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PhD Research Scholar ยท IIT Indore

Sharmila S P

Doctor of Philosophy ยท Computer Science & Engineering
Supervised by Prof. Aruna Tiwari ยท AgriHub Centre of Excellence
Malware Detection Adversarial Attacks Memory Forensics PDF Malware Cyber Threat Intelligence
Roll No.2201101012
Year of Joining2022
Expected2026
FundingAICTE QIP

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Sharmila researches explainable, AI-driven cybersecurity methods for detecting evasive and obfuscated malware. Her work combines memory forensics, adversarial resilience, and PDF malware analysis to build trusted systems capable of identifying hidden threats in modern cyber environments.

Research Details

Thesis Title

Investigations in AI-driven Cybersecurity methods for Evasive and Obfuscated Malware Detection

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Memory Forensic Analysis

Extracting runtime features from memory to detect stealthy malware behaviour.

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Adversarial Resilience

Designing models that resist generative adversarial attacks on document-based malware.

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PDF Malware Detection

Building unified feature extraction for malicious document detection and classification.

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Explainable Cybersecurity

Creating interpretable AI that highlights why a sample is flagged as malicious.

Key Research Keywords

Malware Detection Adversarial Attacks Memory Forensics PDF Malware Cyber Threat Intelligence

Educational Background

2022 โ€“ PRESENT
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) โ€” Computer Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Indore ยท Roll No. 2201101012
2011 โ€“ 2013
M.Tech โ€” Computer Science
VTU Belagavi ยท India
2003 โ€“ 2007
B.E. โ€” Computer Science
VTU Belagavi ยท India

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

PythonC / C++Java

Tools & Platforms

Git / GitHubLinux / HPC ClustersLaTeX

Achievements & Recognition

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IEEE IATMSI 2026 PhD Dissertation AwardAwarded for outstanding doctoral research in cybersecurity and malware detection.
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KSET Qualified 2022Qualified the Karnataka State Eligibility Test for higher education eligibility.
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AICTE QIP FundingSupported doctoral research through the AICTE Quality Improvement Program.

Teaching Assistantship

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Computational Intelligence
Prof. Aruna Tiwari ยท IIT Indore
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C Programming
Prof. Somnath ยท IIT Indore
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C Programming
Prof. Abhishek Srivastav ยท IIT Indore

Contact Information

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Personal Emailsharmila@sit.ac.in

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