David Bhatti | Network Security | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. David Bhatti | Network Security | Best Researcher Award

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea

Dr. David Bhatti is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea, where his work centers on computer and communication security, cryptography, and AI-driven secure systems. He earned his PhD in Computer Science from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST SEECS), Islamabad, Pakistan, focusing on dynamic secret sharing for wireless networks and introducing novel approaches for secure multi-party key generation in low-resource environments. Over the past two decades, Dr. David Bhatti has built a diverse academic career, serving as Assistant Professor at the University of Central Punjab, University of Lahore, and the Institute of Management Sciences (PakAIMS), as well as a Research Associate at NUST. His teaching portfolio spans secure communication design, advanced computer networks, information security, operating systems, programming, and database systems at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Dr. David Bhatti research contributions cover cryptographic protocols, wireless sensor networks, blockchain, AI-enhanced imaging, cloud forensics, and the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence. He has published extensively in leading journals such as Scientific Reports, IEEE Access, Sensors, Computational Materials & Continua, and PLoS One, with recent works addressing chaotic map-based encryption, hyperspectral imaging via deep learning, and secure key generation protocols for next-generation wireless systems. In addition to academic achievements, Dr. David Bhatti has supervised numerous projects and led R&D initiatives in AI, blockchain, IoT, and healthcare applications. At GIST, he has secured competitive funding for “HyperBlock,” an AI-driven anti-spoofing face authentication project integrating hyperspectral imaging and blockchain. His ongoing research explores quantum-resilient cryptography and intelligent communication systems.

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Featured Publications

  • Bhatti, D. S., Saleem, S., Imran, A., Iqbal, Z., Alzahrani, A., Kim, H., & Kim, K.-I. (2022). A survey on wireless wearable body area networks: A perspective of technology and economy. Sensors, 22(20), 7722.

  • Malik, A. W., Bhatti, D. S., Park, T.-J., Ishtiaq, H. U., Ryou, J.-C., & Kim, K.-I. (2024). Cloud digital forensics: Beyond tools, techniques, and challenges. Sensors, 24(2), 433.

  • Malik, A. W., Zahid, A. H., Bhatti, D. S., Kim, H. J., & Kim, K.-I. (2023). Designing S-box using tent-sine chaotic system while combining the traits of tent and sine map. IEEE Access, 11, 79265–79274.

  • Bhatti, D. S., Hussain, M. M., Suh, B., Ali, Z., Akobir, I., & Kim, K.-I. (2024). IoT-enhanced transport and monitoring of medicine using sensors, MQTT, and secure short message service. IEEE Access, 12, 46690–46703.

  • Bhatti, D. S., Saleem, S., Imran, A., Kim, H. J., Kim, K.-I., & Lee, K.-C. (2024). Detection and isolation of wormhole nodes in wireless ad hoc networks based on post-wormhole actions. Scientific Reports, 14, 3428.

  • Bhatti, D. S., & Saleem, S. (2020). Ephemeral secrets: Multi-party secret key acquisition for secure IEEE 802.11 mobile ad hoc communication. IEEE Access, 8, 24242–24257.

  • Bhatti, D. S., Saleem, S., Ali, Z., Park, T.-J., Suh, B., Kamran, A., Buchanan, W. J., & Kim, K.-I. (2024). Design and evaluation of memory efficient data structure scheme for energy drainage attacks in wireless sensor networks. IEEE Access, 12, 41499–41516.