Baljinder Singh Heera
Tyndall National Institute, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, University of Patras
0000-0003-3456-6419
About
Baljinder Singh Heera received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Photonics) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. His doctoral research focused on dynamic resource allocation algorithms for Space Division Multiplexed Elastic Optical Networks (SDM-EONs), addressing challenges in high-capacity and flexible optical transport networks.
Following his Ph.D., he worked as a Principal Project Scientist at IIT Delhi, where he led the implementation of a hybrid coherent optical communication testbed. His research encompassed coherent optical transmission, simplified coherent detection, Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) systems, and the convergence of long-haul and access optical networks. He also served as a Senior Researcher at the University of Patras, Greece, contributing to the development of digital twin technologies for next-generation optical network architectures.
He later worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, contributing to India's flagship Advanced Optical Communication (AOC) project. His research focused on the development and experimental validation of a large-scale optical communication field testbed, including capacity scaling experiments over field-deployed multi-core fiber (MCF) links.
He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at University College Cork and the Tyndall National Institute, Ireland, where his research focuses Datacenter/AI optical interconnects, co-packaged optics, and energy-efficient high-speed optical communication systems.
His broader research interests include optical communication systems, optical networking, photonics integration, coherent and IMDD transmission, digital twins, network optimization, high-speed optical interconnects, and experimental validation of next-generation optical technologies.
Employment
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Tyndall National Institute Postdoctoral Researcher2026 - Present
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras Post-Doctoral Researcher2025 - 2026
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University of Patras Senior Researcher2025 - 2025
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Principal Project Scientist2024 - 2025
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Doctor of Philosophy2017 - 2024
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (6)
- Brillouin-based optical carrier amplification for Kramers-Kronig receivers with DC value method Save
- Congestion-aware and service latency-aware RMCSA algorithm for dynamic service provisioning in software-defined SDM-EONs Save
- A Penalty-Based Dynamic Link-weight Updation Policy for Optimizing Request Blocking in EONs Save
- Simultaneous Transmission of Baseband and RF over Fiber Save
- Routing, modulation, core and spectrum assignment techniques for crosstalk management in multi-core fiber based spatially multiplexed elastic optical networks Save
- Congestion-Aware Dynamic RMCSA Algorithm for Spatially Multiplexed Elastic Optical Networks Save