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Param Desai

Research

Areas of inquiry, open questions, and ongoing investigations.

6 Publications
5 Active Projects
5 Research Areas

Cybersecurity

Intrusion DetectionFDI AttacksV2X SecurityBotnets

Focus on securing IoT gateway architectures and connected autonomous vehicle sensor streams against false data injection, botnets, and eavesdropping.

4 publications • 2 projects

Explainable AI

SHAPLIMEInterpretabilityModel Auditing

Developing interpretability methods to make ML models trustworthy in high-stakes applications. Work spans SHAP, LIME, and attention-based explanations for adversarial and IoT threat detection scenarios.

4 publications • 2 projects

Machine Unlearning

Right-to-be-ForgottenFisher InformationModel ScrubbingPrivacy

Investigating algorithms that enable deep learning networks to selectively forget training samples on demand, complying with right-to-be-forgotten privacy mandates without full model retraining.

2 publications • 1 projects

NLP & LLMs

RAGLLM AgentsNL-to-SQLWhisper Models

Engineering Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and conversational agents, with focus on securing natural language to SQL translators and voice-assisted workflows.

0 publications • 3 projects

Quantum Security

CV-QKDQuantum CryptographyKey DistributionV2X Security

Applying quantum cryptographic primitives like Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution (CV-QKD) to secure resource-constrained IoT nodes and vehicular networks.

4 publications • 1 projects

Publication Timeline

2025 #1
Springer CML 2025

Explainable AI and Quantum Security for Smart Homes Network Attack Classification

2025 #2
IEEE ICSC 2025

Deep Learning and Explainable AI Framework for False Data Injection Attack Detection in Autonomous Vehicles

2025 #3
IEEE VTC Spring 2025

Q-ShielD: CV-QKD Framework for Secure Autonomous Vehicle Communications

2025 #4
IEEE HealthCom 2025

Quantum-Based Edge Intelligence Framework for IoT Healthcare Systems

2025 #5
IEEE GLOBECOM 2025

Quantum-Secured Explainable Machine Unlearning for Phishing Detection in IoT

2026 #6
AI2M4RI 2026

Machine Unlearning-based Privacy-First Medical Imaging Framework for TB Detection