Kushall Pal Singh

Kushall Pal Singh

Assistant Professor

Profile Summary

Kushall Pal Singh is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at UPES, Dehradun, and a Ph.D. scholar in Computer Science and Engineering at MNIT Jaipur.

His doctoral research focuses on federated learning for heterogeneous data, under the supervision of Dr. Dinesh Kumar Tyagi and Dr. Santosh Kumar Vipparthi.

He holds an M.Tech in Computer Technology and Application from NITTTR Bhopal (RGPV University) and a B.Tech in Information Technology from SCRIET, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, where he received the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for securing first rank.

Work Experience

Before joining UPES in July 2025, Kushall Pal Singh worked as a Research Associate at IIM Rohtak (2019–2021), contributing to research and analytical work in the MIS area.

He has also served as an Assistant Professor at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, NCR Ghaziabad (2018–2019), and Dr. K.N. Modi University, Rajasthan (2017–2018), where he was involved in teaching, academic mentoring, and project guidance in Computer Science and Engineering.

Educational Qualification

Ph.D. (Pursuing), Computer Science and Engineering, MNIT Jaipur.

M.Tech, Computer Technology and Application, NITTTR Bhopal (RGPV University).

B.Tech, Information Technology, SCRIET, Chaudhary Charan Singh University.

Research Interests

Federated Learning, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Heterogeneous and Distributed Data Analytics, Computer Vision and Image Retrieval, Distributed Ledger Technologies, Next-Generation Networks (5G/6G).

Teaching Philosophy

Kushall Pal Singh believes in building strong conceptual foundations while linking theory with real-world applications.

He emphasizes problem-solving, coding practice, and the use of open-source tools to help students strengthen core computing concepts.

He encourages research-oriented learning, interactive classrooms, and early exposure to emerging technologies to develop confident and industry-ready professionals.

Courses Taught

Programming Fundamentals, Data Structures, Algorithms, Data Handling, Application-Oriented Computing, and related laboratory courses in Computer Science and Engineering.

Awards and Achievements

Recipient of Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for securing first rank in B.Tech (Information Technology), Chaudhary Charan Singh University.

Qualified GATE 2018 in Computer Science and Information Technology.

NPTEL Discipline Star (Jan–Apr 2021) with multiple Elite certificates and Top 5% ranking in core computer science courses.

Scholarly Activities

Kushall Pal Singh is actively engaged in research on federated learning, heterogeneous data analytics, and intelligent decision-support systems.

His publications include journal and conference contributions in areas such as sentiment analysis, distributed ledger technologies, adversarial image retrieval, 6G communication systems, and machine learning applications.

He is currently working on federated learning frameworks such as FedHC and performance analysis models for healthcare applications, while actively participating in advanced FDPs, STTPs, and AICTE-ATAL programs to strengthen his academic and research contributions.