Dr. B. M. Mehtre

Professor
bmmehtre(at)idrbt(dot)ac(dot)in

Educational Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1991
  • M. Tech. (Automation & Control Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1985
  • B.E. (Electronics & Communication Engineering) with distinction (II Rank), Gulbarga University, 1983.

Research Interests

  • Cyber Defence
  • Digital Forensics
  • Biometrics

Courses Taught

Executive Education offered in the areas of:

  • Cyber Security
  • Digital Forensics
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
  • Malware Analysis

Research Grants Received

  • Technologies for e-Commerce, 1997-2001, Rs. 7.5 Crores from DeitY, Government of India
  • Development of Electronic Copyright Management System, 1998-2001, Rs. 85 Lakh from DeitY, Government of India.

Patents

  • Hiran Viswanath, and B M Mehtre. “A System and method for Detection and Prevention of Data Breach and Ransomware Attacks.” United States Patent No.: US 10,262,139 B2, Date of Patent: Apr. 16, 2019
  • Hiran Viswanath, and B M Mehtre. “System and method for zero-day privilege escalation malware detection.” United States Patent No.: US 9,959,406 B2, Date of Patent: May 1, 2018

Ph.D. Guidance

Achievements

  • His seminal work on fingerprint identification led to the development of the first automated fingerprint identification system in India, which was later deployed in many state police departments in India and some countries outside India
  • Best Paper Award at the ICCIC 2014 Conference in the area of Cyber Defense
  • Best Paper Award at the ICCIC 2013 Conference in the area of Cyber Defense
  • Associate Editor, Pattern Recognition Journal, USA (only member from India)
  • Outstanding Contribution Award 2007, CMC Limited
  • Outstanding Creativity Award – 2004, CMC Limited
  • Gold Project Award – 2004, CMC Limited
  • Fellow, Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India)
  • Best Paper Awards for the work on Automated Fingerprint Identification (Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India), 1991, 1989, 1988, 1987
  • KS Krishnan Memorial Award 1986 for Best System Oriented Paper (based on M.Tech. Thesis)
  • Google Scholar Citations 3000+

Recent Publications