Manjesh Kumar Hanawal

Manjesh Kumar Hanawal is an Associate Professor at the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) center of IIT Bombay, India. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. from University of Avignon/INRIA (2013), M.Sc (Engg) from IISc Bangalore (2009), and B.E. from NIT Bhopal (2004).

• Pre-Ph.D. work: Scientist-B at DRDO's CAIR
• Postdoctoral: Boston University (2013-2015)
• Appointed as first Professor-In-Charge of TCA2I center

Research focuses on Machine Learning algorithms for limited feedback environments, Communication Networks resource allocation, and Cybersecurity threat detection. Publications span top venues like IEEE Transactions, NeurIPS, INFOCOM, and AISTATS.

Recent work trends include:

• Bandit algorithms for distributed learning in heterogeneous networks
• Contextual information integration in sequential selection
• Energy efficiency optimization in wireless sensor networks
• Net neutrality violation detection frameworks
• Anti-jamming countermeasures in cognitive networks

Scientific recognition includes the SERB Early Career Research Award (2019-2022) for machine learning applications in wireless networks. Advisees include Ph.D. awardee Arun Verma and Best Masters Thesis Awardee Sayan Chatterjee.