Information Technology System
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*. Name : SHANKAR LALL MASKARA
*. Date & Place of Birth : 13.06.1942, Begusarai (Bihar, India)
3. Present Position and Address : DEAN (ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH)
JAYPEE INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOOGY UNIVERSITY,
A - 10, Sector - 62, NOIDA,
NOIDA - 201307 (U.P.) INDIA
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Direct : 2590827(Office), 2590671(Residence).
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Mobile: +91/0-996*******.
4 . Field of Specialization : Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electrical
Communication Engineering, Analogue and
Digital Electronics and Communications, Information
Theory, Spread Spectrum and Error Control Coding,
Multiple Access Techniques including CDMA etc.
Satellite, Wireless, Mobile and Fibre Optic
Communications, Telecommunication and Computer
Switching and Networking, Technical Education and
Curriculam Development.
5. Academic Qualifications : (i) Ph.D. in Electronics and Electrical
Communication Engineering 1977 - Indian Institute
of Technology, Kharagpur, ( PhD Thesis Title :
Studies on Combined Codes and Matched Filter
Correlators in Spread Spectrum Systems ).
(ii) M.E. in Electrical Communication Engineering-
1966 - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, with
Distinction, ( M.E. Thesis Title : Surface Wave
Modulated Structures ) .
(iii) B.Sc. Engg. in Telecommunication Engineering -
1963 - Bihar Institute of Technology, Sindri.
(Ranchi University). 1st Class, Second Rank in the
University.
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(iv) Intermediate in Science-1959-Science College,
Patna (Patna University), 2nd Division.
(v) Matriculation-1957-Bihar Secondary School
Exam. Board, Patna, 1st Div. Second Rank in the
erstwhile Monghyr (Now Begusarai) District.
6. Membership : (i) Life Senior Member IEEE . (ii) Member of IEEE
Communication Society for more than 40 years . (iii)
Life Fellow IE (I) . (iv) Life Fellow IETE . (v) Life
Member ISTE . (vi) Life Asso. Member CSI.
7. Employment : (i) May 24, 2006 to Date Dean ( Academic & Research ),
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University,
Noida, U.P. India.
(ii) August 2005 to May 23, 2006 ( About 10 months ),
Distinguished Professor, L N Mittal Institute of
Information Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
(iii) August 2004 to July 2005 (One Year) Distinguished
Professor,Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and
Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, Gujarat,
India.
(iv) July 1966 to June 2004 (38 Years) Faculty in the
Department of Electronics & Electrical Communication
Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur,
India.
(a)January 1981 to June 2004 (23Years) Professor
(b) October 1974 January 1981 (6+ Years) Astt.
Professor (c) December 1966 -October 1974 (about 8
Years) Lecturer (d) July 1966 - December 1966 (5+
Months) Asso. Lecturer .
(v) August 1963 - July 64 (About one Year)
Lecturer/Astt. Prof. in the Deportment of
Telecommunication Engineering, BIT Sindri, India.
8. Experience : Forty Three Years of (A) teaching at Under Graduate
& Post Graduate levels and (B) Research and
Development.
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A. Teaching : (i) Have been teaching many subjects at under and post
graduate levels like Network and Circuit Theory,
Analogue and Digital Electronic Circuits, Analogue and
Digital Communications, Radar Systems, Information
Theory and Coding, Satellite, Fibre Optic,Wireless &
Mobile and Computer Communication and Computer &
Telecommunication Switching and Networks.
(ii) Conducted many laboratory classes, developed many
new experiments and set up Laboratories, Introduced new
devices and instruments / equipments.
B. Research & Dev. : (i) Guided more than 60 undergraduate students
for their Project work.
(ii) Guided more than 40 post graduate students
for their Project and thesis work.
(iii) Supervised and guided five research scholars
who have already received their Ph.D. degree.
(iv) Supervised many SRA s and other research staff
(v) Have been actively engaged in consultancy and
sponsored research work from Department of
Electronics, Defense Research and Development
Organization, Ministry of HRD, ISRO, BEL
Ghaziabad, ECIL Hyderabad. Most of these
projects where I have been either a co-investi-
gator or chief investigator have been success-
fully completed. Some of the projects were
(i) Adaptive Delta Modulation (DRDO). (ii) Low
bit rate speech coding (DRDO). (iii) Fibre Optic
Communication (DRDO). (iv)Digital Communi-
cation (ISRO). (v) Spread Spectrum Techniques
(DRDO). (vi) Telematics (MHRD). (vii) Education
and Research in Computer Network (DOE).
(viii) Fibre Optics Application (DOE).
C. Administration : Have served as member/chairman of many depart-
mental as well as Institute Committees. To name
a few :
(a) (i) Departmental undergraduate committee.
(ii) Department Purchase Committee. (iii) Doctoral
Scrutiny Committee. (iv) Post Graduate Committee.
(v) Institute Committee for B.Tech & M.Tech..
Curricula and Syllabi modernization. (vi) Institute
Library committee. (vii) Institute financial planning
Committee. (viii) Selection and Trade testing
Committee. (ix) Computer & Computer Network
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Committee. (x) Remote sensing centre committee.
