B. Tech Students project guidance at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, India
1. Abhishek Das
Project Title: IoT Edge computing using Blockchain
Current position: Software Engineer , Samsung R&D Institute, Bengaluru, India.
2. Ajay Hegde
Project Title: Internal File System Validation
Current position: Firmware Engineer, Western Digital Corporation, Bengaluru, India.
3. Shafeeq Ahmed
Project Title: Cloud Computing Security from Single to Multi Clouds
Current position: Computer Science Educator, City College, Port Louis, Mauritius.
M. Tech Students thesis guidance at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, India
1. Poonam Reshma Dsouza
Thesis Title: Intrusion Detection in Edge based IoT Environment
Current position: ASIC Engineer at NVIDIA Graphics Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India.
B. Tech Students research project guidance at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India
1. Jaskaran Singh
Project Title: Machine learning security.
Current position: Master of Science in Data Science at University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
2. Gagan Dangwal
Project Title: Intrusion detection system.
Current position: SE (Cyber security focus) at HSBC, Hyderabad, India.
3. Sakshi Lingwal
Project Title: Malware detection system.
Current position: SE at VISA, Bangaluru, India.
4. Jai Yadav
Project Title: Cyberattack detection system for autonomous vehicles.
Current position: SE at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bangaluru, India.
PhD Thesis guidance at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India
1. Dr. Sumit Pundir
Successfully defended his thesis on 10th of Sept. 2021
Thesis title: An Efficient framework for the quality of service enhancement in WSN
Current position: Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India
2. Dr. Neha Garg
Successfully defended her thesis on 16th of Nov. 2022
Thesis title: Security Protocols for Internet of Medical Things
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India
3. Dr. Amit Kumar Mishra
Successfully defended his thesis on 15th of May 2024
Thesis title: Security Framework for Internet of Things
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India
4. Dr. Siddhant Thapliyal
Successfully defended his thesis on 5th of December 2025
Thesis title: Security Protocols for IoT-enabled Applications
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India
5. Mrs. Akshita Patwal (Currently pursuing)
6. Mr. Mukesh Bhandari (Currently pursuing)
7. Mr. Saksham Mittal (Currently pursuing)
8. Mr. Darshan Singh (Currently pursuing)
9. Mrs. Surabhi Gusain Rawat (Currently pursuing)
10. Ms. Shefali Khatri (Currently pursuing)
Significant PhD Advisory Role (Not Official Supervisor)
1. Noor Mohd. (Ph.D. from Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India), 2021.