I am an Assistant Professor with the Communications, Signal Processing and Learning Group at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.

I am interested in coding techniques, information theory and modulation schemes for communication systems.

Academic Background

• Research Fellow at Monash University, Melbourne (2014-16)

• PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2013)

• B.E. from the College of Engineering, Guindy (2008)

Awards

• Young Scientist Award, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), 2022.

• Exemplary Reviewer, recognized by the IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2013, 2015 & 2016.

• Seshagiri-Kaikini medal and cash prize for best PhD thesis, by the Department of Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Services

• Publications co-Chair, 2022 IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW).

• Editor, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2017-21.

• Organization Committe Member, Hyderabad Workshop on Information Theory (HyWIT), 2018-20.

• Publications co-Chair, 2018 National Conference on Communications (NCC).

• Local Arrangements co-Chair, 2016 Australian Communications Theory Workshop (AusCTW) and the 2016 Australian Information Theory School (AusITS), Melbourne.

• Faculty-in-Charge, Student Activities, IIT Hyderabad, 2018-21

• Member of Plantation Committee, IIT Hyderabad, 2019

Contact

Email: lakshminatarajan [at] ee.iith.ac.in

B308 Academic Block B
Department of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Sangareddy, 502285