(b) Chairman/Advisor Institute Telephone System
(Modernized the telephone exchange), Chairman
departmental U.G.Committee, Faculty Adviser for
M.Tech. courses in Satellite Communication and
Remote Sensing Engineering and
Telecommunication System Engineering. Laboratory-
in-charge for Communication System Laboratory,
Radio Engineer
-ing Laboratory, Fibre Optic System Application
Laboratory.
(c) (i) Head of the Department of Electronics and
Electrical Communication Engineering and
(ii) Founder Chairman of G S Sanyal School of
Telecommunications.
9. Short Term Courses/ : (i) Organized (Coordinated) many short
Seminars/Conferences/ (more than 8). Delivered lecture in a large number
Exhibition. of Short Term Courses both at IIT Kharagpur and
outside IIT Kharagpur (More than 30) including
all IITs and IISc., Bangalore, Participated in many
National and International seminars and
conferences and chaired technical sessions as well.
(ii) Organized a large HOW IT WORKS exhibition
to celebrate IEEE Centenerial year 1984. Have been
on the National Advisory/Organizing/Technical
Programme committees of many Seminars and
Conferences.
(iii) Played a key role in the planning and organising
three International Conferences and two National
Conferences at Kharagpur. Edited the Proceedings of
these Conferences. All these Conferences had, large
participation.
(iv) Delivered many invited lectures at various
fora/Institutes.
(v) Attended The 1986 IEEE International
Symposium on Information Theory, Univ. of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA,October, 6 9, 1986 and
presented a paper also.
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(vi) Attended the Optical Fibre Communications
Conference (OFC 90) at San Francisco, Jan. 1990.
(vii) Taught a full day course on Light Wave
Communi-cation System sponsored by the
International Society for Optical Engineers (SPIE)
held at Bangalore, December 17, 1991.
(viii) Attended (a) The IEEE Vehicular Technology
Conference (50th) VTC 99 Fall, September 19 22,
1999 and (b) The Second International Symposium on
Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications,
September 21 23,1999, Amsterdam.
(ix) Delivered 16 lectures on various topics like
Speech Coding and Multiple Access (Including
CDMA) Techniques for Mobile communications
and Third Generation Mobile Communication
Systems in a Course on Trends in Mobile Radio
Communication Technologies held at The
International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM),
Udine, Italy, December 18 21, 2000.
10 Awards :
(i) K.S.Krishnan Memorial award (1981) of the IETE
for the Paper Codes and Tracking Receiver for an
Experimental Spread Spectrum Multiple Access
System,
JIETE, Vol. 27, No. 8, 1981, pp. 265-270.
(ii) Third Prof K. Sreenivasan Memorial award for
outstanding contribution in teaching Electronics and
Telecommunication Engg. in the broadest sense
during the last 10 years, IETE, 1994-95.
(iii) VSNL Chair Professor, IIT Kharagpur,(1996 -
97).
(iv) Distinguished Aluminus Award of B.I.T Sindri
on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee, 1999.
(v) K.S.Krishnan Memorial award (2001 - 02) of the
IETE for the Paper An Overview of Congestion
Control Techniques in ATM Networks and Some
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Performance Results, IETE Technical Review, Vol.
17, No.3, May-June 2000, pp 87-103.
11. Various other activities : (i) Founder Chairman of IEEE Kharagpur Section.
(ii) Founder Branch Counselor of IEEE Kharagpur
Student Branch.
(iii) Reviewer of Journals, Books and Conferences.
(iv) Member of Board of Studies of many Institutes /
Universities, Ph.D., M.S. and M.Tech. Thesis
examiner of many Institutes / Universities. Member
of many Faculty Selection Committees. Visited many
leading Indian Industries and organizations. Honorary
editor of the IETE. Member of the editorial board of
the IETE. Guest Editor of JIETE on Digital
communication. Guest editor of the special issue of
journal / Monograph of NDRF(IE) on space
Electronics and Communication. Participated in
STEP (Symphony) and APPLE Programmes of the
ISRO. Expert member of the National Accreditation
Board, Project Monitoring &Evaluation Committee of
the AICTE.
12. Visits Abroad : Visited some U.S. Universities and leading U.S. and
Japanese Industries like Bell Labs., BellCore, GTE,
Fujitsu, Hitachi, N.T.T., Ando, Hewlett-Packard.
13. Publications :
A. Book and
Video / Web courses : 1. Text book Basic Electronics by M.N.Faruqui
and S.L.Maskara, Oxford - IBH Pub., New Delhi,
1985.
2. S.L.Maskara, Seven lecture Video Course on Error
Control Coding, Live lectures recorded at I.I.T. Delhi, 1989 ( Under MHRD sponsored Telematics project .
Copy right I.I.T. Delhi ).
3. S.L.Maskara, Eighty-lecture Video Course on
Telecommunication Technology, I.I.T. Kharagpur,
1997 ( Live lectures recorded. Copy right I.I.T.
Kharagpur ).
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4. S. L. Maskara, Forty-lecture Web course on
Telecommunication Switching and Networks,
I.I.T.Kharagpur, March 2007 ( Prepared under the
NPTELprogramme. Copy right NPTEL/I.I.T
Kharagpur).
B. Journal : 1.Guest editor of IETE Journal of Research.
2. S.L.Maskara, Joint Guest Editor of the Special Issue
of the IETE Journal of Research on Spread Spectrum
Theory and Applications, Jan Feb. 2005 .
