Dept & Faculty - Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Dr. Maninder Singh

Designation:

Professor and Head

Specialization:

Network Security, Software Engineering, Parallel and Distributed Computing

Email:

Academic and technology leader with three decades of unbroken service at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET), Patiala — spanning frontline cybersecurity and AI research, university-wide digital infrastructure command as Chief Technology Officer, and institution-level academic governance as Dean, Academic Affairs. Joined TIET in January 1996 and has since built and operated its entire campus network, ERP and cybersecurity backbone; supervises doctoral and Master's research at scale; secures competitive national and international funding (ICMR, Erasmus+/European Union, Tata Consultancy Services, DRDO); and has delivered over 100 invited talks, keynotes and resource-person sessions nationally. As a National Board of Accreditation (NBA) Evaluator, has personally conducted 50+ accreditation evaluations of Tier-1 and Tier-2 engineering institutes across India — direct, external experience in judging institutional quality. Currently leads the HPC/GPU compute infrastructure, as CTO, for TIET's newly announced collaboration with Imperial College London (announced at the India AI Impact Summit, Patiala, April 2026) to co-develop AI4PDEs-based physicsinformed and generative-AI "digital twin" models forecasting air pollution across Northern India — the systemsengineering backbone of one of the university's flagship AI research partnerships. Most recently, has deliberately supplemented deep technical and academic expertise with general-management readiness for institutional leadership — completing an IIM Kozhikode executive programme for Chief Technology Officers, four NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute credentials, and two Kellogg (Northwestern) executive programmes in AI strategy and growth strategy, all across 2024– 2025.

Recent Executive & Leadership Development (2024–2025)

Programme	Institution	Period
Chief Technology Officer — eMDP Professional Certificate Programme	Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K)	Oct 2024 – Jul 2025
Certificate of Competency — Fundamentals of Deep Learning	NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute	Feb 2025
Certificate of Competency — Building AI-Based Cybersecurity Pipelines	NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute	Mar 2025
University Ambassador — certified to deliver NVIDIA instructor-led workshops for academia	NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute	Apr 2025
Certified Instructor — "Building AI-Based Cybersecurity Pipelines"	NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute	Apr 2025
AI Strategies for Business Transformation — "Strategize, Innovate, and Transform with AI"	Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management (Executive Education)	Jun – Aug 2025
Business Strategies for Growth — "Fewer, Bigger, Bolder"	Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management (Executive Education)	Aug – Oct 2025

EDUCATION

Year	Degree	Institution	Distinction
2007	Ph.D. (Computer Science & Engineering)	Thapar University, Patiala	Topic: A Proactive Network Surveillance Framework
2003	M.E. (Software Engineering)	T.I.E.T., Patiala	1st, Honours, 9.06 CGPA
1994	B.E. (Computer Science & Engineering)	Pune University	1st Division

COMPLETE POSITION HISTORY (1995 – PRESENT)

Dean, Academic Affairs — Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET) (Mar 2022 – June 2025)

Oversee academic policy, curriculum development and teaching quality across the university; lead academic planning and NBA/accreditation compliance; supervise departments, faculty performance and teaching standards; manage academic calendars and student academic development.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) — Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET) (Jul 2024 – Present)

Drive institution-wide technology strategy and infrastructure for learning, teaching, research and administration; oversee campuswide IT infrastructure, cybersecurity and data systems; lead integration of educational technologies (LMS, virtual classrooms); support research through HPC/GPU computing; manage IT teams, vendors and technology budgets.

Professor & Head, Computer Science & Engineering — Thapar University (Jul 2017 – Present)

UG/PG teaching, research, project/network-auditing consultation, doctoral admissions (also served as Head, Jun 2016–Mar 2022, and Nov 2010–Nov 2013).

Head, Centre of Information Technology Management (CITM) — Thapar University (Sep 2014 – Present) University-wide network, ERP and IT strategy: planning, deployment and management for the entire campus.

Associate Professor — Thapar University (Nov 2013 – Jul 2017) UG/PG teaching, research, project consultation.

Associate Professor & Head, CSE — Thapar University (May 2007 – Nov 2009)

UG/PG teaching, research, network management for a 4,000+ node wired/wireless campus network; secure Internet-facing DMZ design for thapar.edu.

Assistant Professor & Network Manager — Thapar University (Mar 2005 – May 2007)

UG/PG teaching, network management for 1,050+ nodes and 7 servers, including Citrix, security wall, mail server and TIET's public web identity.

Assistant Professor & Network Administrator — Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (Oct 2003 – Mar 2005) UG/PG teaching plus network administration and management.

System Analyst & Network Administrator — Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (Jan 1999 – Mar 2005)

Active/passive network component administration; Cisco/Cabletron/3Com switch administration; network design and VLAN creation by department.

System Analyst — Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (Jan 1997 – Oct 2003) System, software configuration and administration across a heterogeneous server cluster.

Lecturer — Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (Jan 1996 – Jan 1997) Undergraduate teaching.

Software Developer — Absolute Solutions Inc. (Jan 1995 – Jan 1996) Software development on 2/3-tier architectures.

RESEARCH SNAPSHOT & DATABASE RECONCILIATION

Source	Publications	Citations	h-index / Notes
Scopus / ScienceDirect author profile	97	~2,120+	h-index 23
TIET-IRINS / Vidwan (ID 154556)	101	~2,287	h-index 23; institutional master record
ResearchGate (live, 27 Aug 2026)	90	2,410	h-index 24
Google Scholar (BUbOzJ8AAAAJ)	100	2792	h-index 28

Note: differences across databases reflect coverage and disambiguation differences (conference papers, reviews, book chapters, duplicate records, indexing dates), not contradiction. For formal promotion, accreditation or statutory use, the Scopus Author ID and ORCID should be treated as primary disambiguates, with TIET-IRINS as the institutional master record.

