Dr. Hari Prabhat Gupta
Dr. Hari Prabhat Gupta is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India. Prior to his current position, he held a significant role as a Technical Lead at Samsung R&D Bangalore, India. He earned his M.Tech. and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Guwahati, and his B.E. degree in Computer Engineering from Govt. Engineering College Ajmer, India. His research interests include Internet of Things, Ubiquitous Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Human-Computer Interaction. Additionally, Dr. Gupta undertakes the following administrative roles and responsibilities:
- Head, Centre for Computing & Information Services, IIT(BHU) Varanasi, 2024 – present.
- Chairman, Web Management & Email Services, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, 2024 – present.
- Chief Information Security Officer, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, 2024 – present.
- Coordinator, SuperComputing Center, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, 2023 – 2025.
Office Address
Dr. Hari Prabhat Gupta Associate Professor Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi-221005 India
E-mail :
Office email ID: hariprabhat.cse@iitbhu.ac.in
Personal email ID: hprabhatgupta@gmail.com
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (October 2014)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Master of Technology (July 2010)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Bachelor of Engineering (June 2004)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Govt. Engineering College Ajmer, India
Experience
Associate Professor (since June 2022)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
Assistant Professor (November-2015 to June-2022)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
Technical Lead (May-2014 to October-2015)
Android Connectivity Team,
Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore
Postdoc students
Dr. R. Bansal, SERB (NPDF), Jan 2022-Feb 2023, Title of postdoc project: Fractional-Order Calculus-Based Parameters Estimation for Improving the Effectiveness of Wireless Networks
Ph.D. Students
Dr. Surbhi Saraswat (Enroled July 2016, Graduated on August 2020, first job Postdoc at University College Cork ), Home page link
Dr. Ashish Gupta (Enroled Jan 2017, Graduated on August 2020, first job Postdoc at Missouri University of Science and Technology), Home page link
Dr. Priti Kumari (Enroled July 2017, Graduated on August 2020, first job Scientist, DRDO Bangalore, India), Home page link
Dr. Atul Chaudhary (Enroled July-2017,Graduated on Jan 2022, Sponsored under QIP)
Dr. Rahul Mishra (Enroled July-2017, Graduated on July 2022, first job Assistant Professor IIT Patna), Home page link
Dr. Chitranjan Singh (Since December-2017, Graduated on June 2024, Joint Director C-DAC, Pune)
Dr. Swati Chopde (Since July-2018, Graduated on Nov 2024, Faculty VJTI-Mumbai)
Dr. Ramakant Kumar (Since July-2018, Graduated on Oct 2025)
Shubham Panday (Since July-2021)
Himanshu Sahu (Since Dec-2021)
- Priya Gautam (Since Dec-2024)
- Uma Maheswara Rao (Since July-2025)
- Sangam Kumar Chaturvedi (Since Dec-2025)
- S. Shreyas (Since Dec-2025)
- Pramod Yadav (Since Dec-2025)