Lokendra Vishwakarma

I am doing my PhD from Indian Institute of Technology in the Computer Science and Engineering Department. I work under the supervision of Dr. Debasis Das. I have completed my Master of Technology from Samrat Ashok Technological Institute of Technology in the Computer Science and Engineering Department in the field of Cloud Computing.

My current research interest includes the Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Cryptographic algorithm. I am actively engaged with the application of blockchain in the Internet of Things, Internet of Vehicles, Smart Grid and Fintech. My research focus is to develop a new consensus algorithm which is suitable for all these applications.

Education Qualification

  1. Pursuing PhD, Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, India.
  2. Masters of Technology (M.Tech) in Computer Science and Engineering branch, 2014 from Samrat Ashok Technological Institute (SATI), Vidisha (M.P.), India.
  3. Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Information Technology branch 2009 from Samrat Ashok Technological Institute (SATI), Vidisha (M.P.), India.

Research Publications

  1. Lokendra Vishwakarma, Ankur Nahar, and Debasis Das, LBSV: Lightweight Blockchain Security Protocol for Secure Storage and Communication in SDN-enabled IoV, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (IEEE TVT), April 2022 [Impact Factor 6.329].
  2. Lokendra Vishwakarma and Debasis Das, SmartCoin: A novel incentive mechanism for vehicles in intelligent transportation system based on consortium blockchain, Vehicular Communications (ELSEVIER), January 2022, [Impact Factor 8.37].
  3. Lokendra Vishwakarma and Debasis Das, BlockTree: A Nonlinear Structured, Scalable and Distributed ledger Scheme for Processing Digital Transactions The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications (Springer Cluster Computing), April 2021, [Impact Factor 2.303].
  4. Lokendra Vishwakarma and Debasis Das, SCAB - IoTA: Secure Communication and Authentication for IoT Applications using Blockchain, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (ELSEVIER), August 2021, [Impact Factor 4.542].
  5. Lokendra Vishwakarma and Debasis Das, Blockchain-based Security Protocol for Next-Generation Smart Grid Transactions, Science and Education Magazine, TechScape: IIT Jodhpur, Volume 01, Issue 02, December 2020.
  6. Lokendra Vishwakarma and Debasis Das, BSS: Blockchain-Enabled Security System for Internet of Things Applications, 19th IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA 2020), November 26-28, Online [Core Ranking: Core A].

You can find all my research work here.

Research Grant

  1. Received USENIX Security 2021 Student Grant for participating in USENIX Security 2021 Conference.
  2. Received ACM SIGMATRICS 2021 Student Grant for participating in ACM SIGMATRICS 2021 Conference.

Experience

  1. Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Shri Vaishnav Institute of Information Technology, Indore affiliated with Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya (SVVV), Indore from 20nd June 2018 to 20th June 2019.
  2. Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Truba College of Science & Technology, Bhopal affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India from 10th January 2018 to 14th June 2018.
  3. Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Shri G S Institute of Technology and Science, Indore affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India from 17th July 2015 to 9th June 2017.
  4. Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Bansal Institute of Science and Technology (B.I.S.T.), Bhopal affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India from 8th July 2013 to 15th July 2015.