Panchanan Nath
Portrait of Panchanan Nath

Er. Panchanan Nath

Systems, network and security researcher

  • PhD Scholar, Dept. of CSE, IIIT Guwahati
Where I've worked, studied and served. Hover a node for the role.
  • IIIT GuwahatiPhD scholar, project staff
  • EC-CouncilCyber security research associate
  • NIST UniversityAssistant professor
  • EncryptoCyberspaceFounder & CEO
  • CIT KokrajharDiploma, B.Tech, M.Tech
  • ISAC IndiaCyber crime intervention officer
  • EC-Council UniversityGraduate research fellow
  • Assam Gramin Vikash BankCyber security consultant
  • NIELIT GuwahatiTeaching assistant
  • Assam Skill Dev. MissionGuest faculty
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About

I work where compilers, networks and security meet. My doctoral research at IIIT Guwahati covers intermittent computing, compiler-based security and code analysis, early-exit deep learning and multi-access edge computing. Alongside research I have spent years in industry and outreach: founding EncryptoCyberspace, working with EC-Council's R&D team, and volunteering as a Cyber Crime Intervention Officer with ISAC India.

Doctoral research

  • Compiler-based security and code analysis
  • Early-exit deep learning
  • Multi-access edge computing
  • Intermittent computing for IoT

Also working across

  • Networks & infrastructure Next-generation networks, virtualised functions and the platforms they run on.
  • Software & application security Testing, hardening and breaking the code that runs on those platforms.
  • Investigation & defence What happens after an attack: evidence, attribution and response.

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  • 5G & B5G (6G) networks
  • VNF testing
  • Blockchain
  • IoT security
  • Cloud security
  • Secure programming standards
  • AI & ML for software testing
  • Web penetration testing
  • Mobile application VA & PT
  • Digital forensics
  • Cyber crime investigation
  • Cyber Security

Education

  1. 2019

    Diploma

    Computer Science & Engineering

    Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar

    Deemed-to-be University, CFTI under MoE, GoI

    Supervised by Prof. (Dr.) Hemanta Kumar Kalita

  2. 2022

    B.Tech

    Computer Science & Engineering

    Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar

    Deemed-to-be University, CFTI under MoE, GoI

    Supervised by Dr. Pranav Kumar Singh, Prof. Tania Sarkar (minor project)

  3. 2024

    M.Tech

    Computer Science & Engineering

    Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar

    Deemed-to-be University, CFTI under MoE, GoI

    Supervised by Dr. Pranav Kumar Singh, Prof. (Dr.) Anshuman Kalla (external)

  4. 2025 – presentIn progress

    PhD

    Computer Science & Engineering

    Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati

    Institute of National Importance

    Intermittent computing, compiler-based security, early-exit deep learning, multi-access edge computing

    Supervised by Dr. Manojit Ghose

Two tracks, one practice

Research and teaching on one side; building, testing and defending systems for real organisations on the other. Each feeds the other.

Academia

9 published or presented works, 2 under review

  1. PhD ScholarDept. of CSE, Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati2025 – present
  2. Project Staff, R&D SectionDept. of CSE, IIIT Guwahati (funded by ASTEC, Govt. of Assam)Mar 2025 – present
  3. Assistant Professor of CSESchool of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Science and Technology University (NISTU), Berhampur, OdishaJul 2024 – Mar 2025
  4. Cyber Security Graduate Research FellowEC-Council University, USAJul 2020 – Nov 2023

Industry

13 professional certifications, security practice since 2015

  1. Cyber Crime Intervention OfficerInformation Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC), IndiaFeb 2021 – present
  2. Founder & CEOEncryptoCyberspaceNov 2019 – Nov 2024
  3. Cyber Security Research AssociateResearch & Development Team, EC-CouncilNov 2023 – Jul 2024
  4. Cyber Security SpecialistAssam Gramin Vikash BankJul 2021 – Aug 2021
  5. Cyber Security & Forensics InternCentre of Excellence in Cyber Security, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, HyderabadJun 2021 – Sep 2021

Certifications

  • CySA+
  • PenTest+
  • Ethical Hacker
  • Cyber Security Professional
  • CC
  • CCNA
  • NSE 1
  • NSE 2
  • CCIO
  • CNSS
  • E|HE
  • N|DE
  • D|FE

Full experience timeline

Selected publications

  1. B3

    Performance and energy-aware deep learning workload deployment on resource-constrained edge devices

    Roy, D., Nath, P., & Ghose, M.

