Dr. Pranav Sharda
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, England, United Kingdom
IMPARC ID: IMP-MM-ENGG-ENG-UK-2025-2136
Profile Summary
Pranav Sharda is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, working in the area of optical wireless communications. His research interests include indoor and outdoor optical wireless communications, modeling of wireless communication systems, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and infrastructure-to-vehicle communications, and next-generation intelligent transportation systems. He earned a PhD in Optical Wireless Communications from IIT Delhi (2018–2023) and has additional training in communication systems through an M.Tech. (gold medal, 10 CGPA) and a B.Tech. in Electronics and Communications Engineering. He has international research exposure as a Research Visitor at Northumbria University’s Optical Communications Research Group, where he designed an experimental testbed for an infrastructure-to-vehicle visible light communications system. He is an IEEE member and an active reviewer for IEEE journals and conferences, with multiple journal and conference publications in vehicular VLC and FSO/IRS-assisted optical systems.
Subject Matter Expertise
STEM → Engineering →
– Optics
– Electrical Engineering
– Telecommunications Engineering
– Lasers & Photonics
Social Science & Humanities →
– Communications
– Telecommunications
– Wireless Communication
– Optics
– Electrical Engineering
– Telecommunications Engineering
– Lasers & Photonics
Social Science & Humanities →
– Communications
– Telecommunications
– Wireless Communication
Mentorship Offered
Research
• Scientific & Technical Research
Consulting
• Scientific and Technical Consulting
• Scientific & Technical Research
Consulting
• Scientific and Technical Consulting
Work Experience Summary
Postdoctoral researcher specializing in optical wireless communications with a focus on vehicular visible light communications (V2V and infrastructure-to-vehicle), wireless system modeling, and next-generation intelligent transportation systems. Experienced in academic research delivery, experimental testbed design, mentoring, and laboratory teaching support at Oxford and IIT Delhi.
Institute Name: University of Oxford (Department of Engineering Science)
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Description: Conducting postdoctoral research in Optical Wireless Communications, focusing on advanced communication systems and experimental research.
Duration: November 2023 – Present
Institute Name: Northumbria University (Optical Communications Research Group – OCRG)
Job Title: Research Visitor
Description: Worked under Prof. Zabih (Fary) Ghassemlooy; designed and developed an experimental testbed for Infrastructure-to-Vehicle (I2V) Visible Light Communication (VLC) systems.
Duration: June 2022 – August 2022
Teaching & Academic Contributions
University of Oxford
Role: Communications Lab Demonstrator
Duration: 2024 – 2025
Role: Circuits and Communications Lab Demonstrator
Duration: 2023 – 2024
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
Role: Head Teaching Assistant – Wireless Communications
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Role: Lab Demonstrator – Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Role: Lead Tutor (150+ Undergraduate Students)
Duration: 2020 – 2021
Role: Head Teaching Assistant – MIMO Wireless Communications
Duration: 2019 – 2020
Research Supervision & Mentorship
Role: Co-advisor of a Ph.D. Scholar
Duration: 2022 – Present
Role: Mentor to a Master’s Student
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Role: Mentor to Undergraduate Interns
Description: Mentored three undergraduate interns
Year: 2021
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Description: Conducting postdoctoral research in Optical Wireless Communications, focusing on advanced communication systems and experimental research.
Duration: November 2023 – Present
Institute Name: Northumbria University (Optical Communications Research Group – OCRG)
Job Title: Research Visitor
Description: Worked under Prof. Zabih (Fary) Ghassemlooy; designed and developed an experimental testbed for Infrastructure-to-Vehicle (I2V) Visible Light Communication (VLC) systems.
