Dr. Payal Khurana Batra

Education

• Ph.D. (Computer Science & Engineering), Aug 2012- April 2017 from JIIT, Noida

• M.E. (Information Technology), July 2007-July 2009 from Panjab University, Chandigarh

• B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering), July 2000- June 2004 from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Biography

• UGC Net Qualified
• Excellent Academic Record
• During my teaching career of more than 10 years, I have taught subjects like Computer Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks, Computer Organization, Data Base Systems and Web, Big Data and Data analytics and many more
• Always keen to learn new subjects.

Work Experience

• Having 10+ years of experience in CSE/IT department.
• Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida (Aug. 11^th 2016-Till Date)
• Sharda University, Greater Noida for 1 year ( Aug 1st ,2011 – Aug. 5th ,2012 ).
• Amity School of Engg. & Tech. Amity University, Noida for 1.5 years (Jan 5th 2010 – 30th June, 2011).
• N.C college of Engineering, Israna. (Panipat) for 11 months ( Feb. 21st, 2005- 11th Aug. 2005 and 15th July, 2009 – 18th Dec., 2009)
• Institute of Engineering & Emerging Technologies, Baddi (H.P) for 2 years. (12th Aug. 2005 – 5th Oct. 2007)

Interest Area(s)

Wireless Sensor Networks, IoT, Mobile Ad hoc Networks, Soft Computing Techniques, Machine learning

Patents

A Smart IoT Device Providing Short Message Service For Deaf Blind People (Published and FER submitted) Applicant : JIIT, Inventors: Dr. Payal Khurana Batra, Saurabh Singh, Saurav Thakur, Nayan Raj

Project

Co-PI of the Project entitled “Recommendation System for Automatic Generation of Adaptive Course Concept Sequence for Online Learners” Funded by DRID, JIIT, Noida.  (Under progress)

Publications

Google Scholar citations link

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-SiS0o8AAAAJ&hl=en

International Journals:

• Payal Khurana Batra, Paras Aggarwal, Dheeraj Wadhwa, and Mehul Gulati. "Predicting pattern of coronavirus using X-ray and CT scan images." Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics Vol.39, Isuue 11, no. 1,2022 (Indexed in Scopus).
• Payal Khurana Batra and Krishna Kant, “An Energy-Aware Clustering Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks: GA based Approach”, International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems. Vol. 11, No. 3, pp 275-292, 2018 Published by Inderscience, Indexed in SCOPUS, ACM Digital Library]
• Payal Khurana Batra and Krishna Kant, “An Improved Cluster Head Selection Algorithm Using MAC layer Information in Wireless Sensor Network”, International Journal of Sensor Networks pp 75-86, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2016 ( Published by Inderscience, Indexed in SCIE , SCOPUS , DBLP and ACM Digital Library] 
• Payal Khurana Batra and Krishna Kant, “LEACH-MAC: A New Cluster Head SelectionØAlgorithm for Wireless Sensor Network”, Wireless Networks, vol. 22, no. 1, pp 49-60, April 2015.[ Indexed in SCI, SCOPUS ,DBLP and ACM Digital Library] 
• Payal Khurana Batra and Krishna Kant, “A Clustering algorithm with Reduced Cluster Head Variations in LEACH protocol”, International Journal of System, Control and Communications Vol. 7, No.4, 2016 [h5-index=8, Published by Inderscience, Indexed in SCOPUS, ACM Digital Library]
• Payal Khurana and Puneet Jai Kaur, “Dynamic Metrics At Design Level”, International Journal of information Technology & Knowledge management, vol. II, no. II, July 2009.

International Conferences:

• Kajol Mittal, and Payal Khurana Batra. "Hybrid Machine Learning based Intrusion Detection System for IoT."  International Conference on Computing, Communication, and Intelligent Systems (ICCCIS). IEEE, 2022.

• Kajol Mittal, and Payal Khurana Batra. "A Survey on IoT Security Challenges and Solutions." Futuristic Sustainable Energy and Technology. CRC Press, 2022.
• Payal Khurana Batra, Aditi Saxena, Shruti and Chaitanya Goel, “Election Result Prediction Using Twitter Sentiments Analysis”,  Sixth IEEE International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing (PDGC), JUIT, Wakhnaghat, Nov. 2020
• Rashmi Kushwah, Payal Khurana Batra, Arti Jain, “Internet of Things Architectural Elements, Challenges and Future Directions” 6th  IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication (ICSC), March 5^th 2020, JIIT Noida, India
• Payal Khurana Batra and Rashmi Kushwah, “Fuzzy Logic Based Cluster Head Selection Method for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks”, ICIIP, JUIT, WakhnaGhat, Nov. 2019
• Payal Khurana Batra and Krishna Kant, “An Energy Efficient GA based Routing Algorithm for Two-tiered Sensor Networks”, IICIP, DTU, New Delhi, Aug, 2016
• Payal Khurana Batra and Krishna Kant, “Stable Cluster Head Selection in LEACH Protocol: A Cross-Layer Approach”, 7th ACM COMPUTE 2014, VNIT Nagpur, Oct. 2014. (Indexed in ACM digital library)
•  Payal Khurana Batra and Krishna Kant, “Energy Efficient Hierarchical Clustering Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks: a Review”, International Conference for Convergence of Technology, Sarad Chandra Pawar College of Engineering, Pune , India , April 2014. 
• Payal Khurana Batra, P. Raghu Vamsi and Krishna Kant, “Performance Evaluation ofØHierarchical Protocols LEACH, LEACH-C and PEGASIS in NS2 “, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science and Technology, SSUTMS, M.P., India, 2014.
• P. Raghu Vamsi, Payal Khurana Batra and Krishna Kant, “BT-GPSR: An IntegratedØTrust Model for Secure Geographic Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks”, Student conference on Engineering and Systems, MNIT, Allahabad, 2014
•  A.K Singh, Payal Batra and Abhishek Swaroop “ The 21st century vision of computing Cloud Computing” First International Conference on Mathematics & Soft computing applications in Engineering, Dec, 2010

