Research Experience

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

Research Intern, October 2023 - present

Topic: "Novel Video Anomaly Detection Framework Under Lab Automation" supervised by Dr. Min Xu

• Contributed to the development of curating a dataset comprising of data annotations for over 750 liquid transfer videos.

• Assisted in building deep-learning models for pipette malfunctioning detection under a lab automation setting.

United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Research Intern, June 2023 - January 2024

Topics: "Blockchain-Based Data Integrity Verification for Shared Data in Cloud" , "Blockchain-Based Access Control for Electronic Health Records (EHRs)" supervised by Dr. Thangavel Murugan

• Co-authored a review article consisting of an extensive study of 30+ data integrity verification techniques and proposed a blockchain-based alternative with zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryptions.

• Collaborated on a book chapter discussing and evaluating over 40 blockchain-based access control mechanisms for electronic health record systems.

Vellore Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India

Undergraduate Researcher, July 2023 - October 2023

Topic: Lightweight Security Using Blockchain in Spontaneous AdHoc Networks" supervised by Dr. Kamlesh Chandravanshi and Dr. Gaurav Soni

• Fabricated a blockchain-based MANET architecture to fortifying security measures and user privacy and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

• Contributed to the development of a data integrity verification module to address passive and active attacks.