RIPE 89

Aniketh Girish

Aniketh is a final year PhD student at the IMDEA Networks Institute and University Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain, advised by Dr. Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez. His research focuses on measuring the prevalence of covert channel privacy and security risks of smart home and mobile ecosystems. Prior to his current role at IMDEA, Aniketh earned his Master's in Cybersecurity and Bachelor's in Technology (B.Tech) from UC3M and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India, respectively. During his bachelors, he interned at Rochester Institute of Technology, USA and also was a Research Associate Intern at the IIJ Innovation Institute (IIJ-II), Tokyo. During these internships, his work focused on email and DNS Security extensions, and process-based isolation in Linux unikernels respectively. Aniketh's research has been recognized at top-tier international peer-reviewed conferences such as USENIX Security and ACM IMC. His contributions have been acknowledged by European Data Protection Agencies and industry leaders, influencing policy changes and security enhancements in IoT and Android platforms. Media outlets like WIRED, CBS, El Correo and El Pais have featured his work.