Call for R&D Proposals

Please note: Please read the Proposal Preparation Instruction on this page first.
Some of the information you provide in the proposal pdf file you also need to provide in the fields below. Therefore please fill in the fields below as per the information in your proposal pdf file.

Proposal Title

Target specific area(s)

Please select the target specific area(s) from the 20 listed below. You must choose at least one, you can choose more than one.

1) Risk Modeling Methods and Tools for Cyber Security Risk Assessment in an IT infrastructure.

2) Risk Modeling Methods and Tools for Cyber Security Risk Assessment in an OT infrastructure.

3) Advanced methods, algorithms and tools for threat intelligence collection from social media such as Twitter, Facebook, or other social media using NLP and/or AI/ML tools and methods.

4) Tools and techniques for vulnerability discovery in embedded devices that arise due to software/firmware vulnerabilities bluetooth, NFC, Infrared interfaces as well as interfaces for 4G/5G interfaces, 802.11 and its variants.

5) Advanced Tools and techniques for malware detection including bioinspired techniques.

6) Post Quantum Public Key algorithms, implementations.

7) Novel side channel based cyber-attacks and their solutions.

8) Identity/Authentication of devices using PUF or other non-tamperable device identity systems.

9) Methods and techniques for cyber security of control systems including UAV or Driverless-Car control systems.

10) Methods and techniques for cyber security or cyber forensic of UAVs.

11) Development and implementation of Secure Firewall, IDS, or other protection software against network borne attacks on IT and/or OT systems.

12) Development and implementation of Browser extensions (not-add ons) for web browsing security and privacy which provides enhancement to what current popular browsers provide.

13) Development of Deception Technology to thwart attacks on systems.

14) Novel methods, techniques and implementation of Automotive Security implementable on Automotive systems.

15) Tools and Techniques Integrity and synchronization of distributed databases.

16) Cyber Threat modeling for De-Fi (Decentralized Finance) protocols.

17) Methodologies and Techniques for Detection of Insider Threats and Threat activities.

18) Methods, Techniques and Implementation of securing implementation of cryptographic primitives either in software or hardware implementation of those.

19) Hardware implementation of high-performance cryptographic primitives.

20) Security of mobile phones (except ANdroid malware detection which is a well-covered area of research).

Salutation of Principal investigator (PI)

PI Name

PI Institute

CV of PI

Please note:
CV should be at most 3 pages.
It should include details of 5 major publications in the field relevant to the proposal and 5 other major publications. Total 10 publications should be listed.
CV should also include list of top 5 funded projects with dates of project start and end, project title and names of all PI/Co-PI.
Experience should be listed with current job at the top and then in reverse chronological order.
Education should be listed from Bachelors till PhD/Postdoctoral level.

PI Email id

PI Mobile

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Executive Summary

Budget

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Others (please specify below)
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Proposal File Attachment (pdf doc)

Plese note:
Proposal should be at most 14 pages.

Institute Endorsement Letter Attachment (pdf doc)

References

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Please note you have two options, Save & Submit. If you Save the proposal then you can modify it later. If you Submit the proposal, you will not be able to modify it. For an appraisal of your proposal, you have to finally submit the proposal. Proposals which are saved but not submitted will not be reviewed.

Call for R&D Proposals

C3iHub Solicitation No: 2021-01

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