Heetkumar Patel
L2 Security Analyst, Cyber Security Operations Center (Associated with DRISHTE)
IIT Hyderabad
Research interests
Heetkumar Patel works as an L2 Security Analyst at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, where he is involved in vulnerability assessment, web application security, and security automation. His work focuses on strengthening the security of organizational IT infrastructure and developing effective security solutions.
He holds an M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Hyderabad and a B.E. from Gujarat Technological University.
His research interests include AI for cybersecurity, network security, and malware detection. He has contributed to research published at international conferences such as IEEE CNS and ACM CoNEXT.
Education
- M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
- B.E. in Computer Engineering, Gujarat Technological University
Publications
IoT - FedMalDetect: Federated Learning Based Malware Detection for IoT Edge Devices
2025 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS 2025)