Under C-DOT’s STAR programme, an NITK ECE student, Aathira G Menon is being awarded the amount of Rs lakh per year for two years. Aathira G Menon, an ECE student at NITK Surathkal, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship under C-DOT’s STAR program. Her research on V2V communication for 5G and beyond will shape the future of smart transportation systems.
ECE, NITK, Surathkal, research scholar Aathira G Menon has won a fellowship from the Centre for Development of Telematics, which is the telecom R&D center of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under their STAR program.
It awards fellowships to support students from top-ranked colleges under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) scoring below 20. NITK is the only NIT that secured this award.
STAR program offers an amount of up to Rs 6 lakh per annum for up to four years. The PhD scholar shall be mentored by leaders in research at C-DOT and shall be availed of lab facilities. This support will create opportunities for additional contributions toward the advanced communication systems that are driving the future of connected vehicles.
Under the mentorship of her mentors Prabu K and Shyam Lal, her research title was “Next-Gen V2V: Deep Learning-Driven Multipath Profiling and Vehicle Fingerprinting for Enhanced V2V Communication in Smart Cities” led by Aathira, which aims towards the improvement of vehicular applications for 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) technologies.
NITK student’s research
The aim of this study is to provide a way to achieve more efficiency in these systems so that they are not wasting existing resources on supporting upcoming innovations. Especially in the future of smart transportation, such as self-driving cars and intelligent traffic systems, this kind of research becomes essential because all the current challenges are addressed to develop communications between vehicles in a better way so that eventual technologies can be faster, smarter, and more reliable.
The institute thanked C-DOT for offering this opportunity and for recognizing young talent across the nation. It extended a special note of gratitude to Professor Sharnappa Joladarashi, the Professor in charge (of fellowships and scholarships), for bringing such opportunities to NIT students. It also thanked the mentors for their invaluable guidance and support in nurturing Aathira’s research. “This fellowship is the best example of how industry and academia come together to empower the next generation of innovators. Congratulations to Aathira for her remarkable achievement!, NIT Surathkal said in an official statement.
Conclusion
Aathira G Menon’s achievement shows the tremendous synergy between academia and industry through C-DOT’s STAR program. Her V2V communication research is a landmark improvement that speaks to the kind of great innovative thinking but is also a step towards next-generation technologies for smart cities and also for autonomous vehicles. Mentor support and C-DOT fellowship will make her contributions toward the cause of developing more efficient, intelligent, and reliable vehicle communication systems in the 5G and B5G landscape. The recognition by NITK as the only institute among the NITs adds up to the testament as a proof of dedication at the institute level for cutting-edge research work.
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