Dr. Ravi Shankar Singh
(BTech, MTech, PhD, FIE, FIETE, SMIEEE, SMACM, LMCSI, LMISTE, LMISCA)

Designation: Associate Professor
Official Address: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT(BHU), Varanasi, UP-221005, India
Mob. No.: +91-9935-8835-00
E. Mail: ravi.cse [at] iitbhu.ac.in
Residence: B21, New Faculty Apartment near Vishwakarma Hostel, IIT(BHU), Varanasi, UP-221005, India
Academic Qualification: B.Tech. (CSE), M.Tech. (CSE), Ph.D. (CSE)
Teaching and Research: Since 2003
Area of research interest: Algorithms and High Performance Computing
Subjects Taught: Data Structures, Algorithms, Advanced Algorithms, High Performance Computing, Cloud Computing, Discrete Mathematical Structures, Digital Circuits and Logic Design, Parallel Computing, Parallel Algorithms, Combinatorics and Graph Theory, Compiler Design, Microprocessors, Advance Computer Architecture.
No. of Thesis (Ph. D. Degrees) Supervision: 07(Awarded) + 05(Ongoing)
No. of Thesis (M.Tech. Degrees) Supervision: 14(Completed) + 03(Ongoing)
Publications: BOOK: 02, JOURNALS: 28, BOOK CHAPTERS: 06, CONFERENCES: 25

Selected recent journal papers:

Energy and Cost Aware Workflow Scheduling in Clouds with Deadline Constraint, R Medara, RS Singh, M Sompalli - Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (Wiley, SCIE), 2022

Morphologically Dilated Convolutional Neural Network for Hyperspectral Image Classification, V Kumar, RS Singh, Y Dua - Signal Processing: Image Communication (Elsevier, SCI), 2022

Prediction of Multicore CPU Performance through Parallel Data Mining on Public Datasets, NM Upadhyay, RS Singh, SP Dwivedi, Displays (Elsevier, SCI), 2022

Review on Energy-Aware Scheduling Techniques for Workflows in IaaS Clouds, R Medara, RS Singh - Wireless Personal Communications (Springer, SCIE), 2022

User Defined Weight Based Budget and Deadline Constrained Workflow Scheduling in Cloud, S Gupta, RS Singh, UD Vasant, V Saxena - Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (Wiley, SCIE), 2021

Energy-Aware Workflow Task Scheduling in Clouds with Virtual Machine Consolidation using Discrete Water Wave Optimization, R Medara, RS Singh, Amit- Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (Elsevier, SCIE), 2021 

Convolution Neural Network Based Lossy Compression of Hyperspectral Images, Y Dua,RS Singh,K Parwani,S Lunagariya,V Kumar- Signal Processing: Image Communications (Elsevier, SCI), 2021

Energy Efficient and Reliability aware Workflow Task Scheduling in Cloud Environment,  R Medara, RS Singh - Wireless Personal Communications (Springer, SCIE), 2021

Parallel Lossless HSI compression based on RLS filter, Y Dua, V Kumar, RS Singh - Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Elsevier, SCI), 2021

An effective Scheme for Memory Congestion Reduction in Multi-core Environment, NM Upadhyay, RS Singh - Journal of King Saud University -Computer and Information Sciences (Elsevier, SCIE), 2020

Compression of Multi-Temporal Hyper Spectral Images based on RLS filter, Y Dua, V Kumar, RS Singh - The Visual Computer (Springer, SCIE), 2020

Comprehensive Review of Hyperspectral Image Compression Algorithms, Y Dua, V Kumar, RS Singh - Optical Engineering (SPIE, SCI), 2020

Error-tolerant approximate graph matching utilizing node centrality information, SP Dwivedi, RS Singh - Pattern Recognition Letters (Elsevier, SCI), 2020

Error-tolerant geometric graph similarity and matching, SP Dwivedi, RS Singh - Pattern Recognition Letters (Elsevier, SCI) , 2019

Load balanced scheduling and reliability modeling of grid transaction processing system using colored Petri nets, DP Mahato, RS Singh - ISA transactions (Elsevier, SCIE) , 2019

