PI : Rajat Subhra Chakraborty
Department : Computer Science and Engineering
Ref No.: IIT/SRIC/R/NGS/2026/110
Ref Date : 07-08-2026

Project Title : Secure and Intelligent Indigenous Network Packet Processor on Field Programmable Gate Array with Hardware based Stateful Firewall for Real-time Intrusion Detection/Prevention(NGS)
Sponsor : Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management (DFTM), Defence Research and Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence (400A, DRDO Bhawan Rajaji Marg, New Delhi - 110011)

Qualifications and Relevant Experience : Research associates may be fixed at a consolidated amount at one of the 3 pay levels given below depending upon the qualification and experience. The Institute/Organization concerned may decide the level in which a particular associate should be placed based on the experience. The Essential Qualification (EQ) for RA is as follows: Ph.D./MD/MS/MDS or equivalent degree or having 3 years of research, teaching and design and development experience after MVSc/M.Pharm/ME/M.Tech with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.

Desirable Criteria : Machine learning, with good programming skills in Python to use common machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch. The candidate should be open to apply AI/ML principles to different application domains.

Consolidated Compensation : (depending upon qualification & experience)
Application Fees : NIL

Age Limit : 35 (Age rules may be relaxed upon fulfilling sponsor agency rules, if any)
Tenure : 27 Months or the termination of the project, whichever is earlier..

Application fee shall be deposited in the following bank account through RTGS/NEFT/NET Banking etc. The transaction details (UTR No./Transaction ID) shall be given the application form.
1) Bank Name & Address : State Bank Of India(00202); P.O - Kharagpur Technology, Dist: Midnapore; West Bengal - 721302;
2) Name Of Bank A/C : IIT SRIC-OM Account;
3) Account No : 39502115210;
4) IFSC Code: SBIN0000202;
5) Swift Code : SBININBB339;

Selected candidates shall be allowed to register for MS/PhD subject to their fulfillment of the requirement for MS/PhD admission in IIT Kharagpur.