About Me
Areas of Interest
Publications
V. Masih and A. Roy, “Robust Learning Algorithms for Task Scheduling in MEC-Enabled IoT Networks,” in IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TGCN.2025.3589467
Highlights: Multi-Access Edge Computing, Internet of Things, Robust Reinforcement Learning.

Sarangi, S.K., D.P. Mishra, H. Ramachandran, N. Anand, V. Masih, and L.S. Brar. “Analysis and Optimization of the Curved Trapezoidal Winglet Geometry in a High-Efficiency Compact Heat Exchanger.” International Journal of Thermal Sciences 164 (June 2021): 106872.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2021.106872.
Highlights: Multi-Objective-Optimization, CFD, Heat Transfer, Genetic Algorithm, Machine Learning, ANN, Surrogate Modelling

Sarangi, S.K., D.P. Mishra, H. Ramachandran, N. Anand, V. Masih, and L.S. Brar. “Analysis and Optimization of the Curved Trapezoidal Winglet Geometry in a Compact Heat Exchanger.” Applied Thermal Engineering 182 (January 2021): 116088.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.116088.
Highlights: Multi-Objective-Optimization, CFD, Heat Transfer, Genetic Algorithm, Machine Learning, ANN, Surrogate Modelling
Technical Skills
Recent Works
- All
- AI
- DS
- RL
- NLP
- CV
- IoT
- Engineering
- Research
- Competition
- Thesis

Finnovation 2025 Hackathon
Predicting Potential NPA Account Holders and Tracking Them in the Digital Ecosystem for the Banking Industry.

INAI Data Analytics Competition
INAI Data Analytics Challenge on Road Safety. Extensive exploratory data analysis for extracting actionable insights.

Faster convergence to optima – Sustainable DL
Academic project to explore stochastic and higher-order optimization methods for training machine learning models.

Weather monitoring and early warning system
An academic project requiring hardware, software, as well as cloud computing for an early warning system.
My Background
Experience
Visiting Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
2018/01-2021/09,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
2013/06-2017/12,
Consulting Structural Engineer,
Self-employed, Licenced Structural Engineer by Raipur Municipal Corporation.
Education
Ph.D. Candidate,
Mehta Family School of Data Science and AI,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Guwahati
2010-2012,
M.Tech. in Structural Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur
2006-2010,
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering,
National Institute of Technology, Raipur
Achievements
First Prize Dive in C Competition:
SRIJAN 2008, NIT Raipur
Academic Excellence Certificate:
SRIJAN 2008, NIT Raipur
99.89 percentile:
Techgig Code Gladiators 2017 Open Contest
99.36 percentile:
GATE 2010
Additional Responsibilities / Experience
- 2018-2022, Programme Assessment and Quality Improvement Committee (M.Tech. Structural Engineering), BIT Mesra
- 2018-2022, Laboratory Development Committee (Concrete and Road Materials), BIT Mesra
- 2018-2022, Laboratory Development Committee (Structural Engineering), BIT Mesra
- 2018-2022, Departmental website, data and information, BIT Mesra