Workflow scheduling using Jaya algorithm in cloud, S Gupta, I Agarwal, RS Singh - Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (Wiley, SCIE), 2019

Error-tolerant graph matching using node contraction, SP Dwivedi, RS Singh - Pattern Recognition Letters (Elsevier, SCI), 2018

Maximizing availability for task scheduling in on‐demand computing–based transaction processing system using ant colony optimization, DP Mahato, RS Singh - Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (Wiley, SCIE), 2018

Privacy preserving security using biometrics in cloud computing, S Kumar, SK Singh, AK Singh, S Tiwari, RS Singh - Multimedia Tools and Applications (Springer, SCIE), 2018

On maximizing reliability of grid transaction processing system considering balanced task allocation using social spider optimization, DP Mahato, RS Singh - Swarm and Evolutionary Computation (Elsevier, SCIE), 2018

A Parallel Algorithm for Wavelet Transform-Based Color Image Compression, PK Singh, RS Singh, KN Rai - Journal of Intelligent Systems (De Gruyter, SCOPUS), 2018

On scheduling transactions in a grid processing system considering load through ant colony optimization, DP Mahato, RS Singh, AK Tripathi, AK Maurya - Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier, SCIE), 2017

Load balanced transaction scheduling using Honey Bee Optimization considering performability in on‐demand computing system, DP Mahato, RS Singh - Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (Wiley, SCIE), 2017

Balanced task allocation in the on‐demand computing‐based transaction processing system using social spider optimization, DP Mahato, RS Singh - Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (Wiley, SCIE), 2017

Real-time recognition of cattle using animal biometrics, S Kumar, SK Singh, RS Singh, AK Singh, S Tiwari, Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (Springer, SCIE), 2017

