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: 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. 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 thirteen first author as well as several co-authored papers in peer-reviewed journals/conferences (see publications). Some of the Other research experiences are as follows:

  • NSF/SaTC: Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure Services Using Hierarchical Merged Deep Neural Network Models 2022 (Under Review)

  • Sony Faculty Innovation Award: Security of Collaborative Edge-Cloud AI for IoT Driven Healthcare 2022 (Under Review)

  • UM System Broadband Research on broadband and cybersecurity 2022-23 (funded)

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

  • One of my proposals is under consideration at ITU-T, Geneva for standardization. Work Item Y.e2efapm, “Cloud Computing - End-to-end fault and performance management framework of virtual network services in inter-cloud,” to ITU Study Group 13. The item has been upgraded to draft recommendation in July 2018.

  • 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)

  • NSF/CC*, “Research Enrichment Through Cyberinfrastructure Upgradation And Science DMZ Deployment,” 2020 (proposal was appreciated but not funded).

If you are interested in working with me, please take note of the following:

Students: If you are a current graduate or undergraduate student, or you have been offered admission at UMSL, you can send me an email about your program, your background, and why you think you would be a good fit in our group. If you are a potential UMSL PhD student, and are interested in one of my research areas, please apply to the PhD program and mention in your PhD application that you are interested in working with me. However, please be aware that admission decisions are not made by me, and I have no way of predicting that you will be admitted.

Postdocs: I do not currently have a postdoc position. If you have your own funding, please contact me with your cv and what you are interested in working on.

Industry Collaborations: Companies interested in collaborative research in areas involving the management and security of applications on multi-clouds, deep learning for cybersecurity of IoT-edge-cloud systems, AI-based fault detection and localization in virtual network services