Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Admission 2026-27
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Admission 2026-27

Dr. Vipal Kumar Sharma

Assistant Professor
vipal.sharma@smvdu.ac.in, vipul01sharma@gmail.com
School of Computer Science & Engineering
Detailed CV

Profile Highlights

Educational Qualification
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering – National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (2021)
    Specialization: Computer Vision, Deep Learning
  • GATE  – (2011, 2013, 2017, 2018 & 2022)
    Best Rank: AIR(724)
    Best Score: 711

  • UGC-NET  – (June-2019 & Dec-2020)
    (98 Percentile)
  • JKSET – (2018)
    (98 Percentile)
  • B.Tech (Hons) Computer Science & Engineering – LPU, Punjab (2011)
    (9.61 CGPA)
Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science & Engineering
    Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (Feb 2025–Present)

  • Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Department of CSE & IT
    Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan (July 2021 – Feb 2025)

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
    National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (August 2017 – June 2021)

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
    National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (May 2015 – August 2017)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
    YCET, Jammu (Oct 2014 – May 2015)
Journal Publications
  • “Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation”. Improved traffic sign recognition algorithm based on YOLOv4-tiny. 2023 (SCI Indexed) Elsevier. Impact Factor: 2.8.

  • “Computer Science Review.” Detecting and Recognizing Objects in Complex Environments: Deep Learning Techniques, Parameters, Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions. [Under Review] (SCI Indexed) Elsevier. Impact Factor: 17.5

  • “Computers & Electrical Engineering”. Scale-aware CNN for crowd density estimation and crowd behavior analysis. 2023 (SCI Indexed) Elsevier. Impact Factor: 5.5

  • “Computers & Electrical Engineering”. Towards Secured Image Steganography based on Content- Adaptive Adversarial Perturbation. 2023 (SCI Indexed) Elsevier. Impact Factor: 5.5.

  • “International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies”. A Supervised Learning-Based Framework for Predicting COVID-19 in Patients. 2023 (Scopus) IGI Global.

  • “Pattern Recognition Letters”. SSFNET-VOS: Semantic Segmentation and Fusion Network for Video Object Segmentation. 2020 (SCI Indexed) Elsevier. Impact Factor: 3.255

  • “Computer Science ” A Comprehensive and Systematic Lookup into Deep Learning Based Object Detection Techniques: A Review. 2020 (SCI Indexed) Elsevier. Impact Factor: 13.75

  • “Journal of King Saud University – Computer and Information Sciences” An enhanced time efficient technique for image watermarking using ant colony optimization and light gradient boosting algorithm. Volume 31, Issue 2. 2019 (SCIE Indexed), Elsevier. Impact Factor: 3

  • “Journal of King Saud University – Computer and Information Sciences”, Saliency guided faster-RCNN (SGFr-RCNN) model for object detection and recognition. Volume 31, Issue 4. (SCIE Indexed), 2019 Elsevier. Impact Factor: 3

  • “International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics” Maximum Entropy Based Semi Supervised Learning for Automatic Detection and Recognition of Objects Using Deep Convnets. 2020, (Scopus Indexed). Inderscience. Impact Factor: 1.2

  • “International Journal of Computer Networks and Applications (IJCNA)” Textual Data Hiding in Digital Images Using Chaotic Maps. Volume 5, Issue 6, PP: 78-86. 2018 (Scopus Indexed)

  • “IJCST”, Digital Preservation & Data Volume 9, Issue 2, 2018
  • “International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science & Software Engineering.” Title: – A new approach to hide text in images using steganography. Volume 3, Issue 4, April 2013 Page number, 701 –706
  • “International Journal of Computer Science & Engineering Technology”. Title: – Discrete & Continuous Mouse Motion Using Vocal & Non-Vocal Characteristics of Human Voice. Volume 4, No. 6 June 2013, Page number 826 – 837.
  • “Journal of Computer Science (JCS)”. Title: – A New Approach to Improve Worst Case Efficiency of Bubble Sort. Issue 6, Volume 2 (June 2015), Springer Open Access, Page number, 54 – 58.
  • “International Journal of Computer Applications (IJCA)”. Title: – Digital Preservation & Data Compression Issue 4, Volume 2 (April 2014), Springer Open Access Page number, 24 – 32.
  • “Discover Computing”.  Title: An efficient approach to synthesize medical images for data augmentation with constrained training data. February-2026 (SCI Indexed) Springer Nature. Impact Factor: 1.9.

