An advanced network manipulation method to (re)establish Peer to Peer botnet overlays within isolated Internet emulation testbeds

Last updated on Sep 13, 2021

The main objectives defined to achieve the goal of this research are:

  1. To investigate and propose a method to (re)establish a P2P botnet overlay using real-world malware samples
  2. To collect realistic P2P botnet datasets for further investigations and analysis

Project Duration: 01/09/2021-31/08/2023

Grant No: USM Short Term Grant 304/PNAV/6313332

Project Members:

  • Dr. Shankar Karuppayah (PI)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selvakumar Manickam

Collaborators (TU Darmstadt):

  • Prof. Dr. Max Mühlhäuser
  • M.Sc. Leon Böck

Open Positions:

  • MSc by Research (Full Time) - Stipend Available (Sept 2021 - Aug 2023)
    • Requirements:
      • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Electric & Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering/Information Technology or equivalent.
      • A minimum CGPA of 2.75/4.0 or equivalent.
      • Good understanding of the fundamentals of (computer) networking
      • [Optional] Experience in Reverse Engineering and/or OpenStack deployments are advantageous
Cyber Security
Ts. Dr. Shankar Karuppayah
Ts. Dr. Shankar Karuppayah
Senior Lecturer

My research interests include malware analysis, botnet monitoring, distributed systems and Internet of Things.

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