Electronics and Communications Technology

Hybrid Optical Wireless Networks and Sensor Technologies
Editors: Prateek Gupta, PhD
Bhavana Kaushik, MTech
Kiran Ahuja, PhD
Indu Bala, PhD

Hybrid Optical Wireless Networks and Sensor Technologies

Now on Press
Pub Date: Forthcoming June 2025
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781774917442
E-Book ISBN: 9781003503408
Pages: 334 w.index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Notes: 2 color and 79 b/w illustrations

The incredible growth of hybrid wireless networks and sensors-based communication technologies has led to research in both academia and industry for intelligent, efficient, and robust technologies to satisfy the requirements of future users. This new book, Hybrid Optical Wireless Networks and Sensor Technologies, covers the tools, techniques, and trends in hybrid optical wireless networks and sensor technologies that can be applied in various domains.

Addressing recent trends and opportunities in wireless networks, the chapters in the book cover the categorization of various hybrid optical wireless networks and sensor networks, algorithm optimization for intelligent wireless and mobile networks, optic-based wireless networks, bio-inspired algorithms and methods for wireless networks and sensor networks, and more.

The diverse topics include deep learning in mobile device sensors, optimized wireless propagation models, underwater communication through hybrid optical wireless networks, sensor technology for advanced agriculture, sensors as attack and defense mechanisms for vehicles, wireless underground sensor networks for smart cities, IoT-based biosensors in smart healthcare applications, and more.

Key highlights:

  • Details the emerging wireless technologies that can be used for different application scenarios
  • Surveys the recent research on RF/optical and optical/optical wireless hybrid networks
  • Discusses the challenging issues related to hybrid system deployment
  • Reflects on future research directions for hybrid systems.
With chapters meticulously selected and reviewed by knowledgeable experts, this volume will be helpful for future research in this field with a focus on real-world problems. The scientific and technical information found here will be valuable to scientists, engineers, PhD scholars, and postgraduate and graduate students who are and will be engaged in R&D of optics and wireless communication and networks.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Study of Finite-Time Synchronization Between Different Neural Networks

Vijay K. Shukla

2. Optoelectronic Biosensor
Arun Kumar Bhukya, Sanjay Kumar Sahu, and Gopinath Palai

3. Nature-Inspired-Based Clustering Techniques on Wireless Sensor Networks
Neetika Bairwa, Navneet Kumar Agrawal, and Prateek Gupta

4. Bio-Inspired Algorithms and Methods for Wireless Networks and Sensor Networks
Neetu Sood and Vidhya Sagar

5. Deep Learning in Mobile Device Sensors
Surabhi Lingwal, Puneet Garg, Banit Negi, and Jitendra Singh Rauthan

6. Optimized Wireless Propagation Models
Deepti Kakkar, Richa Singh, Jyothsna Sebastian, and Kushagre

7. Underwater Communication Through Hybrid Optical Wireless Networks
Harmandar Kaur and Kiran Ahuja

8. Network Security Using Enhanced Vigenère Ciphers
Amar Shukla, Ayush Singh, and Raviraj Kumar

9. Attack and Defense Mechanisms for Vehicles to Everything (V2X) Networks
Amogh Aggarwal, Samridhi Duggal, Sarishma Dangi, and Ankit Gupta

10. IoT for Advanced Agriculture
Harmandar Kaur

11. Latest Trends in Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) and Its Applications in Smart Cities
Himanshu Sharma, Md. Salauddin, Ankur Singhal, and Ashutosh Kumar Singh

12. Review of IoT-Based Wireless Underground Sensor Networks for Smart Cities
Tanveer Kaur, Simarpreet Kaur, and Indu Bala

13. A Role of IoT-Based Biosensors in Smart Healthcare Applications
Irfan Ahmad Pindoo

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Prateek Gupta, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Computer Science Engineering and Technology, Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Prateek Gupta, PhD, is currently working as an Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science Engineering and Technology at Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was formerly Assistant Professor with the School of Computer Science at UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies), Dehradun, India. His research interests include optimization algorithms, wireless communications, and sensor networks. He received his BTech in Computer Science and Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India, in 2008; MTech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India, in 2011; and PhD from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, in 2019.

Bhavana Kaushik, MTech
Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science, UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies), Dehradun, India

Bhavana Kaushik, MTech, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Science at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India. She has been an academician for around four years and is currently pursuing a PhD in the field of image processing and computer vision. She secured a silver medal in academics during her MTech in 2015. She is GATE- and UGC-NET-qualified. Apart from academics, she has two years of industrial experience at Infosys Limited as a systems engineer. Her research areas include image processing, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and women‘s empowerment. She is a passionate mentor and supervisor for various undergraduate student projects. She has worked on some grassroot-level projects in the area of rural women empowerment. She has also acquired valuable design registrations, published research articles, and handled funded projects.

Kiran Ahuja, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jalandhar, India

Kiran Ahuja, PhD, is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET), Jalandhar, India, since 2006. She received her BTech and MTech degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, India, and PhD in Electronics and Communication Engineering in Wireless Communication and Networks from Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, in 2018.

Indu Bala, PhD
Professor, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (SEEE), Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India

Indu Bala, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (SEEE) at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. She has published more than 50 papers in various national/international conferences and journals. She has contributed more than 10 book chapters in various books from renowned publishers like Springer, Wiley, Elsevier, IET, IGI Global, CRC Press, etc. She has recently edited a book on IoT published by CRC Press and served as a guest editor for a special thematic issue titled Advancements and Trends in Green Computing and Communication in the journal Recent Advances in Computer Science and Communications, published by Bentham Science Publishers. Currently, she is also serving as a lead guest editor for a special issue on unmanned aerial vehicles, also from Bentham Science Publishers. She has served as a reviewer for several international journals, including Telecommunication Systems, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Wireless Personal Communication, Wireless Networks, etc. Her research interest includes cognitive radio networks, unmanned aerial vehicles, energy harvesting, resource management for next-generation communication networks, optical communication, etc. In the past, she worked as an assistant professor at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India, and as an associate professor at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Mohali and Maharishi Markaneshwar University, Ambala, Haryana, India. She completed her BTech and MTech degrees at Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, and PhD at Punjabi University, Patiala, India.




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