Signature Research Themes

Cybersecurity & Threat Intelligence: zero-day/worm and botnet detection, malware analysis, DNS fingerprinting, intrusion detection, attack-signature generation, network forensics.

AI for Cybersecurity: GPU-accelerated cybersecurity pipelines, anomaly detection, machine learning for threat detection; NVIDIA DLI University Ambassador & Certified Instructor (2025).

Physics-Informed, Surrogate & Generative AI Systems Infrastructure: HPC/GPU infrastructure leadership (as CTO) for the Thapar–Imperial College London AI4PDEs collaboration building physics-informed and generative-AI digital twin models for Northern India air pollution forecasting (announced Apr 2026).

IoT / Cyber-Physical / Healthcare Security: IoMT privacy, blockchain-enabled healthcare security, secure IoT authentication, resource-constrained device security.

Post-Quantum Security: lattice- and code-based authentication and encryption for IoT and resource-constrained devices.

Cloud & Autonomic Computing: self-healing/self-protecting systems, QoS-aware autonomic resource management, energy-efficient optimization.

Software Engineering & Program Analysis: code-clone detection, concurrent-program testing, UML test-scenario synthesis.

Privacy & Blockchain: location privacy in vehicular cloud networks, blockchain supply-chain traceability, geofencing.

RESEARCH SUPERVISION & MENTORING

Doctoral (Ph.D.) Theses Supervised — 15 Completed, 4 Ongoing

Thesis Title	Supervision
Autonomic Model for Self-Healing and Self-Protection in Grid Computing using Multi-agents	Sole Supervisor
DPI-based Network Security Framework using Grid Infrastructure	Sole Supervisor
An Integrated Network Traffic Visualization System for Network Security Enhancement	Sole Supervisor
A Network Security Model for Attack Signature Generation, Tracking and Analysis	Sole Supervisor
Efficient Zero-Day Attacks Detection Techniques	Sole Supervisor
Post-Quantum Cryptography-based Improved Security Mechanism for Resource-Constrained IoT Devices	with Dr. Raman Singh, Dr. Hitesh Tiwari
A Framework to Enhance Location Privacy using Geo-fence Service over Vehicular Cloud Network	with Dr. Raman Singh
Design and Implementation of Computer and Network Forensics Framework	with Dr. Varinder Pal Singh
Anomaly-based Botnet Detection using DNS Traffic Analysis	with Dr. Sanmeet Kaur
Slicing Technique for Test Path Generation in Concurrent Programs	with Dr. Rajesh Bhatia
Development of an Efficient Semantic Code Clone Detection Technique	with Dr. Rajesh Bhatia
Framework to Detect, Analyze and Report Zero-Day Malware with Minimum False Positives	with Dr. Renu Dhir
Design and Development of a Framework to Detect and Analyse Compromised Hosts in a Campus Network	with Dr. Vibhakar Mansotra
Thesis Title	Supervision
Blockchain-Based Framework for Anti-Counterfeits in the Supply Chain	with Dr. Sanmeet Kaur
Blockchain-Based Secure Framework for Efficient Management of IoT-Generated Healthcare Data	with Dr. Sanmeet Kaur

Master's / Graduate Theses Supervised (Selected 41 of 50+)

Lossless Image Compression
Design and Development of a Linux-Based Honeypot
Design and Development of Gateway Port Scanner
Design and Development of Fingerprinting Security Framework
Capturing, Controlling and Analyzing Network Traffic using Network Processor
A Framework for Detecting and Classifying Rootkit Exploits
Transport Level Security in Grid Environment (with Dr. Seema Bawa)
Design and Development of Forensic Analysis Toolkit for Analysing Malware Binary
Design and Development of Honeypot for Campus Network
Vulnerability Analysis of Alchemi .NET Grid Middleware (with Dr. Seema Bawa)
Designing Masking Ruleset for Hiding Operating System Identity
A Framework for Measuring Hardening Capabilities of an Operating System
SNMP Vulnerability Analysis and Suggested Countermeasures for Wireless Networks
JGSnap: A Graphical Analyzer for Honeysnap
Design and Development of a Powerful Easy-to-Use Packet Control API for Linux
Design and Development of Policy Scripts to Detect Network Intrusions Using BRO
Protocol Compiler Design and Implementation in Network Security Through Deep Packet Inspection
XML Parser for SIP Message Bodies
Intrusion Prevention Scripts to Detect Malicious Traffic Using BRO
Deep Packet Inspection in Linux Kernel Firewall (with V.P. Singh)
Design and Develop a Campus Honeypot to Detect Intrusions
Log Visualization to Track Compromised Host on the Network
Hardening Linux Operating System to Mask against Fingerprinting
Network Vulnerability Detection Using Ant Colony Optimization
Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) Based Intrusion Detection System
Design and Develop ECC for Wireless Sensor Networks
Parametric Evaluation of IAPP using Software Access Point and Hardware Access Point
A Hybrid and Enhanced Framework for Visualization and Analysis of Network Traffic Data
Design, Implement and Deploy Security Mechanisms for SIP
Security Analysis and Implementation of Session Hijacking on Different Operating Systems
DDoS Attacks and their Alleviation using iptables
Buffer Overflow Security Techniques in Windows: Development, Verification and Validation
Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) in Windows & Linux: Proof of Concept Implementation
Improved IPv6 Trace-Back Technique to Uncover Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks
Design and Development of Improved Stealth Alternate Data Streams (with Sumit Miglani)
AVS Scanner: A Black Box Vulnerability Scanner with Minimum False Positives
XSS Proof of Concept Implementation, Analysis and Countermeasures
Implementation of Secure, Fast and Efficient RSA Algorithm on GPU
An Efficient and Secure Database System using OpenCL
PythonHoneyMonkey: Detecting Malicious Internet Websites on Client-Side Honeypots
Gene Mutation Analysis — Role of Open Source Tools for Personalized Medication and Designer Drugs

