Mr. Ankush Sharma | Quantile Life Prediction | Young Researcher Award

Emerging Research Scholar, Banaras Hindu University, India

Mr. Ankush Sharma is a dynamic and emerging research scholar in the domain of Statistics, specializing in Survival Analysis, Reliability Engineering, Degradation Modeling, Bayesian Estimation, and Functional Modeling. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Statistics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, where his research focuses on Statistical Modeling and Experimental Designs Planning for Highly Reliable Products under the supervision of Prof. Sanjeev Kumar. He has contributed actively to the global research community through publications in reputed Scopus and SCI-indexed journals and has served as a reviewer for distinguished journals such as the International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management and the Asia Pacific Prognostics and Health Management Conference. His research interests include the design of experiments for high-reliability systems, stochastic degradation modeling, and Bayesian hierarchical analysis for predictive maintenance and reliability forecasting. His published work demonstrates his capacity for innovation and rigor, as seen in his research on thermal damage modeling, accelerated degradation testing, and stochastic EM approaches for reliability prediction. With a clear vision toward academic and research excellence, Mr. Ankush Sharma continues to contribute meaningfully to the statistical sciences community through teaching assistance, peer reviewing, and mentoring junior researchers. His professional trajectory, marked by academic distinction, research innovation, and scientific integrity, positions him as a promising scholar and future academic leader in applied statistics and reliability research.

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Featured Publications

Sharma, A. (2025). Determination of Thermal Damage and Failure Time Analysis in Rocks Using Stochastic Models. Quality Reliability Engineering International, 2 citations.
Sharma, A., Tomer, S. K., & Panwar, M. S. (2025). Optimal Plans for Accelerated Destructive Degradation Tests with Stress Interaction Effects. Manuscript under review.
Sharma, A., & Tomer, S. K. (2025). Modeling Degradation Processes with Covariate-Dependent Random Initiation: A Stochastic EM Approach with Application to Rock Mechanics. Manuscript under review.
Sharma, A., & Tomer, S. K. (2025). Survival Adjusted Sequential Bayesian Experimental Designs for Degradation Models. Manuscript under review.

Mr. Soumyapriya Goswami | Industrial Internet of Things | Best Researcher Award

IT Researcher, Kalyani Government Engineering College, West Bengal

Mr. Soumyapriya Goswami is a dedicated B.Tech IT researcher at Kalyani Government Engineering College with a strong academic foundation and practical experience in emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), Wireless Sensor Networks, edge computing, reinforcement learning, and quantum security for medical devices. His education reflects consistent academic excellence, having completed his secondary and higher secondary studies at Asansol Ramakrishna Mission High School and Dhadka NCLahiri Vidyamandir, followed by his ongoing B.Tech IT program at Kalyani Government Engineering College. Professionally, Soumyapriya has developed expertise in AI/ML model deployment, prompt engineering for generative AI, cloud-based solutions, project management, and team leadership, with proficiency in programming languages (Python, C, C++, Java), AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn), and cloud platforms (Google Cloud, Docker, Jenkins). His research interests encompass energy-efficient scheduling for WSNs, reinforcement learning-based threat detection for IoT devices, quantum-aware security protocols for medical devices, digital twins, and cyber-physical systems. In conclusion, Mr. Soumyapriya Goswami demonstrates strong potential to bridge academic research with industry applications, delivering innovative solutions in AI, IoT, and quantum technologies, while contributing to knowledge dissemination, mentorship, and technological advancement in emerging research domains, positioning him as a promising early-career researcher with impactful scholarly and practical contributions.

Featured Publications

Goswami, S. (Published). NashDQNSleep: Energy-efficient sleep scheduling for WSN using Nash Equilibrium and Deep Q-Networks. Elsevier EAAI. Citation count: unavailable

Goswami, S. (Under Review). Polaris: Optimized power-aware GPU scheduling framework for cloud environments. IEEE TPDS. Citation count: unavailable

Goswami, S. (Under Review). Qure: Quantum-aware protocols for medical device security using entanglement and root-of-trust designs. IEEE Cybernatics. Citation count: unavailable

Goswami, S. (Ongoing). TinySurvive: Reinforcement Learning-based threat intelligence model for low-power IoT devices in hazardous environments. Citation count: unavailable