CSE Department NIT Hamirpur

Day-2 Highlights | Bootcamp on Mobile Device Security | NIT Hamirpur

The second day of the Bootcamp on Mobile Device Security at NIT Hamirpur featured an expert session by Dr. Ajay Guleria, Senior System Manager, Computer Services Centre, IIT Delhi.

Dr. Guleria, with over 31 years of rich experience in IT infrastructure management and teaching, delivered an insightful session focusing on network automation and security. He shared practical perspectives drawn from real-world deployments and emphasized the importance of secure, scalable, and automated network systems in modern computing environments.

The session was highly interactive and provided participants with valuable exposure to industry-relevant challenges and best practices, further strengthening their understanding of mobile and network security.

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering, NIT Hamirpur, extends sincere thanks to Dr. Ajay Guleria for his valuable contribution to the bootcamp.

The Department of CSE, NIT Hamirpur proudly inaugurates the Bootcamp on "Mobile Device Security" today! 🎉
Prof. Suryawanshi, Director, NIT Hamirpur, could not attend the inaugural session due to his busy schedule, however, he conveyed his best wishes to the participants. The event was graced by Prof. Rakesh Sehgal, Dean R & C NIT Hamirpur, who was also the chief guest for today. He emphasized the importance of cybersecurity in an increasingly digital world. Dr. Archana Nanoty, Registrar, NIT Hamirpur, highlighted the institute’s commitment to fostering innovation and research in security domains. Dr. Siddhartha Chauhan, Head, DoCSE, spoke about the department’s efforts to equip students and researchers with advanced security tools and techniques. Dr. . P. Sharma, CI, ISEA Phase-III, shared insights into the ISEA initiative and its role in strengthening cybersecurity education, while Dr. Naveen Chauhan, Co-CI of the project, discussed the significance of mobile security and the pressing challenges in securing digital ecosystems. The smooth conduct of the bootcamp is being ensured under the dedicated coordination of Dr. Kumar and Dr. Nitin Gupta, who highlighted the objective of providing participants with practical exposure to contemporary challenges in mobile device security.

The occasion was further enriched by the presence of esteemed expert Dr. Rajesh Kumar Pal, Founder & Director of Mobisec Technologies Private Limited who shared his expertise during the bootcamp, providing valuable insights into the latest trends and challenges in mobile security and forensic analysis.
Sponsored by MeitY ISEA Phase-III, this bootcamp aims to empower participants with deep knowledge of mobile security and emerging cyber threats. Looking forward to an engaging and insightful journey ahead!

Congratulations to Abhiraj Singh Thakur (Dual Degree student), Dr. Nitin Gupta, Dr. Preeti Soni (Ex-faculty NITH now in NIT Warangal) and Kuldeep Singh Jadon, for their publication titled "Comparative Evaluation of Deep Learning Architectures for Multi-class Classification of Kidney Pathologies and Kidney Stone Detection" published in the Proceedings of the NIELIT’s International Conference on Communication, Electronics and Digital Technologies. NICEDT 2025 in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1522. Springer, held in NIELIT campus Ropar, Punjab in Feb. 2025.

link.springer.com

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering, NIT Hamirpur, extends its sincere congratulations to Dr. Ram Prakash Sharma and his co-authors Ashutosh Sharma and Tanuj Bhatia on the acceptance of their research article titled:
📄 “Contactless Fingerprint Presentation Attack Detection using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks”
📘 IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science (IEEE T-BIOM)
IEEE T-BIOM is a high-impact, SCI-indexed IEEE journal, recognized globally for publishing cutting-edge research in biometrics, identity science, and security.
This achievement reflects the authors’ strong contribution to advanced research in contactless biometrics, presentation attack detection, and next-generation AI models, and brings great credit to the department.
The Department congratulates the authors on this notable accomplishment and wishes them continued success in their future research endeavours.

🎓 16th Convocation Ceremony | Department of Computer Science & Engineering | NIT Hamirpur 🎓

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, proudly participated in the 16th Convocation Ceremony held on 22 December 2025.

