Dr. Ritesh Kumar

 Dr. Ritesh Kumar is a researcher in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Indoor Localization. He previously served as a Research Associate at IIT Roorkee and as an Assistant Professor at UPES Dehradun, where he taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses, supervised student projects, and contributed to academic and research activities. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology and an M.Tech in Information Technology with a specialization in Robotics from IIIT Allahabad. His research interests include Large Language Models, IoT, robotics, and intelligent positioning systems, with a focus on developing AI-driven solutions for real-world applications. 

B.Tech. (ECE) [2012 to 2016]

Dual Degree MTech+PhD (IT) [2017 to 2026]

Assistant Professor- UPES, Dehradun [ Feb-2024 to Aug-2025 ]

Postdoctoral- IIT Roorkee, [ Aug-2025 to March-2026]

• R.Kumar, J.Torres-Sospedra, and V.K.Chaurasiya,“H2lwrf-pdr:An efficient indoor positioning Algorithm using a single wi-fi access point and pedestrian dead reckoning,” Internet of Things, vol.27, p.101271,2024,issn:2542-6605. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2024.101271. 
• R.Kumar, S.Singh, and V.K.Chaurasiya, “A low-cost and efficient spatial–temporal model for indoor localization“h-lstmf”,” IEEE Sensors Journal,vol.23,no.6,pp.6117–6128,2023. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3243621. 

• R.Kumar and V.K.Chaurasiya,“Dempster-shafer theory based indoor region prediction with single wi-fi access point for static object localization,”in2024 ITU Kaleidoscope: Innovation and Digital Transformation for a Sustainable World (ITUK),2024, pp.1–6. doi:10.23919/ITUK62727.2024.10772765. 
• R.Kumar, J.Torres-Sospedra, and V.K.Chaurasiya,“Datasets for indoor positioning with single-ap wi-fi fingerprinting,” in Proceedings of the Work-in-Progress in Hardware and Software for Location Computation (WIPHAL 2023), CEUR Workshop Proceedings,Vol.3434, 2023,pp.1–X. url: https://ceurws.org/Vol-3434/paper6.pdf.

• Young Author Award — Certificate of Appreciation, ITU Kaleidoscope, 2024
• MHRD GATE Fellowship — Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, 2017

One book chapter under review.