Short Bio
Sabita Maharjan is a Full Professor at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway, and a Senior Research Scientist (adjunct position) at Simula Metropolitan Centre for Digital Engineering, Oslo, Norway. Prof. Maharjan received her Ph.D. degree in Networks and Distributed Systems from University of Oslo, and Simula Research Laboratory, Norway, in 2013. From 2020 onwards she is the Associate Editor of the prestigious journals IEEE Internet of Things (IEEE IoTJ) and IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society (IEEE OJCS). She serves/has served as the Guest Editor for journals such as IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communicaiton (IEEE JSAC), IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (IEEE TGCN), IEEE Access, etc. and in the Technical Program Committee of conferences including top conferences like IEEE INFOCOM and IEEE IWQoS, summer schools, winter schools and research seminars with more than 100 participants. She is the recipient of three Best Paper AWARDS: IEEE SCALCOM 2015, IEEE CS CLOUD 2016, and IEEE ICCT 2019. From June 2020, She is the Vice-Chair of the IEEE TCGCC SIG on Green AI. Her current research interests include vehicular networks and 5G, network security, Internet of Energy, Mobile Edge Computing, and computation intelligence.
Research Interests
- Green Networks, Energy efficiency
- Internet of Energy, Smart grid, Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- Sustainable energy transition
- Vehicular networks and 5G/6G
- Machine (Deep) Learning for networks
- Data privacy, network security
- Mobile Edge Computing, Edge intelligence
Current Research
- Green Communication and Computation Networks
- Privacy-preserving Distributed and Autonomous Energy Systems
- Cooperative communication and data analytics enabled Proactive Advanced Vehicle Safety
- Edge Intelligence
- Explainable AI
Citation count (Feb. 23, 2026: 20364; h-index: 64, i-index:89)
Teaching
Courses
- IN5410 - Energy Informatics (Regular course every Spring at UiO; 10 Credits; from 2019)
- Summer School on From Energy Systems to Energy Justice, Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2022, Sundvollen Norway (Annual Summer School)
- Summer School on Green computing meets green energy, Sept. 6-10, 2021, University of Lille, France. (Annual Summer School)
- Summer School on Smart Cities for a Sustainable Energy Future- From design to practice, Aug. 19-30, Technical University of Berlin, Germany (Annual Summer School)
- Summer School on Future Energy Information Networks, (Annual Summer School)
- INF5870 - Energy Informatics (Regular course every Spring at UiO; 10 Credits; from 2017-2018; Course code changed to IN5410 from 2019)
- INF5050/9050 (UiO Course) Protocols and Routing in Internet: Guest lecture on Wireless LAN (2015)
- INF5910/9910 (UiO Course) – Cyber Pbysical Systems (2010-2012, as Teaching Assistant)
- INF5040/9040 (UiO Course) – Open Distributed Systems (2009, as Teaching Assistant)
- Sustainable Development and Integrated Management Approach Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (2007-2009, as Teaching Assistant)
- International Development Projects with Case Method, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (2007-2009, as Teaching Assistant)
- Lecturer, Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Kantipur Engineering College, Nepal (2004-2006)
Higher Education
| Year | Degree, Affiliation |
| 2013 | Ph.D., Networks and Distributed Systems, Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway |
| 2008 | Master, Antenna and Propagation Lab, Department of International Development Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
Employment History: Current and Previous Positions
| Year | Job title – Employer - Country |
| 2020 onwards |
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| 2017- 2020 |
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| 2018 onwards | Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Nepal Applied Mathematics and Informatics Institute for Research (NAAMII), Nepal |
| 2014-2016 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway |
Education Development and Management + Academic (Research) and Administrative Management Positions
| Year | Role |
| 2022- | Member, Working Group on AI/ML Study Programs, UiO, (For Designing a Bachelor’s degree program on AI/ML) |
| 2020 June onwards | Vice Chair, IEEE TCGCC Special Interest Group on Green AI |
| 2018- | Member (Deputy), Doctoral Committee at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway (Doktorgradsutvalget (DGU) ved Fakultet for teknologi, kunst og design (TKD)) |
| 2018-2019 | (Acting) Director of Education, SimulaMet, Norway |
| 2017-2018 | Member, Reference group for EU Horizon 2020, “Smart, green and integrated transport SC4” at the Research Council |
| 2021 onwards | Member, Management Committee, COST Action CA19135 - Connecting Education and Research Communities for an Innovative Resource Aware Society |
| 2019 Onwards | IEEE Senior Member |
Academic services
| Year | Description - Role |
| 2022- | Guest Editor, IEEE JSAC SI on Digital Twins for Mobile Networks |
| 2021-2022 | Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (IEEE TGCN) SI on Edge Intelligence for Sustainable Smart Environments |
| 2020 onwards | Associate Editor, IEEE Internet of Things Journal |
| 2020-2022 | Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society |
| 2020-2021 | Guest Editor, IET Journal of Engineering, SI on Engineering Techniques and Technologies to Enhance Power System Resilience |
| 2019-2020 | Guest Editor, IEEE Access, SI on Blockchain Enabled Trustworthy Systems |
| 2019 Aug. | General Chair, Summer School on Smart Cities for a Sustainable Energy Future- From design to practice |
| 2018 Sept. | General Chair, Summer School on Future Energy Information Networks |
| 2018 Aug. | Member, Program Committee, Simula Research Seminar |
| 2017-2018 | Guest Editor, IET Cyber Physical Systems: Theory and Applications, SI on Cyber Physical Security Issues in Smart Grids |
Specific links:
Student supervision, Talks and Dissemination Activites
Project Management Experience