Koustav Kumar Mondal

About Koustav Kumar Mondal

I am a dedicated security researcher and systems engineer specializing in the intersection of Internet of Things (IoT) security, Edge Computing, and decentralized architectures. Currently pursuing my Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur within the Centre for AIoT & Applications, I am actively developing privacy-preserving frameworks for IoT ecosystems and expect to submit my thesis soon.My academic and professional journey is driven by a commitment to securing the next generation of connected infrastructure, from the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) to smart urban grids. I thrive at bridging theoretical cryptographic concepts with practical, deployable code, combining hardware roots-of-trust with advanced machine learning and distributed ledger technologies. & : I specialize in developing and evaluating Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) for secure device authentication. I have extensive hands-on experience designing architectures across edge platforms, including Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Jetson, ESP32, and NodeMCU.2. & : I architect secure communication frameworks and consensus protocols, such as reputation-based mechanisms for Electric Vehicle (EV) energy trading. My practical experience includes engineering a novel blockchain query mechanism and data storage system for the Border Security Force (BSF) India.3. & : Beyond theory, I build robust infrastructure. During my tenure as a Project Associate at the IISc Bangalore Dream Lab, I developed and managed distributed MLOps pipelines using Kubernetes, Docker, and Apache Airflow.Whether I am developing an open-source Python library for PUF evaluation (PUFAnalytics) or designing a robust security protocol for drone telemetry, my goal remains constant: building scalable, fundamentally secure systems for the physical world.I am always open to discussing AIoT innovations, edge-centric deep learning, or the future of decentralized networks. Let\'s connect!

Experience

1. Research Scholar

   VANET LAB IIT Jodhpur

   Jan 2022 — Present · Jodhpur, IN

   At VANET LAB IIT Jodhpur, I worked as a Research scholar. Here I working in the field of IoT, EDGE-AI, and Electric Vehicle

Education

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal formerly WBUT

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech

• Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  2022

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal formerly WBUT

  Master of Technology - MTech