Dr. Arijit Datta

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering - Avionics
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU), Fursatganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh

Additional Responsibilities :
Faculty-in-Charge (Time Table)
Faculty-in-Charge (Information Technology, Computer & Informatics Centre, and Telecom Centre)

📧 Email: adatta@rgnau.ac.in / contact@arijitdatta.in
🌐 Web: www.arijitdatta.in
🔗 Google Scholar | ORCID: 0000-0002-0459-1368 | Scopus ID: 57193803402 | Researcher ID: G-2232-2014

Educational Qualifications

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering (Avionics), RGNAU, Amethi – Present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIIT Agartala (Jan 2024 – July 2025)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Manipal Institute of Technology – MAHE (April 2023 – Jan 2024)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Electrical Communication Engineering, IISc Bangalore (June 2022 – Jan 2023)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, YCCE Nagpur (Nov 2021 – May 2022)

Research Interests

Dr. Datta's research focuses on advanced signal processing, optimization, and machine learning techniques for future wireless communication systems. Currently, his areas of research include ultra-massive MIMO, cell-free massive MIMO, media-based modulation (MBM), Quadrature Channel Modulation (QCM), and intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) for next-generation wireless technologies.

Key Research Areas

• Massive MIMO & Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems
• Media-Based Modulation (MBM) and Quadrature Channel Modulation (QCM)
• OTFS and OTSM Modulation Techniques
• Active/Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS/IRS) for 6G
• Deep Learning and AI for Wireless Communication
• Signal Processing and Optimization for 6G and Beyond

Selected List of Pubilcations

Journals

1. [J8] Arijit Datta, and Sudhan Majhi. "Low Complexity Detection for QCM−MIMO Using MSRE Aided Proximal Algorithm." IEEE Communications Letters 27.11 (2023): 3033−3037. DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2023.3311873.

2. [J7] Arijit Datta, and Sudhan Majhi. "Restricted Search Space Exploration with Refinement for Symbol Detection in Uplink Massive MIMO." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 72.10 (2023): 13734−13739. DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3277499.

3. [J6] Arijit Datta, Aneesh Nema, and Vimal Bhatia. "Deep Unfolded Sparse Refinement Network Based Detection in Uplink Massive MIMO." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 71.6 (2022): 6825−6380. DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2022.3166399.

4. [J5] Arijit Datta, Manish Mandloi, and Vimal Bhatia. "Minimum Error Pursuit Algorithm for Symbol Detection in MBM Massive MIMO." IEEE Communications Letters 25.2 (2021): 627−631. DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2020.3029004.

5. [J4] Arijit Datta, Vimal Bhatia, Manish Mandloi and Ganapati Panda. "Graph Traversal Aided Detection in Uplink MBM Massive MIMO Based on Socio−Cognitive Knowledge of Swarm Optimization." International Journal of Communication Systems 34.5 (2021): e4720. DOI: 10.1002/dac.4720.

6. [J3] Arijit Datta, Manish Mandloi, and Vimal Bhatia. "Reliability Feedback−Aided Low−Complexity Detection in Uplink Massive MIMO Systems." International Journal of Communication Systems 32.15 (2019): e4085. DOI: 10.1002/dac.4085.

7. [J2] Arijit Datta, Vimal Bhatia, Josef Noll and Sudhir Dixit. "Bridging the Digital Divide: Challenges in Opening the Digital World to the Elderly, Poor, and Digitally Illiterate." IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine 8.1 (2018): 78−81. DOI: 10.1109/MCE.2018.2867985.

8. [J1] Arijit Datta and Vimal Bhatia. "A Near Maximum Likelihood Performance Modified Firefly Algorithm for Large MIMO Detection." Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 44 (2019): 828−839. DOI: 10.1016/j.swevo.2018.09.004.

Conferences

1. [C6] Arijit Datta, Manekar Tushar Deo, and Vimal Bhatia. "Collaborative Learning Based Symbol Detection in Massive MIMO." EUSIPCO 2020, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 1678−1682. PDF

2. [C5] Arijit Datta, Manish Mandloi, and Vimal Bhatia. "Error Refinement Based Iterative Line Search for Symbol Detection in Uplink Massive MIMO." PIMRC 2019, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 1−6. PDF

3. [C4] Arijit Datta, Manish Mandloi, and Vimal Bhatia. "Hybrid Pseudo−Stationary Iterative Detection Algorithm for Uplink Massive MIMO Systems." ANTS 2018, Indore, India, pp. 1−6. PDF

4. [C3] Arijit Datta, and Vimal Bhatia. "A Near−ML Performance Hybrid Dijkstra and Firefly Algorithm for Large MIMO Detection." ICCCNT 2017, Delhi, India, pp. 1−6. PDF

5. [C2] Arijit Datta, and Vimal Bhatia. "A Robust MIMO Detection Algorithm Using Gravitationally Coordinated Swarm." CICT 2017, Gwalior, India, pp. 1−6. PDF

6. [C1] Arijit Datta, and Vimal Bhatia. "Social Spider Optimizer Based Large MIMO Detector." ANTS 2017, Bhubaneswar, India, pp. 1−6. PDF

Book Chapters

1. [B4] Arijit Datta, M Mandloi, Vimal Bhatia. "Detection Techniques in Uplink Massive MIMO Systems." In 5G and Beyond Wireless Systems. Springer, Singapore, 2021. DOI

2. [B3] Manish Mandloi, Arijit Datta, Vimal Bhatia. "Index Modulation Techniques for 5G and Beyond Wireless Systems." Springer, Singapore, 2021. DOI

3. [B2] Arijit Datta, Manish Mandloi, Vimal Bhatia. "Swarm Intelligent Based Detection in the Uplink of Large−Scale MIMO Wireless Communication Systems." Springer, Singapore, 2020. DOI

4. [B1] Arijit Datta, Manish Mandloi, Vimal Bhatia. "Mutation−Based Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm for Near−ML Detection in GSM−MIMO." Springer, Singapore, 2019. DOI

Book

[B0] Arijit Datta. "Cryptography and Network Security in C." Lambert Academic Publishing, 2015. ISBN: 978−3659767081.

Professional Services

1. Technical Program Co-Chair, Third International Conference on Data Science and Network Engineering (ICDSNE 2025), National Institute of Technology Agartala.

2. Review Editor, Frontiers in Communications and Networks.

3. Review Editor, Frontiers in Antennas and Propagation.

4. Reviewer, IEEE Communications Letters.

5. Reviewer, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters.

6. Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

7. Reviewer, Wiley International Journal of Communication Systems.

8. Reviewer, Springer Wireless Personal Communications.

9. Local Organizing Committee Member, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS 2018).

10. Track Chair, “Towards 6G: Expanding the Wireless Frontier”, RBUCON.Computing'25.

11. Provided curriculum feedback (upon request) for the Department of Information and Communication Technology, School of Technology, PDEU (2024).