Dr. Manimuthu is currently an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Cybersecurity and Business Analytics at Aston Business School. He is a core member of The Cyber Security Innovation Research Centre and an associate member of the Aston Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Application (ACAIRA). Before joining Aston University, he worked as a Research Fellow in the field of Autonomous Vehicle Security at the Cybersecurity Research Center (CYSREN), and Energy Research Institute (ERIAN), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. During his tenure at NTU, he worked on topics such as autonomous vehicle simulation, threat analysis, vulnerability assessment, and network security.
He worked as a visiting research fellow at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore focusing on self-reconfigurable autonomous robotics platforms, especially energy-aware automation and control systems. During his doctoral studies, he worked on topics like IoT, Cloud connectivity, Home area networks, Model-based design and smart grid. He has a strong background in automation, autonomous operations, digital control, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.  He holds a patent for his invention “Intelligent Metering and Controlling System for Transformers”. 
His major research areas include ICT, sustainable operations and information management, threat analysis and risk assessment, Blockchain, Automation and control, privacy-preserving operation and cybersecurity and autonomous vehicles threat and vulnerability assessment. 
He has strong experience in teaching and research in wide range of topics like business analytics, blockchain, AI, machine learning, network security, smart grid, sustainable operations and information management, and supply-chain optimization. He is an adjunct professor at the University of La Sabana Colombia and handled classes for both undergraduate and postgraduate students from various domains including operations, supply chain, and information systems. He also acted as an external expert and keynote speaker on various operations and information system related topics in various universities including the University of Bradford (UK), NITIE (India), IIM Sambalpur (India), etc. 

The following are my research interest:

1. Application of Machine Learning in Supply-chain.
2. Information systems analysis and assessment using Artificial Intelligence 
3. Use of Artificial Intelligence for Automation and Control.
4. Sustainable supply-chain operation management.
5. Attack modeling and analysis for cyber-physical systems.
6. Threat analysis and vulnerability assessments for smart industrial environment.

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
• M.Eng. in Embedded and Real-time Systems
• B.Eng. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• Research Fellow, Cybersecurity Research Centre (CYSREN), NTU,Singapore (May 2021- Feb 2023)
• Visiting Professor, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia, South America (Nov 2021- till)
• Research Fellow, Energy Research Institute (ERI@N), NTU, Singapore (Feb 2020- May 2021)
• Research Engineer, Energy Research Institute (ERI@N), NTU, Singapore (Sept 2019- Feb 2020)
• Visiting Research Fellow, ROAR LAB, SUTD, Singapore (Mar 2018- Sept 2018)
  
  

• GATE Scholarship- Post Graduate Studies (2013-2015)
• Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions (RBEI) Innovation Award (2013-2014) 

PATENT
Intelligent Metering and Controlling System for Transformers (Grant. No: 375680)

• Big Data and Analytics
• Advanced Spreadsheets and Databases
• Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Network and Cloud Security Management
• Human and Regulatory Compliance Management

Funding Agency: Innovate UK- CyberASAP Year 9 

Project Title: Q-SAFE: QUANTUM-SECURE MESSAGING AND FILE-SHARING APPLICATION

Role: PI

Budget: £32000 (Phase 1)

Description: This Innovate UK-funded project aims to develop Q-Safe, a quantum-secure messaging and file-sharing application that protects sensitive communications from cyber threats, including future quantum computing attacks. The solution will integrate post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) algorithms to ensure long-term data security for businesses and individuals.

Layman's Description: Q-Safe is a quantum-secure messaging and file-sharing application that protects all digital communications from cyber threats. Using post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) algorithms, it ensures long-term encryption, secure authentication, and compliance with cybersecurity standards, safeguarding businesses and individuals from evolving cyber risks, surveillance, and future quantum-based attacks.

• Project: Digital Financial Inclusion

Budget: £18,215

Period: 2020-2021

Experience: Worked as External Consultant with SureCash (https://www.surecash.net/) to enhance digital financial inclusion in rural areas. We developed solutions for feature phones, allowing users without smartphones to access financial services conveniently.

• Project: Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform

Budget: £6,128

Period: 2019-2021

Experience: Mentored as team who worked with MoneyTable (https://www.moneytable.co.th/) to develop a peer-to-peer lending platform. Our focus was on creating robust risk assessment algorithms and user-friendly interfaces to facilitate lending among individuals. 

• Project: Islamic Fintech Solutions

Budget: £5362

Period: Jan 2021- Nov 2021 Seed Funding

Experience: Acted as Advisor to a team who is involved with Ethis Ventures (https://www.ethis.co/) to develop Sharia-compliant fintech solutions. Our team designed a crowdfunding platform adhering to Islamic finance principles, fostering ethical investments in Malaysia and beyond.

• Project: Microfinance Innovation

Budget: £10,286

Period: 2020-2022

Experience: Mentored a team who worked with Svatantra Microfin (https://www.svatantramicrofin.com/) to innovate microfinance solutions for rural entrepreneurs. Our project aimed to digitize loan disbursal processes and introduce financial literacy programs through mobile platforms.

TEDx Talk: Privacy Nightmare: Navigating Caution and Precaution

✓ Dr. Manimuthu Arunmozhi (Cyber Security Innovation Centre) has published a blog about Digital Transformation with Cyber Security Challenge UK which emphasize the importance of building a unique blend of cybersecurity skills and business acumen.
Link: Whats new with Digital Transformation in the Cyber Arena
✓ Manimuthu Arunmozhi published a blog about Self-driving cars with Cybersecurity in collaboration with Cyber Security Challenge UK.
Link: Self Driving Cars