Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Dr. Kaushik Ray

Assistant Professor

Wireless Sensor Networks, Industrial IoT, Optimization Techniques, IEEE 802.15.4e-based MAC Protocols, Adaptive AI.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisationNature of Association
March 4, 2025ContinuingAssistant ProfessorNERISTRegular
HONORS AND AWARDS
AwardInstituteYear
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
PhDComputer Science and EngineeringNIT Meghalaya2025
MTechComputer Science and EngineeringNIT Meghalaya2019
BTechComputer Science and EngineeringNIT Silchar2015
Class XIIScienceAHSEC, Assam2010
Class XGeneralSEBA, Assam2008
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
July 31, 2025ContinuingIn-charge, Hardware Lab
(Now Network/Hardware Lab, merged on June 24, 2026)
Deptt. of CSE, NERIST
July 31, 2025ContinuingCoordinator, S&PDeptt. of CSE, NERIST
July 31, 2025ContinuingCoordinator, CANDeptt. of CSE, NERIST
January 02, 2026ContinuingMember, NIRFNERIST
January 20, 2026ContinuingIn-charge, Badminton ClubGymkhana, NERIST
February 09, 2026June 23, 2026Coordinator, NBADeptt. of CSE, NERIST
February 27, 2026ContinuingCoordinator, ERPDeptt. of CSE, NERIST
July 08, 2026ContinuingMember, NBADeptt. of CSE, NERIST
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES

TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
TitleCourse CodeModuleSemesterYear
Compiler Design (CC & CI)CS23200Degree (BT, CSE)VI'25
Machine Learning (CC & CI)CS24008Degree (BT, CSE)VII'25, '26
Basic Computer and Application (CC)CSMD101Degree (BSc, CY)I'25
Basic Computer and Application Lab (CC)CSMD102Degree (BSc, CY)I'25
Digital Logic Design Lab (CI)CSPC104Degree (BT, CSE)I'25
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting (CC & CI)AI7012PG (MT, AI)II'26
Programming for Problem Solving (CC)CSMC201Degree (BSc, MA)II'26
Programming for Problem Solving Lab (CC)CSMC202Degree (BSc, MA)II'26
Programming for Problem Solving (CI)CSES201Degree (BT, ECE)II'26
Programming for Problem Solving Lab (CI)CSES202Degree (BT, ECE)II'26
Basics of Computer and Programming Lab (CC & CI)CS302Base
(ME (CI), AE, CE, EC, EE)
III'26
Basics of Computer and Programming (CI)CS301Base (ME)III'26
MTECH SUPERVISED
Title of ProjectNames of Students
PHD SUPERVISING
Sl. No.Scholar NameMy RoleYear
1.RUCHI KUMARI PRASADCo-supervisorJuly'25 - Ongoing
2.AIDO TONONG PABINSupervisorJuly'26 - Ongoing
PARTICIPATION IN FDP/STTP/WORKSHOP
Course NameOrganized byDate
STTP on "Outcome Based Education (OBE) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA)"Deptt. of EE, NERIST01/04/25-05/04/25
FDP on "Agentic AI with Integrated Vibe Coding Module – 2025"Deptt. of CSE, KL University19/05/25-23/05/25
Workshop on "Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer"NERIST16/09/25
FDP/STTP on "Induction Training Phase - I"NITTTR Kolkata06/04/26-17/04/26
COURSES OR CONFERENCES ORGANISED
Conference NameSponsored ByDate
BOOKS AUTHORED

PUBLICATIONS

Journals

  1. Kaushik Ray, Vipin Pal, Gaurav Singal, and Soumen Moulik, “Fuzzy-MAC: An FIS based MAC protocol for a multi-constrained traffic in wireless body area networks”, Computer Communications, vol. 195, pp. 451–462, 2022, issn: 0140-3664. URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2022.09.013.
  2. Kaushik Ray, Soumen Moulik, “i-DSME: An industrial-DSME MAC protocol for smart factory automation”, Internet of Things, vol. 23, p. 100859, 2023, issn: 2542-6605. URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2023.100859.
  3. Kaushik Ray, Soumen Moulik, “STREAM-E: A Streamlined Resource Allocation in Multichannel MAC for DSME With Energy-Aware Extension for Constrained-IIoT”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 21, pp. 9458-9467, 2025, URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2025.3598485.

Conferences

  1. Soumen Moulik, Kaushik Ray, “d-CARE: Context-Aware Regulation of Backoff Delay in Wireless Personal Area Networks”, TENCON 2019 - 2019 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Kochi, India, 2019, pp. 135-140, URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8929352.
  2. Soumen Moulik, Debapratim Dey, Kaushik Ray, and Kamal Das, “Reliable Transmission of Critical Packets in IEEE 802.15.4-based Body Area Networks”, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), Goa, India, 2019, pp. 1-6, URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9118022.
  3. Kaushik Ray, Soumen Moulik, “E2-DMAC: An Energy Efficient-DSME MAC protocol for Wireless Cluster Tree Network”, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), Jaipur, India, 2023, pp. 650-655, URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10468920.
  4. Abisek Dahal, Kaushik Ray, and Soumen Moulik, “Parallel Lightweight Hybrid Attention BiGRU Framework for Multi Resident Human Activity Recognition with Sparse Sensor Data”, TENCON 2025 - 2025 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 2025, pp. 998-1002, URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11375473