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Educational Qualification (highest): Ph.D

Area of Research: Anomaly Detection, Data Analysis, Wireless sensor networks, Smart Grid

Department: Information Technology

PhD Scholars: 03 Registered
  • Mr. M. Ravinder (2020), Research Area: Advanced Anomaly Detection in Smart Grid using Machine Learning Techniques. (Research topic approved).
  • Ms. Raminder Kaur (2020), Research area: Assessment of Psychology based on speech analysis. (Research topic approved).
  • Mr. Amit Holkar, (2023), Research topic to be approved, Wireless sensor networks.
Basic Information:
  • Email Id: vikram.kulkarni@nmims.edu
  • Landline extension: 022- 45024733
  • Desk (location): Faculty room 701, Cubicle-8
Patents
  1. Australian Patent application: Patent number: 2020102543, Vikram Kulkarni et. al “IoT Based Trust Modeling Approach for Cooperative Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)” applied on 30-Sep-2020, Approved and Granted on 04-Nov-2020.
  2. Australian Patent application: Patent number: 2020103880, Vikram Kulkarni et al. “An IOT and Deep Learning Enabled device for Monitoring Social Distancing” applied on 03-Dec-2020 Approved and granted on 27-01-2021.
Copyright: 1 application
  1. Registration Number: L-106254/2021, Dairy number- 6954/2021-CO/L. Title: Blockchain Defined Network (BDN) based Secure Transaction in IoT Environment, Accepted on 10-08-2021.
Awards
  1. Recognized as a Top Reviewer at the 4th IEEE Bombay Section Signature Conference (IBSSC-2022) held during December 8 -10 2022 and Organized by IEEE Bombay Section and SVKM’s NMIMS MPSTME, Mumbai, India.
  2. Guest editor for Special Issue “Exploring the Power of AI and ML in Smart Grids: Advancements, Applications, and Challenges “Frontiers in AI and Fronteirs in Big Data (Scopus and WOS, Open access)”. https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/62677/exploring-the-power-of-ai-and-ml-in-smart-grids-advancements-applications-and-challenges
  3. Guest editor for Special Issue “Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Automation and Energy Forecasting” in journal “Frontiers in Energy Research (Scopus and SCI indexed with IF 3.2, Open access)”. Link https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/40928/recent-advances-in-renewable-energy-automation-and-energy-forecasting. 12 articles accepted in the special issue.
  4. Co-Organized a Special Session on the topic “Recent trends in Sustainable Energy Management and Energy Forecasting” in an International Conference on Intelligent and Innovative Technologies in Computing, Electrical, and Electronics (IITCEE 2023), supported by IEEE Banglore section – from 27-28 January 2023 held at the, BNM Institute of Technology (Autonomous under VTU), Bengaluru, India. BNMIT-SS7.pdf
  5. Reviewer for “Wireless Personal Communications- Springer”
  6. Reviewer for “IEEE ACCESS ”
  7. Reviewer for IEEE Systems Journals
  8. Reviewer for “Soft Computing – Springer”
  9. Reviewer for “International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing (IJAHUC)- Inderscience Publications (Scopus)”
  10. Reviewer for “Recent Patents on Computer Science (Scopus)” – Bentham Science Publishers.
  11. Reviewer for “JESTER (Scopus)”
  12. Reviewer for many International conferences,
Achievements
  1. Dr. Vikram Kulkarni’s achievements span several areas of academic and professional excellence. His accomplishments include significant contributions to research, with numerous publications in both journals and book chapters. He has also been actively involved in guiding research scholars and participating in editorial activities. Furthermore, Dr. Kulkarni has played a key role in organizing and presenting at various conferences and seminars, showcasing his expertise and commitment to the field of information technology and engineering. This diverse range of achievements highlights his dedication to academic research, teaching, and active engagement in the scholarly community.
Publications