C. Reports etc. : Many Project proposals and Technical reports.
D. Papers in Journals/ : Total more than one hundred and fifty
Magazines, Conferences, (i) Forty five papers in various Journals
Talks (ii) More than one hundred and five papers in
various National / International conferences
(List follows)
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS)
Of
S. L. Maskara
1. S.K. Chatterjee, S.L. Maskara and (Mrs,) R. Chatterjee, "Reactance Modulated Sommerfeld
Surface Wave Line" Prod. IERE ( India, Vol,, VI, No. 2, PP. 53 - 57, April-.June, 1968.
2. M.N. Faruqui and S.L. Maskara, "Adaptive Techniques in Delta Modulation Systems"
Electrotechnology, XVI.2,1972.
3. M.N. Faruqui and S. L. Maskara, "Performance of the two Loop and two Digit Delta
Modulation Systems" Electrotechnology, XVI, 2, 1972.
4. M. N. Faruqui and S.L. Maskara, "Problems in Multi-channel Transmission in Delta
Modulation Systems" Electrotechnology, XVI, 2, 19'72.
5. S.L. Maskara, "An active RC Delay Line for Matched Filter Correlators", IEEE Trans. on
Communications, Vol,Com. 25, No. 8, 1977,
6. S.L. Maskara, "A Simple Active RC Delay Line", Jour IETE.Vol. 24, No.7, pp.285-288
1978. ;' _
7. S. L. Maskara, "An Overview of Telecommunications, Modern Electronics, Vol. 1, No.6,
1979.
8. S.L. Maskara and P. Mitra, A novel synchronization scheme for rate-half convolutional
codec, IE (India), ET Devision, Vol.61, pt. ET-3, April 1981, pp 80-82.
9. S.L. Maskara and J.Das, Concatenated sequences for Spread Spectrum Systems, IEEE
Trans. on AEES, Vol. AES-17, No.3, May 1981, pp. 342-350.
10. S.L.Maskara, K.Sudhakar and K.Ramamurty, Codes and Tracking receiver for an
experimental spread spectrum multiple access system, Jour. IETE, Vol.27, No 8, Aug.
1981, pp.265-270.
11. G.M.Rao and S.L.Maskara, Simple logic avoids self looping and provides synch pulse
for PN sequence generators, Indian Jour. of Technology, 19(11), Nov.1981, pp.486-487.
12. S.L.Maskara, S.Ghorai and P.Mitra, Microprocessor based Viterbi decoding of Con
volutional Codes, Jour. IETE, Vol.28, No.1, Jan. 1982, pp 17-22.
13. S.L. Maskara, Detectors for Fibre Optic Systems, SCAN, Vol.8, 1982.
14. G.M. Rao and S.L. Maskara, A Frequency hopping SSMA system for speech
communication, Jour. IETE. Vol.29, No.3, March 1983, pp 107-111.
15. S.L. Maskara, Optical Fibre Communication Systems for Voice and Video signals- state
of the art, IETE Tech. Rev., Vol. 1, No.4, 1984, pp 35-50.
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16. S.L.Maskara, Local Area Networks-office Automation and Telecommunication Navel
Rev. of Electrical Electronics and Weapon Engineering, June 1985, pp. 49-51.
17. B.S.Katakol, S.L.Maskara and S.K.Jain, Robust Data Communication System using
Microprocessor based sequential decoder, JIETE, Vol.31, No.5, Oct., 1985, pp. 169-173.
18. B.S.Katakol, S.L.Maskara, A computationally efficient modified FANO s algorithm for
Sequential decoding, Electronics Letters, Vol.21, No.23, Nov.1985, pp. 1109-1111.
19. S.L. Maskara, M.N.Faruqui, T.S.Lamba and others Completion Report on the project on
Fibre Optic Communication System for low bit rate speech and picture signals, RCC, IIT
Kharagpur, 1985.
20. S.L. Maskara, M.N.Faruqui, T.S.Lamba and S.Shanmugavel, Completion Report on the
project on Spread Spectrum Techniques, RCC, IIT Kharagpur, 1985.
21. S.L. Maskara, M.S.Naidu and G.K.Sarkar, Analogue and Digital Matched Filter
correlators for spread spectrum systems using concatenated codes, JIETE, Vol.32, No.2,
March-April 1986.
22. B.S.Katakol and S.L.Maskara, Adaptive Variable-rate Communication System for fading
channels, IETE Technical Review, Vol.3, May-June 1986, pp. 86-92.
23. S.L.Maskara, S.Shanmugavel and K.V.Ravi, Spread Spectrum Communication System
for Speech and Teleprinter Signals using Gold Codes, JIETE, Vol.32, No.3, May-June
1986, pp 93-98.
24. S.L.Maskara, Progress in Optical Communications, IETE Technical Review, Vol.3,
No.8, Aug. 1986, pp. 434-444.
25. K.Haribabu, G.M.Rao and S.L.Maskara, Waveform Design of FH-DS SSMA Systems for
Speech Communication, JIE(T), Vol.67, Pt. E-1, Aug. 1986, pp. 7-10.