    Handbook of Embedded Machine Learning: Cyber-Physical, IoT, and Edge Computing, 2026

    Book chapter

  2. C3

    PriBraTFedDL: Federated Deep Learning for Privacy-Preserving Brain Tumor Diagnosis

    Mohapatra, N. P., Nath, P., & Pattanaik, S. R.

    1st International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Cognitive Networks, and Smart Systems (IC2NS2-2026), 2026

    Conference Presented Publication awaited (Procedia Computer Science) Code

  3. P1

    Blockchain-Assisted Confidence-Aware Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for Deep Learning Application in Mobile Cloud Computing

    Nath, P., & Ghose, M.

    SPACE 2025, IIT Guwahati, 2025

    Poster Presented Paper

  4. B1

    A Study on Machine Learning and Blockchain-Based Techniques for Transparent VNF Testing for 5G and B5G Networks

    Nath, P., & Pandey, P. S.

    Blockchain Technology for Cyber Defense, Cybersecurity, and Countermeasures, pp. 139–160. CRC Press, 2025

    Book chapter Paper

  5. B2

    Blockchain and Smart Contract for Decentralized and Secure Spectrum Management Toward 6G – Beyond Hype

    Choudhury, B., Singh, P. K., Nath, P., Roy, U., & Kalla, A.

    Intelligent Spectrum Management: Towards 6G, pp. 211–236. Wiley, 2025

    Book chapter Paper

All 11 publications and works in progress

Sponsored research

  • Secure Execution of Sensitive Applications by Eliminating Cache Side Channel Attacks using Near Memory Computation Paradigm

    Funded by ASTEC, Government of Assam. Hosted at IIIT Guwahati.

  • Blockchain-Assisted Confidence-Aware Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for Deep Learning Application in Mobile Cloud Computing

    Funded by ANRF-PAIR. Hosted at IIIT Guwahati.

Open source

  • Asomiya_Bhasha

    The first Assamese programming language (অসমীয়া প্ৰ'গ্ৰামিং ভাষা).

  • FA-Index

    Browser extension that finds first-authored papers and their citation counts, then calculates the FA-Index.

  • MLIR_Tutorials

    Learn MLIR from scratch in a well-structured way.

  • PriBraTFedDL

    Federated deep learning for privacy-preserving brain tumour diagnosis.

More on GitHub

Recognition

  1. 2026 Chief Minister's Jibon Prerana Scheme Government of Assam
  2. 2024 Best Researcher Award, Indian Scientists Award Indian Scientist
  3. 2024 Selected candidate, 5th Scientific School on Blockchain and Distributed TechnologiesOne of the top 20 candidates from 5,000+ applicants worldwide University of Cagliari, Italy
  4. 2023 Travel grant, CCGrid 2023 IEEE & ACM India, IISc Bangalore
  5. 2021 Hall of Fame, Cyber Security Researcher EC-Council University, USA

All awards and certifications

Work with me

  • Research collaborations

    Academic, interdisciplinary and industry research.

  • Industry consultation

    Cybersecurity and technology-focused consulting and joint projects.

  • Invited talks

    Conferences, workshops, seminars, tutorials and hands-on sessions.

  • Mentoring

    Students, early-career researchers and aspiring security professionals.

Security is neither a product, nor a process but the philosophy.

Higher the security, lower the usability. Lower the security, higher the usability.