Bhaskar Prasad Rimal

Optica, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

Papers

Total Citations

319

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About

Bhaskar Prasad Rimal is a leading researcher at the intersection of tactile internet, fiber-wireless (FiWi) networks, and mobile-edge computing. His visionary work on the tactile internet—a paradigm enabling ultra-low-latency, high-reliability remote control of robots and haptic devices—has garnered over 274 citations, establishing foundational principles for next-generation teleoperation and autonomous systems. Rimal’s seminal paper on FiWi networks, with 45 citations, boldly reimagined cloud and cloudlet architectures for 5G, advocating a decentralized two-tier cloud–cloudlet model that leverages mobile-edge computing to bridge the gap between mobile devices and cloud services. This work has been instrumental in shaping how researchers and industry players approach mobile-cloud convergence, particularly for latency-sensitive applications. Rimal’s contributions are notable for their forward-looking synthesis of networking, robotics, and edge intelligence, offering a roadmap for the tactile internet’s real-world deployment. His research continues to influence the design of ultra-reliable, low-latency communication systems, making him a key figure in the evolution of 5G and beyond.