Courses Taught

Course	Level	Years Taught
Advanced Software Engineering	PG	2005, 2009
Software Design and Construction	PG	2006, 2008
Network Security	PG	2008–2014
Network Programming and Administration	UG	2006, 2009
Computer Networks	UG	2007, 2010–2013
Computer Programming	UG	2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
Network System Design	PG	2007, 2009
Ethical Hacking	PG	2013
Network Security & Cryptography	UG	2013
Reverse Engineering Malware	PG	2014
Computer and Network Security	UG (odd sem.)	2015–2025
Secure Coding	PG (even sem.)	2015–2025

Consultancy Assignments

Project	Duration	Client / Agency
Design and Deployment of Network-Based IDS and Firewall	Sep 2007	Indian Army, DIV HQ, Corps Signals, Patiala
Project-Based Server Setup Consultation and Training	Mar 2007	State Bank of Patiala, Head Office
Network Auditing & Penetration Testing	Aug 2007	State Bank of Patiala, Head Office
Network Design & Planning	Jan 2008	Punjab School Education Board
Java Project Training & Consultancy	Apr 2008	State Bank of Patiala
Network Design & Implementation	Sep 2008	Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology
Domain Relocation and Mail Server Provisioning	Nov–Dec 2008	State Bank of Patiala
Penetration Testing	2007–2009	Magma Mettcast, JVR Forging & Eastman Impex, Ludhiana
Project	Duration	Client / Agency
Network Consultant	2010	Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib
Network Consultant	2011	Punjab Excise & Taxation Department
Network Consultant	2011	Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
Network & Security Solution Consultant	2012	LM Thapar School of Management, Derabassi
Network Advisor & Mentor	2013–14	Ashoka University, Sonepat
Penetration Testing	2016	DRDO, Delhi
Network Design & Implementation	2017–2025	Thapar Institute (3 consultants)

BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS & EDUCATIONAL MEDIA

Title	Year	Publisher
Network Programming and Administration	2010	DDE, Thapar University
Network Security	2012	DDE, Thapar University
UGC Educational Video Lecture Series	2014	MHRD, NMEICT eContent Project
SWAYAM: Information Security Course	2020, 2024	Govt. of India, SWAYAM Portal

AWARDS, HONOURS & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Award / Credential	Year
On Roll of Honour, EC-Council USA — Certified Ethical Hacker (C\|EH)	2005; recertified CEH v8, 2014
Certified Search Engine Optimization Professional (CSEOP), SEO Certification.org, USA	2006
Listed, Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 9th Edition	2006
Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT), EC-Council USA	2007
EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)	2007
Shresth Acharya Award, Manav Kalyan Parishad, Punjab	2008
SunGuru, Sun Microsystems	2008
Cyberoam Certified Network Security Professional (CCNSP)	2010
Cisco Instructor Excellence Award — Advanced Level	2012
Cisco Instructor Excellence Award — Expert Level	2013
Cisco Instructor — Years of Service Recognition	2013
ScienceDirect TOP25 (Jan–Mar 2013)	2013
Certified Ethical Hacker v8 recertification	2014
NVIDIA DLI Certificate of Competency — Fundamentals of Deep Learning	Feb 2025
NVIDIA DLI Certificate of Competency — Building AI-Based Cybersecurity Pipelines	Mar 2025
NVIDIA DLI University Ambassador — certified to deliver NVIDIA instructor-led workshops for academia	Apr 2025
NVIDIA DLI Certified Instructor — "Building AI-Based Cybersecurity Pipelines"	Apr 2025
eMDP Professional Certificate Programme: Chief Technology Officer, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	2024–2025
AI Strategies for Business Transformation, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management (Credential ID 160381649)	2025
Award / Credential	Year
Business Strategies for Growth — "Fewer, Bigger, Bolder," Northwestern Kellogg School of Management (Credential ID 164359983)	2025
"Tux Hero" recognition, Linux For You (LFY) magazine, for open-source network-security toolkit vision	—
Featured on "Centre Stage," Headlines Today (national TV channel)	—

Workshops / Conferences Organized

Scope	Event	Duration	Role	Country
National	National Conference on Software Engineering Principles & Practices (SEPP'04)	Mar 5–6, 2004	Convener	India
National	National Conference on Bioinformatics Computing (NCBC'05)	Mar 18–19, 2005	Member, Technical Committee	India
International	International Workshop on Cloud Computing and High Performance Computing	Dec 5–8, 2012	Chairperson & Resource Person	India
National	Faculty Development Programme on Machine Learning	Feb 25–Mar 1, 2013	Convener	India

Membership of Professional Bodies

Senior Member, IEEE Computer Society (since Jan 2002)
Senior Member, ACM
Life Member, Computer Society of India
Member, Microsoft Developer Network
Member, Oracle Technology Network
Member, Rational Developer Network
Member, Sun Inner Circle
Member, Citrix Developer Network

Accreditation, External Academic Bodies & Governance Service

Year	Role	Body / Institution
Ongoing	NBA Evaluator — 50+ accreditation evaluations conducted of Tier-1 and Tier-2 engineering institutes	National Board of Accreditation (NBA), AICTE
2024	Panel participant (as Dean, Academic Affairs, TIET)	Education Leadership Symposium, Chandigarh
2023	Chairperson/Member, 7th Meeting of Faculty of Engineering & Technology	Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda
2021	External Academic Council Member	Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda
2014	Member, Advisory Committee, PTU-sponsored National Conference	CGC Technical Campus, Jhanjeri

ANNEX A — PUBLICATIONS IN IEEE REFERENCE STYLE

Entries below are identity-verified against ORCID 0000-0001-8489-8759 and Scopus ID 56087498600, reconciled with DBLP, Scopus-linked ScienceDirect, ResearchGate and TIET public records. This annex provides the fully verifiable bibliography currently recoverable from public records. [1] B. Bharti et al., including M. Singh, "Artificial Intelligence Based Techniques to Detect and Classify Adventitious Respiratory Sounds: An in-Depth Review," 2025.

[2] H. Al-Balasmeh, M. Singh, and R. Singh, "Hilbert curves-based location privacy technique for vehicular cloud networks," Cluster Computing, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 2489–2504, 2024. [3] A. Sharma, S. Kaur, and M. Singh, "Enhancing healthcare security: Time-based authentication for privacy-preserving IoMT sensor monitoring framework leveraging blockchain technology," Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, vol. 36, no. 22, 2024.

Mohit, S. Kaur, and M. Singh, "Design and implementation of blockchain-based supply chain framework with improved traceability, privacy, and ownership," Cluster Computing, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 2345–2363, 2024.
Sharma, S. Kaur, and M. Singh, "A secure blockchain framework for the internet of medical things," Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 35, no. 1, 2024.
Al-Balasmeh, M. Singh, and R. Singh, "Framework of Geofence Service using Dummy Location Privacy Preservation in Vehicular Cloud Network," International Arab Journal of Information Technology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 66–77, 2023.
Singh, M. Singh, and S. Kaur, "TI-16 DNS Labeled Dataset for Detecting Botnets," IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 62616–62629, 2023. [8] M. Singh, M. Singh, and S. Kaur, "Identifying bot infection using neural networks on DNS traffic," Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 549–563, 2023.
Kumari, M. Singh, R. Singh, and H. Tewari, "A post-quantum lattice based lightweight authentication and code-based hybrid encryption scheme for IoT devices," Computer Networks, vol. 217, Art. no. 109327, 2022.
Kumari, M. Singh, R. Singh, and H. Tewari, "Post-quantum cryptography techniques for secure communication in resource-constrained Internet of Things devices: A comprehensive survey," Software: Practice and Experience, vol. 52, no. 10, pp. 2047–2076, 2022.
Kumari, M. Singh, R. Singh, and H. Tewari, "Signature based Merkle Hash Multiplication algorithm to secure the communication in IoT devices," Knowledge-Based Systems, vol. 253, Art. no. 109543, 2022.
Al-Balasmeh, M. Singh, and R. Singh, "Framework of data privacy preservation and location obfuscation in vehicular cloud networks," Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, vol. 34, no. 5, 2022.
Mohit, S. Kaur, and M. Singh, "Design and implementation of transaction privacy by virtue of ownership and traceability in blockchain based supply chain," Cluster Computing, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 2223–2240, 2022. [14] H. Al-Balasmeh, M. Singh, and R. Singh, "Data and Location Privacy of Smart Devices over Vehicular Cloud Computing," in Proc. 32nd Conf. Open Innovations Association (FRUCT), Tampere, Finland, 2022, pp. 30–37.
Kumari, M. Singh, R. Singh, and H. Tewari, "To Secure the Communication in Powerful Internet of Things Using Innovative Post-Quantum Cryptographic Method," Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2021.
Sharma, S. Kaur, and M. Singh, "A comprehensive review on blockchain and Internet of Things in healthcare," Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 32, no. 10, 2021. (Top Downloaded Article)
Singh, M. Singh, S. Garg, I. Perl, O. Kalyonova, and A. Penskoi, "Multicriteria decision making based optimum virtual machine selection technique for smart cloud environment," Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 185–199, 2021.
Singh, M. Singh, and S. Kaur, "TI-2016 DNS dataset," IEEE DataPort, 2021.
Nayyar, S. Arora, and M. Singh, "Recurrent Neural Network Based Intrusion Detection System," 2020.
Arora, M. Singh, and R. K. Bhatia, "Orientation-based Ant colony algorithm for synthesizing the test scenarios in UML activity diagram," Information and Software Technology, vol. 123, Art. no. 106292, 2020.
S. Chhabra, V. P. Singh, and M. Singh, "Cyber forensics framework for big data analytics in IoT environment using machine learning," Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 79, pp. 15881–15900, 2020.
Kaur and M. Singh, "Hybrid intrusion detection and signature generation using Deep Recurrent Neural Networks," Neural Computing and Applications, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 7859–7877, 2020.
Mahajan, A. K. Ramotra, V. Mansotra, and M. Singh, "An Automated Framework to Uncover Malicious Traffic for University Campus Network," in Smart Innovation, 2020.
Singh, M. Singh, and S. Kaur, "Issues and challenges in DNS based botnet detection: A survey," Computers & Security, vol. 86, pp. 28–52, 2019. [25] S. S. Gill, I. Chana, M. Singh, and R. Buyya, "RADAR: Self-configuring and self-healing in resource management for enhancing quality of cloud services," Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, vol. 31, no. 1, 2019.

[26] M. Singh, M. Singh, and S. Kaur, "Detecting bot-infected machines using DNS fingerprinting," Digital Investigation, vol. 28, pp. 14–33, 2019. [27] S. S. Gill, I. Chana, M. Singh, and R. Buyya, "CHOPPER: an intelligent QoS-aware autonomic resource management approach for cloud computing," Cluster Computing, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 1203–1241, 2018.

S. Chhabra, V. Singh, and M. Singh, "Hadoop-based analytic framework for cyber forensics," International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 31, no. 15, 2018.
Rattan, R. K. Bhatia, and M. Singh, "An empirical study of clone detection in MATLAB/Simulink models," International Journal of Information and Communication Technology, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 20–33, 2018.
S. Gill, R. Buyya, I. Chana, M. Singh, and A. Abraham, "BULLET: Particle Swarm Optimization Based Scheduling Technique for Provisioned Cloud Resources," Journal of Network and Systems Management, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 361–400, 2018.
Tekchandani, R. K. Bhatia, and M. Singh, "Semantic code clone detection for Internet of Things applications using reaching definition and liveness analysis," The Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 74, no. 9, pp. 4199–4226, 2018.
Kumar, M. Singh, and A. R. Pais, "Fuzzy String Matching Algorithm for Spam Detection in Twitter," in Security and Privacy—ISEA-ISAP 2018, CCIS, vol. 939, pp. 289–301, Springer, 2018.
Tekchandani, R. K. Bhatia, and M. Singh, "Code clone genealogy detection on e-health system using Hadoop," Computers & Electrical Engineering, vol. 61, pp. 15–30, 2017.
Arora, R. K. Bhatia, and M. Singh, "Synthesizing test scenarios in UML activity diagram using a bio-inspired approach," Computer Languages, Systems & Structures, vol. 50, pp. 1–19, 2017.
Singh, I. Chana, and M. Singh, "The Journey of QoS-Aware Autonomic Cloud Computing," IT Professional, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 42–49, 2017.
Singh, I. Chana, M. Singh, and R. Buyya, "SOCCER: Self-Optimization of Energy-efficient Cloud Resources," Cluster Computing, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 1787–1800, 2016. [37] V. Arora, R. K. Bhatia, and M. Singh, "A systematic review of approaches for testing concurrent programs," Concurrency and Computation:

Practice and Experience, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1572–1611, 2016.

[38] A. K. Bhardwaj, Y. Gajpal, and M. Singh, "Fuzzy reliability analysis of integrated network traffic visualization system," Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 1941–1953, 2016. [39] A. K. Bhardwaj and M. Singh, "Data mining-based integrated network traffic visualization framework for threat detection," Neural Computing and Applications, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 117–130, 2015. [40] A. Dhammi and M. Singh, "Behavior analysis of malware using machine learning," in Proc. 8th Int. Conf. Contemporary Computing (IC3), 2015, pp. 481–486. [41] P. Kumar and M. Singh, "Mobile applications: Analyzing private data leakage using third party connections," in Proc. ICACCI, Kochi, India, 2015, pp. 57–62.

Kaur and M. Singh, "A Survey on Zero-Day Polymorphic Worm Detection Techniques," IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 1520–1549, 2014.
Chopra and M. Singh, "SHAPE—an approach for self-healing and self-protection in complex distributed networks," The Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 585–613, 2014.
Kaur and M. Singh, "Two-Level Automated Approach for Defending Against Obfuscated Zero-Day Attacks," in CRiSIS 2014, LNCS, vol. 8924, pp. 164–179, Springer, 2014.
Gupta, M. Singh, and V. K. Bhalla, "Pattern matching algorithms for intrusion detection and prevention system: A comparative analysis," in Proc. ICACCI, Delhi, 2014, pp. 50–54.
Kaur and M. Singh, "Automatic Evaluation and Signature Generation Technique for Thwarting Zero-Day Attacks," in SNDS 2014, CCIS, vol. 420, pp. 298–309, Springer, 2014.
Kaur and M. Singh, "Automatic Attack Signature Generation Systems: A Review," IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 54–61, 2013.
Rattan, R. K. Bhatia, and M. Singh, "Software clone detection: A systematic review," Information and Software Technology, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 1165–1199, 2013.
K. Khalsa, R. K. Bhatia, J. K. Chhabra, and M. Singh, "A Review of Coupling and Cohesion Measurement in OO Systems Using Program Slicing," in ICISTM 2012, CCIS, vol. 285, pp. 199–210, Springer, 2012.
Chopra and M. Singh, "SASM—An Approach towards Self-protection in Grid Computing," in ICISTM 2011, CCIS, vol. 141, pp. 149–159, Springer, 2011.
Chopra and M. Singh, "Implementing Self-Protection in Distributed Grid Environment," Scalable Computing: Practice and Experience, vol. 11, no. 4, 2010.
Chopra and M. Singh, "Agent based self-healing system for grid computing," in Proc. ICWET 2010, Mumbai, pp. 31–35, ACM, 2010. [53] M. Singh, "A Powerful Easy-to-Use Packet Control API for Linux," in Proc. ARTCom 2009, Kottayam, India, pp. 146–148, IEEE Computer Society, 2009.

ANNEX B — KEYNOTE, PLENARY & DISTINGUISHED-SPEAKER ADDRESSES

Year	Role	Event / Topic	Venue
2026	Keynote Speaker	3rd Int'l Conf. on Recent Advancements in Communication, Computing and AI (RACCAI-2026)	CGC University, Mohali
2026	Keynote Speaker	"Redesigning Education for the AI Era" — National Seminar, AI in Education	BCM College of Education, Ludhiana
2026	Keynote/Plenary Speaker	Int'l Conf. on Human Computer Interaction and Cognitive Computing (HCICC-2026)	Shoolini University
2026	Plenary Speaker	ICON 2026 International Conference	LM Thapar School of Management
2026	Invited Speaker	Young Engineers Forum 2026 — AI & Cyber Security careers	TIET
2014	Keynote Speaker	Integrating Teacher Education with Technological Advances	Mata Sahib Kaur Khalsa Girls College, Patiala
2014	Session Chair & Keynote Speaker	National Conference on Advances in Research	Yamuna Group of Institutes, Yamunanagar
2014	Keynote Speaker	Cyber Pollution: Problems and Remedies	Khalsa College, Patiala
2014	Keynote Speaker	2nd National Conf. on Emerging Principles & Practices in Computers & Communication Media	SSCET, Badhani, Pathankot
2013	Invited Talk	"Network Security" — delivered on-site	Chandigarh University, Gharuan (16 Apr 2013)
2011	Invited Talk & Session Chair	Int'l Conf. on High Performance Architecture and Grid Computing (HPAGC 2011)	Chitkara University, Punjab
2011	Invited Talk & Session Chair	Int'l Conf. on Advances in Computing & Artificial Intelligence (ACAI 2011)	Chitkara University, Punjab
2010	Keynote Address	"Network Security Attacks and Countermeasures" — 5th J&K Science Congress	University of Jammu

ANNEX C — INVITED TALKS & RESOURCE-PERSON ENGAGEMENTS, 1999–2014

Year	Talk / Session	Venue
1999	Client/Server application development using Sybase/Power Builder	TIET (27 Mar–2 Apr 1999)
2000	Short Term Course: "Java the Internet Language"	CSED, TIET, under CEEP (19–30 Jun 2000)
2001	AICTE-ISTE sponsored STC on Internet, Web & E-Commerce	TIET (18–29 Jun 2001)
2001	Dynamic Web Page development — "Web Page Designing" course	TIET (17–21 Dec 2001)
2002	Technical Talk: "Troubleshooting your Network Problems"	TIET (2 Feb 2002)
2002	Seminar: "Rational Unified Process"	TIET (25 Jan 2002)
2002	Seminar: "Network Security Strategies"	TIET (20 May 2002)
2002	Short Term Course: "Linux System Administration" (CEEP)	TIET (1–5 Jul 2002)
2002	Technical session: "Integrate your Personality with Internet"	TIET HECL (17 Jul 2002)
2002	Lectures on PC-Boot Process — "Workshop on PC Assembly"	TIET (8 Oct 2002)
2004	Resource Person, Curriculum Development Workshop	Dept. of CS & Applications, Panjab University, Chandigarh (20 May 2004)
2004	Resource Person, Brahaspati Online Teaching Web-Based Solution	IIT Kanpur
2004	Invited talk: "Network Security"	Patel Memorial National College, Rajpura (Dec 2004)
2004	Talk on Web-Based Education — Adoption of Technological Changes in Engineering Education	Dept. of Mech. Engg., TIET (21 Jun–2 Jul 2004)
2004	E-Education Series of Seminars for TIET faculty	TIET (30 Jul & 28 Aug 2004)
2005	Invited talk: Network Security — National Seminar on Information Security	NIT Jalandhar
2005	Invited Lecture: Network Security	Panjab University, Chandigarh (22–23 Feb 2005)
2005	Invited talk: Network Security and Its Implementation (UGC National Seminar)	Doaba College, Jalandhar (1 Mar 2005)
2005	Resource Person, UGC Refresher Course: "Computer Networks: Present & Future"	Computer Centre, TIET (5–24 Dec 2005)
2005	Half-day session on Network-based Computational Resources & Security	Sant Longowal Institute (Longowal)
2006	Invited talk: Mobile Security	Infosys Technologies Ltd., Mohali
2006	Two-day session on Software Project Management (UGC refresher course)	School of Maths & Computer Applications, TIET (4–22 Dec 2006)
2006	Expert lecture: WiFi Networks (UGC refresher course)	Dept. of ECE, TIET (4–23 Dec 2006)
2007	Expert talk: Network Security — IBM Technology Day	Thapar University (30 Aug 2007)
2008	Expert Lecture: Computer Networks (video conference)	Hansraj Kanya Mahavidyala, Jalandhar, via Reliance World (26 Nov 2008)
2008	Expert Lecture: Computer Networks	Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology (12 Dec 2008)
2010	Ethical Hacking Workshop	Chitkara Institute of Engineering & Technology, Rajpura (5–6 Feb 2010)
2010	Resource Person, refresher course on Network Security	Punjabi University (25 May 2010)
2010	Invited Speaker: Wireless Networks & Network Security	Sant Longowal Institute (5–6 Jul 2010)
2010	Invited Security Sessions I & II, Refresher Course in CS & Applications	Academic Staff College, Punjabi University, Patiala (25 May 2010)
2011	Invited Talks: "How to surf Internet Securely" & "Researching your Topic Online"	7th Orientation Course, ASC, Punjabi University (11 Mar 2011)
2011	Expert Sessions: Network Security I & II (UGC-ASC refresher course)	UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh (20 Jun 2011)
2011	Conducted 6-session Cloud Computing workshop, HPAGC 2011	Chitkara University, Punjab (20 Jul 2011)
2011	Series of Expert Lectures, PTU-sponsored FDP on Cloud Computing	Desh Bhagat Institute of Professional Studies (25–27 Jul 2011)
2011	Invited Talk: Smart Search using Internet and Web Identity Exposure	Workshop for Ph.D. Students, ASC, Punjabi University (28 Jul 2011)
2011	Expert Talk: "How to prepare a Research Paper using LaTeX"	ASC, Punjabi University (14 Sep 2011)
2011	Expert Talk: "How to write a Research Paper", 9th Orientation Course	ASC, Punjabi University (14 Sep 2011)
2011	Expert Lecture & Session Chair, National Seminar on Emerging Trends in CS & IT	Institute of Engg. & Tech., Bhaddal, Ropar (2 Nov 2011)
2011	Expert Sessions: Network Security I & II (UGC-ASC refresher course)	UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh (3 Dec 2011)
2012	Expert Talk: "Network Security: DNS Spoofing and Countermeasures"	CGC, Ghauan, Mohali (16 Jan 2012)
2012	Invited Security Sessions I & II, 22nd Refresher Course	Distance Education Dept., Punjabi University (3 Feb 2012)
2012	Expert lectures: "Secure Internet Surfing" & "Digital Identity and Certificates"	ASC, Punjabi University (9 Feb 2012)
2012	Expert Talk: "Network Security", 11th Orientation Course	ASC, Punjabi University (16 Feb 2012)
2012	Invited Talks: "Financial Transactions Online" & "Securing Online Assets"	8th Orientation Course, ASC, Punjabi University (11 Mar 2012)
2012	Expert Talk: "ARP Spoofing and Countermeasures", National Conf. CYBSEC	Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute, Ludhiana (31 Mar 2012)
2012	Expert Lectures, PTU FDP: "Wireless Networks in Medical Field"	Apeejay Institute of Management, Jalandhar (16 May 2012)
2012	Expert Lectures, PTU FDP on Cloud Computing	Dept. of IT, MMIT, Malout (4–5 Jun 2012)
2012	Resource Person, AICTE Staff Development Programme	Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engg. & Tech., Sangrur (14 Jun 2012)
2012	Expert Speaker: Network Security, PTU FDP	Rayat Institute of Engg. & IT, Railmajra, Rupnagar (9 Jul 2012)
2012	Expert Speaker: Network Learning as an Educational Tool	Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute, Ludhiana (22 Jul 2012)
2012	Expert Speaker, Workshop on Network Security (4 sessions)	Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, J&K (3 Sep 2012)
2012	Invited Talk: "Big Data Challenges and Crowd Outsourcing", Int'l Conf. on Quality of Higher Education	Kanya Maha Vidyala, Jalandhar (26–27 Oct 2012)
2012	Invited Talk: "New Age Internet Technologies & Applications"	GGNIMT, Ludhiana (20 Dec 2012)
2013	Invited Talk: "Cloud Computing Technology and its Implications"	Ludhiana College of Engineering & Technology (4 Jan 2013)
2013	Invited Talk: "Network Security: ARP Spoofing and DNS Poisoning"	UGC-ASC, University of Jammu (5 Jan 2013)
2013	Invited Talk: "Cyber Identity: How-to?", National Seminar on Emerging Technologies	Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur (30 Jan 2013)

Year	Talk / Session	Venue
2013	Invited Speaker, State Education Summit Punjab	Hometel, Chandigarh (7–8 Feb 2013)
2013	Expert Talk: "DNS Poisoning", National Seminar on Cyber Dynamics	Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran, Mohali (18 Feb 2013)
2013	Invited Talk, AICTE FDP on Software Quality Engineering & Teaching-Learning Systems	BVICAM, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi (22 Feb 2013)
2013	Invited Talk: "Cyber Forensics", Int'l Symposium on Emerging Paradigms in Forensic Science	Dept. of Forensic Science, Punjabi University (8 Mar 2013)
2013	Invited Talk: "DNS and ARP Poisoning"	BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib (14 Mar 2013)
2013	Invited Talk: "Website Identity and First Line of Defense"	SD College (Lahore), Ambala (20 Mar 2013)
2013	Invited Talk: "Network Security"	Chandigarh University, Gharuan (16 Apr 2013)
2013	Series of Sessions, Cloud Computing & its Applications (CCAES2013)	Rajasthan Technical University, Kota (22–25 Apr 2013)
2013	Series of Sessions on Network Security and Cloud Computing	Dibrugarh University, Assam (2–5 May 2013)
2013	Resource Person, 34th Refresher Course in Professional Courses	ASC, Punjabi University (13 May 2013)
2013	Expert Talk: "Network Security"	Rayat Bahra College of Engineering, Mohali (17 Oct 2013)
2013	Expert Talk: "Cloud Resource Provisioning using CloudStack", AICTE Winter School	NITTTR, Chandigarh (11–22 Nov 2013)
2013	Resource Person, 38th Refresher Courses in CS & IT	ASC, Punjabi University (27 Nov 2013)
2013	Resource Person, 5-day FDP: "Recent Trends in Cloud Computing and Big Data"	Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (16–20 Dec 2013)
2014	Resource Person, TEQIP-II FDP: "Computational Research Methodologies in Information Security"	Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana (6–10 Jan 2014)
2014	Expert Talk: "Information Security", National Conf. on Emerging Horizons in Science & Technology	Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib (17–18 Jan 2014)
2014	Resource Person, 19th Orientation Course	ASC, Punjabi University (6 Mar 2014)
2014	Resource Person, 3-Day Workshop on Wireless Network Simulation using NS2	IEEE/ACM Student Chapters, Thapar University (13–15 Mar 2014)
2014	Expert Talk: "Cyber Attacks and Countermeasures", CII/CDAC programme	Chandigarh (19 Mar 2014)
2014	Expert Talk: "Unconventional Computing"	GGNIMT, Ludhiana (22 Mar 2014)
2014	Expert Talk: "ARP Spoofing"	Global Institute of Management & Emerging Technologies, Amritsar (28 Mar 2014)
2014	Expert Talk: "Digital Services and Applications through NGN"	Embassy of France in India / CSI, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (5 Apr 2014)
2014	Invited Talk: "Network Programming"	Rayat Bahra College of Engineering, Mohali (8 Apr 2014)
2014	Expert Lecture: "Network Security Issues and Countermeasures"	GGS College of Modern Technology, Kharar (10 Apr 2014)
2014	Resource Person, 20th & 21st & 22nd Orientation Courses	ASC, Punjabi University (Apr–Jun 2014)
2014	Resource Person, 41st & 43rd Refresher Courses in Research Methodologies	ASC, Punjabi University (Apr–May 2014)
2014	Resource Person, TEQIP-II Int'l Conf. on Emerging Technologies	NC College, Israna, Panipat (24–26 Apr 2014)
2014	Resource Person, Short Term Program on Network Security & Firewalls (NITTR)	MIMIT, Malout (27 Apr 2014)
2014	Resource Person, IEEE 1-Day Workshop on NS3	MM University, Mullana, Ambala (12 May 2014)
2014	Resource Person, Summer School: "Relevance of Research in Sciences & Social Sciences"	ASC, Punjabi University (23 May 2014)
2014	Resource Person, 5-day FDP: "Cloud Computing & its Applications"	Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran (30 Jun 2014)
2014	Resource Person: "Cyber Security to Cyber Intelligence", TEQIP-II FDP	Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana (9 Jul 2014)
2014	Resource Person, FDP: "Network Security Challenges and Solutions"	Rayat Bahra College of Engineering, Mohali (15 Jul 2014)
2014	Resource Person, FDP: "Relational Database Management Systems"	Rayat Bahra College of Engineering, Mohali (25 Jul 2014)

ANNEX D — COURSES, CONFERENCES & TRAINING ATTENDED

Year	Course / Event	Venue
1996	Software Training Programme: VHDL Analysis & Simulation Tools	IIT Bombay (Project IMPACT)
1997	Winter School on Industry-Institute Partnership (AICTE/ISTE)	TIET
1999	Seminar: "Making the Network for You" (Onward Novell)	GNE, Ludhiana
2000–2001	Leverage the Internet; workshops on Fluke Network Tools; Java Development (Sun); Citrix	TIET / New Delhi
2001	Foresight Symposium on R&D Challenges before Indian Industry	TIET
2001	IBM courses: DB2 Database; WebSphere & Web Studio	TIET
2001	STQC course: Introduction to SW-CMM	New Delhi
2001	Rational courses: Team Testing Fundamentals; ClearCase & UCM	Rational, Delhi
2002	Advanced JAVA Programming; Visual C++ (AICTE-ISTE STCs)	TIET
2002	AICTE–Sun Microsystems Academia Meet on Java Education	AICTE
2003	Workshop: Intel IXA-1200 Network Processors	IISc Bangalore
2004	One-week Computer Awareness Programme for TIET staff	TIET
2004	Rational Test Suite intensive training	TIET
2005	National Conference on Bioinformatics Computing (NCBC'05)	TIET
2006	Analysis & Design workshop with University of Waterloo students	TIET
2006	Half-day Workshop: Linux — Promoting the Open Source Movement	TIET (Saturnalia)
2008	Sun Week: ZFS, OpenSolaris; SPOT Wireless-Sensor Technologies	Thapar University
2008	CCNA Discovery and Exploration Course	CRISP, Bhopal
2010	Cisco Asia Pacific Academy Meet	Cisco Global Briefing Centre, Bengaluru
2010	Malware Tracking (Cisco); Cyberoam CCNSP certification	Cisco / Solan, HP
2013	FDP on Machine Learning; Social Network Analysis (Coursera); CCNA Academy Program	Thapar University

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Project	Duration	Funding Agency	Role	Value
Indian Languages Technology Solutions (RC-ILTS) Punjabi	2000–2004	MoCIT	Co-PI	₹89 lakh
Centre of Excellence in Grid Computing	2005	TIET	Co-PI	₹20 lakh
Zero-Day Worm Detection Framework	2011–2014	Tata Consultancy Services	PI	₹14.5 lakh
Non-invasive Detection of Tuberculosis via Smart Breathlyzer	2021–2024	ICMR	PI	₹89.33 lakh
OPEN-Asia: Capacity Building in Higher Education (Erasmus+)	2024–2027	European Union	Project Coordinator	₹92 lakh
Thapar–Imperial College London Collaboration: Physics-Informed & Generative AI Digital Twin for Northern India Air Pollution (AI4PDEs-based surrogate AI)	2026 –	Imperial College London / TIET (announced, India AI Impact Summit 2026)	HPC/GPU Infrastructure Lead	Infrastructure