Dr. Sitara K
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Name
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Dr.K.Sitara
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Designation
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Assistant Professor
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Landline
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0431-2503200
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E-mail Id
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sitara@nitt.edu, sitara.kk@gmail.com
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Specialization: |
Cyber Forensics, Video Surveillance, Multimedia Forensics |
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Academic Qualifications:
Examination
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Board / University
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Year
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Division/
Grade
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Subjects
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Ph.D
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University of Hyderabad
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2019
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-
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Computer Science – Cyber Forensics
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M.Tech
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University of Kerala
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2011
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I class
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Computer Science with Digital Image Computing
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B.Tech
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University of Kerala
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2009
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I class
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Computer Science and Engineering
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HSC
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Board of Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala
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2005
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I class with
Distinction
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Mathematics and Science
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SSLC
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Board of Public Examination, Kerala
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2003
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I class
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Mathematics, Science, History & Geography
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Employment Profile:
Job Title
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Employer
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From
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To
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Assistant Professor
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National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
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18-06-2020
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Till date
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Assistant Professor
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National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
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25-09-2019
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27-04-2020
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Assistant Professor
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Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, AP
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23-07-2018
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24-09-2019
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Research Fellow
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IDRBT, Hyderabad
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04-08-2014
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28-06-2018
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Assistant Professor
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MES College of Engineering. Kuttippuram, Kerala
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01-08-2011
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01-08-2014
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Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University:
Position
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Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution
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From
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To
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Faculty Advisor
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Dramatics Club
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July 2021
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Till Date
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Faculty Member
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Anti-Ragging Committee
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Feb 2021
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Till Date
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Time Table In-charge
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Department of CSE
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July 2020
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Till Date
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NBA Work
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Department of CSE
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July 2021
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Till Date
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Faculty Member
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M.Tech Project Committee
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July 2020
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May 2021
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Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside the University:
Position
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Institution
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From
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To
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DC Member
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SRM IST, Chennai
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Dec 2020
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Till Date
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Details of Academic Work:
UG: Introduction to Programming, Data Structures, Principles of Compiler Design, Combinatorics and Graph Theory, Artificial Intelligence, AI: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Data Mining, Mobile Computing
PG: Data Compression.
Sl No.
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Project Title
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Student Name
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AY Year
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1
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Face Anti-Spoofing using Multi-channel Central difference convolutional networks (CDCNs)
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Vinay Kumar Pasi
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2020- 2021
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2
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Weapon Detection and Classification from
Surveillance Videos using Deep Learning
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Anjali Goenka
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2021-2022
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3
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Human Fall Detection in Surveillance
videos
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Simran Jain
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2021-2022
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- Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels:
- Projects guided at the Postgraduate level:
- Other contribution(s)
- Handling MIS at the Department level
- Exam Scheduling at the Department level
- Handled class for Ph.D. student
- Member of Stock verification – Dept of CSE (2020-2021, 2021-2022)
Details of Major R&D Projects
Title of Project |
PI/ Co- PI |
Funding Agency |
From |
To |
Status(Ongoing/ Completed) |
Cyber Bullying Awareness and Prevention using Emotion based Gaming Application |
PI |
DST |
28-10-2022 |
28-10-2024 |
Ongoing |
Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/ Schools (mentioning the role):
Date (s)
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Title of Activity
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Level of Event (International/ National/ Local)
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Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other)
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Event Organized by
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Venue
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Mar 23-
Mar 25,
2021
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Workshop on Capacity Building of Women Faculty in Higher Education
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Local
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Participant
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NIT Tiruchirappalli
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NIT
Tiruchirappalli
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Aug 10-
Aug 14,
2020
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E-Content Development
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National
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Participant
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National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research
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Online
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March 2,
2019
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National Cyber Defence Conference 19
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National
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Participant
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National Cyber Safety and Security Standards
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Cochin
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March 1,
2019
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FDP on Cyber Security
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National
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Participant
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National Cyber Safety and Security Standards
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Cochin
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17-18 June
2019
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MATLAB, Simulink & Related Tool Boxes
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Local
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Participant
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Capricot Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
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Hyderabad
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23-28 Jan
2017
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First IAPR Summer School on Document Analysis: Document
Informatics
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International
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Participant
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International Association of Pattern Recognition
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Jaipur
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March 15,
2014
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One-day training Programme on Quality Teaching for Quality Learning