26. S.L.Maskara, M.N.Faruqui, D.Chowdhuri and D.Bhattacharya, An experimental Fibre
Optic Deigtal VideoLink, IETE Tech. Rev., Vol.3, No.11, Nov. 1986, pp. 563-567.
27. B.S.Katakol and S.L.Maskara, Performance of Modified Fano Algorithm in AWGN and
Fading Channels, Proceeding IEEE (letters) Vol.75, No.7, July 1987, pp. 962-964.
28. B.S.Katakol and S.L.Maskara, Performance of Modified Fano Algorithm in
AdaptiveVariable rate transmission Systems over Fading channels, JIETE, Vol. 35, No.3,
May-June 1989, pp. 180-182.
29. S.Chakrabarti and S.L.Maskara, Design and Implementation of FEC Codecs using Reed-
Solomon Codes, JIETE, Vol.35, No.6, Nov.-Dec. 1989, pp. 332-330.
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30. S.L.Maskara, Multiple access Communications - An overview, JIETE (Spl. Issue on
Satellite Communications), Vol. 36, No.1, Jan.-Feb. 1990, pp. 12-23.
31. S.Chakrabarti and S.L.Maskara, Performance evaluation of high speed concatenated codes
of low complexity, Electronic Letters, Vol.26, No.21, Oct.11, 1990, pp. 1799-1800.
32. S.Chakrabarti and S.L.Maskara, Developments in Error Coding Techniques and some
results on concatenated codes, JIETE (Spl. Issue on Digital Communications), Vol.36,
No.5 and 6, Sept.-Dec. 1990.
33. S.Rakshit, D.Datta, V.B.Vinayak, K.Singh and S.L.Maskara, FOLAN : An overview and
design of two optical star nets, ibid.
34. S.L. Maskara, S.Shanmugaval, T.K.Roy and K.Sudhakar, Digital matched filter
correlators for spread spectrum speech communication system, IETE Tech. Vol.8, No.3,
May-June 1991.
35. S.S.Rao, R.V.Rajakumar, A.Namjoshi and S.L.Maskara, Implementation of Mini
Manufacturring Automation protocol for personal computers, IETE Tech. Rev. Vol.8,
July-Aug. 1991, No.4, pp. 218-226.
36. D.Datta, S.Rakshit and S.L.Maskara, Optical Transmitters and Receivers for Digital Fibre
Optic communication systems, INFOTEL, C-DOT, July-Sept. 1991, pp. 55-65.
37. S.L.Maskara, Multiple Access Techniques - An Overview, Defense Science Journal,
Vol.43, No.1, Jan.1993, pp.53-58.
38. John D Souza, S.Chakrabarti and S.L.Maskara, Error Control Coding for Space
Communications, Journal of the National Design and Research Forum, Institution of
Engineers (I), Jan.-March 1993, pp. 17-47.
39. S.L.Maskara and S.Chakraborti, Spreed Spectrum Communications - A review, IETE
Technical Review, Vol.10, July-Sep. 1993, pp. 389-398.
40. John D'Souza and S.L.Maskara, "Simple method for constructing equivalent punctured
codes for given true high rate codes", Electronics Letters, Vol.30, pp. 24-26, 6th
January 1994.
41. S.L.Maskara and S.Chakrabarti, Understanding Error Control coding, Student s Journal
of the IETE, Vol.35, No.35, No.1 & 2, Jan.-June 1994, pp. 3-21.
42. S.Rakshit, D.Datta, K.O.Srinivas Rao and S.L.Maskara, A Comparative Performance
Evaluation of High Speed Fibre Optic Local Area Bus Networks, Journal of Scientific and
Industrial Research, 1994.
43.. J. D. Souza & S.L.Maskara "On Low Complexity Stack Decoding of Convolutional
Codes",, IEEE Trans. on Comm. Vol.47, No. 5, May 1999, pp.648-652
Pub. Jour. - 10
44. S.P. Singh, Sujata Sengar and S.L. Maskara, An Overview of Congestion Control
Techniques in ATM Networks and Some Performance Results, IETE Technical Review,
Vol. 17, No.3, May-June 2000, pp 87-103.
45. A. K. Arora and S. L. Maskara, Wireless Local Loop Using Code Division Multiple
Access IETE Journal of Research,Vol. 47, Nos. 3 & 4, May August 2001,pp 107
115
46. Subsequent publications yet to be updated.
LIST OF PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE, SEMINARS ETC.
of
S. L. Maskara
1. M.N. Faruqui and S.L, Maskara, "Adaptive Techniques in Delta Modulation Systems'',
Seminar on Digital Communications for Defence Applications, LRDE Bangalore,
March 1972 .
2. M, N. Faruqui and S, L. Maskara, "Performance of the Two Loop and the Two Digit
Delta Modulation systems", ibid.
3. M. N. Faruqui and S.L. Maskara, "Problems in Multichannel Transmission in Delta
Modulation systems", ibid.
4. J. Das, S.L, Maskara and M.R. Krishnan, "Performance of Rate-Half Convolutional Codes
for an SCPC Satellite Channel ( STEP Experiment ), Seminar on STEP
Experiences, Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad,March19-20, 1979.
5. K.Sudhakar, K.Ramamurthy and S.L.Maskara, Codes and Tracking Receiver for An
experimental Spread Spectrum Multiple Access Systems, The IETE Symposium on
Communication, Calcutta, May 23-24, 1980.
