Ritwik Murali
For me, software and books taste alike. I read a lot when I can - in between teaching, grading and research that my job entails.
I am a person with multiple interests and involvements. From reading to public speaking to gaming to software development, I enjoy exploring new domains and love a good challenge.
Currently I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India.
My PhD is in the inter-disciplinary area of Evolutionary Algorithms and Computer Security at the dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Amrita University (Title: “Towards Evolving Antigens for Antivirus Systems”, Awarded: February 2023). I completed my Masters degree at the Center for Cyber Security at Amrita University, Coimbatore, India. Post my B.Tech under Pondicherry University, I worked for a while with a major MNC in India before succumbing to my passion for Cyber Security and doing my masters and doctoral research in the same domain.
My research interests revolve around the fast developing world of Cyber Security, Meta-heuristic algorithms for search & optimisation, Neuroevolution and Computing Education. I am open to collaborate in other domains as well as long as the problem statement is interesting. I also enjoy guiding students towards building software products for academic and in-house requirements. Apart from academic research, I also mentor and train students for various Capture the Flag (CTF) hacking contests, hackathons, product development and generic competitions.
Interested in Working together?
Companies/start-ups: I am open for collaboration in broad areas of Cyber Security, Meta-heuristic algorithms and Computing Education. If you are interested in any topic, send me an email.
Students: If you are interested in short-term or long term projects with me, send me an email with your specific interest.
Awards & Honours
Intel oneAPI Innovator (2024)
Finalist - 20th Annual Humies Awards - 2023 (https://human-competitive.org/awards)
ATAL Mentor of Change (2022) - Atal Tinkering Labs under AIM and NITI Aayog.
Recipient - Amrita Innovation and Research Award (AIRA) 2021
Winner - Smart India Hackathon 2018 Ministry of Defence
Winner of Smart India Hackathon 2018 for the Ministry of Defence Production, Govt. of India
Special Appreciation for the World Food India Hackathon in 2017 by Ministry of Food Processing Industries,
Deloitte Innovation Award
Deloitte innovation award for product created as a part of the Smart India Hackathon 2017 conducted by the Govt. of India.
Smart City Kovai - A Way Forward
Awarded Second Place for "Smart City Kovai - A Way Forward" by The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - 2016
Mentor of team that was among the top 40 of UNESCO-“CodetheCurve” Hackathon - 2020
Mentor for the OWASP winter code sprint -2015
Head - Amrita COmputational thinking for Research and Education (CORE) Lab (2017-21)
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