Waqar Hassan Mir 

I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, working under the joint supervision of Dr. T V Kalyan and Dr. Neeraj Goel. I hold a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Applications (MCA) from the University of Kashmir. My research specializes in the security and performance optimization of solid-state drives (SSD), focusing on securing SSDs against ransomware attacks, optimizing in-SSD DRAM cache utilization, and extending SSD lifespan. I work on solutions to optimise both the performance and protection of SSDs by leveraging DRAM caches and incorporating machine learning models into the architecture.