Geetika Aggarwal

Geetika Aggarwal is a  'Lecturer' (Assistant Professor) and a 'Course Leader' at the Department of Engineering, in the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies.

• Star Awards 2026: 'Won' the Star Awards 2026 in 'Learning and Teaching' in the category of 'Outstanding Student Support Service' at Teesside University, UK.
• Star Awards 2026: 'Finalist' in the category of 'Outstanding Student Support Service' at the Star Awards 2026, at Teesside University, UK.
• Star Awards 2026: Nominated in the category of 'Outstanding Teaching' and 'Fantastic Feedback' at the 'Star Awards' 2026 at Teesside University, UK. 
• Star Awards 2025: Nominated in the 'Fantastic Feedback' category at the 'Star Awards' 2025 at Teesside University, UK.
• Star Awards 2024: Nominated in the category of 'Outstanding Teaching' at the 'Star Awards' 2024 at Teesside University, UK. 

Prior to joining, 'Teesside University' she, has worked as a Post-Doctoral Researcher (Nov 2019 - Oct 2022) at 'Nottingham Trent University', England, UK on Horizon 2020 cleansky EU project 'ComfDemo'. She has also actively worked on projects such as Smart Wearables, Design of Robotic Arm, IoT Based Smart Energy Systems and Modelling of Human Comfort in Extreme Environments.

Geetika completed her PhD in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK (Oct 2015- Oct 2019). She was nominated for ‘Best Postgraduate who Teaches’ in the 2018 Student Led Teaching Awards. She has won the ‘Outstanding Staff Member Award 2019’ in the 'Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering' at the 'Faculty of Engineering and Environment' at Northumbria University, UK. She has been the Chair of IEEE WIE (Women in Engineering) Student Branch and has actively organised several technical talks and social events. She was also the invited guest speaker to represent the 'Women in Engineering' from the PhD group at Northumbria University at the 'International Women in Engineering Day' 2018.

She is a 'Fellow of Higher Education Academy' (FHEA), member of 'Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers' (IEEE) and 'Institute of Engineering and Technology' (IET) in addition to the 'Executive Committee Member' of IET Teesside Local Network.

Summary of Research Interests

Geetika is active in research areas that are interdisciplinary involving IoT, Optical Wireless Communication, VLSI, VHDL, FPGA, Embedded Systems and Microcontrollers, AI, Computer Vision and Image Processing, Control Systems and Sensors, Energy Harvesting, Intelligent Energy Management, Smart Wearables, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), 6G and Beyond. More about her research work can be found through some of the following links:

• Google Scholar
• Linkedin

Geetika welcomes self-funded PhD applications from prospective students aligned with  her research interests.

Editorial Roles and Professional Activities

Technical Program Committee Member:

• ICNCDA 2026: International Conference on Networks, Computing Systems, and Data Analytics (ICNCDA 2026)
• ICCT-SD 2026: Intelligent Computational and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Development (ICCT-SD 2026) https://gndec.ac.in/icct-sd-2026/ 
• ICACIS 2024: International Conference on Advanced Communication and Intelligent Systems
• 2024 conference on ‘Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Smart Cities’
• IEEE COINS 2024: IEEE International Conference on Omni-Layer Intelligent Systems (https://coinsconf.com/) 
• IEEE Smart World Congress 2023, Portsmouth, UK (https://ieee-smart-world-congress.org/)
• 2023 IEEE IAS Global Conference on Emerging Technologies (GlobConET), Loughborough University, UK 

Editorial Roles

• Guest Editor: Special Issue on 'Biomechanics, Actuation, and Control Strategies of Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Exoskeletons' 
• Guest Editor: Special Issue on '6G Optical Internet of Things (OIoT) for Sustainable Smart Cities' 
• Guest Editor: Special Issue on 'Emerging Sensing Technologies for Sustainable Smart Systems and Digitalization in Industries'

Organised a Special Session/Workshop

Organiser of the Special Session entitled 'Digital Technologies and Tools for Energy Efficient Manufacturing' at the IEEE ICAC (International Conference on Automation and Computing) 2024, Sunderland, UK

Organiser of Special Session/Workshop Titled 'IoT for Sustainable Smart Cities' at the IEEE Smart World Congress 2023, Portsmouth, UK.

Reviewer in the following journals:

• IEEE Internet of Things (IoT).
• IET Intelligent Transport Systems.
• Journal of Electronics, MDPI Publication.
• Journal of Sensors, MDPI Publications.
• Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal
• Journal of  Photonics, MDPI Publications.
• EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Springer Publication.