Contact Information |
Department of Computer Science
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX 77341
Email: karpoor@shsu.edu
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Phone: (936) 294 - 1591
Fax: (419) 730 - 8903
Cell: (860) 748 - 8903
http://www.shsu.edu/~nks001/
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Education |
Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering
June 2010
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Thesis: Efficient Steganography with Provable Security Guarantees
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Russell
M.S. Computer Science and Engineering
December 2004
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Russell
B.E. Electronics and Communication
May 2001
University of Madras, Madras, India
Graduated First Class with Distinction
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Teaching Experience |
Graduate Courses: (Fall 2007-Present)
- Modern Cryptography
and Steganography
- Introduction
to Malware and Computer Security
- Risk Assessment
and Financial System Security
- Disaster
Recovery
- Special
Topics: Virtualization
- Operating
Systems
- Data Structures
and Algorithms in Java
- Web Services
in Java
- Technologies
in E-Commerce
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Undergraduate: (Fall 2004-Present)
- Introduction
to Algorithms
- Introduction
to Digital Forensics and Information Assurance
- Modern Cryptography
- Introduction
to Computing
- Object Oriented
Prog. in Java
- Digital
Logic Design
- Probabilistic Analysis
of Computer Systems
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Research Interests |
Cryptography, Information Hiding and Steganography, Combinatorial
Optimization, Distributed Computing, Peer-to-Peer Networks, Sensor Networks and
Computing Education
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Recent Publications |
- Detecting Phishing Emails the Natural Language
Way. R. Verma, N. Shashidhar, and N Hossain. 17th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2012),
Institute of Informatics and Telematics of National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy, September 10th -12th 2012. (Acceptance Rate: 19%)
- Two-pronged phish snagging. R. Verma, N. Shashidhar, and N Hossain. 7th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security
(ARES 2012), University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic, August 20th - 24th, 2012. (Acceptance Rate: 26%)
- Economical and Robust VoIP Infrastructure for Disaster Recovery Communication. L. Carvajal and N. Shashidhar. International Conference on Disaster Management (ICDM 2012), Peshawar,
Pakistan, June 30, 2012.
- Implementing a Standardized Method of Storing
Asset Information. A. Mendoza and N. Shashidhar. International Conference on Disaster Management (ICDM 2012), Peshawar,
Pakistan, June 30, 2012.
- Disaster Recovery Planning in a Museum Environment. C. Hale, N. Shashidhar. International Conference on Disaster Management (ICDM 2012), Peshawar,
Pakistan, June 30, 2012.
- Key-Efficient Steganography. A. Kiayias, A. Russell and N. Shashidhar. 14th Information Hiding Conference, May 15-18, 2012, Berkeley, California.
- Scalable Resource Discovery in Bandwidth Bounded
Networks. C. Kari, N. Shashidhar and K. Sotirios. 8th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems,
21-24 May 2012, Athens, Greece.
- Efficient Steganography with provable Security
Guarantees. A. Kiayias, Y. Raekow, A. Russell and N. Shashidhar. [Accepted for publication, Journal of Cryptology], Preprint on arXiv:0909.3658v1 [cs.CR], March 2012.
- Managing Software Development Risk with the OODA
Loop. N. Amsden and N. Shashidhar. International Journal of Soft Computing and Software Engineering (JSCSE), March 2012.
- Scalable Secure MJPEG Video Streaming. Lei Chen, Narasimha Shashidhar, and Qingzhong Liu. 8th International Symposium on Frontiers of Information
Systems and Network Applications (FINA-2012), in conjunction with the 26th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking
and Applications (AINA-2012), Fukuoka, Japan, March 26-30, 2012. (Acceptance rate:
29.4%)
- A Phishing Model and Its applications to Evaluating
Phishing Attacks. N. Shashidhar and L. Chen. 2011 International Cyber Resilience Conference, August
1-2, 2011, Perth, Western Australia. (Acceptance rate: 34%)
- Security in Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks. Lei Chen, Narasimha Shashidhar, Shengli Yuan, and Ming Yang. To appear in Wireless Network Security: Theories and Applications, Springer (U.S.) and Higher Education Press (China), 2012 (editors:
Lei Chen, Jiahuang Ji, and Zihong Zhang).
- Taking Total Control of Voting Systems: Firmware
Manipulations on an Optical Scan Voting Terminal. S. Davtyan, S. Kentros, A. Kiayias, L. Michel, N. Nicolaou, A. Russell,
See, N. Shashidhar and A. Shvartsman. 2009 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC 2009), Honolulu, Hawaii, March 9-12, 2009.