6. S.Ghorai, P.Mitra and S.L.Maskara, Microprocessor Based Viterbi Decoding of Convolution Codes, The
IETE Symphosium on Communication, Calcutta, May 23-24, 1980.
7. G.M.Rao and S.L.Maskara, Signal Design for Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
Multiple Access System, The IETE Symposium on Modern Trends in Communications at
Ahmedabad, August 27-28, 1980.
8. G.M.Rao and S.L.Maskara, Performance Study of PNS derived addresses for an FH-
SSMA system, International Conference on Communication Circuits and Systems,
Jadavpur University, Calcutta, Dec. 26-28, 1981.
9. S.L.Maskara, T.K.Ray and K.Sudhakar, Digital Matched filter correlator for spread
spectrum multiple access system, International Symposium on Microwaves and
Communication, I.I.T., Kharagpur, Dec. 29-30, 1981.
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10. G.M.Rao and S.L.Maskara, A frequency hopping SSMA system for speech
communication, International Symposium on Microwaves and Communication, I.I.T.,
Kharagpur, Dec. 29-30, 1981.
11. G.M.Rao and S.L.Maskara, A frequency hopping SSMA system for speech
communication, International Symposium on Microwaves and Communication, I.I.T.,
Kharagpur, Dec. 29-30, 1981.
12. S.L.Maskara, Status report on Fibre Optic Communication System for speech and picture
signals, All India Symposium on Fibre Optic Sensors, I.I.Sc., Bangalore, March 18-19,
1983.
13. S.L.Maskara, Advances in Digital Satellite Communication, IETE Annual Convention,
New Delhi, Feb. 1984.
14. B.S.Katakol, A.K.Jain and S.L.Maskara, Microprocessor based sequential system for
robust data communication, IETE Annual Convention, New Delhi, February 1984.
15. G.M.Rao and S.L.Maskara, Signal design for FH-SSMA Communication system using
Pseudorandom sequences, MILCOM 84, Los Angeles, Oct. 21-24, 1984.
16. M.S.Naidu, G.K.Sarkar and S.L.Maskara, Matched Filter correlators for concatenated
code spread spectrum systems, National Conference on Integrated Circuits,
Communications and Signal Processing, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Dec. 17-18,
1984.
17. S.L.Maskara, Progress in Optical Communications, National Symposium on
Communication System Technology for future, DEAL, Dehra Dun, March 15-16, 1985.
18. B.S.Katakol and S.L.Maskara, Adaptive Variable rate Communication system for fading
channels, NASCOSTOF, DEAL, Dehra Dun, March 15-16, 1895.
19. S.L.Maskara and S.Shanmugavel, Spread Spectrum Communication System for Speech
and Teleprinter Signals using gold codes, NASCOSTOF, DEAL, Dehra Dun, March 15-
16, 1985.
20. S.L.Maskara, Modernising Electrical Engineering Education, Workshop on Curriculam
Development, SCSITS, Indore, July 15-19, 1985.
21. S.L.Maskara, M.N.Faruqui, D.Chowdhury and D.Bhattacharya, An Experimental Fibre
Optic digital video link, International Conference on Micro Electronics and Fibre Optics,
CSIO, Chandigarh, Nov. 5-8, 1985.
22. B.S.Katakol and S.L.Maskara, Alternatives in Sequential Decoding, 29th Annual
Convention of the IETE, New Delhi, Feb. 15-17, 1986.
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23. S.Sanmugaval and S.L.Maskara, Bit-matched filter realization using multiple samples,
29th Annual Convention of the IETE, New Delhi, Feb. 15-17, 1986.
24. B.S.Katakol and S.L.Maskara, Communication Channel Modelling and System Design for
Fading Media, Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, New Delhi, Feb. 24-28, 1986.
25. S.L.Maskara, Mobile Communications, key note address at the workshop on Mobile
Communication Systems and Applications, Andhra University, Waltair, April 12-13,
1986.
26. A.Chockalingam, S.L.Maskara and A.D.Kulkarni, A Hi-reliability Telemetry Scheme for
Satellite Launchers, National Symposium on Instrumentation, Instrument Society of India,
Hyderabad, October 1-4, 1986.
27. B.S.Katakol and S.L.Maskara, Some Results in Sequential Decoding, 1986 IEEE
International Symposium on Information Theory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
USA, October 6-9, 1986.
28. S.Rakshit and S.L.Maskara, Optical Fibre Communication in Power Systems, All India
Seminar on Communication - its importance in power plants, Institution of Engineers(I),
Bangalore, October 16-17, 1986.
29. B.S.Katakol and S.L.Maskara, Performance of Modified Fano Algorithm in adaptive
variable rate transmission systems over fading channels, Symp. on Electronic Devices,
Circuits and Systems, I.I.T., Kharagpur, Dec. 16-18, 1987.
30. S.Shamugaval and S.L.Maskara, Performance of burst error correcting codes in Spread
Spectrum Systems ibid.
31. B.Chandra Sekhar and S.L.Maskara, Comparative evaluation of FH/PSK and DS/PSK
Spread Spectrum Systems under Jamming, ibid.
