Collaborations & Research

Collaborations

CSRC envisaged as a Multidisciplinary Centre for cyber security research. Recently MoU is signed with DIARA (HQ IDS), Ministry of Defense, GoI – projects and PAN India training of tri services. Various Government, academia and industry stakeholders are:

  1. Government –HQ IDS under Ministry of Defence, Meity, DST, Media Lab Asia, Ministry of Defence.
  2. Academic – IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, NIT Durgapur, Singapore Management University, University of California, Riverside.
  3. Strategic Departments- National Security Agencies.
  4. Industry – Dbaux, Microsoft Research Centre, Xerox Systems, Data Security Council of India, TCS Innovation Labs
  5. Citizens

Sponsored Research Projects

Collaborative research has been initiated at CSRC so that academic researchers work hand in hand with industry researchers. Key research projects have been identified based upon the manpower and interests. The Center is also focusing on research in key technologies related to preparation for and response to emergencies at national, state and local levels. Drawing on the strengths from Computer Science & Engineering, the Center is progressing to become a valuable regional and national asset for the development of emergency readiness and response technology.

S.
NO
TITLE AGENCY PERIOD GRANT/ AMOUNT MOBILIZED
(RS)
Principal Investigator STATUS
 1. Framework for Generating Actionable-Intelligence from Cyber Space using Computational Techniques & Analysis

ICPS, DIST, GoI

Sactioned in 2018

70 Lacs

Dr. Divya Bansal

Sanctioned

 2. CityProbe: A City-Scale Pervasive Sensing System for Monitoring Road Conditions, Air and Sound Pollution (in collaboration with institutions of repute: IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur and NIT Durgapur)

MHRD under Impacting Research INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT – INDIA)

2017- 2020

2.5 crores

Dr. Divya Bansal

Ongoing

 3. Real Time Ambient Air Quality Monitoring and Reporting using Sensors: A Pilot Study, Department of Science & Technology & Environment

Department of Science & Technology & Environment

2017

12 Lacs

Dr. Divya Bansal

Completed

 4. Development Of Cloud Based Framework For Delivering Security As A Service

Department of Information Technology, GoI

March 2012 -

Sept. 2014

55 Lacs

Dr. Divya Bansal

Completed

 5. Information Security Assessment Model for Banks

IBM University Relations

Oct 2012

7.5 Lacs (SUR)

Dr. Divya Bansal

Ongoing

 6. CARTS: Communication Assisted Road Transportation Systems

(In collaboration with IIT. Bombay & U.C. Riverside, USA)

ITRA

Media Lab Asia

Mar 2013 -

PEC: 63.5 lacs

Total: 1.19 cr

Co-PI in Project

PI from PEC

Ongoing

 7. Design and Development of Dependable, Secure and Efficient Protocols for Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN)

Department of Information Technology, GoI

Mar 2009-April 2011

46.64 Lacs

Dr. Divya Bansal

Completed

 8. Setting up of state of the art facility in Cyber Firensics

TEQIP

2012 – 2015

38lacs

Dr. Sanjeev Sofat, Dr. Divya Bansal

INHOUSE PROJECTS

 9. State of the Art Advanced decryption Facility

Inhouse

Feb 2011-Feb 2013

20 Lacs

PI

Ongoing

10. Centre of Excellence for Wireless Networking & Security

Inhouse

05 Lacs

Co-PI

Completed

RESEARCH PAPERS (Size: 272 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)

AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

International

  • Dr. Divya Bansal, IBM Shared University Research Grant Award in recognition of Exceptional efforts in building and leading innovation – USD 10,000, 2012
  • Dr. Sanjeev Sofat, Dr. Divya Bansal, Research Grant under Winter Research School at University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia to work with International research group on Cloud Security: July 09, 2011 – Aug 05, 2011
  • Dr. Sanjeev Sofat, Dr. Divya Bansal Invited Lecture on Secure Framework for Wireless Mesh Networks at National University of Singapore, Singapore March 24, 2011
  • Dr. Sanjeev Sofat, Dr. Divya Bansal Delivered research tutorial on “Security Issues in Wireless Mesh Networks, IEEE Symposium on Computer and Informatics (ISCI 2011), Malaysia.

National

  • Team lead, Drafting of Information Technology Policy for U.T. Administration, Chandigarh, 2012
  • Projects of Chandigarh Police in the capacity of Technical Member:
    • Design and implementation of GPRS/CDMA based PCR van Tracking System
    • Design and Implementation of City Surveillance System
    • Establishment of Cyber Crime Cell
    • Design and Implementation of Crime & Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), Punjab Police
    • Technical Consultant for the Design and implementation of the Campus Wide Network at PGIMERChandigarh having a magnitude of 4500 nodes, Chandigarh, 2010 till date
    • Imparted Training to more than 200 Officers from Police and Defence Departments in Cyber Crime & Investigations
    • Coordinator of MoUs with: IBM, Infosys, Zscaler Inc, US
    • Delivered over 50 Lectures as an Invited Speaker at various forums

Other Professional Highlights

  • Consultant to several National Security Bodies under Prime Minister’s Office.
  • Member, National Academic Committee, NCSC, Department of Science & Technology, GoI.
  • Member, Selection Committee, “Indo-U.S. Fellowship for Women in STEMM (WISTEMM)”, under Department of Science & Technology (DST) - Indo-U.S. Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF).
  • Member, Technical Committee for Red Light Traffic Violation Detection and CitySurveillance, Chandigarh Administration.
  • Technical Consultant for the Design and implementation of the Campus Wide Network at PGIMER having a magnitude of 5000 nodes, Chandigarh.
  • Member, Drafting of Information Security Policy for U.T. Administration.
  • Member, Project Appraisal and Review Committee for the Project “Development of Automatic Signatures Identification System though Modeling”, Directorate of Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • Technical Member, Design and implementation of GPRS/CDMA based PCR van Tracking System for Chandigarh Police.
  • Technical Member, Design and Implementation of “City Surveillance System” for Chandigarh Traffic Police.
  • Technical Member, “Design and Implementation of E-Traffic Chalan System” for Chandigarh Traffic Police.
  • Technical Member, “Design and Establishment of Cyber Crime Cell” for Chandigarh Police-Crime Branch.
  • Imparted Training to more than 300 Officers from Police and Defense Departments in Cyber Crime & Investigations.
  • Delivered over 50 Lectures as an Invited Speaker at various national & International forums and Educational Institutes.