Dr. Sanjay Sharma
Professor
Specialization
Signal Processing, Reconfigurable Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing
sanjay.sharma@thapar.edu
Specialization
Signal Processing, Reconfigurable Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing
Expert Talks Delivered
- Mapping Machine Learning Tasks to Quantum Computing
Delivered an expert talk on 20 December 2024 during a Faculty Development Programme at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala.
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Delivered an expert talk on 24 December 2024 during a Faculty Development Programme at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala.
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Teaching and Industrial Experience
| Position Held | Name of Organisation | From | To | Nature of Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Engineer | Viniyoga Clothex Ltd., Ghaziabad | 07.09.1993 | 25.04.1994 | Maintenance and Installation of Automatic Machinery |
| Trainee Engineer | Sheetal Fibers Ltd., Jalandhar City | 26.04.1994 | 27.12.1994 | Maintenance of Automatic Machinery |
| Lecturer | SLIET, Longowal | 28.12.1994 | 02.02.2004 | Research, Teaching, EPABX In-charge, etc. |
| Assistant Professor | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala | 03.02.2004 | 26.11.2006 | Research, Teaching and Laboratory Development |
| Associate Professor | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala | 27.11.2006 | 09.06.2013 | Research and Teaching |
| Professor | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala | 10.06.2013 | Present | Research and Teaching |
| Professor and Head of Department | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala | 27.04.2014 | 31.01.2017 | Leadership and Management, Quality Assurance, Research and Teaching |
| Professor | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala | 01.02.2017 | Present | Research and Teaching |
Sponsored Research Projects
| Year of Funding | Sponsoring Organisation | Title of Project | Grant (₹ Lakh) | Co-Investigators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | MHRD | Enhancement of Rural Productivity (at SLIET, Longowal) | 7.0 | Dr. Pawan Dhiman, H. K. Sharma |
| 2004 | MHRD | Low Power Domain Specific Digital Signal Processing on FPGA as Reconfigurable Platform (at SLIET, Longowal) | 10.0 | Not specified |
E-Content Developed
- Digital Signal Processing — Online Video Lectures
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Recent Publications
2026
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Sanjay Sharma, Ashutosh Anand, Natya S.
"Quantifying Accessible Advantage in Quantum
Spectral Computation: A Task-Matched,
Device-Calibrated Metric with a 6G
Channel-Estimation Case Study."
IEEE Access,
October 2026.
Impact Factor: 4.2.
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3741939 - Sanjay Sharma, Amanjot Kaur Lamba, Govind Murari Upadhyay, Shyam Akashe. "Convergence-Guaranteed Quantum Combinatorial Optimization via Policy Gradient Reinforcement Learning and Adaptive Kalman Filtering on NISQ Devices." EPJ Quantum Computing, October 2026. Impact Factor: 5.6.
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Sanjay Sharma, Pranay Bharadwaj,
Amanjot Kaur.
"Safe Hierarchical Lyapunov Control with
a Deterministic Agentic Loop for Autonomous
Multi-Cell 6G RAN Slicing."
IEEE Access,
October 2026.
Impact Factor: 4.2.
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3743557 - Sanjeev Sharma, Sanjay Sharma, Sri Krishna Singh, Rajesh Kumar Tewari, Prakash Ranjan Deep, Manoj Kumar Goel. "Enhanced Refractive Index Sensing Using a Gold–TiO2 Bilayer-Coated Photonic Crystal Fiber Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor." Plasmonics, Springer Nature, October 2026. Impact Factor: 5.6.
- Sanjay Sharma, Basudha Dewan. "AI-Quantum Hybrid Channel Modeling and Noise Mitigation for 5G/6G Wireless Networks: The AQCME Framework." Scientific Reports, Nature Portfolio, Accepted for Publication, 2026. Impact Factor: 3.9.
- S. Sharma, S. Sharma, R. K. Tewari, et al. "Advanced Defect-Engineered Ternary Photonic Crystal Materials Based Biosensors for Enhanced Refractive Index Sensing." Applied Physics A, Vol. 132, Article No. 821, 2026. Impact Factor: 3.0.
- Sanjay Sharma, Govind Murari Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur Lamba, Shyam Akashe. "A Computationally Efficient Approach to Quantum State Reconstruction Using Robust Classical Shadows." Scientific Reports, Nature Portfolio, Vol. 16, Article No. 6927, pp. 1–9, 2026. Impact Factor: 3.9.
- S. Sharma and R. Kumar. "Adiabatic Quantum Computing and Global Solution of NP-Hard QUBO Problems: A General Approach." 2026 IEEE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Technology and Management for Social Innovation (IATMSI) , Gwalior, India, pp. 1–5, 2026.
2025
- Peter Bukelani, Shyam Akashe, Govind Murari Upadhayay, Sanjay Sharma. "Memristor Loaded Cross Coupled Differential Voltage Sense Amplifier Design with Improved Performance." Scientific Reports, Nature Portfolio, Vol. 15, Article No. 15433, 2025. Impact Factor: 3.9.
- S. Sharma, S. Sharma, S. K. Singh, et al. "A Photonic Crystal-Based Sensor Device with Two Metallic Layers for Detection of Dengue Virus." The European Physical Journal D, Vol. 79, Article No. 110, 2025. Impact Factor: 1.8.
- S. Sharma, S. Akashe, G. M. Upadhyay, et al. "Adaptive and Robust Feedback-Based Quantum Optimization Using Reinforcement Learning." Journal of Transformative Technologies and Sustainable Development , Vol. 9, Article No. 13, 2025. Scopus-indexed Journal.