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Dr Rajkumar Rathore

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science & Programme Director MSc Computing and IT
Cardiff School of Technologies

Overview

Dr. Rajkumar Singh Rathore currently serves as a Senior Lecturer(Associate Professor) and Program Director for the MSc in Computing and IT within the School of Technologies at Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He leads the Cyber-Physical and Networked Systems group at the CeRISS Research Centre and heads the Cybersecurity initiatives for Connected and Autonomous Systems at the CINC Research Centre. As a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in the United Kingdom, Dr. Rathore has amassed several years of experience in scholarship of teaching learning and research excellence. He is the cluster head of a Responsible and Transparent Artificial Intelligence Research Cluster (RTAR-C) consisting of 15 international universities for joint research endeavours.

An accomplished academic, he has co-authored multiple textbooks tailored for BSc and MSc programs in Computer Science. He actively contributes to the academic community, having served as a Technical Program Committee chair and as a keynote speaker at several esteemed international conferences.

Dr. Rathore is a founding member of the IEEE Trustworthy Internet of Things (TRUST-IoT) Working Group and is a member of the ACM Europe Technology Policy Committee for AI, Data Science, Autonomous systems and Cybersecurity. His research interests are diverse and include the Responsible AI, Internet of Things/Cyber Physical Systems, Cybersecurity & Privacy, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles(CAVs), EV Charging Infrastructure Management, Smart Grid, Intelligent Networking of Drones and use cases of AI/ML.

Research Publications

Enhancing intrusion detection in wireless sensor networks using a Tabu search based optimized random forest

Pandey, V. K., Prakash, S., Gupta, T. K., Sinha, P., Yang, T., Rathore, R. S., Wang, L., Tahir, S. & Bakhsh, S. T., 28 May 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 18634 18634.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Development and Implementation of an IoT-Enabled Smart Pest Control System for Enhanced Crop Protection and Yield Optimization in Precision Farming

Sanjay, V., Khamparia, A., Gupta, D., Kumar, A., Yang, T. & Rathore, R. S., 25 May 2025, Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Computing and Communication Networks, ICCCN 2024. Kumar, A., Swaroop, A. & Shukla, P. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 455-470 16 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 1293).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Exploring the Transformative Impact of IoT-Driven Innovations in Public Transportation Systems for Smart Mobility

Patel, K. N., Sarda, J., Patel, N., Yang, T., Rathore, R. S. & Sun, R., 25 May 2025, Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Computing and Communication Networks, ICCCN 2024. Kumar, A., Swaroop, A. & Shukla, P. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 177-193 17 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 1293).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Integration of IoT and Machine Learning Models for Enhancing Efficiency in Smart Public Transportation Systems

Bhalodiya, D., Sarda, J., Garg, D., Yang, T. & Rathore, R. S., 25 May 2025, Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Computing and Communication Networks, ICCCN 2024. Kumar, A., Swaroop, A. & Shukla, P. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 221-237 17 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 1293).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

IoT-Driven Waste Management in Smart Cities: Real-Time Monitoring and Optimization

Sanjay, V., Khamparia, A., Gupta, D., Kumar, A., Yang, T. & Rathore, R. S., 25 May 2025, Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Computing and Communication Networks, ICCCN 2024. Kumar, A., Swaroop, A. & Shukla, P. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 413-425 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 1293).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Quantum Cryptography for Secure IoT Networks: Implementing the BB84 Protocol

Tadhani, P., Sarda, J., Thakkar, A., Padhiar, S., Yang, T. & Rathore, R. S., 25 May 2025, Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Computing and Communication Networks, ICCCN 2024. Kumar, A., Swaroop, A. & Shukla, P. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 327-341 15 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 1293).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

An Efficient Framework for Secure Communication in Internet of Drone Networks Using Deep Computing

Pandey, V. K., Prakash, S., Ranjan, A., Jha, S. K., Liu, X. & Rathore, R. S., 13 May 2025, In: Designs. 9, 3, p. 61 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

An EEG Signals based model for student attention prediction in Online Education System

Singh, V. K., Nishad, D. K., Prakash, S., Yadav, S. K., Yang, T. & Rathore, R. S., 10 May 2025, In: Procedia Computer Science. 258, p. 1517-1523 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

An Efficient and Robust Framework for IoT Security using Machine Learning Techniques

Pandey, V. K., Prakash, S., Jha, S. K., Yang, T. & Rathore, R. S., 10 May 2025, In: Procedia Computer Science. 258, p. 118-124 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

An Efficient Approach for Side Channel Attack in Cloud Computing

Aakash, Pandey, V. K., Prakash, S., Singh, S., Yang, T. & Rathore, R. S., 10 May 2025, In: Procedia Computer Science. 258, p. 1404-1413 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

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