32. P.T.Kulkarni, S.L.Maskara and S.Shanmugavel, Spread Spectrum Antijam
Communication System Design non-linear codes, National Symposium on Physics of
Electronic Communication, University of Burdwan, Dec. 27-29, 1987.
33. A.Sarkar, P.Ravi Prassad, S.L.Maskara and S.Shanmugavel, A Computer network using
TDMA/TDM Protocols for Data Communication, 32nd Annual Tech. Convention of the
IETE, Madras, May 26-28, 1989.
34. A.Ghosh, S.S.Pathak, S.L.Maskara and T.Biswas, RLAN : A Low cost serial port Token
ring network for IBM PC Compatibles, ibid.
35. S.Rakshit, D.Datta and S.L.Maskara, Design of a star based Fibre Optic LAN using
CAMA/CD Protocol, ibid.
36. D.Datta, S.Rakshit and S.L.Maskara, Trends in Local Area Computer networks using
Fibre Optics ibid.
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37. S.L.Maskara and V. Subrahmanya, A bidirectional Fibre Optic link for digital voice-data
communication, National Conference on Electronic Circuits and Systems, Univ. of
Roorkee, Nov. 2-4, l989.
38. S.L.Maskara, S.Raksshit and D.Datta, Fibre Optic Applications- An Introduction,
National Seminar on Fibre Optic Systems in Industrial and Service Sectors, IIT Kharagpur,
Nov. 29-30, 1989.
39. S.Rakshit, D.Datta and S.L.Maskara, Trends in Fibre Optic Local area computer
networks, Ibid.
40. A.Ghosh and S.L.Maskara, Net drive : A device driver implementation for mass storage
sharing on IBM PC compatibles over local and wide area networks, International
Conference on Local Area Networks, Indolan, 90, Madras, Jan. 30-31, 1990.
41. A.K.Sarkar and S.L.Maskara, Development of a frame design algorithm for a star based
Data Communication Computer Network using TDM/TDMA technique, A.K.Chowdhury
commemoration Symposium, Dept. of Radio Physics and Electronics, Univ. of Cal., Feb.
21-23, 1990.
42. S.L.Maskara, Multiple Access Coommunications (Invited paper), National Symposium
on Emerging Trends in Communication Technology, Jodhpur University, March 16-17,,
1990.
43. S.Chakrabarti and S.L.Maskara, Performance of two stage concatenated error control
coding using block codes . Ibid.
44. S.Chakrabarti and S.L.Maskara, Performance Evaluation of some two stage concatenated
coding schemes, Workshop on Signal Processing, Communications and Networking,
I.I.Sc, Bangalore, 23-26 July, 1990.
45. S.L.Maskara, Video transmission with optical fibres (Invited) Future Vision Seminar on
Fibre Optic and related technologies, I.I.T., Delhi, 11 Aug. 1990.
46. S.L.Maskara, An overview of Fibre Optic Communication Systems, Indo-US Workshop
on Fibre and Integrated Optic, IIT, Kharagpur, 6-8 Sept. 1990.
47. J.D Souza and S.L.Maskara, Comparative evaluation of FANO, Stack and Minimum
distance Sequential Decoders for Forward Error Correction, IEEE Asia-Pacific Region-
10, International Conference (TENCON-91), New Delhi, Aug. 28-30,1991.
48. A.K.Sarkar and S.L.Maskara, A Simulation Model for performance evaluation of
multiple access schemes for a star configured data communication computer network,
Ibid.
49. S.L.Maskara, Telecommunication and Space-New Horizon, World Telecommunication
Day, (IE(I), Kharagpur Local Centre, May 17, 1992.
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50. S.Chakrabarti and S.L.Maskara, Concatenated codes for countering co-channel
Interference, IEEE, ACE-92, Calcutta, Nov. 21-23,1992.
51. J.D Souza and S.L.Maskara, High rate punctured convolutional codes Derived from Rate-
1/2 codes for sequential Decoding, Ibid.
52. S.L.Maskara, S.Chakrabarti, R.V.Raja Kumar and D.Datta, A low bit rate integrated
Digital Video and Voice Communication System, Discussion meeting on Recent
Advances in Signal Processing and Communication, I.I.Sc, Bangalore, Jan. 18-20, 1993.
53. C.Narayana and S.L.Maskara, Promise of FDDI and some Design Issues,
International Conference on Computer Networking : Present status and Future Goals,
IERRERRE Gujrat Section, Ahmedabad, 19-21, Feb.. 1993.
54. S.L.Maskara, Telecommunications and Human Development, IE(I), Kharagpur, 17 May,
1993.
55. A.K.Ray and S.L.Maskara, Some new Results on DQDB for MAN, International
Teletraffic Congress, Sponsored Seminar on Teletraffic Analysis Methods for current and
further Telecommunication Networks, Nov. 15-19, 1993, I.I.Sc, Bangalore.
56. S.L.Maskara, Recent Trends in Fibre Optic Communication and Networks, All India
Seminar on Optoelectronics-Education, Research and Technology, IE(I), Lucknow 18-19
Dec.,1993.
57. S.L.Maskara, Multimedia Communications, IETE Mid-Term Symposium on
Electronic Access and Security Systems, Calcutta, April 9, 1994.
58. A.Ravinder Reddy and S.L.Maskara, Modified ORWELL Protocol for Synchronous
Traffic in Local Networks, Ibid.