Journals

  1. M. Ravinder (Research Scholar), Vikram Kulkarni, Robust and Efficient Hybrid Autoencoder-Adam (HAA) Algorithm for Analyzing Anomalies in Indian Electricity Consumption Data, IJGEI-166040, Int. J. of Global Energy Issues, Nov-2023, (Accepted after second revision, In-press). Indexing: ESCI, Scopus, ABDC (C)
  2. Sahoo SK, Yanine FF, Kulkarni Vikram and Kalam A (2023), Editorial: Recent advances in renewable energy automation and energy forecasting. Front. Energy Res. 11:1195418. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2023.1195418 Indexing: SCI –E (IF 3.8), Scopus Indexed Journal.
  3. M. Ravinder (Research Scholar), Vikram Kulkarni, “Intrusion Detection in Smart Meters Data using Machine Learning Algorithms: A Research Report”, Frontiers in Energy Research, Vol 11, Feb-2023, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2023.1147431). Indexing: SCI –E (IF 3.8), Scopus Indexed Journal.
  4. Gundugonti Kishore Kumar, Mahammad Firose Shaik, and Vikram Kulkarni, “Power and Delay Efficient Haar Wavelet Transform for Image Processing Application”, Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers, Vol. 31. No. 8. (2022), Pg. No 2220001-2220013, Dec-2021, https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218126622200018. Indexing: SCI –E (IF 1.3), Scopus Indexed Journal.
  5. Vikram Kulkarni, Sarat Kumar Sahoo, Sudhakar Babu, “Power Systems Automation, Communication, and Information Technologies for Smart Grid: An Technical Aspects Review”, TELKOMNIKA (Telecommunication, Computing, Electronics and Control), Vol. 19, No.3, Pg No. 1017-1029, June 2021.Indexing: Scopus Indexed Journal.
  6. Vikram et al. “Detecting the Phishing Attack Using Collaborative Approach and Secure Login through Dynamic Virtual Passwords”  Volume 17, Number 2, Pg.No. 524-535, Dec-2020. Webology Journal . https://doi.org/10.14704/WEB/V17I2/WEB17049 Indexing: Scopus Indexed Journal. Publisher: Info Sci Publisher (University of Tehran, Iran)
  7. Vikram.K, Sarat Kumar Sahoo, K. V. L. Narayana, “A Survey on Interference Avoiding Methods for Wireless Sensor Networks working in the 2.4GHz Frequency Band”, Vol. 13, Number 3, Pg No: 59 – 81, Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review, July-2020, doi:10.25103/jestr.133.08 Publisher: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology (EMaTTech), Kavala, Greece. Indexing: Scopus Indexed Journal.
  8. Vikram.K, Sarat Kumar Sahoo, “Load Aware Channel Estimation and Channel Scheduling for 2.4GHz Frequency Band Wireless Networks for Smart Grid Applications”, Volume 10, Number 4, Pg. No: 879-902, DEC-2017. International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems. Publisher: Massey University, New Zealand. Indexing: Emerging Sources Citation Index & SCOPUS Indexed Journal.
  9. Vikram.K, Sarat Kumar Sahoo, “A Collaborative Frame Work for Avoiding the Interference in 2.4GHz Frequency Band Smart Grid Applications” Vol. No. 22, No.1, Pg. No: 48-56, June-2018. Electronics Journal. Publisher: Faculty of Electrical Engineering Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe. Indexing: SCOPUS Indexed Journal.

Books Published

  1. Ketan Shah, Ashwini Rao, Vikram Kulkarni, Pintu Shah, “Innovative Solutions: Practical IT and Cyber Projects for a Secure Digital Future” ISBN: 978-93-91044-61-9, Imperial Publications, Maharashtra, India. (In-Press)
  2. Sarat Kumar Sahoo, Franco Fernando Yanine, Vikram Kulkarni and Akhtar Kalam, “Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Automation and Energy Forecasting” Published in Frontiers in Energy Research, ISBN 978-2-8325-2529-6, DOI 10.3389/978-2-8325-2529-6
  3. Vikram Kulkarni, “Coexisting problems for wireless sensor networks working in 2.4 GHz frequency band” ISBN: 9783346075338, Dec-19, GRIN Publishers, Munich, Germany.
  4. Vikram. K, K. L. N. Rao, “Bio-Metrics Recognition- Based on IRIS Segmentation” Dec-2019, ISBN-978-620-0-47685-2, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Mauritius.
Conferences
  1. M. Ravinder (Research Scholar), Vikram Kulkarni, Performance Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques for Anomaly Detection in Indian Electricity Consumption Data, International Conference on Material Evolutionary Computing and Networks (ICECMSN 2023), which will be held on November 09-10, 2023 at Hindusthan Institute of Technology in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Procedia Computer Science-Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2023.12.084
  2. M. Ravinder (Research Scholar), Vikram Kulkarni, Enhancing Energy Consumption Prediction in Household Multivariate Time Series Data: A Recursive Feature Elimination and LSTM-Keras Approach, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING ANALYTICS ICONIEA 2024(Program ID:IIT/CEP/CON/CON/2023-2024/IM/61) February 16-18, 2024, IIT Kharagpur (Accepted for presentation).
  3. Kulkarni, V., Jain, V., Kumar, A., Patel, F., Chokshi, A. (2023). Elderly People Assistance Based on Advanced Hardware Module and a Mobile App. In: Ranganathan, G., EL Allioui, Y., Piramuthu, S. (eds) Soft Computing for Security Applications. ICSCS 2023. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1449. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3608-3_7
  4. Kulkarni, V. (2023). Blockchain Technology-Based Holiday Exchange Network. In: Ranganathan, G., EL Allioui, Y., Piramuthu, S. (eds) Soft Computing for Security Applications. ICSCS 2023. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1449. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3608-3_10
  5. M. Ravinder. Vikram Kulkarni, “A Review on Cyber Security and Anomaly Detection Perspectives of Smart Grid” Presented in IEEE-ICSSIT-2023, Francis Xavier Engineering College (Autonomous), Anna University, Jan-2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSSIT55814.2023.10060871
  6. Yashvi Shah, Yashashvi verma, Umang sharma, Aum Sampat, “Supply Chain for Safe & Timely Distribution of Medicines using Blockchain & Machine Learning” Presented in IEEE-ICSSIT-2023, Francis Xavier Engineering College (Autonomous), Anna University, Jan-2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSSIT55814.2023.10061049
  7. Dhamodhar Reddy, Vikram Kulkarni, “Wind Turbine System based on Fuzzy Logic based MPPT Controller and Boost type Vienna Rectifier”, Presented in IEEE- IITCEE 2023, BNMIT, VTU, Benguluru, Jan-2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/IITCEE57236.2023.10091023
  8. M. Ravinder(Research Scholar), Vikram Kulkarni, “ESEEA: Enhanced Stable Energy-Efficient Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Network.” Presented in IEEE-IBSSC 2022, NMIMS MPSTME and IEEE Bombay section, Dec-2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/IBSSC56953.2022.10037545