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Local
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Participant
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MES College of Engineering
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Kuttipuram
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20 May-
June 1,
2013
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FDP on Entrepreneurship
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National
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Participant
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National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) in association with ISTE
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Kottayam
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Nov 19,
2011
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A one-day workshop on Research Methodology
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National
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Participant
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IEEE Malabar Section & MES College of Engineering
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Kuttipuram
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Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia/Seminars Organized :
Title of Activity
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Level of Event (International/
National/ Local)
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Date (s)
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Role
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Venue
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One Week Online Workshop on Recent Trends in Cyber Security and Forensics
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National
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26th – 30th
April 2021
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Coordinator
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Department of Computer Science
and Engineering National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
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Invited Talks delivered
Topic
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Date
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Inviting Organization
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Digital Forensics - An overview
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Feb 27, 2022
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Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad
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ICG for Expressions, ICG for Control Flow Statements, Run Time Environment for Compilers
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Jan 19 – 25, 2022
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Anna University, Chennai
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Introduction to Incident - Incident Response Methodology, Evidence Handling and its challenges, Smartphone forensics, File
system Forensics, Video Forensics
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Sept 2- Sept 6, 2020
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Arya College of Engineering & Information Technology, Jaipur
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Ad hoc Networks, UAV Systems
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Aug 27- Aug 31, 2020
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Global Institute of Technology Jaipur
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Machine Learning for Cyber Forensics
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July 6-July 10, 2020
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Govt. College of Technology, Coimbatore
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Image and Video Tampering Detection
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Sept 5- Sept 15, 2018
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IDRBT, Hyderabad
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Membership of Learned Societies:
Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life
Member )
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Organization
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Membership No. with date
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Member
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ACM
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9843612
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Member
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IEEE
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93598723
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Publications:
(A)Refereed Research Journals:
Author(s)
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Title of Paper
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Journal
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Volume (No.)
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Page numbers
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Year
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Impact Factor of the Journal (Optional)
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K Sitara,
B. M. Mehtre
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Diļ¬erentiating synthetic and optical zooming for passive video forgery detection An anti-forensic
perspective
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Digital Investigation
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30
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1-11
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2019
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2.192
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K Sitara,
B. M. Mehtre
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Automated Camera Sabotage Detection for Enhancing Video SurveillanceSystems
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Multimedia
Tools and Applications
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78
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5819-5841
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2019
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2.757
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K Sitara,
B. M. Mehtre
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Detection of inter-frame forgeries in digital videos
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Forensic
Science International
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289
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186-206
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2018
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2.395
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K Sitara,
B. M. Mehtre
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Digital video tampering detection An overview of passive techniques
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Digital Investigation
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18
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8-22
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2016
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2.192
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(B)Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Proceedings:
Author(s)
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Title of Abstract/ Paper
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Title of the Proceedings
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Page numbers
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Conference Theme
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Venue
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Year
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Anjali Goenka, K Sitara
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Weapon Detection from Surveillance Images using Deep Learning
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3rd International Conference of Emerging Technology (INCET 2022)
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Accepted
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Emerging Technology
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Jain College of Engineering
Belagavi, India
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2022
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Simran Jain, K Sitara
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Human Fall Detection in Surveillance Videos
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3rd International Conference of Emerging Technology (INCET 2022)
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Accepted
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Emerging Technology
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Jain College of Engineering
Belagavi, India
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2022
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K Sitara,
B. M. Mehtre
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A Comprehensive Approach for Exposing Inter-Frame
Video Forgeries
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IEEE 13th International Colloquium on Signal Processing & Its
Applications (CSPA 2017)
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73-78
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Signal Processing and its Applications
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Penang, Malaysia
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2017
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K Sitara,
B. M. Mehtre
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Real-Time Automatic Camera Sabotage Detection for
Surveillance Systems
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Second International Symposium on Signal Processing and Intelligent
Recognition Systems (SIRS)
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75-84
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Intelligent Recognition Techniques and
Applications
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Trivandrum
, Kerala, India
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2016
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K. Sitara, Remya S
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Image deblurring using Bayesian framework
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Second International Conference, CCSIT 2012(AUC 3.0), LNICST, Springer
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515-528
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Computer Science and Information Technology
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Bangalore
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2012
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(C) Books & Monographs:
Book Chapter:
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Author(s)
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Title of the Chapter
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Title of Book/Monograph
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Name of Publishers
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Year of Publication
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ISBN
Number
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K. Sitara, Manu V. T.
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Security concerns and forensic aspects of IoHT
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Smart and Secure Internet of Healthcare Things
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CRC Press Taylor & Francis
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2021
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[Accepted]
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K. Sitara and
B. M. Mehtre
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Anti-Forensics for Image and Video Tampering: A Review
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Cryptographic and Information Security
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CRC Press Taylor & Francis
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2018
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9780429435461
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Research IDs