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Gunjan Gupta

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Research areas: Computer Science · Information Systems · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare · Smart Agriculture and AI · Internet of Things and AI

ORCID iD 0000-0003-2693-0508

About

Myself, Gunjan Gupta (Top-5 finalists for prestigious HERS SA Young achievers Award), received B.Tech (Electronics & Telecommunication) and M. Tech (VLSI) degrees from India in 2006 and 2011 respectively, DEng in Renewable Energy from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, in 2018. I started my career in 2006, an academic experience of more than 17 years and supervised more than 200 Undergraduate students. I worked as a Post Doctoral Researcher (Satellite Systems Design) at French South African Institute of Technology for three years (2020-2023). Currently, I am working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, member of African Space Innovation Centre (ASIC), F’SATI at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Bellville, South Africa.

I, published numerous technical papers in accredited Journals, peer-reviewed conference proceedings and book chapters. My research focusses on LoRa Networks (Reliability and accuracy), LPWAN Technologies, LoRa based Air quality IoT devices, LoRa WAN in satellite communication (CUBESATS), Satellite systems mission and design. My current research activities include Integration of LoRaWAN and 5G for IoT, LoRa Direct-to-Satellites, IoT ground station. I lectured various subjects including Solid State Devices & Circuits, Digital Systems-(1 & 2), Communication Systems, Electronic Communication, Physics, Electromagnetic Field Theory, etc.

I am a recipient of numerous awards which includes Best adopting faculty, merit award for batch topper, Student activity council member, best paper awards in national and international conferences.

Employment

Education

Projects & Funding

  • POSTDOCTORAL Cape Peninsula University of Technology
    2020 - 2023
  • University Research Fund (URF) National Research Foundation
    2017 - 2018
  • TOP-5 FINALISTS (HERS-SA) HERS-SA

Publications (25)