  • “Signal processing: Image Communication”. Title:  PFS-DiffNet: Physics-Guided Frequency-Aware Semantic Latent Diffusion for Real-World Image Dehazing. September-2026 (SCI Indexed) Elsevier. Impact Factor: 2.1

  • “Signal processing: Image Communication”. Title:  SFUR-Net: Semantic-Frequency Guided Uncertainty Refinement Network for camouflaged object detection. August-2026 (SCI Indexed) Elsevier. Impact Factor: 2.1

  • “Four Papers Under Review in SCI Journals Since August 2026”
Conference Publications
  • “Third International Conference on Image Information Processing.” Proceedings IEEE Explore Title: – Two new approaches to image steganography using cryptography. (SCI Indexed) 2015

  • “Third International Conference on Image Information Processing.” Proceedings IEEE Explore Title: – LSB modification based Audio Steganography using Trusted Third Party Key Indexing method. (SCI Indexed) 2015

  • “Seventh International Conference on Image Information Processing.” Proceedings IEEE Explore Title: – Traffic signal recognition using YOLO, a comparative analysis. (SCI Indexed) 2023
Book/Chapters Written
  • Book Chapter: “Faster Region Based Convolutional Neural Networks for the Detection of Surface Defects in Aluminium Tubes.” 2022, River Publishers, London
  • Book: “Advancement of Deep Learning and its Applications in Object Detection and ” 2022, River Publishers, London.
  • Book: “AI Supercomputing Platforms: Architecture, Frameworks, and Applications” 2026, Wiley Publisher. [In process]
  • Book: “Trustworthy and Explainable AI for IoT-Based Cyber-Physical Systems“ 2026, Springer Nature. [In process]
Research Supervision
  • Ph.D. Students Under Supervision – One student at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan (2023–Present) & three at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra.
    • Mr. Ashish Kumar Dogra at JUIT, Solan. Field of Study: Detection & Recognition of Objects in Complex Environments.
    • Mr. Hridyanshu Slathia at SMVDU.
    • Mr. Ankush Sharma at SMVDU.
    • Ms. Sukriti Chadha at SMVDU.
  • B.Tech Projects Supervised – JUIT, Solan  (2021–2025)
    • Mentored more than 50 B.Tech Final year and Third Year students at JUIT Solan from 2021 to 2025.
    • Currently mentoring 6 B.Tech Third year and Final students at SMVDU Katra.
  • M.Tech Projects Supervised – SMVDU (2026-2027)
      • Ms. Himani at SMVDU. Field of Study: Image and Video Dehazing using Diffusion Networks.
Patents

  • Patent Granted – “System for Monitoring & Reporting Facial Spoofing” (2026)

  • Patent Filed – ” “A lightweight, edge-deployable framework for a real-time driver safety system
    with integrated traffic sign recognition and lane departure” (September 2026)
Conferences/Courses Organized

  • Organized “Seventh IEEE International Conference on Image Information Processing (2023)” at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan.

  • Organized 7 days Workshop on “Image Processing with Deep learning” March 2022 at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan.
Expert Talks

  • “Deep Neural Networks, Department of Biotechnology, JUIT Solan”

  • “Hands on session on Machine Learning Algorithms”

  • “Hands on session on Implementing Deep Neural Networks from scratch”

  • “Mathematical Background of Deep Neural Networks”
  • “From Generative AI to Agentic AI” at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, May 2026.
Consultancy
  • Designed website of Yogananda College of Engineering & Technology
  • Designed website for a Newyork based client in September 2020, dsafinishing.com
  • Designed website for a Newyork based client in February 2021, dsdcontrating.com
  • Designed website for a Newyork based client in April 2021, apeterluger.com
  • Designed website for a Newyork based client in August 2021, fiveborobuildingsupplies.com
  • Agentic AI consultancy Project for a Newyork based Firm named Elli NY Designs. www.ellicorp.com worth Ten Thousand Dollars from July 2025 to March 2026
Honors & Recognitions Achieved
  • University Honor Roll.
  • PG Gold Medalist.
  • Receipient of MHRD scholarship.
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