Administrative and other experiences:
Convener, DPGC, Dept. of CSE, IIT (BHU), Varanasi
Proctor, BHU, May 2015 - Dec 2019
Chairman, Academic Automation Coordination Committee, 2015-2019, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Vice-Chairman, JEE(Advanced)-2018, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Admin. Warden of Vivekanand Hostel, BHU- Varanasi, August 2009- 2011
Warden of Vivekanand hostel, BHU- Varanasi, April 2006- July 2009
Warden of Dhanrajgiri hostel, BHU- Varanasi, May 2005- April 2006
Member, Anti-Ragging Squad 2018-20, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Coordinator, 2-Yr MTech Course Proposal Preaparation Committee, CSE, IIT(BHU), Varanasi, 2021
Convener, Oversight Sub-Committe, IEEE UP Section, India, 2021
Co-Incharge, Inter-IIT Staff Sports Meet, IIT(BHU), Varanasi-2018, 2019
Co-ordinator, One Week Workshop on High Performance Computing, January 20-25, 2020
Co-ordinator, One Week Workshop on Supercomputing, September 23-27, 2019
Co-ordinator, QIP-STC on High Performance Computing and Data Engineering, June 24-29, 2019
Co-ordinator, A two day workshop on doing MOOCs with mooKIT, September 22-23, 2017
Co-coordinator, Brainstorming Workshop on Design and Innovation, March 7-9, 2014, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Convenor, National workshop on Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, March 20-21, 2015, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Co-ordinator, A two day workshop on doing MOOCs with mooKIT, December 22-23, 2015
Delivered lecture on "Parallel Computing" in a refresher course in IT at  UGC-HRDC, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 08/03/2022(online)
​Delivered lecture on "Parallel Algorithms" in UGC-HRDC Winter School, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar on 31/01/2022(online)
Delivered lecture on "Parallel Algorithms" in a refresher course in IT at  UGC-HRDC, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 05/03/2021(online)
Delivered lecture on "Computer Algorithms" in a refresher course at  UGC-HRDC, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 18/02/2021(online)
Delivered expert lecture on "High Performance Computing- Parallel Algorithms" Under  ATAL-FDP at IEC, Ghaziabad on 10/11/2020(online)
Delivered expert lecture on "High Performance Computing- Paradigm and Architecture" Under  ATAL-FDP at IEC, Ghaziabad on 09/11/2020(online)
Delivered expert lecture on "High Performance Computing for Machine Learning" Under TEQIP-III FDP at Rajasthan Technical University, Kota on 17/09/2020(online)
Delivered expert talk on "High Performance Computing -Parallel Algorithms" in On-Campus Online Training for Raisoni Group of Institutions Faculties on 05/06/2020
Delivered keynote lecture on "High Performance Computing for Artificial Intelligence" in IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Robotics in Life Science-2019 on 30/11/19 at Kanpur
Delivered expert lecture on "High Performance Computational Intelligence" Under TEQIP-III Programme at BBDNIIT, Lucknow on 20/06/2019
Delivered keynote lecture on "High Performance Computing for Internet of Things" Under TEQIP-III Programme at Dr. RML Avadh University Faizabad on 05/04/2019
Delivered keynote lecture on "Think Parallel: Parallel Computing for Scientists and Engineers" in International Conference ESAR 2019 on 15/03/19 at Kanpur
Delivered invited talk on "Combinatorial Problems and Dynamic Programming" in the 34th National Conference of The Mathematical Society, BHU on February,23 , 2019
Delivered Expert lectures on "Big Data and High Performance Computing” in FDP at AITM, Varanasi on 28-29/01/2018
Delivered lecture on "Computer Algorithms" Under TEQIP-III Programme at Dr. RML Avadh University Faizabad on 06/11/2017
Delivered Expert lecture on "Parallel Algorithms" in Research Week 2016 at Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad on 16/03/2016
Delivered Expert lecture on "High Performance Computing” in FDP at KIT, Kanpur on 10/06/2016
Delivered Expert lectures in FDP on "Parallel & Distributed Computing" at FGIET on dated 31/01/2017
Coordinator, MOOCs development, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Moodle Enabled Faculty at IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Session Chair in International Conference on Recent Trends on Computer Science and Engineering, Central University of Bihar, Patna, Feb 08-09, 2014
Guest Editor, Int. J. Grid and Utility Computing, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2019
Coordinator for B.Tech. Curriculum design of “High Performance Computing and Data Engineering Stream” in Dept. of Computer Sc. &Engg., IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Mentor of the winner team from up in the great mind challenge-2009 by IBM
Microsoft massively empowered classroom champion faculty for the course on “Design and analysis of algorithms” in 2014
Fellow Member, Institution of Engineers (India)
Fellow Member, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Senior Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Life Member, Computer Society of India
Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association
Life Member, Indian Society For Technical Education
Dy. Presiding Officer, JEE(Adv.) 2016
Member, Election Council Students Parliament 2014-15, 2015-16,2016-17
Member, Executive Committee, Institution of Engineers (India) Varanasi Local Centre
Vice-Chiarman, Executive Committee, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers Varanasi Local Sub- Centre
Member, Computer Network Infrastructure Technical Committee, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Member, Computer Unit establishment Committee, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Coordinator of Institute Day, Dept. of Computer Sc. &Engg., 2015,2016, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Core team member, Institute day, 2017
Mentor, MANTHAN(Algorithmic Challenges) Codefest-2016 IIT(BHU)
Member, First Year Registration Committee,Dept. of Computer Sc. &Engg., 2005-2015, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Member, Advisory Committee, Training& Placement Cell, IT-BHU, July 2015- July 2016
Member, Teaching and Learning Cell, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Member, Tabulation Committee, IT(BHU), Varanasi
Member, Workshop Committee, Main Workshop, IIT(BHU), Varanasi-2014
Examiner, M.Tech. Dissertations, ISM, Dhanbad, 2014
Member, Executive Committee, Faculty Forum, IIT(BHU), Varanasi-2014
Vice chairman, Cine club, IT-BHU Gymkhana, 2006-2008
Vice chairman, Handball, IT-BHU Gymkhana, 2008-2010
Incharge, Computing Lab, Dept. of Computer Engg, IT-BHU, Jan.2006-Dec2007
Incharge, Time-table, Dept. of Computer Engg, IT-BHU, December 2004- December 2008
Member, Advisory Committee, Training& Placement Cell, IT-BHU, July 2005- June2009
Purchase Secretary, Dept. of Computer Engg, IT-BHU, April 2006- October 2008
Member, Purchase Committee, IT-Hostels, BHU, 2007- 08
Member, Purchase Committee, IT-Computer Labs(Ist yr.), BHU, 2006- 09
Webmaster, Dept. of Computer Engg, IT-BHU, June 2007- 11
Joint Secretary, National Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Agents: Theory and Applications (AIATA-2011), IT-BHU, India, Dec, 2011
Member, High End Computing/ Information and Communication Services Committee, IIT(BHU), Varanasi