- Randomized Work-Competitive Scheduling for Cooperative Computing on k-partite Task Graphs. C. Kari, A.
Russell and N. Shashidhar. The Seventh IEEE International Symposium on Networking Computing and
Applications, (NCA 2008), July 10-12, 2008, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Pre-Election Testing and Post-Election Audit of
Optical Scan Voting Terminal Memory Cards. S. Davtyan, S. Kentros, A. Kiayias, L. Michel, N. Nicolaou, A. Russell,
See, N. Shashidhar and A. Shvartsman. USENIX/ACCURATE Electronic Voting Workshop (EVT 2007), July 28-29, 2008, San Jose, CA.
- Tampering with Special Purpose Trusted Computing
Devices: A Case Study in Optical Scan E-Voting. S. Davtyan, A. Kiayias, L. Michel, A. Russell, A. See, N. Shashidhar and A. Shvartsman. 23rd Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC 2007),
December 10-14, 2007, Miami Beach, Florida.
- An Authentication and Ballot Layout Attack against
an Optical Scan Voting Terminal. A. Kiayias, L. Michel, A. Russell, A. See, N. Shashidhar and A. Shvartsman. 16th USENIX Security Symposium, 2007 USENIX/ACCURATE Electronic Voting Technology Workshop (EVT 2007), August 6, 2007. Boston, MA.
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Work in progress |
- QR Code Steganography. D. Ohana and N. Shashidhar. [Submitted to the Journal of Networks]. Jan 2012.
- Randomized Work-Competitive Scheduling for Cooperative Computing on k-partite Task Graphs. C. Kari, A. Russell and N. Shashidhar. [Submitted to the Journal of Network and Computer Applications]. (Under Review) Feb 2012.
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Editorial Boards
conference and Program
Committees |
- Editor, Journal of Networks, 2011 - Present
- IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ISIEA 2012,
TPC member
- International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2012,
TPC
- PCSSNSE, ICNC 2012, Workshop on Pervasive Communication Security, Social Networking and
Social Engineering, Chair
- 25th International Conference on Industrial, Engineering & Other
Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, IEA/AIE 2012, TPC member
- Special Session: Data Mining and Computational Intelligence for Digital Forensics
and Information Assurance, TPC member
- Seventh International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications ICSNC 2012, TPC member
- ICN 2013, The Twelfth International Conference on Networks, GlobeNet
2013, TPC member
- NSF Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science (TUES), Panelist, 2011.
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Honors and Awards |
- Public Service
Award, Office of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut, 2009.
- Awarded
for substantial contribution towards ensuring the integrity and accuracy of Connecticut
state's Voting Equipment
- Graduate
PreDoctoral Fellowship, Univ. of Connecticut, 2004, 2008 & 2009
- Recognition
for significant contribution to the success of SHSU students, Office
of the Vice President for Student Services, Sam Houston State University, SHSU, December
2011.
- Graduate
Fellowship, Pace University, 2001
- Elevator
Pitch Competition Winner, Business Plan Competition 2012, Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship (WCE) at the University of Houston.
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Funding |
- Faculty
Enhancement Research Grant, ERG 2012, June 2012 - July 2013.
- Granting
Agency: Faculty Research Council, SHSU, $15,000
- Title: Secure Patch Distribution over Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Pending
Patents: Comprehensive Natural Language Based Phishing Detection Scheme.
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Graduate Teaching Certificate |
- Graduate
Certificate in College Instruction
- Awarded
by the Graduate School and the Institute for Teaching and Learning,
University of Connecticut, 2009
- Courses
and Workshops Attended, ITL, University of Connecticut
- Advanced
Issues in Teaching and Learning, Spring 2009
- Teaching
and Learning Issues in Engineering, Spring 2009
- Summer Institute
in College Instruction, Summer 2008
- Teaching
and Learning Fundamentals, Spring 2008
- Reflections on
Teaching Practices, Fall 2008
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Technical Skills |
- Programming
Languages: C, C++ , Java, Matlab
- Software:
LATEX, Adobe Suite: Captivate, Dreamweaver
- Operating
Systems: Linux/Unix, Mac OS, Windows
- Digital
Forensics: Forensic Toolkit, Password Recovery Toolkit, Registry
Viewer, FTK Imager
- Digital
Forensics Certifications:
- AccessData Certified
Examiner
- AccessData
Mobile Examiner
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Professional membership |
- Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Society
for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
- Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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