About Me
I am a 5th year Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida, under the supervision of Dr. Sara Rampazzi. I work in sensor and cyber-physical systems security. I am part of CPSec Lab and FICS Research.
My primary research is in securing sensors and cyber-physical systems, with particular emphasis on autonomous systems. As part of my research, I uncover and study new vulnerabilities in sensors used in autonomous systems and the downstream signal processing and machine learning pipelines. I build effective countermeasures against these vulnerabilities using physical invariability in sensor characteristics, contextual information, and machine learning techniques. Using my research, I aim to contribute to more robust cyber-physical and autonomous systems, ensuring the safety of the people who use them and increasing their trust in these technologies.
News
[Sep 2025] Our work uncovering three new vulnerabilities in thermal image perception systems is accepted to NDSS 26.
[Aug 2025] Our work Sound of Interference is presented at USENIX 25. Congratulations to the team and great job Arifu!.
[May 2025] Starting my summer internship at Toyota Infotech Labs, focusing on fine-tuning large language models for safety and trust.
[Apr 2025] Successfully passed my Ph.D. prelims and am now a Ph.D. candidate! Thankful to my advisor, committe, and collaborators for their support.
[Mar 2025] Grateful to be awarded the Gartner Group Graduate Fellowship by UF’s CISE Department.
[Feb 2025] I will be serving as the program committe member for VehicleSec 25 (Co-located with USENIX). Please consider submitting
[Jan 2025] Our work demonstrating a novel elecromagnetic side-channel on digital microphones is accepted to USENIX 2025. Congratulations to the team!!
[Nov 2024] Our paper Invisible Reflections is selected as the Applied Research Competition Finalist at CSAW '24 (Top 7%).