Swarm Robotics Solutions for National Security and Marine Forensics

Dr. Sumit Kumar Choudhary, a distinguished academic and researcher in Forensic Science, holds a Ph.D. in Forensic & Behavioural Science. A Gold Medalist from the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, he brings over a decade of professional experience. Dr. Sumit served as a UGC Research Fellow at the world's first forensic science university and later became the first faculty member at India's inaugural police university, Raksha Shakti University. Appointed as the youngest officiating Registrar at age twenty-nine, he held the position for over three years. Dr. Sumit is the longest-serving Dean/HoD of the School of Forensics, Risk Management & National Security at RSU. A sought-after speaker globally, he engages with diverse audiences, including police officers, judges, and students. As the Managing Editor of multiple journals and founder chair of FIRST Dialogue, a forensic ideation forum, Dr. Sumit leads more than three research projects, focusing on emerging forensic areas.

Mr. Vinay Aseri is an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics at the Narnarayan Shastri Institute of Technology – Institute of Forensic Sciences & Cyber Security (NSIT-IFSCS), affiliated with the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He holds a Postgraduate degree in Forensic Science and a Diploma in Photography in Forensic Science. He completed his higher education in Forensic Science from India’s pioneering National Security & Police University. Mr. Aseri’s research interests focus on Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence for National Security. He has an impressive record of publications in Scopus-indexed and SCI (Q1) journals, along with multiple book chapters published by leading national and international publishers. He has edited Scopus-indexed books with reputed publishers such as Elsevier and CRC Press and continues to contribute to ongoing research projects and international collaborations in digital forensics and cybersecurity. He has served as an Researcher with the NIA and IIT-Madras and was selected as a member of the United Nations Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) – First Internet Governance Forum, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). He has presented his work at 28+ national and international conferences and workshops and actively contributes to academic and policy discussions in technology governance and national security. His achievements have been recognized through prestigious fellowships, including:

• InSIG Fellowship 2022 (Hyderabad Chapter)
• Law Enforcement Policing Fellowship 2024–2025 (Takshashila Institution – Indian Police Foundation)
• NetMission Ambassador 2026 – Taiwan Internet Governance Program

Beyond research and teaching, he also serves as a reviewer for several reputable journals, including MDPI, Springer, Elsevier, IntechOpen, River Publishers, and IJBPS. He is an active member of professional bodies such as the Internet Society (ISOC) Delhi & Mumbai Chapters, ACM, and IEEE.

Surinder Sood, Ph.D., specializes in the design verification and validation of hybrid systems, earning his doctorate from The University of Auckland, New Zealand. With two decades of experience, he has primarily focused on verifying hardware components for system-on-chip (SOC) implementations, employing diverse verification techniques. His research interests span formal verification of digital and hybrid systems, including significant contributions to security vulnerability verification in digital hardware and performance estimation of SOCs during SOC verification.

Throughout his career, Surinder has collaborated with prestigious organizations such as Intel, AMD, Samsung Electronics, ST Microelectronics, and SanDisk. Currently serving as a Principal Engineer at ARM, he also holds the esteemed title of Senior Member of the IEEE-Circuit and Systems Society. Surinder's commitment to excellence underscores his significant impact on the field, solidifying his reputation as a leading expert in design verification and validation.