Sam Darshi received the B.Tech. degree (Hons.) in electronics and communication from M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEE), IIT Guwahati, India. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the IIT Ropar, Punjab. Before joining IIT Ropar, he worked as a Faculty Member with the IIIT Guwahati. His research interests include Cooperative Networks, Next-Generation Multiple Access Techniques, Advanced Underwater Networks and Intelligent Transportation Systems.