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UAV Researcher and Innovator with 8+ years of experience, Leading the Multi-UAV Research Group at IIT Kanpur.

SAMSHAD NC
RESEARCHER | ENGINEER | EXPLORERCoderPlayerHello! I'm Mohamed Samshad, a Multi-UAV systems researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. My research focuses on advancing theoretical and practical aspects of multi-robot systems, particularly optimizing communication and coordination in multi-UAV operations.
Currently, I'm developing novel communication architectures and optimization techniques for networked UAV systems. My recent work includes developing communication frameworks for heterogeneous UAV applications, and communication-aware trajectory planning using machine learning approaches to optimize multi-UAV operations.
I hold a B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering (2018) and have served as a Junior Research Fellow at ICFOSS, where I led open-source drone development projects. As part of my MS by Research at IIT Kanpur, I've developed innovative solutions ranging from automatic antenna tracking systems to communication-aware coverage planning algorithms. I also serve as an instructor for the Advanced Course on Multi-UAV Communication, training industry professionals and research students.
My expertise spans Multi-Robot Systems, Communication-Aware Robotics, Optimization Algorithms, and Autonomous Systems.
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Recent Activities
Publications
- M Samshad and K Rajawat, "Communication and Energy-Aware Multi-UAV Coverage Path Planning for Networked Operations," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024. (Under Review), arXiv Preprint.
- S K Roy, M Samshad and K Rajawat, "UNet: A Generic and Reliable Multi-UAV Communication and Networking Architecture for Heterogeneous Applications," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024 (Under Review), arXiv Preprint.
- M Samshad, PP Pradhan, Ketan Rajawat and Mangal Kothari, "CNet: A Reliable Compact Multi-UAV Communication Architecture for Low Bandwidth Connectivity," The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(AIAA SciTech Forum), 2025. doi: 10.2514/6.2025-2553
- M Samshad and K Rajawat, "SkyNet: The Framework of Decentralized Multi-UAV Operations," Engineers Conclave, Inter IIT Conference, IIT Madras, December 2023.
- M. S. Sruthi, M. J. Poovathingal, V. N. Nandana, S. Lakshmi, M Samshad and V. S. Sudeesh, "YOLOv5 based Open-Source UAV for Human Detection during Search And Rescue (SAR)," 2021 International Conference on Advances in Computing and Communications (ICACC), Kochi, Kakkanad, India, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICACC-202152719.2021.9708269.
- M, Anand & A, Asok & Francis, Athul & Mohan, Karthika & R, Midhun & M Samshad, " Short Range Telemetry Communication for Autonomous Drone Navigation." IEEE-RAICS International Conference on Recent Advances in Intelligent Computational Systems (IEEE RAICS 2020), IEEE Kerala Section.: doi: 10.1109/RAICS51191.2020.9332518.
- Karthik J, Amalu S Panicker, Adarsh Sudarsanan, Sachu Pradeep, M Samshad, Arun C, Praveen Raj, "Air Pollution Detection Using UAV." International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology (IJIRT), June 2021| IJIRT | Volume 8 Issue 1 | ISSN: 2349-6002.