Sudip Misra is an Indian computer scientist and professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He is known for his work in the fields of Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless Sensor Networks. In 2025, Misra was elected a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and become the only Indian academic to receive the distinction that year. [1] [2] [3] He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2022). [4]
Misra completed his undergraduate studies at IIT Kharagpur. He obtained a Master of Computer Science from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, and later earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. [5] His doctoral research focused on Computer Networks.
He joined IIT Kharagpur as an assistant professor in 2007, became an associate professor in 2013, and was promoted to professor in 2018. He established the Smart Wireless Applications & Networking (SWAN) Lab at IIT Kharagpur, which conducts research in IoT and wireless communication. He has delivered keynote lectures at international conferences across North America, Europe, [6] Asia, [7] [8] [9] and Africa.
Misra’s research includes the development of scalable and energy-efficient IoT frameworks, intelligent networked sensing systems, and AI-driven automation in IoT environments. Several technology prototypes developed under his guidance include AmbuSens, [10] EpiOne, SkopEdge, AgriSens, IndustryEdge, and PowerEdge, the details of which are available through his startup company, SensorDrops Networks Pvt Ltd.
He has taught courses on IoT, wireless sensor networks, and industrial IoT. He has also developed massive open online course MOOCs on these subjects.
In 2023, he was awarded the ACM Outstanding Contributions to Computing Education Award. [11] A team he mentored won the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award in 2018. [12] He also was awarded the IEEE India Council Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2021. [13] He has also received multiple Best Paper Awards at national and international conferences, including IEEE GLOBECOM [14] and IEEE HEALTHCOM.
He has also has elected as a fellow of various professional organizations, including: