Dr. Mayank Swarnkar
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
Senior Member IEEE, Member ACM.
Office: Cabin no. SF-20, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi - 221005 (Uttar Pradesh)
Email: mayank.cse@iitbhu.ac.in
Phone: +91 542 7165097
Area of Research: Network Security
Selective Areas of Research: Network Traffic Classification, Intrusion Detection Systems, Zero-Day Attack Detection, VoIP Spam Detection, Security in the Internet of Things, DNS Tunnels Detections, Darkweb Traffic Detection.
Positions Available:
PhD: Motivated students interested in the areas above can send their CVs to my email address. Apart from the qualifications mentioned on the IIT(BHU) PG Admission website, the following skills are required to join my research group:
Essential Qualifications: Excellent Programming and English speaking/writing skills.
Desired Qualifications: Knowledge of Computer Networks and Linux Operating Systems.
I am NOT hiring interns for now, so please do not spam my email for internship opportunities.
Highlights from Research Group:
Ms. Neha Sharma has given her Open Seminar on 24.06.2025 (within three years of joining).
The manuscript entitled "DLAZE: Detecting DNS Tunnels Using a Lightweight and Accurate Method for Zero-Day Exploits" has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management.
The manuscript entitled "QuIDS: A Quantum Support Vector Machine-based Intrusion Detection System for IoT Networks" has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier.