About:

Vishnu Bathalapalli is a Doctoral Student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering from the University of North  Texas, Denton, under the guidance of Dr. Saraju P. Mohanty in the Smart Electronic Systems Laboratory (SESL). He earned his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India.

His research is dedicated to advancing Security-by-Design (SbD) principles, ensuring robust data and device security within Healthcare and Energy Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). He proactively addresses security and privacy challenges from the design phase by leveraging hardware-assisted security primitives, including Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs), Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs), Quantum PUFs, and Blockchain.

A significant aspect of his work involves Quantum Security-by-Design (QSbD) approaches, utilizing quantum-centric and quantum-hardware-based methods to enhance the trustworthiness of emerging Quantum Internet-of-Things (QIoT) systems. He has made significant contributions to the field of secure and sustainable CPS, authoring over 15 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications.

Research Interests:

Vishnu's research is firmly rooted in the domain of Security-by-Design (SbD) in Smart Electronics—a critical area in today’s digital era where the ubiquity of smart systems demands proactive, built-in security measures. His work spans the following interrelated research thrusts. 

Security-by-Design (SbD) for Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS):

Developing secure-by-design methodologies for IoT and CPS, integrating security from the ground up to address the complexities of interconnected, resource-constrained environments.

Hardware-Secure Blockchain for Secure Healthcare CPS:

Utilizing Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) for device-level authentication and Blockchain for secure, tamper-proof data handling, enabling enhanced privacy and trust in healthcare CPS infrastructures.

Hardware-Rooted Trust for Authentic Multimedia Content: 

Investigating the use of PUFs and Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) to authenticate devices, verify data provenance, and establish trusted media pipelines. This approach aims to combat deepfake generation and propagation by ensuring media authenticity at the hardware level.

Quantum Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (QDLT): 

Exploring the integration of Blockchain, IOTA Tangle, and emerging Quantum-Computing-based DLTs that utilize quantum principles (e.g., quantum entanglement, quantum key distribution) to build next-generation decentralized, tamper-evident security frameworks. 

Quantum Computing-Enabled Security for the Quantum Chain-of-Things (QCoT): 

Advancing Quantum-Centric SbD approaches that leverage Quantum Computing and Quantum PUFs to address the future security needs of Quantum Chain-of-Things (QCoT) and Quantum Internet-of-Things (QIoT) ecosystems.