May.2024 - PRESENT
Research Scientist
Global Cyber Research Institute (GCRI)
College Station, TX, USA
Sep.2023 - Apr.2024
Postdoctoral Associate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Laboratory for Information & Decision Systems (LIDS)
Cambridge, MA, USA
Aug.2017 - Aug.2023
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering
Texas A&M University (TAMU)
College Station, TX, USA
Advisor: Dr. P. R. Kumar
Research Vision: Secure and Resilient Autonomy for a Connected Future
My research stands at the intersection of Control Theory and Network Infrastructure, aiming to pioneer the security and resilience of next-generation Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Agentic AI.
Core Strategic Pillars:
Architecting Composable Resilience: I develop frameworks where security and trustworthiness are modular, dynamic properties, enabling complex networked agentic systems to remain secure and resilient under harsh and adversarial conditions.
Control-Theoretic Zero-Trust Security: My work integrates zero-trust architecture (ZTA) with rigorous control laws to ensure physical safety, even when individual network nodes, sensors, or actuators are compromised .
Experimental Validation via Autonomous Testbeds: I bridge the gap between theory and practice by validating breakthroughs on high-fidelity testbeds featuring UAV/UGV swarms and VICON-integrated environments.
The mission of my research is to provide the fundamental scientific and engineering solutions necessary for building a trustworthy and autonomous global infrastructure.
Research Areas:
Cyber-Secure and Resilient Networked Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
Security and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Composable Resilience for Agentic AI
Network Security and Zero-Trust Architectures
Chair
CRAI 2026: The 1st International Workshop on Composable Resilience for Agentic AI
Co-located with the 56th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2026)
Reviewer (Journal)
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (IJEPES)
Journal of Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (SETA)
Journal of Electric Power Systems Research (EPSR)
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J)
Journal of Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems (IOTCPS)
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT)
Journal of Electronic Science and Technology (JEST)
Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (ROBOT)
IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)
Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers (JCSC)
IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics (OJPEL)
Reviewer (Conference)
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC)
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)
International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)