Diksha Goel
Scholar

Diksha Goel

Google Scholar ID: USow104AAAAJ
Research Scientist at Data61 CSIRO, Australia
CybersecurityArtificial IntelligenceGame Theory
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
475
 
H-index
9
 
i10-index
9
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
17
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • - 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
  • - Thesis: Enhancing Network Resilience through Machine Learning-powered Graph Combinatorial Optimization
  • - 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