Odia prof’s invention to optimize wireless communication performance

Berhampur: A Berhampur-based Odia professor has invented soft computing techniques to optimize wireless communication performance, ensuring efficient service delivery to a larger number of users in future.

As per experts, the innovation is expected to significantly contribute to the evolution of massive MIMO architectures, a cornerstone of upcoming 6G technologies.Prabina Pattnaik, who currently works as an assistant professor in the department of electronics and communication engineering at National Institute of Technology in Silchar, Assam, invented the techniques while recently completing a Union govt funded-project in the frontier area of 5G/6G wireless communication system.The project, titled ‘Development of Efficient Joint Antenna and User Scheduling Schemes for Massive MIMO Limited Feedback Broadcast Channels for 5G and Beyond Communication Systems’, was funded by the ministry of electronics and information technology. The multi-year research initiative, launched in 2021 and concluded in 2025, focused on enhancing system capacity in next-generation wireless networks through intelligent user and antenna selection strategies with remarkable reduced computational complexity.

“As part of the project, we have introduced novel soft computing techniques to optimize communication performance in complex channel environments,” Pattnaik said.He added that the project received widespread acclaim from the project review and steering group, comprising academicians and industry experts from Indian Institutes of Technology of Kharagpur, Kanpur and Hyderabad and leading technology firms.