KAVACH: Knowledge-driven Analysis of Vulnerabilities, Attacks, and Cyber Hazards

The KAVACH is a group of passionate network and system security researchers. We investigate various network security issues, including zero-day attacks, botnets, profiling Voice over IP (VoIP) users to detect spam, detecting application-layer tunnels, network traffic classification, security issues in IoT communications, malware analysis, and more. The following are the team members (other than me) in the KAVACH :

Current PhD Students:

Name: Ms Neelu Kumari

Research Scholar (From Jan 2023 to Present)

Roll Number: 22071501

B.Tech: Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bankura, West Bengal, India

M.Tech: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Thesis Title: Securing Voice over IP Communication from Various Attacks Using Network Traffic Analysis

Name: Ms Ananyashree Srivastava

Research Scholar (From Jul 2025 to Present)

Roll Number: 25071008

B.Tech: S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology, NCR Campus, Uttar Pradesh, India

Thesis Title: Identification and Profiling of Network Anonymity Applications in the Encrypted Network Traffic.

Name: Mr Sahil Sharma

Research Scholar (From Jul 2026 to Present)

Roll Number: 26071025

B.Tech: University Institute of Technology, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

M.Tech: National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Thesis Title: TBD.

Name: Mr. Usmik Saha

Research Scholar (From Jul 2026 to Present)

Roll Number: 26071033

M.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

Project Title: Agentic AI Driven Automated VPN Detection and Deanonymization Framework for Threat Detection using Hybrid Approaches.

Current Junior Research Fellows:

Name: Ms Neha Bharti

JRF (From Feb 2026 to Present)

Roll Number: TBA

B.Tech: Delhi Global Institute of Technology, Haryana

Project Title: Agentic AI Driven Automated VPN Detection and Deanonymization Framework for Threat Detection using Hybrid Approaches.

Current M.Tech Students:

Name: Mr. M. Balasubramanian

M.Tech (Jan 2026 to Present)

Roll Number: 25072008

B.Tech: JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bengaluru, India

Thesis Title: A GUI Framework for the Generation of VoIP Normal, Spam, and Smart Spam Calls for the Research Community

Name: Ms. Dhruvi Rajeshbhai Mahyavanshi

M.Tech (Jan 2026 to Present)

Roll Number: 25072019

B.Tech: Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya, Anand, India

Thesis Title: Identification of VPN based Tunnels in the Encrypted Network Traffic

Name: Ms. Kratika Maheshwari

M.Tech (Jan 2026 to Present)

Roll Number: 25072021

B.Tech: Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India

Thesis Title: Identification of DDoS Attacks in the IoT Networks

Name: Ms. Soumya Shree

M.Tech (Jan 2026 to Present)

Roll Number: 22154024

B.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

Thesis Title: A Framework for the Detection of Zero-Day Malicious Mobile Applications.

Graduated PhD Students:

Name: Dr. Rakesh Kumar

Research Scholar (From January 2022 to Jul 2026)

Defended on: 15.07.2026

Roll Number: 21071505

B.Tech: Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

M.Tech: Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

Thesis Title: Methods for Network Traffic Classification and Intrusion Detection System in IoT Network Traffic using Deep Packet Inspection.

Name: Dr. Neha Sharma

Research Scholar (From Jul 2022 to Oct 2025)

Defended on: 15.10.2025

Roll Number: 22071009

B.Tech: ITM Group of Institutions, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

M.Tech: Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Thesis Title: Lightweight Deep Packet Inspection Methods for Network Traffic Classification and DNS Tunnel Identification

Graduated M.Tech/IDD Students:

Name: Mr. Ajay Chauhan

M.Tech (Jan 2025 to Jul 2026)

Defended on: 08.07.2026

Roll Number: 24072012

B.Tech: Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India

Thesis Title: IMPRINT: Heuristic-Based Framework for Efficient Classification of Encrypted Instant Messaging Classification

Name: Mr. Kanhaiya Shivgovind Gupta

M.Tech (Jan 2025 to June 2026)