59. S.L.Maskara, Telecommunication and Culture, IE(I), Kharagpur, 17 May, 1994.
60. S.L.Maskara, Fibre Optic Multiaccess Networks, National Conference on Optical
Communication, J.K.Institute of App. Phy. & Tech., University of Allahabad, Feb. 22-
24,1995.
61. D.V.V.Sankar Rao and S.L.Maskara, A Fibre Optic LAN using Optical CDMA, Ibid.
62. J.D Souza & S.L.Maskara, Equivalent Punctured codes for given high rate codes and
their memory requirements, National Conference on Communications, IIT Kanpur,
March 13-14,1995.
63. S.L. Maskara, Fibre Optic Code Division Multiple Access Systems, National Symposium
on Fibre Optic Communications, Networking and Sensors, IIT Kanpur, Dec. 8-9,1995
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64. S.C. Mallick, S. Bhattacharya, S.S. Pathak, C.S. Kumar, T.S. Lamba and S.L. Maskara,
ERNET Services at IIT Kharagpur- Design, Implementation and Traffic Management,
Conference on Computer Networks, Architecture and Applications, National Centre for
Software Technology (NCST), Bombay, Jan 3-5 1996.
65. S.L. Maskara, Jayaram Kumar and Y. Sairam, Performance Evaluation of Congestion
Control Strategy for a Typical ATM Network with Heterogenous Services, National
Conference on Communications (NCC-96) Bombay, Feb. 16-18, 1996.
66. S.L. Maskara, Vedio on Optical Fibres, All India Seminar and Exhibition on Satellite and
Cable TV - SATCAB Vision -1996, IE(I) Kharagpur 29-31, Mar 1996.
67. S.L. Maskara, ISDN- Path to BISDN, Seminar on ISDN, REC Rourkela, 30-31 Aug.
1996.
68. S.L. Maskara and R. Jayashree, Optical Fibre Code Division Multiple Access Networks,
Proc. International Conference On Fibre Optics and Photonics (Photonics-96), Madras Dec.
9-13, 1996, pp 1175-1186.
69. J. D'Souza and S.L. Maskara, An Overview of High Rate Punctured Convolutional Codes
and Sequential Decoding in Error Control, National Conference on Communications
(NCC-97), IIT Madras, Jan31-Feb.2,1997.
70. S.L. Maskara, Evolution of Broad band Communications, Conference on Distributed
Processing and Networking, IEEE Kharagpur Subsection, Kharagpur, Dec. 5-7,1997.
71. S.L. Maskara, Optical telecommunication Networks, National Conference on
Communications (NCC-98), IISc. Bangalore Jan 29-31, 1998.
72. R. Jayashree and S.L. Maskara, Multple Access by Optical Code Division - A Simulation
Study on 155 Mbps Network Model, Ibid
73. S.L. Maskara, Present Status and Future Projections of Internet, IETE Seminar on
Internet Build-up and Applications, Allahabad, Mar. 20-21, 1998.
74. K. Bhaskara Srinadh and S.L. Maskara, New Telecommunicatio Services and
Technologies - Some Planning and Design Considerations, National Conference on
Communications (NCC-99), IIT Kharagpur Jan 29-31, 1999.
75. S.P. Singh, S. Sengar and S.L. Maskara, A Comparative Study of Congestion Control in
ATM Networks, Ibid.
76. C.S. Kumar and S.L. Maskara, Design and Implementation of an ATM based Multimedia
Campus Network, Ibid.
77. A.K. Arora and S.L. Maskara, Application of Code Division Multiple Access in Wireless
Local Loops, Ibid.
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78. P.Marichamy, S.Chakrabarti & S.L.Maskara "Overview of Hand-off Schemes in Cellular
Mobile Networks and their comparative Performance Evaluation",; Proc.of the IEEE
Vehicular Tech. Conf.(50th) VTC-99 Fall, Amsterdam, 19-22 Sept.1999, pp.1486-1490.
79. S.L.Maskara; "Research, Development and Institutional Efforts to meet Connectivity
Challenge", Proc. 2nd Intl.Symp. on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications,
Amsterdam, 21-23 Sept., 1999, pp.535-539.
80. S.L.Maskara, Next Generation Networks, Proc. National. Conf. on Communications, (NCC-2000), IIT Delhi, Jan.28-30, 2000,
pp.1-3.
81. P. Marichamy, S. Chakrabarti and S.L. Maskara, Performance of Handoff Schemes in
Presence of Network Delay in Cellular Mobile Communications, Ibid pp 271-274.
82. S.L. Maskara, Some Standards and Protocols for Integrated Services on Internet,
National Conference on Soft Computing and Information Technology, G.G. University,
Bilaspur, Oct. 11-12, 2000.
83. P. Marichamy, S. Chakrabarti and S.L. Maskara, "Rerouting Techniques and Signalling for
Handoff in Wireless ATM" The Third Int. Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia
Communications (WPMC'00), Thailand, pp 587-592, Nov 12-15, 2000,
84. Vasudev Dehalwar and S.L.Maskara, Design and Development of Voice Over IP using
JAVA and its API s, Proc. Intl. Conf. on Commn., Computers and Devices (ICCCD
2000), IIT Kharagpur, Dec 14-16, 2000, pp. 512-515
85. P.Marichamy, S.Chakrabarti and S.L.Maskara, An Early Rerouting Handoff Scheme for
Wireless ATM Networks, Ibid, pp. 694-697
86. R. Sukumar and S.L. Maskara, Management Networks : An Important Requirement for
Emerging Telecommunication and Data Networks, Proc. National Conference on
Communications (NCC-2001), IIT Kanpur Jan 29-31, 2001, pp 27-31.
87. P. Marichamy, S. Chakrabarti and S.L. Maskara, Soft Handoff in CDMA Cellular Mobile Communication Systems, Ibid pp 75-
80.
88. Pushpa P. V. and S. L. Maskara, Internet and Telecommunication Facilities for Rural Development Proc. Sixteenth Indian
Engineering Congress,IE( I ), IIT Kharagpur,Dec. 1 4,2001
89. Pushpa P. V. and S. L. Maskara, Communication Highway for Tomorrow,Proc.
International Conference on Energy, Automation and Information Technology ( EAIT
2001 ), IIT Kharagpur, Dec. 10-12, 2001
90. Deepak Kedia and S. L. Maskara, Evaluation of Spreading Codes for CDMA Wireless
Mobile Communication,Proc. National Conference on Communications(NCC 002), IIT
Bombay, Mumbai, Jan. 25-27, 2002, pp 498 502.
91. Dinesh Goyal and S. L. Maskara, Implementation Of IP Over Wireless, Proc. International Conference
On Computer Communication ( ICCC 2002 ),Mumbai, August 12 14, 2002, pp 341 355.
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92. S. L. Maskara, Growth of Telecommunication and Information Technology - Looking back and
Looking ahead, Ibid.
93. S.L. Maskara, Towards Next Generation Wireless Networks, Proc. of National
Symposium on Emerging Trends in Networking and Mobile Communication,
(NSNM 2003), IETE, Chandigarh, Sept. 5-6, 2003.
94. S.L. Maskara, Smart Homes Networking Homes, Ibid
95. P. Marichamy, S.Chakrabarti and S.L. Maskara, Performance Evaluation of Handoff
Detection Schemes, Proc. of IEEE TENCON 03, Bangalore, Oct. 14-17,2003 pp
643-646.
96. S.L. Maskara, Continued Growth and Evolution of Mobile Communication
Technology, Proc. of National Seminar on Mobile Communication, (NSMC-03),
C.V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, Oct. 31- Nov. 1. 2003.
97. Benudhar Sahu, Saswat Chakrabarti and S.L. Maskara, Principle of OFDM and its
Potential for Application in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks, Ibid, pp 55-60.
98. S.L. Maskara, Wireless and Mobile Communications Trends and Key
Technologies. International Workshop on Wireless Communication Technologies,
(IWWCT-2003), BIT Mesra, Ranchi, Nov. 12, 2003.
99. Benudhar Sahu, Saswat Chakrabarti and S.L. Maskara, Performance Evaluation of
AODV Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks, Proc. of International Conf. on
Computers and Devices for Communication, (CODEC-04), Institute of Radio Physics and
Electronics, Kolkata, Jan. 1-3, 2004, pp78.
100. Santosh Kumar and S.L. Maskara. Mobile Ad-hoc Networks : Problems and
Challenges, Proc. of International Conf. on Communications, Devices and
Intelligent Systems, (CODIS-04), Jadavpur University, Kolkata Jan 8-10, 2004.
101. Vinay Kumar Shrivastava and S.L. Maskara, Performance of OFDM with Channel
Coding and CDM for WLAN Applications, Proc. of National Conf. on
Communications (NCC-04), I.I.Sc, Bangalore, Jan. 30- Feb 1, 2004, pp 6-9
102. Santosh Kumar and S.L. Maskara, Comparative Performance Evaluation of Some
Combined MAC and Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks, Ibid, pp 65-69
103. Rahul Ranjan and S.L. Maskara, Performance Evaluation of Some Space Time
Codes Through Algebraic Design for Wireless Mobile Channels, Ibid, pp 582-586.
104. S.L. Maskara, Multi-Carrier CDMA Toward 4G. EuroIndia 2004, New Delhi,
March 24-26, 2004.
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105. Benudhar Sahu, Saswat Chakrabarti and S.L. Maskara, Performance Evaluation of
AODV and DSR Routing Protocols for Multimedia Services in MANET, Proc. of
Zonal Seminar on Broadband Access Technology, (ZSBAT-04), IETE Bhubaneswar,
June 5-6 2004.
106. B. N. Bhandari, R. V. Rajakumar and S. L. Maskara, Uplink Performance of the IEEE
302.16 MAC Layer Protocol for Varying System Parameters Proc. of the National
Conference on Communications (NCC-2005), 28-30 January, 2005, IIT Kharagpur, PP
165-168.
107. Mukul Kabra and S. L. Maskara, Enhancing Data Rates Using OFDM Techniques for
Various Applications, Ibid, PP 368-372.
108. S. L. Maskara, Expanding Wireless World, Invited Talk, Conference on Wireless
Communication and Sensor Networks, Indian Institute of Information Technology,
Allahabad, March 5-6, 2005.
109. Subsequent publications yet to be updated.
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