Mohan Anand Putrevu

Hi! I am a research scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur(IITK) in the Computer Science and Engineering department, working with Prof. Sandeep Kumar Shukla. My research interests include topics related to Malware Analysis and Intrusion Detection. Currently, my focus is on the early detection of ransomware, aiming to mitigate the financial and data losses it inflicts.

Education Qualifications

M.Tech in Cyber Security from TIFAC-CORE in Cyber Security Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (2018-20)
B.Tech in Information Technology from Bapatla Engineering College (2014-18)

Work Experience

Worked as a Graduate Intern in DELL, RSA Security (2019-20).
Teaching Assistant
- CS 425 - Computer Networks (2020-21, Winter)
- CS 658 - Malware Analysis and Intrusion Detection (2021-22, Winter)
- CS 628 - Computer Systems Security (2022-23, Fall)
- CS 771 - Introduction to Machine Learning (2022-23, Winter)
- CS 628 - Computer Systems Security (2023-24, Fall)
Tutorship
- ESC 101 - Fundamentals of Computing (2021-22, Winter)

Conference /Journal Reviewed:

Journals:

Computers and Security, Elsevier (COSE)
Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems
IEEE Access

Conferences:

ICISS 2023 (Sub Reviewer)
CSCML 2023 (Sub Reviewer)

Publications

P. Mohan Anand, P.V. Sai Charan, and Sandeep K Shukla. 2023. HiPeR - Early Detection of a Ransomware Attack using Hardware Performance Counters. Digital Threats Just Accepted (July 2023). https://doi.org/10.1145/3608484 [PAPER]
Putrevu, Mohan Anand, Venkata Sai Charan Putrevu, and Sandeep Kumar Shukla. "Early Detection of Ransomware Activity based on Hardware Performance Counters." 2023 Australasian Computer Science Week. 2023. 10-17. [PAPER]
Anand, P. Mohan, PV Sai Charan, and Sandeep K. Shukla. "A comprehensive API call analysis for detecting Windows-based ransomware." 2022 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR). IEEE, 2022. [PAPER] (BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD)
Anand, P. Mohan, T. Gireesh Kumar, and PV Sai Charan. "An ensemble approach for algorithmically generated domain name detection using statistical and lexical analysis." Procedia Computer Science 171 (2020): 1129-1136. [PAPER]
Charan, PV Sai, Sandeep K. Shukla, and P. Mohan Anand. "Detecting word based dga domains using ensemble models." Cryptology and Network Security: 19th International Conference, CANS 2020, Vienna, Austria, December 14–16, 2020, Proceedings 19. Springer International Publishing, 2020. [PAPER]
Charan, PV Sai, et al. "DOTMUG: a threat model for target specific APT attacks–misusing google teachable machine." 2022 10th International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security (ISDFS). IEEE, 2022. [PAPER]
Charan, PV Sai, P. Mohan Anand, and Sandeep K. Shukla. "Dmapt: Study of data mining and machine learning techniques in advanced persistent threat attribution and detection." Data Mining-Concepts and Applications. IntechOpen, 2021. [PAPER]

Interests & Hobbies

Photography

Although I was not into DSLR photography, I like to spend most of my weekends capturing the beautiful scenes of nature using a regular point-and-shoot camera. Seascapes, sunrises, and sunsets are my favorite spots :)