has over 40 papers published in reputed international SCI journals and conferences in the areas of wireless communication, AI, and ML. She has supervised 2 Ph.D. students, is currently guiding two doctoral scholars, and has mentored 50+ B. Tech. and M. Tech. theses.

Research Interests:

• B5G/6G communication
• Mixed RF and FSO systems
• Optical Wireless Communication
• Cooperative Communication
• UAV/HAPS based communication
• ML & AI for Sustainable Environment

Teaching Interests:

• Digital Communication
• Communication Engineering
• Probability Theory and Random Processes
• Wireless Communication

Sponsored Research:

• Co-PI of the DST-FIST Project project titled, “Advanced Optical Communication Testing and Measurement Lab,” [Sanction Amount - INR 2.45 Cr.] (2024-Present)
• PI of SERB ECRA Project entitled, “Energy Efficient 5G Hybrid Optical Wireless Communication System Based on High-Speed FSO/VLC Interconnections” with an approved budget of INR 24.2 Lakhs. [Sanction Amount - INR 24.17 lakhs] (2018-2021)
• PI of the TEQIP project titled “High Speed Backhaul Optical Wireless Connectivity in the form of Triple-Hop Multiuser RF/FSO/RF Communication System.” [Sanction Amount - INR 2 lakhs] (2018-2019)

Selected Publications:

• M. Ashraf, et. al., “Pharmaceuticals and personal care product modelling: Unleashing artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities and impact on one's health and sustainable development goals,” Science of The Total Environment, vol. 955, December 2024. [Impact Factor: 8.2]
• P. P. Mondal, et. al., “Review on machine learning-based bioprocess optimization, monitoring, and control systems,” Bioresource Technology, vol. 370, December 2022. [Impact Factor: 11.4]
• R. Deka, et. al., “On the Performance and Optimization of HAPS Assisted Dual-Hop Hybrid RF/FSO System,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 80976-80988, August 2022. [Impact Factor: 3.9]
• S. Anees and M. R. Bhatnagar, “Performance of an amplify-and-forward dual-hop asymmetric RF-FSO communication system,” IEEE Journal of Optical Communication Networking, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 124-135, February 2015. [Impact Factor: 5]
• M. R. Bhatnagar and S. Anees, “On the performance of Alamouti scheme in Gamma-Gamma fading FSO links with pointing errors,” IEEE Wireless Communication Letters, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 94-97, December 2014. [Impact Factor: 6.3]

Awards:

• Awarded Early Career Research Award by SERB in September 2018.
• Awarded International Travel Support from SERB for IEEE GlobalSIP, Florida, USA in December 2015.
• Awarded IEEE Student Travel Grant from IEEE Signal Processing Society for IEEE GlobalSIP, Florida, USA in December 2015.
• Awarded International Travel Grant from Bharti School of Telecom. Tech. & Mgt., IIT Delhi for attending IEEE PIMRC, Hong Kong in September 2015.
• Awarded International Travel Grant from Industrial Research and Development unit IIT Delhi for attending IEEE VTC, Vancouver, Canada in September 2014.
• Awarded IEEE Student Travel Grant from IEEE Communications Society for IEEE WCNC, Istanbul, Turkey in April 2014.
• Awarded University Gold medal for being University Topper in ECE in 2012.
• Awarded Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Gold medal for being University Topper amongst students from ECE, CSE, and IT in 2012.
• Awarded Prof. S. T. Chakravarti Gold Medal for being University Topper amongst students from ECE, EE, ME, and CE in 2012.

Academic and Administrative Responsibilities:

Member of:

1. Departmental Time-Table Committee & Registration Committee (Feb 2024 - Present)
2. NEP Implementation Committee (Feb 2024 - Present)
3. Community Internship Mentor
4. Departmental Undergraduate Project Evaluation Committee (Feb 2024 - Present)
5. Departmental Ph.D. Admission and Guest Faculty Selection Committee (Feb 2024 - Present)
6. Departmental M. Tech. Admission Committee (Feb 2024 - Present)

Professional Services:

• Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Communications
• Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
• Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
• Reviewer of IEEE Communication Letters
• Reviewer of IEEE Systems Journal
• Reviewer of IEEE Sensors
• Reviewer of IEEE Access
• Reviewer of IEEE Internet of Things Journal
• Reviewer of IEEE Photonics Journal 
• Reviewer of IET Communications
• Reviewer of Applied Optics
• TPC Member of IEEE NCC-2018
• TPC Member of IEEE ICSC-2018
• TPC Member ofIEEE CICT-2017

My Ph.D. Students:

• Dr. Sadia Hussain, IIT Delhi, 2024 - Assistant Professor (Contractual), NIT Srinagar (Co-guide)
• Dr. Rima Deka, IIIT Guwahati, 2025 - Assistant Professor, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
• Mr. Abhinav Galodha, pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Delhi (Co-guide)
• Mr. Anil Kumar Dahiya, pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Delhi (Co-guide)

I am looking for highly motivated full-time (FT) and part-time (PT) research students in broad areas of wireless communication systems, AI/ML for a sustainable environment. If you have a passion for research, critical thinking, and a desire to contribute to our country, you are welcome to join my team. Please contact me with a brief research statement and your detailed CV.

Invited Talks:

• Delivered an expert lecture on “Mixed RF-FSO Cooperative Communication Systems” in the SERB sponsored five-day online FDP on Recent Trends in Free Space Optics and its Applications organized by the NITK Surathkal, Karnataka, on October 07, 2021.
• Conducted an expert session on “Hybrid RF/FSO Communication” in a Two-Day National Webinar on “Optical Wireless Communication: Challenges and Opportunities” organized by Nirma University Ahmedabad, Gujrat on August 06, 2021.
• Delivered an invited talk on ''Challenges in Online Teaching and their Solutions'' at the Faculty Development Program on ''Online Tools for Effective Teaching'', organized by NIT Srinagar, India, on March 26, 2021.

Professional Memberships:

• Member IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA
• Member IEEE Photonics Society, USA
• Member SPIE - Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, USA
• Member Optica - The Optical Society, USA
• Member of IETE - The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, INDIA