Duration: June 2022 – August 2022
Teaching & Academic Contributions
University of Oxford
Role: Communications Lab Demonstrator
Duration: 2024 – 2025
Role: Circuits and Communications Lab Demonstrator
Duration: 2023 – 2024
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
Role: Head Teaching Assistant – Wireless Communications
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Role: Lab Demonstrator – Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Role: Lead Tutor (150+ Undergraduate Students)
Duration: 2020 – 2021
Role: Head Teaching Assistant – MIMO Wireless Communications
Duration: 2019 – 2020
Research Supervision & Mentorship
Role: Co-advisor of a Ph.D. Scholar
Duration: 2022 – Present
Role: Mentor to a Master’s Student
Duration: 2021 – 2022
Role: Mentor to Undergraduate Interns
Description: Mentored three undergraduate interns
Year: 2021
Educational Summary
Formal training in communications engineering from undergraduate to doctoral levels, culminating in a PhD in Optical Wireless Communications from IIT Delhi, supported by graduate study in Communication Systems (M.Tech., gold medal, 10 CGPA) and a B.Tech. in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
Institution Name: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India
Degree Title: Ph.D.
Field / Description: Optical Wireless Communications
Duration: 2018 – 2023
Institution Name: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
Degree Title: M.Tech.
Field / Description: Communication Systems
Duration: 2015 – 2017
Institution Name: Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
Degree Title: B.Tech.
Field / Description: Electronics and Communications Engineering
Duration: 2011 – 2015
Degree Title: Ph.D.
Field / Description: Optical Wireless Communications
Duration: 2018 – 2023
Institution Name: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
Degree Title: M.Tech.
Field / Description: Communication Systems
Duration: 2015 – 2017
Institution Name: Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
Degree Title: B.Tech.
Field / Description: Electronics and Communications Engineering
Duration: 2011 – 2015
Publications
Published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers focused on vehicular visible light communications and free-space optical systems, including modeling, performance analysis, and diversity/transmission scheme design under practical channel constraints.
1. Title: Next Generation Based Vehicular Visible Light Communications: A Novel Transmission Scheme
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Authors: Pranav Sharda
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10568346
Year: 2024
2. Title: Vehicular Visible Light Communication System: Modeling and Visualizing the Critical Outdoor Propagation Characteristics
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Authors: Pranav Sharda; Manav R. Bhatnagar
Year: 2023
3. Title: Modeling and Design of IRS-Assisted FSO System Under Random Misalignment
Journal: IEEE Photonics Journal
Authors: Jinendra Sipani; Pranav Sharda; Manav R. Bhatnagar
Year: 2023
4. Title: A Comprehensive Modeling of Vehicle-to-Vehicle Based VLC System Under Practical Considerations, an Investigation of Performance, and Diversity Property
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Communications
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9732464
Authors: Pranav Sharda; Gundala S. Reddy; Manav R. Bhatnagar; Zabih Ghassemlooy
Year: 2022
5. Title: Modeling of a Vehicle-to-Vehicle Based Visible Light Communication System Under Shadowing and Investigation of the Diversity-Multiplexing Tradeoff
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Authors: Pranav Sharda; Manav R. Bhatnagar; Zabih Ghassemlooy
Year: 2022
6. Title: Clustering Based Diversity Improving Transmit Laser Selection Schemes Using Quantized Feedback for FSO System
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Authors: Pranav Sharda; Anshul Jaiswal; Manav R. Bhatnagar; Ankit Garg; Lingyang Song
Year: 2021
Title: IRS-Assisted UAV Based FSO System: Modeling Approach for Hovering UAV
Authors: Jinendra Sipani, Pranav Sharda, Manav R. Bhatnagar
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10757530
Conference: 2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall)
Year: 2024
Title: An Investigation of the Diversity Performance of Vehicular Visible Light Communications System under Dirty Headlights, Mobility, Atmospheric Turbulence, and Different Weather Scenarios
Authors: Pranav Sharda, Manav R. Bhatnagar
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9936979
Conference: IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS)
Year: 2021
Title: Two Laser Selection Scheme for FSO Communication
Authors: Pranav Sharda, Anshul Jaiswal, Manav R. Bhatnagar, Ankit Garg
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9342770
