Dr Moyukh Laha
SyMeCo project: “Optimising Next Generation Wireless Networks for Extended Reality Enabled Immersive Education and Training: A Digital Twin Approach (ONeX-Ed)”
Supervisor: Prof Gabriel-Miro Muntean
Host University: Dublin City University (DCU)
Email: moyukh.laha@dcu.ie
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gVhixzwAAAAJ
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moyukh-laha-7638b6122/
Dr Moyukh Laha is a SyMeCo postdoctoral fellow with the Performance Engineering Lab at the School of Electronic Engineering and Lero@DCU under the supervision of Prof Gabriel-Miro Muntean. Moyukh earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) in 2022, after which he served as a Research Associate at the same institution. During this period, he contributed significantly to the “Next Generation Wireless Research and Standardization on 5G and Beyond” project funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (India), collaborating with international standards bodies such as 3GPP. His research interests span XR/Metaverse over 5G and beyond networks, Wireless Networks, and Vehicular Networks. He is a member of IEEE.
Moyukh’s SyMeCo research project, titled “Optimising Next Generation Wireless Networks for Extended Reality Enabled Immersive Education and Training: A Digital Twin Approach (ONeX-Ed)” focuses on enhancing wireless networks for Extended Reality (XR) applications in education and training, particularly in rural regions lacking wired broadband infrastructure. The research initially focuses on implementing holistic wireless network optimisation for efficient resource allocation, and subsequently integrates these solutions through “Semi-Digital Twinning” (SDT) to enable dynamic, zero-touch adaptability, ensuring optimal network performance for XR educational applications.
Project impact – The project aims to improve next-generation wireless communications (5G-advanced/6G) to enable seamless immersive XR connectivity that will be more efficient and economical from a network perspective. This advancement will support numerous impactful applications across diverse fields, with education as our primary focus. Our work will help democratise access to high-quality education by overcoming geographical and socioeconomic barriers, particularly benefiting underserved communities in Ireland with potential for global application. Environmental benefits include reduced travel needs, lowering carbon emissions. The research may influence international standards for remote education and stimulate economic growth through new products and high-skilled job creation in XR technologies.