Defended on: 05.06.2026

Roll Number: 24072016

B.Tech: Silver Oak College of Engineering and Technology, Ahmedabad, India

Thesis Title: TS-IMC: A Three-Stage Instant Message Classification Framework using Burst Temporal Curriculum Learning

Name: Ms. Akansha Bhatt

M.Tech (Jan 2025 to Jul 2026)

Defended on: 16.07.2026

Roll Number: 24072010

B.Tech: College of Technology, Pantnagar, India

Thesis Title: HiProSSH: Hierarchical Profiling of SSH Users via Recursive Flow Clustering

Name: Mr. Usmik Saha

M.Tech (Jan 2024 to June 2025)

Defended on: 29.05.2025

Roll Number: 23072003

B.Tech: Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Thesis Title: Identification and Profiling of Anonymous Web Traffic Using a Three-Layered AI Model

Name: Mr. Yuvraj Singh

M.Tech (Jan 2024 to June 2025)

Defended on: 29.05.2025

Roll Number: 23072021

B.Tech: Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India

Thesis Title: Unmasking Hidden Communications: A Multi-Layered Architecture for DNS Tunnel Detection

Name: Mr. Shaan Kumar

IDD (Jan 2023 to June 2024)

Defended on: 20.05.2024

Roll Number: 19074015

B.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Thesis Title: Lightweight Systems for Detection of Leaky Mobile Apps

Name: Md. Zuhair

IDD (Jan 2023 to June 2024)

Defended on: 20.05.2024

Roll Number: 19074008

B.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Thesis Title: Early Detection of Distributed SSH Bruteforce Attacks

Name: Mr. Biltu Mondal

M.Tech (Jan 2023 to June 2024)

Defended on: 20.05.2024

Roll Number: 22072020

B.Tech: Ramkrishna Mahto Government Engineering College, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Thesis Title: Detection of Zero-Day Attacks in Encrypted Web Traffic

Name: Mr. Divyanshu

M.Tech (Jan 2022 to June 2023)

Defended on: 09.06.2023

Roll Number: 21072018

B.Tech: Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Thesis Title: Probe-based Detection of DNS Tunnels

Name: Mr Prabhat Kumar Verma

M.Tech (Jan 2022 to June 2023)

Defended on: 09.06.2023

Roll Number: 21072019

B.Tech: Rajkiya Engineering College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India

Thesis Title: Intelligent Detection of Zero-Day Attacks on Data Servers.

Name: Mr. Ravikant Gautam

M.Tech (Jan 2022 to June 2023)

Defended on: 09.06.2023

Roll Number: 21072007

B.Tech: Jabalpur Engineering College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Thesis Title: Early Detection of Botnets using Network Traffic Analysis.

Name: Mr. Raja Baidyo

IDD (From Jan 2021 to June 2022)

Defended on: 11.05.2022

Roll Number: 17074012

B.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Thesis Title: LiteEx: A Lightweight Feature Extraction Tool for Captured Network Traces

Research Lab:

The Network Security Research Lab is a dedicated workspace for researchers within the KAVACH Group. It is a fully air-conditioned lab with a capacity of 20 researchers. The lab has 20 PC with i5/i7 processors with 8GB RAM, a projector, printer, scanner, whiteboards, almirah, podium with mic, speakers, 4 programmable Cisco switches, 4 programmable Cisco routers, 4 wifi routers, number of raspberry pi boards, sensors, dedicated high-performance computing machine, network gateway firewall with built-in intrusion detection system, alfa cards, I-Securit penetration testing device, number of storage devices, etc. We also have access to one of India's most powerful supercomputers, "Param Shivay" (upon request and in accordance with institute rules and guidelines), at IIT (BHU). Moreover, we are ready to purchase more hardware on demand for the current research. The following are some photos from our lab:

Network Security Research Lab Photos:

High Performance Computing Machine

(Intel Xeon Gold. 512 GB RAM, 64 GB Graphics, 4TB SSD, 4TB HDD)

High Speed Programmable Network Gateway Firewall with Intrusion Detection System

Alfa Cards for Wireless Penetration Testing

I Securit for Network Attack Automation

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