"I am an Associate Professor at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela. This webpage gives details of my academic and research work."

Awards and Honors

IBM Great Mind Challenge Award

IBM Great Mind Challenge Award for the project OSPEDALE (Hospital Automation) in the year 2008.

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Microsoft Travel Grant Award

Microsoft Travel Grant Award for presenting a paper at International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME) 2012, Melbourne, Australia.

IBM Great Mind Challenge Award

IBM Great Mind Challenge Award

Best paper in Technology

Best paper in Technology in Education category as well as Runner up in Best poster award category for my student paper at IEEE Techsym held at IIT Kharagpur in the year 2014.

Early Career Research Award

Early Career Research Award by DST-SERB, Government of India for the sponsored project of 23 lakhs INR for 3 years from Sept. 2016-Sept. 2019.

DRDO award

Best Oral Paper Presentation Award (DRDO)

Best Oral Paper Presentation Award

Best Oral Paper Presentation Award at International Conference on Range Technology, (ICORT-2019), Integrated Test Range, DRDO, Chandipur, India for presenting the paper "Camera zoom detection in the compressed domain".

Picture With Japanese Ambassador to India H E Mr. Satoshi Suzuki

Sakura Science Exchange Program

Member of the Indian Delegation which visited Tokyo, Japan from 24th Jan to 2nd Feb 2020 as part of the Sakura Science Exchange Program to explore bilateral collaboration in Science and Technology with Japanese Universities and Research Institutions.

NIT Rourkela's 18th Annual Convocation

Honored to host NIT Rourkela's 18th Annual Convocation with Hon'ble President of India Shri Ramnath Kovindji as the Chief Guest. Other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Hon'ble Governor of Odisha Prof. Ganeshilalji, Union Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhanji, few state ministers along with Director sir and Registrar sir.

Best Paper Award

Best Paper Award

Best Paper Award to Ruby Mishra for the paper "Substitution Permutation Network Based Lightweight Ciphers with Improved Substitution Layers for Secure IoT Applications", in Proceedings of 2nd IEEE International Conference on Range Technology, (ICORT), Integrated Test Range, DRDO, Chandipur, India, August 5-6, 2021.

NIT Rourkela's 19th Annual Convocation

Honored to host NIT Rourkela's 19th Annual Convocation with Hon'ble Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan ji as the Chief Guest.

The Indian Delegation at Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) programme

Member of the Indian Delegation which visited United Kingdom from 25th March to 1st April 2023 as part of the Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) programme of DST to understand the best practices of Athena Swan awarded institutions namely University of Manchester, Aston University, Birmingham and Advance HE, London.

NIT Rourkela's 20th Annual Convocation

Honored to host NIT Rourkela's 20th Annual Convocation with Beloved Smt. Soma Mondal, Chairperson, Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), as the Chief Guest and Shri. Om Prakash Singh, Chairman, Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd. (MCL), as the Guest of Honor.

IEEE IFS-TC Membership

Elected as a Member of the IEEE Information Forensics and Security Technical Committee. (2024-2026)

Foundation Stone Laying of Infrastructure and Developmental projects at NIT Rourkela.

Hosted the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of Infrastructure and Developmental Projects at NIT Rourkela with Union Minister of Education as the Chief Guest

Education

Ph.D. Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering

2014

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur

M.Tech. Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering

2006

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur

9.14 CGPA

B.E. Electronics & Communication Engineering

2002

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) / BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, Karnataka, India

72.8%, First class with Distinction

Experience

Associate Professor

2023 - Continuing

National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha, India

Assistant Professor Grade-I

2018 - 2023

National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha, India

Assistant Professor Grade-II

2014 - 2018

National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha, India

Senior Grade Lecturer

2007 - 2009

BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, Karnataka, India

Lecturer

2003 - 2004 & 2006-2007

BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, Karnataka, India

Assistant Lecturer

2003

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surathkal, Karnataka, India

Media Coverage

Hosted NIT Rourkela's 18th Annual Convocation as an anchor with Hon'ble President of India Shri Ramnath Kovindji as Chief Guest. Other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Hon'ble Governor of Odisha Prof. Ganeshilalji, Union Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhanji, few state ministers along with Director and Registrar sir.
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Monday Morning (NIT Rourkela student body) interview on my broad interests.
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Best Oral Paper Presentation Award at International Conference on Range Technology, (ICORT-2019), Integrated Test Range, DRDO, Chandipur, India for presenting the paper "Camera zoom detection in the compressed domain".
India Education Diary coverage
Monday Morning coverage

Inauguration of Multi-Utility room and Air-conditioning of MSS Hall Study Room.
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Interview on my achievements as Warden, M S Swaminathan Hall of Residence, NIT Rourkela
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Implementation of Blockchain based digital degree for 19th Annual Convocation.
Indian Express New Delhi article

Online Courses

Transform Domain Signal Processing and Applications

Contact

Dr. Manish Okade

Associate Professor
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, India-769008
Email: okadem@nitrkl.ac.in, manishokade@gmail.com
Ph: (Office) 91-661-2462471