Data Structures, Algorithms, Advanced Algorithms, High Performance Computing, Cloud Computing, Discrete Mathematical Structures, Digital Circuits and Logic Design, Parallel Computing, Parallel Algorithms, Combinatorics and Graph Theory, Compiler Design, Microprocessors, Advance Computer Architecture.

Convener, DPGC, Dept. of CSE, IIT (BHU), Varanasi 
Proctor, BHU, May 2015 - Dec 2019
Chairman, Academic Automation Coordination Committee, 2015-2019, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Vice-Chairman, JEE(Advanced)-2018, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Admin. Warden of Vivekanand Hostel, BHU- Varanasi, August 2009- 2011
Warden of Vivekanand hostel, BHU- Varanasi, April 2006- July 2009
Warden of Dhanrajgiri hostel, BHU- Varanasi, May 2005- April 2006
Member, Anti-Ragging Squad 2018-20, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Coordinator, 2-Yr MTech Course Proposal Preaparation Committee, CSE, IIT(BHU), Varanasi, 2021
Convener, Oversight Sub-Committe, IEEE UP Section, India, 2021
Co-Incharge, Inter-IIT Staff Sports Meet, IIT(BHU), Varanasi-2018, 2019
Co-ordinator, One Week Workshop on High Performance Computing, January 20-25, 2020
Co-ordinator, One Week Workshop on Supercomputing, September 23-27, 2019
Co-ordinator, QIP-STC on High Performance Computing and Data Engineering, June 24-29, 2019
Co-ordinator, A two day workshop on doing MOOCs with mooKIT, September 22-23, 2017
Co-coordinator, Brainstorming Workshop on Design and Innovation, March 7-9, 2014, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Convenor, National workshop on Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, March 20-21, 2015, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Co-ordinator, A two day workshop on doing MOOCs with mooKIT, December 22-23, 2015
Coordinator, MOOCs development, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Moodle Enabled Faculty at IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Session Chair in International Conference on Recent Trends on Computer Science and Engineering, Central University of Bihar, Patna, Feb 08-09, 2014
Guest Editor, Int. J. Grid and Utility Computing, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2019
Coordinator for B.Tech. Curriculum design of “High Performance Computing and Data Engineering Stream” in Dept. of Computer Sc. &Engg., IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Mentor of the winner team from up in the great mind challenge-2009 by IBM
Microsoft massively empowered classroom champion faculty for the course on “Design and analysis of algorithms” in 2014
Fellow Member, Institution of Engineers (India)
Fellow Member, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Senior Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Life Member, Computer Society of India
Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association
Life Member, Indian Society For Technical Education
Dy. Presiding Officer, JEE(Adv.) 2016
Member, Election Council Students Parliament 2014-15, 2015-16,2016-17
Member, Executive Committee, Institution of Engineers (India) Varanasi Local Centre
Vice-Chiarman, Executive Committee, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers Varanasi Local Sub- Centre
Member, Computer Network Infrastructure Technical Committee, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Member, Computer Unit establishment Committee, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Coordinator of Institute Day, Dept. of Computer Sc. &Engg., 2015,2016, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Core team member, Institute day, 2017
Mentor, MANTHAN(Algorithmic Challenges) Codefest-2016 IIT(BHU)
Member, First Year Registration Committee,Dept. of Computer Sc. &Engg., 2005-2015, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Member, Advisory Committee, Training& Placement Cell, IT-BHU, July 2015- July 2016
Member, Teaching and Learning Cell, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
Member, Tabulation Committee, IT(BHU), Varanasi
Member, Workshop Committee, Main Workshop, IIT(BHU), Varanasi-2014
Examiner, M.Tech. Dissertations, ISM, Dhanbad, 2014
Member, Executive Committee, Faculty Forum, IIT(BHU), Varanasi-2014
Vice chairman, Cine club, IT-BHU Gymkhana, 2006-2008
Vice chairman, Handball, IT-BHU Gymkhana, 2008-2010
Incharge, Computing Lab, Dept. of Computer Engg, IT-BHU, Jan.2006-Dec2007
Incharge, Time-table, Dept. of Computer Engg, IT-BHU, December 2004- December 2008
Member, Advisory Committee, Training& Placement Cell, IT-BHU, July 2005- June2009
Purchase Secretary, Dept. of Computer Engg, IT-BHU, April 2006- October 2008
Member, Purchase Committee, IT-Hostels, BHU, 2007- 08
Member, Purchase Committee, IT-Computer Labs(Ist yr.), BHU, 2006- 09
Webmaster, Dept. of Computer Engg, IT-BHU, June 2007- 11
Joint Secretary, National Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Agents: Theory and Applications (AIATA-2011), IT-BHU, India, Dec, 2011
Member, High End Computing/ Information and Communication Services Committee, IIT(BHU), Varanasi

