- Research focuses on designing AI-driven, autonomous, scalable, and resilient cybersecurity frameworks
- Development of real-time, intelligent cyber defense systems
- LLM-driven threat detection and automated response generation
- Reinforcement learning for adaptive policy learning and attack mitigation
- Application of graph neural networks for large-scale anomaly and intrusion detection
- Use of game-theoretic models to formalize attacker-defender dynamics and optimize defensive strategies under uncertainty
Research Experience
- Research Scientist at CSIRO's Data61, developing autonomous, adaptive cybersecurity systems
- Former Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIRO’s Data61, involved in national cyber defense projects, delivering research-driven solutions for government, infrastructure operators, and industry partners
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, 2019 - 2023, Computer Science (Cyber Security & Machine Learning), University of Adelaide, Australia
- Master of Technology, 2016 - 2018, Computer Science (Cyber Security), National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India
- Bachelor of Technology, 2011 - 2015, Computer Science & Engineering, University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra, India
Background
- Research Scientist at CSIRO's Data61 in Melbourne, Australia
- Focuses on developing autonomous, adaptive cybersecurity systems to defend against evolving threats and protect critical infrastructure
- Combines Artificial Intelligence, Game Theory, and Graph Data Mining to build security solutions that can anticipate, detect, and respond to attacks in real time
- Expertise in graph-based anomaly detection, reinforcement learning for cyber threat mitigation, and strategic reasoning under uncertainty
- Aims to advance beyond reactive response towards self-adaptive, intelligent defense mechanisms
- Former Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIRO’s Data61, collaborating with the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC), contributing to national cyber defense initiatives