Summary
Kailas Patil is a multidisciplinary academic leader and security-focused technologist with over 14 years of experience and a PhD from the National University of Singapore. As Dean of the Faculty of Science & Technology and former CISO at Vishwakarma University, he has implemented ISO 27001, led large-scale information security initiatives, and guided over 50 students to national recognition for reporting critical infrastructure issues. He combines deep research credentials—18+ years building expertise, 17 publications, 3 books and datasets, and 12 copyrights—with practical offensive security work, having reported vulnerabilities in 100+ Indian government web applications and published exploits. He also drives industry-academic collaboration through programs like Corporate-to-Campus, international partnerships with SUNY Binghamton, and a Springer conference he initiated. A champion of design thinking and pedagogy, he runs innovation and critical-thinking workshops from schools to industry and launched postdoctoral and specialized PG programs to boost research capacity. Unusually for an academic dean, he remains hands-on in browser security (Firefox add-ons and bug identification) and applied ML for environmental/agricultural research from his postdoctoral work.
14 years of coding experience
Postdoctoral Research, Data-driven approaches for agriculture, environmental studies, and machine learning applications., Postdoctoral Research, Data-driven approaches for agriculture, environmental studies, and machine learning applications. at Kasetsart University, Sriracha Campus
Master of Technology - Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, First Class, Master of Technology - Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, First Class at COEP (College of Engineering, Pune)
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, Distinction, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, Distinction at North Maharashtra University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4.42/5.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4.42/5.0 at National University of Singapore