I direct the ECE Computer Security Research Group (CSRG). My research area is a mix of fundamental and applied aspects of cybersecurity. I am currently interested in topics such as:
(1) Utilizing machine learning techniques for the purpose of cybersecurity such as: malware detection and automating access control and administration,
(2) Developing novel techniques for security and privacy enhanced machine learning,
(3) Automated cyber threat intelligence sharing and response, and
(4) Improving Android’s current permission model
See the projects that I work on below.
See my publications. Also, my Google Scholar Public Profile.
I am also a Research Faculty in the Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) at UTSA.
Research Projects
Current Projects:
- CREST Center for Security and Privacy Enhanced Cloud Computing (C-SPECC)
Principal Investigator: Ravi Sandhu
Co-Principal Investigators: Nicole Beebe, Guadalupe Carmona, Ram Krishnan, Jeff Prevost
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, 2017-2024
- CAREER: Group-Centric Secure Information Sharing – Models, Properties, and Implementation
Principal Investigator: Ram Krishnan
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, 2016-2022
- Towards Multi-Tenancy Security Capabilities for Applications in Cloud Platforms
Principal Investigator: Ram Krishnan
Key Personnel: Ravi Sandhu
Sponsor: U.S. Army Research Office, 2015-2019
Completed Projects:
- Attribute Based Access Control for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service
Principal Investigator: Ram Krishnan
Co-Principal Investigator: Ravi Sandhu
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, 2014-2018
- Identity and Access Control in the Physical and Virtual Internet of Things
Principal Investigator: Ravi Sandhu
Co-Principal Investigator: Ram Krishnan
Sponsor: The MITRE Corporation and The University of Maryland, 2016
- Design and Implementation of Cybersecurity Risk Metrics for Cloud Based IT Infrastructure
Principal Investigator: Ram Krishnan
Co-Principal Investigator: Ravi Sandhu
Sponsor: LMI Research Institute, 2015-2016
- Enhancing Situational Awareness for Emergency Response Using Social Media Provenance
Principal Investigator: Ram Krishnan
Co-Principal Investigator: Jae Park
Sponsor: LMI Research Institute , 2014-2015
- Secure Information Sharing Models for Cyber Response Teams
Principal Investigator: Ram Krishnan
Co-Principal Investigator: Ravi Sandhu
Sponsor: LMI Research Institute, 2013-2014
- Design of a Curriculum on Building Security Services in the Cloud
Principal Investigator: Ram Krishnan
Co-Principal Investigator: Ravi Sandhu
Sponsor: Intel Corporation, 2013-2014