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Internet of Things
Making dense, low-power IoT deployments reliable and scalable — reliability, scheduling, and lifetime under real constraints.
WiNDS Lab · IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Wireless Networks & Distributed Systems
We design, implement, and stress-test IoT and distributed systems — making resource-constrained networks measurably faster, more scalable, and more resilient, and rethinking them with AI/ML.
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About the lab
WiNDS Lab explores the Internet of Things and distributed systems by building real solutions to real problems — then measuring whether they actually hold up.
Based in the Department of Mathematics and Computing at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, the lab improves the performance, scalability, and efficiency of IoT networks and distributed systems. We work close to the metal — protocols, simulators, and testbeds — and pair that with cutting-edge AI/ML to push what resource-constrained networks can do.
Meet the teamWhat we work on
Internet of ThingsWireless Networks
AI/ML in NetworksEdge Computing
Protocol PerformanceCongestion Control
Deep RLTestbeds
Research directions
What we’re building
Three of the six problems we keep returning to — from the physical link up to the learning layer.
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Wireless Networks
Squeezing more range, throughput, and mission-critical reliability out of the wireless edge, including UAV networks.
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Protocol Performance
Rigorous, reproducible evaluation of IoT protocols — building simulators and testbeds to see what really happens.
The people
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Dr. Alakesh Kalita
Principal Investigator · Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics and Computing, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Ph.D. from IIT Guwahati, with prior roles as a Lecturer at SUTD and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at NUS, Singapore. IEEE Senior Member. Recipient of the INAE Innovative Student Projects Award (equivalent to Best Thesis) for his doctoral work on the IoT.
IEEE Senior MemberINAE Best Thesis · 2022Ph.D., IIT GuwahatiEx-NUS · Ex-SUTD
Lab feed
Latest news
Jun 2026
PaperConference paper accepted in IEEE TENCON 2026.
Jun 2026
MilestoneThe lab’s first patent is granted.
Mar 2026
AwardRakesh Pradhan receives the IndiaAI PhD Fellowship from MeitY.
Oct 2025
GrantReceived a research grant from TiHAN, IIT Hyderabad.
Opportunities
We’re looking for people who like to build and measure.
The lab welcomes motivated Master’s and PhD students, preferably with a Computer Science background. If IoT, wireless networks, or AI/ML for systems is your thing, we’d love to hear from you.