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Advisory Member

Dr. Rahul Thakur

Dr. Rahul Thakur

Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Roorkee

Expertise: Internet of Things (IoT) | Embedded Systems | Wireless Networks | EdTech Hardware Development

Technical Focus Areas

  • i. Internet of Things (IoT) & Smart Devices
  • ii. Research-to-Prototype Translation in Electronics
  • iii. Wireless Sensor Networks & Cellular IoT
  • iv. Microcontroller Boards & Hardware Toolkits

Leadership & Roles

  • i. Assistant Professor, CSE Dept., IIT Roorkee
  • ii. Founder, Internet of Things (IoT) Lab, IIT Roorkee
  • iii. Co-Founder, Pandabyte Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
  • iv. Mentor & Educator for next-gen hardware entrepreneurs and students

Awards & Recognitions

  • i. Best Paper Award – 19th IEEE International Conference on Networks (2013)
  • ii.Outstanding Teaching Assistance Award – IIT Madras, Department of CSE (2013)
  • iii. Best Researcher in Cellular Networks – ScienceFather, 2024

"When innovation meets accessibility, technology becomes a tool for transformation—from labs to classrooms to real-world impact."

— Dr. Rahul Thakur