Delivered lecture on "Parallel Computing" in a refresher course in IT at  UGC-HRDC, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 08/03/2022(online)

​Delivered lecture on "Parallel Algorithms" in UGC-HRDC Winter School, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar on 31/01/2022(online)

Delivered lecture on "Parallel Algorithms" in a refresher course in IT at  UGC-HRDC, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 05/03/2021(online)

Delivered lecture on "Computer Algorithms" in a refresher course at  UGC-HRDC, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 18/02/2021(online)

Delivered expert lecture on "High Performance Computing- Parallel Algorithms" Under  ATAL-FDP at IEC, Ghaziabad on 10/11/2020(online)

Delivered expert lecture on "High Performance Computing- Paradigm and Architecture" Under  ATAL-FDP at IEC, Ghaziabad on 09/11/2020(online)

Delivered expert lecture on "High Performance Computing for Machine Learning" Under TEQIP-III FDP at Rajasthan Technical University, Kota on 17/09/2020(online)

Delivered expert talk on "High Performance Computing -Parallel Algorithms" in On-Campus Online Training for Raisoni Group of Institutions Faculties on 05/06/2020

Delivered keynote lecture on "High Performance Computing for Artificial Intelligence" in IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Robotics in Life Science-2019 on 30/11/2019 at Kanpur

Delivered expert lecture on "High Performance Computational Intelligence" Under TEQIP-III Programme at BBDNIIT, Lucknow on 20/06/2019

Delivered keynote lecture on "High Performance Computing for Internet of Things" Under TEQIP-III Programme at Dr. RML Avadh University Faizabad on 05/04/2019

Delivered keynote lecture on "Think Parallel: Parallel Computing for Scientists and Engineers" in International Conference ESAR 2019 on 15/03/2019 at Kanpur

Delivered invited talk on "Combinatorial Problems and Dynamic Programming" in the 34th National Conference of The Mathematical Society, BHU on 23/02/2019

Delivered expert lectures on "Big Data and High Performance Computing” in FDP at AITM, Varanasi on 28-29/01/2018

Delivered lecture on "Computer Algorithms" Under TEQIP-III Programme at Dr. RML Avadh University Faizabad on 06/11/2017

Delivered Expert lectures in FDP on "Parallel & Distributed Computing" at FGIET, Raebareli on dated 31/01/2017

Delivered Expert lecture on "High Performance Computing” in FDP at KIT, Kanpur on 10/06/2016

Delivered Expert lecture on "Parallel Algorithms" in Research Week 2016 at Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad on 16/03/2016