Pratik M. Kamble | Security Research Feed https://www.pratikkamble.com Academic preprints, peer-reviewed publications, paper links, and security patents. en-us Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dead Weight: Analyzing Code Bloat in WebAssembly Binaries https://www.pratikkamble.com/assets/papers/dimva-2026-wasm-bloat.pdf Empirical analysis across 8,000+ real-world WebAssembly binaries. Combined staged static reachability analysis with dynamic coverage measurements to demonstrate that 70-85% of functions remain unexecuted, leaving substantial surfaces for indirect exploitation primitives.

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]]> Empirical analysis across 8,000+ real-world WebAssembly binaries. Combined staged static reachability analysis with dynamic coverage measurements to demonstrate that 70-85% of functions remain unexecuted, leaving substantial surfaces for indirect exploitation primitives.

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]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pratikkamble.com/research#dimva2026 MITRE eCTF 2026 - Team Co-Captain (13th Place Worldwide) https://ectf.mitre.org/past-competitions/ Directed architectural defense and attack operations for Binghamton University's embedded Capture The Flag (eCTF) team, securing 13th place internationally out of 80+ university teams.

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]]> Directed architectural defense and attack operations for Binghamton University's embedded Capture The Flag (eCTF) team, securing 13th place internationally out of 80+ university teams.

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]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:30:00 GMT https://www.pratikkamble.com/research#ectf2026 USENIX Security 2026 - Artifact Evaluation Committee Member https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity26/call-for-artifacts Appointed to the USENIX Security Symposium 2026 Artifact Evaluation Committee to systematically review and test artifact reproducibility for papers accepted to the premier security symposium.

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]]> Appointed to the USENIX Security Symposium 2026 Artifact Evaluation Committee to systematically review and test artifact reproducibility for papers accepted to the premier security symposium.

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]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pratikkamble.com/research#usenix2026-aec An AI Approach to Support Student Mental Health https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2024.2369128 Published in Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education. Developed backend recommendation infrastructure for automated mindfulness platform aimed at supporting student mental health.

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]]> Published in Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education. Developed backend recommendation infrastructure for automated mindfulness platform aimed at supporting student mental health.

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]]> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pratikkamble.com/research#mental-health-ai Patent Granted: User Activity Execution via Electroencephalogram (EEG) https://www.pratikkamble.com/research#patent-eeg Indian Patent Granted (Patent No: 540976): Co-invented a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) algorithmic framework processing raw EEG brain signals to execute real-time device commands.

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]]> Indian Patent Granted (Patent No: 540976): Co-invented a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) algorithmic framework processing raw EEG brain signals to execute real-time device commands.

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]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.pratikkamble.com/research#patent-eeg Investigating Situated Learning Theory Through an Augmented Reality Mobile Assistant for Everyday STEM Learning (IEEE VRW 2024) https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW62533.2024.00274 Investigated Situated Learning Theory (SLT) by designing and evaluating Objectica, an augmented reality mobile assistant teaching STEM concepts using authentic everyday objects.

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]]> Investigated Situated Learning Theory (SLT) by designing and evaluating Objectica, an augmented reality mobile assistant teaching STEM concepts using authentic everyday objects.

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]]> Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pratikkamble.com/research#ieee-vrw2024 Life Logging: A Practicable Approach (ICCUBEA 2018) https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCUBEA.2018.8697516 Proposed frameworks for automated personal data collection using wearable sensors. Analyzed data recording, storage, and networking strategies combined with machine learning to manage life data while addressing inherent privacy and security implications.

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]]> Proposed frameworks for automated personal data collection using wearable sensors. Analyzed data recording, storage, and networking strategies combined with machine learning to manage life data while addressing inherent privacy and security implications.

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