I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) specializing in the area of Cybersecurity, Blockchain and Smart Contracts, Artificial Intelligence, Data Cooperatives, Metaverse, and Quantum Computing and Communications.

I obtained my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Ram Dantu from University of North Texas.

My research involves designing architectures, models, and algorithms with sound theoretical foundations and building prototype systems. Additionally, I am involved in few other projects: Blockchain for Trusted Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, Vagueness Detection and Interpretation Ranking in Legal Contracts using LLMs, Data Cooperatives for Privacy and Security, and Applications for Secured Metaverse. The principal motivation behind my research work is to develop efficient and enabling solutions for real-world issues in emerging and novel technologies concerning uncertainty, trust, privacy, and security.

I invite you to read my publications and explore my CV to uncover the research problems and areas of interest that have been central to my academic and professional journey. This will provide you with valuable insights into my expertise and focus.

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• 🎉 [12/24] Our paper “Examining The Threat Landscape of Generative AI: Attack Vectors and Mitigation Strategies for LLMs” got accepted at the 2025 15th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC) in University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

• 🎉 [12/24] Our paper “Chain Your Loot: Implementing Blockchain Into Gaming Loot Box Markets” got accepted at the 2025 15th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC) in University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

• 🎉 [12/24] Our paper “A Big Data Optimization Comparison Using Apache Spark and Apache Airflow” got accepted at the 2025 15th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC) in University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

• 💰 [9/24] Our lab has been awarded a “$5,000 Data Science Institute Seed Grant” from Middle Tennessee State University to advance our research.

• 🎉 [9/24] Our paper “Bridging the Legal Divide: Contractual Enforceability and Acceptability in the AI-Driven Automated Conversion of Smart Legal Contracts” got accepted at the 6th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems and Applications (IEEE TPS 2024) in Washington, DC, USA.

• 🎉 [5/24] Our paper “VulnFusion: Exploiting Multimodal Representations for Advanced Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection” got accepted at the 6th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2024) in Dubai, UAE.

• 🎉 [5/24] Our paper “Revolutionizing Blockchain Consensus: Towards Deliberative and Unanimous Agreement” got accepted at the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography (SECRYPT 2024) in Dijon, France.

• 🎉 [5/24] Our paper “Decentralized Engagement: Blockchain’s Lens on Social Media” got accepted at the 6th International Congress on Blockchain and Applications (BLOCKCHAIN’24) in Salamanca, Spain.

• 🎉 [5/24] Our paper “QuadraCode AI: Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection with Multimodal Representation” got accepted at the 33rd International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2024) in Big Island, Hawaii, USA.

• 🎉 [3/24] Our paper “Towards Patient-Centric Healthcare: Leveraging Blockchain for Electronic Health Records” got accepted at the SIGMIS-CPR ‘24: Proceedings of the 2024 Computers and People Research Conference in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA.

• 🎉 [3/24] Our paper “Smart Digital Edition Management: A Blockchain Framework for Papyrology” got accepted at the SIGMIS-CPR ‘24: Proceedings of the 2024 Computers and People Research Conference in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA.

• 🏆 [11/23] Second position awarded to MTSU Graduate Research Assistant Student Samir Poudel for his poster presentation on “Empowering AI’s Trust and Big Data Resources in Healthcare Industry with Blockchain” at the 2023 ACM Mid-Southeast Conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.

• 🏆 [11/23] Best Paper Award for “Seamless Asset Exchange in Interconnected Metaverses: Unraveling On-Chain Atomic Swap” at the 5th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems and Applications (IEEE TPS 2023) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

• 🎉 [9/23] Our paper “The Dark Side of the Metaverse: Why is it Falling Short of Expectations?” got accepted at the 5th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems and Applications (IEEE TPS 2023) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

• 🏆 [8/23] Best Poster Award for “Making Smart Contracts Predict and Scale” at Hot Topics in the Science of Security (HotSoS) 2023 from National Security Agency (NSA).

• 🚀 [8/23] Moved to Nashville Metropolitan Area to join Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science.

• 🎉 [6/23] Our paper “Layerwise Interoperaility in Metaverse: Key to Next-Generation Electronic Commerce” got accepted at the IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications (IEEE MetaCom 2023) in Kyoto, Japan.

• 📈 [6/23] Poster Presentation of “Paradigm Shift from Vague Legal Contracts to Blockchain-based Smart Contracts” at the 2023 CAE in Cybersecurity Symposium , Seattle, Washington, USA.

• 🏆 [5/23] Received Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas.

• 🏆 [9/22] Best Paper Award for “Making Smart Contracts Predict and Scale” at the 4th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022) in San Antonio, Texas, USA.