The ceremony was honoured by the distinguished presence of Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Hon’ble Member of Parliament and Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel, as the Chief Guest, and Dr. Pramod K. Satyawali, Director, DGRE–DRDO, Chandigarh, as the Guest of Honour, whose inspiring addresses enriched the occasion.

During this convocation, the CSE department celebrated the graduation of:
7 Ph.D. scholars
42 M.Tech. students
28 Dual Degree students
125 B.Tech. students

The department takes special pride in sharing that the prestigious Director’s Medal – 2025 was awarded to Ms. Gurkirat Kaur Gill (21BCS023), Department of Computer Science & Engineering, for her outstanding academic performance with a CGPI of 9.55 and exemplary all-round contributions.
On this proud occasion, her parents were also present and were felicitated on the dais, making the moment truly memorable for the CSE fraternity.

This academic milestone was achieved under the able leadership and guidance of Prof. Hiralal Suryawanshi, Director, NIT Hamirpur, and Dr. Archana Nanoty, Registrar, NIT Hamirpur, whose vision and support continue to strengthen the institute’s academic foundation.
The department extends heartfelt congratulations to all graduates and sincere appreciation to the faculty, staff, and families for their unwavering support. We wish our alumni continued success and meaningful contributions in their professional journeys.

Congratulations to Dr. Nitin Gupta , faculty member, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, NIT Hamirpur, on being acknowledged and congratulated by IEEE Access on their official page for his editorial contribution.

We would like to congratulate these Outstanding Associate Editors for their impressive contributions to IEEE Access throughout 2024. These Associate Editors have directly contributed to the journal by upholding high publication standards, as well as ensuring that IEEE Access maintains its rigorous, quality peer review in only 4 to 6 weeks. Thank you all for your hard work and dedication!

For a complete list of Outstanding Associate Editors of 2024, please visit https://ieeeaccess.ieee.org/.../outstanding-associate.../

This week we would like to highlight the following Outstanding Associate Editors: Orazio Gambino, Francisco J. Garcia-Penalvo, Sotirios Goudos, Nitin Gupta, Tao Huang, Donato Impedovo

We are delighted to share that a research paper titled
“Adaptive Multi-Hop Routing in MANETs Using GraphSAGE-GRU-SAC for Enhanced Efficiency”
authored by Tanmay Srivastava, Dr. Nitin Gupta, Kuldeep Singh Jadon & Dr. judhistir mahapatro Mahapatro,
has been successfully published in IEEE Xplore.

This work was presented at the
2025 IEEE 6th India Council International Subsections Conference (INDISCON),
held at NIT Rourkela during 21–23 August 2025.

The research introduces an AI-driven hybrid routing framework for MANETs, integrating GraphSAGE for graph representation, GRU for temporal modeling, and Soft Actor-Critic (SAC) reinforcement learning for optimal routing decisions, achieving enhanced routing efficiency and network performance under dynamic conditions.

We congratulate the authors and wish them continued success in their research endeavors. 🌟
🔗 Paper Link:

Adaptive Multi-Hop Routing in MANETs Using GraphSAGE-GRU-SAC for Enhanced Efficiency | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore Mobile Ad Hoc Networks are characterized by dynamic topologies, limited energy resources, and frequent link interruptions, making efficient r outing a c halleng

We are excited to announce that the 16th Convocation of NIT Hamirpur will be held on:

📅 22 December 2025 (Monday)
📍 NIT Hamirpur Campus

A proud moment awaits as we celebrate the achievements, hard work, and journeys of our graduating students across all programs.
Stay tuned for updates on registration, schedule, and participation details.

Let’s come together to make this milestone memorable!

2026 batches of BTech, Dual Degree, MTech and PhD students of DoCSE.

DoCSE National Institute of Technology Hamirpur Launches One-Week Faculty Updation Programme on Mobile Device Security under ISEA Phase-III Project of MeitY, Government of India

Hamirpur, Nov 17 – A one-week Faculty Updation Programme (FUP) on “Mobile Device Security” was inaugurated today in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, NIT Hamirpur. The programme is being organized under the Information Security Education & Awareness (ISEA) Phase-III Project, sponsored by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.

