Research Interests

• Decentralized Applications
• Blockchain Networks
• Consensus Protocols
• Secure Smart Contracts
• Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence 

Publications

•  S. Zaman, R. Dantu, S. Badruddoja, S. Talapuru, K. Upadhyay, “Layerwise Interoperability in Metaverse: key to Next-Generation Electronic Commerce”, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing Networking and Applications (METACOM).
• S. Zaman, R. Dantu, S. Badruddoja, S. Talapuru, K. Upadhyay, “Seamless Asset Exchange in Interconnected Metaverses: Unraveling On-Chain Atomic Swap”, 2023 The Fifth IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems, and Applications (IEEE TPS).
• S. Talapuru, R. Dantu, K. Upadhyay, S. Zaman, S. Badruddoja, “The Dark Side of Metaverse: Why is it Falling Short of Expectation”, 2023, The Fifth IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems, and Applications (IEEE TPS).
• S. Badruddoja, R. Dantu, Y. He, M. Thompson, A. Salau and K. Upadhyay, “Making Smart Contracts Predict and Scale,” 2022 Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA), 2022, pp. 127-134, doi: 10.1109/BCCA55292.2022.9922480. Link
• S. Badruddoja, R. Dantu, Y. He, M. Thompson, A. Salau and K. Upadhyay, “Smarter Contracts to Predict using Deep-Learning Algorithms,” 2022 Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA), 2022, pp. 280-288, doi: 10.1109/BCCA55292.2022.9922240. Link
• S. Badruddoja, R. Dantu, Y. He, M. Thompson, A. Salau and K. Upadhyay, “Trusted AI with Blockchain to Empower Metaverse,” 2022 Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA), 2022, pp. 237-244, doi: 10.1109/BCCA55292.2022.9922027. Link
• S. Badruddoja, R. Dantu, Y. He, A. Salau and K. Upadhyay, “Scalable Smart Contracts for Linear Regression Algorithms”, 2nd International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Emerging Applications (EAI BlockTEA 2022 ). https://blocktea.eai- conferences.org/2022/ accepted-papers/ Link
• Salau, R. Dantu, K. Morozov, S. Badruddoja and K. Upadhyay, “Making Blockchain Validators Honest,” 2022 Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA), 2022, pp. 267-273, doi: 10.1109/BCCA55292.2022.9921952. Link
• A. Salau, R. Dantu, K. Upadhyay, S. Badruddoja, , “Data Cooperatives for Trusted News Sharing in Social Media”, 2nd International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Emerging Applications “(EAI BlockTEA 2022). https://blocktea.eai-conferences.org/2022/ accepted-papers/
• A. Salau, R. Dantu, K. Morozov, K. Upadhyay, S. Badruddoja, “Towards a Threat Model and Security Analysis for Data Cooperatives”, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Security and Cryptography,{SECRYPT} 2022, Lisbon, Portugal, July 11-13, 2022,pp. 707—713,2022, doi: 10.5220/0011328700003283 Link
• A. Salau, R. Dantu, K. Morozov, K. Upadhyay, S. Badruddoja, “Multi-tier reputation for data cooperative”, The Third International Conference on Mathematical Research for Blockchain Economy (MARBLE 2022). url : https://www.marble-conference.org/ marble2022-sessions
• K. Upadhyay, R. Dantu, Y. He, A. Salau and S. Badruddoja, “Make Consumers Happy by Defuzzifying the Service Level Agreements”, 2021 Third IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems and Applications (TPS-ISA), 2021, pp. 98-105, doi: 10.1109/TPSISA52974.2021.00011. Link
• K. Upadhyay, R. Dantu, Y. He, A. Salau and S. Badruddoja, “Paradigm Shift from Paper Contracts to Smart Contracts”2021 Third IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems and Applications (TPS-ISA), 2021, pp. 261-268, doi: 10.1109/TPSISA52974.2021.00029. Link
• K. Upadhyay, R. Dantu, Y. He, S. Badruddoja and A. Salau, “Can’t Understand SLAs? Use the Smart Contract”, 2021 Third IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems and Applications (TPS-ISA), 2021, pp. 129-136, doi: 10.1109/TPSISA52974.2021.00015. Link
• S. Badruddoja, R. Dantu, Y. He, K. Upadhyay and M. Thompson, “Making Smart Contracts Smarter,” 2021 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC), 2021, pp. 1-3, doi: 10.1109/ICBC51069.2021.9461148. Link
• K. Upadhyay, R. Dantu, Z. Zaccagni and S. Badruddoja, “Is Your Legal Contract Ambiguous? Convert to a Smart Legal Contract,” 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain), 2020, pp. 273-280, doi: 10.1109/Blockchain50366.2020.00041. Link
• S. Badruddoja, R. Dantu, L. Widick, Z. Zaccagni and K. Upadhyay, “Integrating DOTS With Blockchain Can Secure Massive IoT Sensors”, 2020 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops (IPDPSW), 2020, pp. 937-946, doi: 10.1109/IPDPSW50202.2020.00156. Link
• J. Vempati, R. Dantu, S. Badruddoja and M. Thompson, “Adaptive and Predictive SDN Control During DDoS Attacks”, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISI49825.2020.9280542. Link

Awards

• 2023: Best Student Paper Award for "Seamless Asset Exchange in Interconnected Metaverses: Unraveling On-Chain Atomic Swap", at the Fifth International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems and Applications (IEEE TPS 2023).
• 2023: Best Poster Award for “Making Smart Contracts Predict and Scale” at the Hot Topics in Science of Security Symposium (HoTSoS), organized by National Security Agency (NSA). 
• 2022: People’s Choice Award for 3MT Thesis Competition, organizd by Toulouse Graduate School (TGS), University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.
• 2022: Second Place for IEEE Metrocon Poster Competition, organized by IEEE Metrocon Fort Worth Section, Fort Worth, Texas.
• 2022: Best Paper Award for the paper titled "Making Smart Contracts Predict and Scale",at the Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications, San Antonio, Texas (BCCA 2023).
• 2022: Outstanding Poster Layout Award, at the Engineering Research Showcase, organized by College of Engineering,University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

Courses I Teach

• CSC/CPE 138 :Computer Network Fundamentals
• CSC 299: Special Problems (Blockchain)

Certifications

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE Routing and Switching) 
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)