Nilay Mistry
National Forensic Sciences University, Nirma University of Science and Technology Institute of Technology, Gujarat University
0000-0001-5683-3499
About
Nilay Mistry is the most senior and first faculty of Digital Forensics and Cyber Security in the Institute of Forensic Science at World's First of its Kind, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Government of Gujarat now known as National Forensic Sciences University. He is also working as a Coordinator at the Centre for Futuristic Defense Studies at National Forensic Sciences University. He completed Ph.D. in Digital Forensics at National Forensic Sciences University. He is M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from Nirma University and B.E. in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University. He was actively involved in various research projects in Cyber Crime Investigations at the Directorate of Forensic Science, Cyber Crime Division, Gandhinagar.
He provides in-depth technical hands-on training in cybercrime investigation to national and international LEAs few of them are Gujarat Police, BPR&D, Bangladesh Police, Myanmar Police, Nepal Police, Defence wings, Law enforcement Agencies, Railway Protection Force etc. He is an advisor in various national and international organizations for designing and developing digital forensics labs. He published various research papers and articles in reputed national/international journals. He also published two patents on the latest technology. He completed more than 50 technical certificates related to cybercrime investigation, cryptocurrency forensics, cyber security, and digital forensics.
His area of interest is Digital Forensics Analysis and interpretation, disk forensics, mobile forensics, Open-source Intelligence (OSINT), Social Media forensics, Live forensics, Malware forensics, Network forensics, Multimedia Forensic, Drone Forensics, Capacity Building and Skill Development, R & D and Training. He is working with various LEAs in complex cybercrime case investigations. He played a major role in designing and developing of Cyber Defence Centre.
He is also a member of the high-power committee on “Examiner of Electronic Evidences under Section 79A of the Information Technology Act 2000. Evaluation and Accreditation committee for all Forensic Labs across the Nation.”
Employment
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National Forensic Sciences University Head2023 - Present
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National Forensic Sciences University Associate Professor2023 - Present
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National Forensic Sciences University Assistant Professor2015 - 2022
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National Forensic Sciences University Assistant Professor Junior2011 - 2015
Education
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National Forensic Sciences University Doctor of Philosophy2014 - 2022
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Nirma University of Science and Technology Institute of Technology M.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering2009 - 2011
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Gujarat University Bachelor of Engineering2004 - 2009
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (21)
- An investigative strategy for the iPhone forced entry zero-click exploit for mobile espionage Save
- An Explainable Hybrid CRF–Weighted‐Average Ensemble–LIME Framework for Aspect‐Based Sentiment Analysis of Multilingual Hospital Reviews Save
- A Practical Guideline on Assessing Digital Forensics Risks in Forensic Science Laboratories Save
- Investigating PTTPoC Communication Equipment and Smart Device Apps: A Digital Forensic Approach Save
- Efficient Dark Web traffic classification using a hybrid CNN-LSTM model Save
- ReACT_OCRS: An AI-Driven Anonymous Online Reporting System Using Synergized Reasoning and Acting in Language Models Save
- Exploring the Use of Tails Operating System in Cybercrime and its Impact on Law Enforcement Investigations Save
- Cloud and Social Media Forensics Save
- Online Crime Reporting System for Digital Forensics Save
- Volatile Memory Forensics of Privacy Aware Browsers Save