Indian Institute of Information Technology Raichur

Assistant Professor · Computer Science and Engineering

Dr. Mehbub Alam

Indian Institute of Information Technology Raichur

Formerly Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems (C2PS), Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Information Technology Raichur. I was previously a Postdoctoral Researcher at Secure UTM Systems Lab, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati, where I worked at the Design Innovation Centre (DIC) Lab.

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Portrait of Dr. Mehbub Alam
  • 16 Publications
  • 9 Journal Articles
  • 7 Conference Papers
  • 12 Slide Summaries

Research Interests

What I work on

My work sits at the intersection of secure wireless systems and distributed intelligence - from authenticating drones in shared airspace to deciding where a computation should run.

UAV & Drone Technology

Secure communication for unmanned aerial vehicles, authentication protocols, ASTM-compliant drone Remote ID, and long-range communication for drones.

Fog & Edge Computing

Edge intelligence, computation offloading on resource-constrained devices, verifiable computation, and mobility-aware task migration.

Scalable IoT Networks

Long-range and scalable Internet of Things networks built on Wi-Fi HaLow (IEEE 802.11ah), and next-generation IoT architectures.

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Updates

Research highlights & news

Recent research highlights

Journal article accepted for publication in Computers & Security (Q1, IF 6.8, Top 1%): “Authentication Protocols for UAV Remote Identification Using Public-Key Infrastructure”. Read paper

Journal article accepted for publication in Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering (Q1, IF 12.9, Top 1%): “A Comprehensive Review Tracing the Evolution of Volumetric Medical Imaging Analysis from Classic CNNs to Emerging AI-Agents”. Read paper

Journal article accepted for publication in Earth Systems and Environment (Q1, IF 5.0): “A Fusion-Based Machine Learning Approach for Classification of Seabed Defects”. Read paper

Gallery

Dr. Mehbub Alam with participants at the TEJAS Workshop, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur
At the TEJAS Workshop held on 2 April 2026 at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, as organiser with Startup India and the Government of Karnataka.
Dr. Mehbub Alam at the Nurturing Future Leadership Programme at IIM Shillong
Attended the one-week Nurturing Future Leadership Programme (NFLP) at IIM Shillong.
One-day NAIN 2.0 capacity building workshop on Technology Readiness Levels at IIIT Raichur
Organised a one-day NAIN 2.0 Capacity Building Workshop on “Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs): Gauging Progress in R&D” at IIIT Raichur.
Dr. Mehbub Alam evaluating NAIN 2.0 projects at PDA College, Kalaburagi
As an NAIN 2.0 project evaluator at PDA College, Kalaburagi, Karnataka.
Dr. Mehbub Alam evaluating NAIN 2.0 projects at GNDEC Bidar
As an NAIN 2.0 project evaluator at GNDEC Bidar, Karnataka.
Dr. Mehbub Alam evaluating NAIN 2.0 projects at RYMEC Ballari
As an NAIN 2.0 project evaluator at RYMEC Ballari, Karnataka.
Dr. Mehbub Alam receiving certificate
Receiving the Certificate and Prize Money on Behalf of Our Team for Securing Third Place in the MVI Tournament at IEEE ICIP 2024, Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Mehbub Alam at IROS
Demonstrating Our Secure Drone Communication Work at IROS 2024.
Dr. Mehbub Alam at IROS 2024
Meeting the Emirati Robo at IROS 2024.
Dr. Mehbub Alam at IROS
Our Secure UTM System Lab Team from Khalifa University at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2024.
Dr. Mehbub Alam at IROS2024
At IROS 2024: Demonstrating Our Work to a Dubai Customs Official.
Dr. Mehbub Alam at Emirates palace
At one of the most beautiful places in Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Mehbub Alam at IIT Hyderabad
Attending the ANRF PAIR Workshop at IIT Hyderabad.
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Publications

Selected recent work

Each paper has its own page with the abstract, research highlights, a slide summary where available, and full citation details.

  1. Authentication Protocols for UAV Remote Identification Using Public-Key Infrastructure

    Mehbub Alam, Mariam Alhashmi, Mohammad Atrouz, Abdulrahman Khader, Ravi Ashok Pashchapur and Abdulhadi Shoufan

    Computers & Security, art. no. 105075, 2026

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  2. A Comprehensive Review Tracing the Evolution of Volumetric Medical Imaging Analysis from Classic CNNs to Emerging AI-Agents

    Muhammad Owais, Muhammad Zubair, Daniya Najiha Abdul Kareem, Sana Akhtar Naseer, Mehbub Alam, Mubashir Ahmad and Irfan Hussain

    Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2026

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  3. Fusion-Based Machine Learning Approach for Classification of Seabed Defects

    Sk Mahmudul Hassan, Kumar Sekhar Roy, Mehbub Alam, Sudip Chakraborty, Marcello Di Bonito and Ruhul A. Hazarika

    Earth Systems and Environment, 2026

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  4. Multi-kernel Inception-Enhanced Vision Transformer for Plant Leaf Disease Recognition

    Sk Mahmudul Hassan, Kumar Sekhar Roy, Ruhul A. Hazarika, Mehbub Alam and Mithun Mukherjee

    Scientific Reports, vol. 15, art. no. 30997, 2025

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Research opportunities

Positions are open in my team for aspiring researchers pursuing a full-time PhD and project internships.

Research areas: Cybersecurity, Edge AI, Fog / Edge Computing, Internet of Things (IoT) and TinyML.

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