Experience

Professional Activities

Organized 175+ workshops, conferences and seminars
Resource person for police officers and law enforcement training
Conducted Cyber Security Awareness Programs (CSAP)
Judge for International Cyber Security Contest – Cyber 9/12 by Columbia University
Academic Council Member (2014 – 2019)
Board of Studies Chairman for MSc Cyber Forensics and Information Security
Member of Tamil Nadu E-Governance Agency
Academic Advisory Board Member – CT University, Punjab

Study Materials Prepared

Introduction to Cyber Criminology
Networking and Communication Protocols
Introduction to Information Security
IT Infrastructure and Cloud Computing
Forms of Cyber Crime
BFSI Frauds and Counter Measures
Network Security and Cryptography
Basics of Cyber Forensics
IT and Telecom Frauds

Conference / Workshop Statistics

Activity	Role	Count
Conferences	Participated	15
Conferences	Paper Presented	10
Faculty Development Program	Resource Person	9
Guest Lectures	Organized	15
International Conferences	Keynote Speaker	5
National Conferences	Keynote Speaker	4
Training to Law Enforcement Officers	Resource Person	20
Webinars	Resource Person	10
Workshops	Resource Person	6

Cyber Security Awareness Program (CSAP)

Cyber Security Awareness Program (CSAP) was designed and implemented at the Centre for Cyber Forensics & Information Security, University of Madras from 2015 onwards.

Objectives

Empowering people to stay safe online
Creating awareness about cyber crimes
Promoting cyber hygiene and password security
Educating students and the public about online threats
Training users to identify cyber attacks

Methodology

Interactive lectures
Street plays
Public rallies
Pamphlet distribution
Quiz and awareness campaigns

Participants Reached

Year	Activity	Participants
2015	Schools, Colleges, Street Plays and Cyber Rally	10000+
2016	Colleges and Universities	5000
2017	Cyber Awareness Sessions	5000
2018	Cyber Awareness Sessions	3500
2019	Cyber Awareness for Women	2500
2020	Online Awareness Sessions	1000
2021	Blended Mode Sessions	5000
2022	Blended Mode Sessions	6000

Industrial Visits Organized

CDAC, Thiruvananthapuram – 2015
Amity University, Lucknow – 2015
Gujarat Forensic Science University – 2017
Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad – 2010 & 2017
Security Operations Centre, Ford, Chennai – 2016
College of Engineering, Pune – 2017
Red Team Academy – 2019

Placement Initiatives

Year	Companies	Students Placed
2015	Infosys, HDFC, Polaris, Wipro, Verizon, World Bank	19
2016	Infosys, EY, Freshworks, CSS Corp	16
2017	Infosys, Axis Bank, PWC, SIFY	19
2018	HCL, Infosys, Protiviti, EY	21
2019	KPMG, Freshworks, Protiviti, Net Access	19
2020	Protiviti, Cognizant, KPMG, EY	36
2021	Infosys, Deloitte, PWC, FIS, CrossBow Labs	39
2022	Deloitte, EY, Infosys, Zoho, Protiviti	28

International Exposure

Countries Visited

Austria
Germany
United Kingdom
United States of America
Malaysia

International Institutes Visited

Forensic Toxicologie, Cologne, Austria
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Management and Science University, Malaysia

Radio Talks

Cyber Attacks and Countermeasures – AIR Chennai
Cyber Crime Prevention – Rainbow FM
Cyber Security – AIR Chennai
Security Hackers – AIR Chennai

Books & Publications

Cyber Tales – Book on Cyber Security Awareness
Articles in Digital Forensic Magazine, UK
Data Security in the Cloud – CEO Magazine
Cyber Security Framework Articles on LinkedIn