Sabita Maharjan

Sabita Maharjan is a Full Professor at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway, and a Senior Research Scientist (adjunct) at Simula Metropolitan Centre for Digital Engineering. She holds a PhD in Networks and Distributed Systems from the University of Oslo (2013) and has been active in research and academic leadership since. Her roles include Associate Editor for IEEE Internet of Things Journal and Guest Editor for several high-impact journals.

Education: Ph.D. in Networks and Distributed Systems (2013), University of Oslo; M.Sc. in Antenna and Propagation (2008), Tokyo Institute of Technology. Prior roles include Postdoctoral Fellow at Simula Research Lab (2014–2016) and Visiting Scholarships at Zhejiang University and UIUC.

Research focuses on Green Networks, Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Vehicular Networks, and Machine Learning applications. Key interests include network security, privacy-preserving systems, and edge computing. Recent work emphasizes digital twins, federated learning, and resilience in smart grids.

Publications span 5G/6G, blockchain for energy systems, and AI-driven network optimization. Notable contributions include privacy-preserving pricing schemes and secure vehicular edge computing frameworks.

Awards include three Best Paper Awards (IEEE SCALCOM 2015, IEEE CS CLOUD 2016, IEEE ICCT 2019) and the 2020 IEEE TCGCC Outstanding Young Researcher Award. She is an IEEE Senior Member since 2019.

Leadership roles: Vice-Chair of IEEE TCGCC SIG on Green AI (2020–present), Member of UiO’s AI/ML Study Programs Working Group. Supervises students in Energy Informatics and leads projects like CRISP (NFR-funded) and PriTEM.

Research groups: Digital Infrastructure and Security (DIAS) at UiO and Simula’s Center for Resilient Networks. Active in organizing summer schools on Energy Informatics and Green Computing.