About

Research Identity

My work has moved from cryptographic foundations, through cyber-physical and critical-infrastructure security, toward trustworthy AI and AI safety — always grounded in deployable systems rather than theory alone. I am a Research Fellow in the Secure Cyber Systems Research Group at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick.

Academic Journey

PhD in Computer Science

2015 – 2020

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India

Thesis: Design and Analysis of Pairing-Friendly Elliptic Curves for Cryptographic Primitives. Read the thesis →

MTech, Computer Science

2013 – 2015

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India

Dissertation: An Approach to Remove Key Escrow Problem in ID-based Encryption from Pairing. Read the dissertation →

BTech, Computer Science & Engineering

2009 – 2012

Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, India

See the full research trajectory →

Industry & Government Collaboration

My research is delivered through applied, funded programmes rather than in isolation — MedSecurance (Horizon Europe, 12+ European partners), UK NACE and RAMONA (EPSRC), MUTHOS 1.0/2.0 (Dstl and The Alan Turing Institute), a Cyber Skills Framework study for the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), and privacy-preserving digital identity work at The Alan Turing Institute, supported in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Horizon Europe UK Government / DSIT Dstl The Alan Turing Institute EPSRC

Teaching & Mentoring

Full experience timeline

Modules & curriculum

Computer & Network Security, Cryptography, Java Programming, Database Management Systems — including Network Security and Cryptography modules integrating NIST frameworks.

Research-led pedagogy

Flipped classrooms and MITRE ATT&CK case studies, assessment design and formative/summative evaluation.

Supervision

20+ research and student projects mentored, including 2 PhD candidates (JNU, 2019–2022) and 2 MSc students (Coventry, 2022; Warwick, 2023).

Teaching roles: Lecturer in Computer Science, Directorate of Education, Delhi (Jun 2018 – Mar 2021) · Guest Assistant Professor, University of Delhi (Aug 2016 – Jul 2017)

Research Leadership

Dstl, UK Government · December 2022

Follow-on funding for MUTHOS, as Co-author and Lead Contributor: secured a 6-month funded extension supporting 1 full-time and 2 part-time researchers, followed by a further 6-month no-cost extension.

Also supported by a CSIR Research Fellowship (2015–2019) and a CSIR International Travel Grant (2019).

Professional Service

Associate Editor

IEEE Internet of Things Journal · 2024–2025

Area Chair

International Conference on System Safety and Security (ICSSS) · 2025

Reviewer

IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, IEEE TDSC, ACM Computing Surveys and other leading IEEE / ACM / Elsevier venues.

Broader Impact

Beyond publications and funded projects, my research has informed UK DSIT cyber-skills policy analysis, contributed technical input to EU medical-device regulatory alignment, and supported cybersecurity awareness and STEM education outreach earlier in my career.