Educational Background
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA May2022
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, GPA: 3.83/4.0
Thesis: Performing Memory Forensics for Large Object recovery from Android Application Memory- its impact and concerns
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India Aug 2011-Aug 2013
Master of Technology in Cyber Security, GPA: 3.8/4.0
Calicut University, Calicut, India Aug 2006-May 2010
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology, GPA: 3.5/4.0
Professional Experience
Florida Institute of Technology, L3harris Center for Science and Engineering, Melbourne, Florida Aug 2022- Present
- Teach Courses like Host and Application Security
- Advise students on FITSec Security team that targets Capture the Flag security contests
- Expand security research ideas to develop Graduate security research projects
Louisiana State University, Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) Baton Rouge, USA.
Graduate Assistant under Dr. Sai Pinnepalli Aug 2020-May2022
- Track current security reports for network traffic at LSU and CCT
- Review status of Content Management System using framework like Drupal
- Help plan mitigation paths with special focus on Penetration testing, Network traffic monitoring
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA Aug 2017-May 2022
Research / Teaching Assistant under Dr. Golden G. Richard III
- Designed research and experimental studies on Memory Forensics to extract multimedia objects from process memory
- Performed in-depth research to answer complex questions in the field of Android Forensics
- Collaborated with Dr. Aisha Ali Gombe (Asst. Professor at Towson University, Baltimore) to develop a tool kit for extracting multimedia objects from process memory in Android devices and generate minimal false positive. evidence
- Mentored five graduate and three undergraduate researchers and prepared annual reports for NSF
- Analyzed large complex sets of data and performed memory analysis and reverse engineering
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA May 2016-Aug 2017
Research Assistant in Cyber Physical Systems Lab under Dr. Irfan Ahmed
- Gained in-depth knowledge on SCADA devices to perform research and solve complex problems in the field of Cyber Physical System Forensics
- Authored 2 technical papers in reputed conferences such as IEEE Security & Privacy and ACSAC
GJ Forensics, Kerala, India Jul 2014-Aug 2015
Cyber Security Intern under Dr. Vinod P. Bhattathirippad
- Analyzed system risk on Windows to identify and implement appropriate security countermeasures
- Recommended POSAR extensions for water mark inclusions and published a technical paper in ADFSL-2015 conference
MG University, Kochi, Kerala, India Jul-Aug 2014
Assistant Professor
- Collaborated with professors to design teaching plans, adapted methods of instruction and classroom materials to address individual student needs, and managed educational projects
- Developed course syllabus for Information Risk Management and Cyber Forensics, outlined standards, materials, grading procedures for students
- Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress
Current Courses
Application and Host Security Fall 2022, Fall 2023
Computer and Information Security Spring 2024
Cyber Forensics and Defense Grad Spring 2023, 2024, 2025
Cyber Forensics and Defense UnderGrad Spring 2023, 2024 , 2025
Memory Forensics Grad and Undergrad grad Fall 2023, Fall 2024
Cyber Threats Fall 2024, Spring 2025
Research
Memory Forensics, Applications of Cyber Forensics with Machine Learning, Malware Analysis, Drone Security and Forensics and Blockchain
