Dr. Aakanksha Bedi

About

Researcher, Faculty in CSE

Research Interest: Blockchain & Distributed system, Cybersecurity & Cryptography, Renewable Energy, Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), Smart Grid & Microgrid, Virtual Power Plant (VPP), Tokenization: Energy, Food & Real-World Asset (RWA), Energy Trading & Carbon Trading


Dr. Aakanksha Bedi, Chair of Blockchain & Sustainability committee, an IEEE professional member, a member of the Smart Grid & IEEE Blockchain Society, and an IEEE Computer Science Society member, received the B.Tech. degree from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 2009, and the M.Tech. degree from Karnataka State University, Mysore, India, and a Ph.D. in smart grid and blockchain with the Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Jan 2026). She is currently working in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Tulas University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. She has 9+ years of work experience in industry, academia & research. She worked as Regional Ambassador of Bengaluru for Algobharat, Algorand Blockchain and established a strong web3 community in Bengaluru. Apart from this, she also worked in the software industry (Accenture) as an Associate Software Engineer.

Employment

• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Research Scholar
  2022 - 2026
• NCET, Bengaluru

Education

• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University PhD
  2022 - 2025

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (6)

• A novel framework for enhancing energy efficiencies and sustainability using Algorand blockchain-based competitive Negawatt Model in Virtual Power Plants
  Computers and Electrical Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.compeleceng.2026.111577
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• Blockchain-Based VPP for Futuristic Power Generation and Management
  Future Power Generation Applications, Challenges, and Solutions [Working Title] 2026 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1014131
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• Empowering net zero energy grids: a comprehensive review of virtual power plants, challenges, applications, and blockchain integration
  Springer Nature 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s42452-025-06691-1
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• Enhancing Sustainability through Battery Reverse Supply Chain using Blockchain
  2024 International Conference on Communication, Control, and Intelligent Systems (CCIS) 2024 DOI: 10.1109/ccis63231.2024.10932037
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• Automated Energy Transaction and Incentivization of Prosumers and Consumers through Smart Contracts
  2024 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Distributed Systems Security (ICBDS) 2024 DOI: 10.1109/icbds61829.2024.10837258
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• A Novel Blockchain Supported Hybrid Authentication and Handshake Algorithm for Smart Grid
  Aakanksha Bedi, J. Ramprabhakar, R. Anand +3 more
  IEEE Access 2024 DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3505535
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