Academic Achievements

• GATE-2012 Qualified,
• UGC-NET 2019 Qualified

Awards/Honors

• Got Scholarship in 10^th on merit basis
• Scored 75/75 in Applied Mathematics in B.Tech (3^rd Sem)
• Class Topper in Class XII Boards
• Stood Third in M.E (I.T)

Professional Achievements

• Served as session chair Session Chair in the 2 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication and Security(I3CS-2023) organized by NIT Kurukshetra during June 01-03, 2023
• Chaired a Technical session on “Computer Vision for Human Activity Recognition and Biomedical Applications” in International Conference on Robotics, Control and Computer Vision (ICRCCV 2022 ) organized by Department of Electronics Engineering at NIT, Uttrakhand, India held on 19-20 February, 2022
• Invited as an external invigilator for lab exams in Amity University, Noida and Sharda University , Greater Noida
• Contributed as Primary Evaluator in “Toycathon-2021” organized by Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of MSME, Minsitry of women and child development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Textiles, Goverment of India
• Conducted a Special Session on “Industry 4.0: Challenges and Applications”  in International Conference on Futuristic Sustainable Energy & Technology (ICFSE-2021) Organized by HillyTech Starter Pvt. Ltd on 19-20^th September. 2021
• Reviewed manuscripts for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Access, Journal of Intelligent Systems, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters and  IEICE Transactions, Wiely Journal Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience and many more.
• TPC member of various conferences like IC3 2017, IC3 2018, IC3 2019, IC3 2020, IC3 2021, IC3 2022, TEAMC 2018, CoCoNet’19. ICAAAIML-2021 , PCCDS 2022, RedCySec-2023, ICI 2022, DELCON 2023
• Reviewed papers of conferences like PCCDS-2020, ICRITO 2020.MIDAS 2020, ICAAAIML 2020, ICCCIS 2021
• Editorial Board Member of book “Nature-Inspired Algorithms for Big –Data Frameworks” by IGI global, September 2018. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5852-1https://www.igi-global.com/book/nature-inspired-algorithms-big-data/193079

Invited Talks 

• Delivered  Lecture on “Basics of Machine learning Using Python” in FDP (29^th June to July 6^th) on “Problem Solving and Programming Using Python” organized by School of Sciences at Christ  University, Ghaziabad, UP  on 30^th June, 2022 and July 1^st, 2022
• Delivered  an online expert talk on “GUI based Research Writing Tool :LyX” in a Two-day workshop on Research Methodology:Tools and Techniques organized by Dept. of CSE, IQAC and IIC  at Rabindranath  Tagore University, Raisen , MP on March 13^th, 2021
• Delivered a Webinar on “Research Writing  Using LyX”   at Sage University,   Bhopal on  May 25^th, 2020
• Delivered a guest lecture on “Research Writing Tool LyX” at Amity Institute of Engineering and Technology, Noida on Feb. 18^th ,2020
• Delivered a lecture on “optimization with Evolutionary Algorithms” in the FDP held  on Advances in Network Modelling & Optimization Techniques  at Jaypee Institute of Engineering & Technology, June 2019,  Sec-128, Noida.
• Delivered a lecture on “Low power Sensor Networks” in the Summer School held  on Intelligent IoT  at Jaypee Institute of Engineering & Technology, July 2019,  Sec-128, Noida.
• Delivered a lecture on “Routing protocols & Energy-Efficient strategies in Wireless Sensor Networks” in the workshop held  on Wireless Sensor Networks and applications  at Jaypee Institute of Engineering & Technology, March 2017,  Sec-128, Noida.
• Delivered a lecture on “Power Control Issues in Wireless Sensor Networks” in theØworkshop held at Jaypee Institute of Engineering & Technology, June 2014, Sec-128, Noida.

Workshop Attended/Organized

• Organized 15-day online summer school on “Quantum computing and its Applications (QCA’22) at JIIT  from July 25^th to August 6^th, 2022
• Organized 2-day Workshop on Soft Computing Techniques for WSNs at JIIT on 14-15^th September 2019.
• Attended various workshops inside and outside JIIT.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editorial Board Member of book “Nature-Inspired Algorithms for Big –Data Frameworks” by IGI global, September 2018. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5852-1 https://www.igi-global.com/book/nature-inspired-algorithms-big-data/193079