Dhruv Malik
Researcher in Systems and Network Security | Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
Specializing in performance analysis, large-scale network measurement, and secure system design.
Research Highlights
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PTPerf: On the Performance of Pluggable Transports in Tor
IMC 2023One of only two papers from India in IMC's history. Conducted over 1.25 million measurements of Tor's pluggable transports, providing actionable recommendations for enhancing usability in censored regions. [Publication] | [Code]
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COMEX: Dynamic Analysis for Android Malware Detection
USENIX CSET 2024Developed a robust testbed for analyzing over 1,000 Android apps, identifying evasion techniques, and improving malware detection reliability. [Publication] | [Code]
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Android Malware Detection (Under Submission)
Focused on advanced static and dynamic analysis to detect novel evasion strategies.
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Performance Analysis of Tor Hidden Services
Current research on identifying bottlenecks in Tor's onion routing architecture, aiming to enhance user experience and service reliability. Targeting publication at IMC 2025.
Experience
- Pre-Doctoral Researcher - Trust Lab (IIT Bombay)
- Research Engineer - Networked Systems & Security Research Lab (NSL) (IIIT Delhi)
- Data Engineer Intern - Analytics CoE (Reliance Jio)
Teaching
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Teaching Assistant - CS790 Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
(IIT Bombay)
Crafted hands-on assignments and rubrics on PETs topics like Tor, IPTables, and Wireshark plugins. Solo TA for this course mentoring around 50 students and managing grading to ensure academic rigor and fairness.
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Cybersecurity Mentor -
(GDSC IIITD)
Hosted workshops on security concepts, attracting over 500 participants each session from diverse backgrounds.