My research interests lie in the field of security and privacy issues involved in V2X communication in vehicular networks, application of blockchain in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETS), and Intrusion Detection System (IDS) for in-vehicle networks using Machine Learning.
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I believe the increase in autonomy and communication in the field of transportation is beneficial in every aspect. However, there is no free lunch. An increase in autonomy and communication in VANETS leads to sophisticated security threats and expose several vulnerabilities that aim to distraught driver comfort and safety. Hence, there is a growing need to address such issues with lightweight cryptographic primitives and efficient real-time solutions. My work as a researcher is to focus on those vulnerabilities and to contribute to making the entire system robust.
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I am also interested to work in the field of the Internet of Things (IoT). The increase in connectivity among every device all-around has been a game-changer in today's world of innovations. The mere use of applications in our cellphone or voice commands has made it possible to switch on a bulb, start the ignition of a car, switch off an air conditioner, and so on. Inadvertently, this has opened a pandora's box by making our system highly vulnerable to remote attackers under a "Smart" interconnected environment. As attackers become smarter and emerge with new attacks, emerging technologies need to be resilient to such sophisticated attacks.