PHD

PhD Research Opportunity | Joint Doctoral Degree Program with Indian Institute of Technology Jammu (2026–27)

We invite applications from highly motivated and research-driven candidates for a IIT JAMMU-SMVDU Joint PhD position under the research projects:

Project Title -1:

Edge-AI–Enabled Lightweight Semantic Communication with AoI-Aware Resource Optimization for URLLC in 6G Networks

Home Institute: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu

Supervisor: Dr. Ankit Dubey

Department: Electrical Engineering

Host Institute: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU)

Supervisor: Dr. Shashi Bhushan Kotwal

Department: School of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Project Title -2:

Resource Allocation using Machine Learning Techniques for ISAC: Sensing and Communication Performance Enhancement

Home Institute: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU)

Supervisor: Dr. Shashi Bhushan Kotwal

Department: School of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Host Institute: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu

Supervisor: Dr. Ankit Dubey

Department: Electrical Engineering

Detailed Advertisement (PDF):

hthttps://www.iitjammu.ac.in/Programme/phdadmissions/2026/PhD%20Advertisment%20JDP%20IIT%20Jammu%20-%20SMVDU.pdf

How to Apply (Through Online Application Portal):

• Goto: https://saral.iitjammu.ac.in/phdapplication
• Register and then select the project.