Research

Honored to be in the Stanford University 'World Ranking Top 2%" researchers' list

Selected Research Involvements

My current research broadly focusses on the following: 1) resolving the management and security issues in massively distributed virtual network services over multi-clouds (edge-main and main-main) and use of these services for providing secure pervasive critical infrastructure services like healthcare networks, finance and public utilities 2) Security of advanced wireless networks including the under development 6G cellular networks 3) Hybrid quantum-classical edge-cloud deployments and 4) Broadband networks. The methods and algorithms developed during this research find application in areas like smart cities, carrier and enterprise networks and monitoring of critical patients. These research directions are socially relevant and have potential to improve quality of life of communities. I have published twenty five papers in peer-reviewed journals/conferences (see publications). Some of the other research activities are as follows:

• We have received the prestigious UMSL Research Award to work on "Enhancing Security in IoT-Wireless Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Reinforced AI Models Using Original, Augmented, and Synthetic Datasets," during the period 2025-2026.

• UM System Broadband Initiative has funded our team to work on AI, Cybersecurity and Broadband during the period 2021-2024.

• Received UMSL Internal Research Award for “Inter-domain cybersecurity in next generation healthcare using explainable deep learning models for UMSL Research Awards 2020 (funded for 2021-22)

• I am currently working with the UM System Extension and Engagement for research grands under BEAD funding through the Office of Broadband, Department of Economic Development and National Telecommunications Information Administration (Department of Commerce).

• I am currently developing NSF SaTC proposal SaTC 2.0 proposal titled, “Securing IoT-Enabled Critical Infrastructure Systems with hybrid quantum-edge-cloud AI” 

• I am an observer-member of the IEEE Quantum Cybersecurity working group on standardization activities.

• ITU-T, Geneva for standardization has accepted our proposal “Cloud Computing - End-to-end fault and performance management framework of virtual network services in inter-cloud,”  under Work Item Y.e2efapm of ITU Study Group 13.

• Won award at the Broadcom Foundation International University Research Competition, 2015, with the work on “Application Delivery Platform for Multicloud and IoT-based Applications like Healthcare Monitoring and Delivery.” 

• Vodafone Americas Foundation Sixth Annual Wireless Innovation Project™ Competition, 2014 with the project, “(UAV based) Cellular System for Emergency and Disaster Relief” (Among top 5 proposals)

Citations to our research as indexed by Google Scholar