Dr. Upendra Verma

About

Dr. Upendra Verma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He brings over 17 years of academic experience in teaching, research, and academic administration.
He earned his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) and Master of Engineering (M.E.) degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Madhya Pradesh, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from GLA University, Mathura, India, and subsequently pursued a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computer Science and Engineering at Lincoln University College, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Dr. Verma's research interests encompass Information Security, Internet of Things (IoT), and Post-Cloud Computing Models. He has authored more than 30 research papers published in reputed peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. In addition, he actively serves as a reviewer for several renowned international journals and conferences.
At NMIMS University, Dr. Verma serves as the Departmental Coordinator for Projects and Research, contributing significantly to the promotion of research excellence and innovation among students and faculty members.

Employment

• SVKM'S NMIMS University, Mumbai Assistant Professor
  2012 - Present

Education

• Lincoln University College Post-Doc(Researcher)
  2025 - 2026
• GLA University Ph.D.
  2017 - 2022
• Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) Master of Engineering
  2008 - 2011
• Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) Bachelor of Engineering
  2003 - 2007

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (33)

• YOLOv8s-WAMNet: enhancing robust vehicle detection under adverse weather via hybrid attention and multi-scale fusion in real time
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-46527-5
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• A Robust ECC‐Based Authenticated Key Agreement Protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks
  Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 2025 DOI: 10.1002/cpe.70361
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• Performance Benchmarking of YOLOv8s–YOLOv12s for Real-Time Vehicle Detection on WEDGE Data for Self Driving Car Application
  2025 DOI: 10.1109/ICDSINC66221.2025.11448171
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• Lightweight authentication and key agreement scheme for dew computing-enabled IoT environment
  Discover Computing 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s10791-025-09811-y
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• A secure and anonymous authentication and key agreement protocol based on ECC for edge computing environment
  International Journal of Information and Computer Security 2025 DOI: 10.1504/ijics.2025.146613
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• A Secure Authenticated Key Agreement Scheme for Post-cloud computing--based IoT networks
  Sustainable Global Societies Initiative 2025
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• Anonymous Mutual Authentication and Key Agreement Scheme in Edge-enabled Wireless Body Area Networks
  2025 6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology (RAIT) 2025
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• Lightweight and Efficient ECC-Based Authentication for Dew computing-assisted IoT networks
  SGS-Engineering & Sciences 2025
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• Using Blockchain Technology to Reduce Question Paper Scams: A Secure and Transparent Examination Framework
  2025 IEEE 3rd Global Conference on Wireless Computing and Networking (GCWCN) 2025
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• An efficient lightweight authentication scheme for dew‐assisted IoT networks
  SECURITY AND PRIVACY 2024 DOI: 10.1002/spy2.360
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