Conference: IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS)
Year: 2020
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Authors: Pranav Sharda
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10568346
Year: 2024
2. Title: Vehicular Visible Light Communication System: Modeling and Visualizing the Critical Outdoor Propagation Characteristics
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Authors: Pranav Sharda; Manav R. Bhatnagar
Year: 2023
3. Title: Modeling and Design of IRS-Assisted FSO System Under Random Misalignment
Journal: IEEE Photonics Journal
Authors: Jinendra Sipani; Pranav Sharda; Manav R. Bhatnagar
Year: 2023
4. Title: A Comprehensive Modeling of Vehicle-to-Vehicle Based VLC System Under Practical Considerations, an Investigation of Performance, and Diversity Property
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Communications
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9732464
Authors: Pranav Sharda; Gundala S. Reddy; Manav R. Bhatnagar; Zabih Ghassemlooy
Year: 2022
5. Title: Modeling of a Vehicle-to-Vehicle Based Visible Light Communication System Under Shadowing and Investigation of the Diversity-Multiplexing Tradeoff
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Authors: Pranav Sharda; Manav R. Bhatnagar; Zabih Ghassemlooy
Year: 2022
6. Title: Clustering Based Diversity Improving Transmit Laser Selection Schemes Using Quantized Feedback for FSO System
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Authors: Pranav Sharda; Anshul Jaiswal; Manav R. Bhatnagar; Ankit Garg; Lingyang Song
Year: 2021
Conference Proceedings
Title: IRS-Assisted UAV Based FSO System: Modeling Approach for Hovering UAV
Authors: Jinendra Sipani, Pranav Sharda, Manav R. Bhatnagar
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10757530
Conference: 2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall)
Year: 2024
Title: An Investigation of the Diversity Performance of Vehicular Visible Light Communications System under Dirty Headlights, Mobility, Atmospheric Turbulence, and Different Weather Scenarios
Authors: Pranav Sharda, Manav R. Bhatnagar
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9936979
Conference: IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS)
Year: 2021
Title: Two Laser Selection Scheme for FSO Communication
Authors: Pranav Sharda, Anshul Jaiswal, Manav R. Bhatnagar, Ankit Garg
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9342770
Conference: IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS)
Year: 2020
Invited Events and Presentations
December 2025
Invited to attend the Federated Telecoms Hubs (FTH) project meeting.
TITAN Hub: Led by Prof. Harald Haas
HASC Hub: Led by Prof. Dominic O’Brien
CHEDDAR Hub: Led by Prof. Julie McCann
JOINER Hub: Led by Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou
Organized at: Science Museum, London, UK
September 2025
Invited to attend and deliver a poster presentation at the HASC Hub project meeting.
By: Prof. Dominic O’Brien, Director, HASC, University of Oxford, UK
February 2024
Invited to attend the TITAN Hub project meeting.
By: Prof. Harald Haas, Director, TITAN, University of Cambridge, UK
March 2024
Invited to deliver a presentation on the HASC project.
By: Prof. Dominic O’Brien, Director, HASC, University of Oxford, UK
April 2024
Invited to attend the JOINER Hub project meeting.
By: Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou, Director, JOINER, University of Bristol, UK
September 2024
Invited to attend the TITAN Hub project meeting.
By: Prof. Harald Haas, Director, TITAN, University of Cambridge, UK
October 2024
Invited to deliver a presentation on the HASC project.
By: Prof. Dominic O’Brien, Director, HASC, University of Oxford, UK
Invited to attend the Federated Telecoms Hubs (FTH) project meeting.
TITAN Hub: Led by Prof. Harald Haas
HASC Hub: Led by Prof. Dominic O’Brien
CHEDDAR Hub: Led by Prof. Julie McCann
JOINER Hub: Led by Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou
Organized at: Science Museum, London, UK
September 2025
Invited to attend and deliver a poster presentation at the HASC Hub project meeting.
By: Prof. Dominic O’Brien, Director, HASC, University of Oxford, UK
February 2024
Invited to attend the TITAN Hub project meeting.
By: Prof. Harald Haas, Director, TITAN, University of Cambridge, UK
March 2024
Invited to deliver a presentation on the HASC project.
By: Prof. Dominic O’Brien, Director, HASC, University of Oxford, UK
April 2024
Invited to attend the JOINER Hub project meeting.
By: Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou, Director, JOINER, University of Bristol, UK
September 2024
Invited to attend the TITAN Hub project meeting.
By: Prof. Harald Haas, Director, TITAN, University of Cambridge, UK
October 2024
Invited to deliver a presentation on the HASC project.
By: Prof. Dominic O’Brien, Director, HASC, University of Oxford, UK