Dr. Teek Parval Sharma, Principal Investigator of the ISEA Phase-III Project, delivered the welcome address and highlighted the growing threats in mobile ecosystems, emphasizing the importance of securing smartphones, applications, and user data in an increasingly digital and interconnected world.

The inaugural ceremony was graced by:

- Prof. Hiralal Suryawanshi, Director NIT Hamirpur (chief guest)
- Prof. Verma, NIT Jalandhar (Guest of Honour)
⁠• Prof. Rakesh Sehgal, Dean (R&C), NIT Hamirpur
• Dr. Nanoty, Registrar, NIT Hamirpur
• Dr. Kamlesh Dutta , In-charge HOD DoCSE NITHamirpur

The programme is being organized under the guidance of Dr. Naveen Chauhan (Co-PI). Dr. Rajeev Kumar and Dr. Nitin Gupta are coordinating the week-long course, which will include expert lectures from leading academicians and industry professionals. Sessions will cover Android security, mobile malware analysis, app vulnerabilities, secure mobile architectures, and emerging research trends.

Participants from multiple states, including PG and Ph.D. scholars, faculty members, and professionals, are attending the programme.

The initiative aims to strengthen cybersecurity education, foster research collaborations, and enhance practical understanding of mobile device security tools and methodologies.

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering, NIT Hamirpur, is pleased to congratulate the authors:

Ms. Attri

Prof. Lalit Awasthi

Dr. Teek Parval Sharma

for their recent publication titled:

📄 “Enhancing Fine-Grained Image Segmentation: A Wavelet-Attention U-Net Approach”
📘 International Journal of Information Technology (Springer), 2025
🔗 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41870-025-02847-9

The International Journal of Information Technology is a Scopus-indexed journal with a 2024 SJR of ~0.717 (Q2 category) and is widely recognized for publishing impactful research in computing and information technologies.

This achievement highlights the authors’ continued dedication to advancing research in deep learning, image segmentation, and wavelet-based neural architectures. The Department commends their scholarly contribution and wishes them continued success in future research endeavours.

Enhancing fine-grained image segmentation: a wavelet-attention U-Net approach - International Journal of Information Technology Accurate identification of object boundaries in images is essential for practical applications across science and engineering domains. This work presents a Wavelet-Enhanced Attention U-Net (WEA-U-Net), an improved segmentation architecture that integrates multi-scale wavelet decomposition and spatia...

Hill’ffair 2025 | Inaugurated at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur 🌟
Theme: Astitva: Roots Beyond Mirage

The National Institute of Technology Hamirpur inaugurated its annual cultural festival Hill’ffair 2025 on 7th November 2025 at the Institute Auditorium. Organized under the Cultural Activities & Clubs, the festival celebrates creativity, identity, and the vibrant cultural spirit of the institute.

The ceremony began with a mass singing of Vande Mataram, marking the 150th anniversary of the national song, followed by the lighting of the ceremonial lamp and formal inauguration by:

🔹 Prof. Rakesh Sehgal, Director-in-Charge, NIT Hamirpur
The event was also graced by the esteemed presence of:
🔹 Dr. Archana Nanoty Santosh Nanoty, Registrar, NIT Hamirpur
🔹 Dr. Y. D. Sharma, Dean Student Welfare

…along with Deans, FIs, AFIs, Nodal Officers, Faculty In-Charges, HoDs, faculty, staff, and students.

Students captivated the audience with energetic and diverse performances, including Bhangra, Contemporary Dance, Free Style Dance, soulful musical acts, and dramatic presentations.

The ceremony concluded with the National Anthem.
The Director, Prof. Hiralal Suryawanshi, extended best wishes for the three-day festival and applauded the students for their creativity, discipline, teamwork, and youthful energy, reflecting NIT Hamirpur’s cultural ethos.

✨ Looking forward to three days of celebration, talent, and unforgettable memories!