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Pratik Kamble

Pratik Kamble (full name Pratik Mangesh Kamble, also known as Pratik M. Kamble; Marathi: प्रतिक मंगेश कांबळे) is a computer scientist and systems security researcher based in New York, United States. His research specializes in systems security, binary analysis, and reverse engineering, with a primary focus on understanding and mitigating attack surfaces in modern software runtimes.[1] Currently, he conducts doctoral research in Computer Science at Binghamton University under the supervision of Dr. Aravind Prakash.

Kamble has published peer-reviewed research on code bloat in WebAssembly binaries,[1] served on the Artifact Evaluation Committee for the USENIX Security Symposium and received its 2026 Distinguished Reviewer Award for Artifact Evaluation,[2][3] holds a patent for brain–computer interface control algorithms,[4] and led his team to a top-15 global ranking in the MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF) competition.[5][6]

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Education

Kamble completed his early education in Pune, India. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Engineering from the University of Pune in 2019.

He moved to the United States in 2021 to pursue graduate studies at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, receiving a Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science in 2023.[7] In August 2025, he began his doctoral research in Computer Science under the advisement of Dr. Aravind Prakash.[8]

Research & Academic Contributions

Systems Security & Binary Analysis

Kamble's doctoral research examines code bloat and its security implications. His 2026 paper, "Dead Weight: Analyzing Code Bloat and Its Security Implications in WebAssembly Binaries," published at the 23rd DIMVA conference in Chania, Greece, with Aravind Prakash, analyzes static reachability in 8,461 WebAssembly binaries. Separate dynamic measurements on controlled workloads found 70–85% of functions unexecuted in those workloads. Simulated debloating quantified potential reductions in attack surface.[1]

His doctoral work also examines whether forced execution leaves the selected branch’s condition true. He implemented a compiler-guided prototype that binds a branch to an operand-repair action, validates the request against the final executable, repairs the operand, and rechecks the condition. In 4,691 paired directed edges across 30 subjects, this raised edge-condition consistency from 36.3% to 83.9%. The prototype uses LLVM and Spike on RISC-V; satisfying one branch condition does not establish whole-path feasibility. The associated manuscript is submitted; review pending. His current research investigates fault-injection attacks at an early stage.

Patents & Brain–Computer Interfaces

During his undergraduate studies in 2019, Kamble co-invented a Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) system designed to translate raw neurological activity into control signals for peripheral devices. The invention, titled "System and Method for Performing User Activity Using an Electroencephalogram (EEG)," utilizes Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) models to process non-invasive electroencephalography signals. The patent was formally granted by The Patent Office, Government of India (Patent No. 540976) in June 2024.[4]

Human-Centered Computing

While at the University of Florida's Embodied Learning & Experience (ELX) Lab (2023),[9] Kamble contributed to human-centered software systems. He co-authored research in the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education evaluating artificial intelligence recommendation architectures for student mental health interventions,[10] and published work at IEEE VRW 2024 investigating Situated Learning Theory using an augmented reality STEM learning assistant.[11] In 2018, he published early research on automated lifelogging architectures and privacy frameworks at ICCUBEA.[12]

Academic Service

In 2026, Kamble was appointed to the Artifact Evaluation Committee (AEC) for the USENIX Security Symposium, responsible for independently testing and verifying the artifact reproducibility of accepted security papers.[2] He received the USENIX Security 2026 Artifact Evaluation Distinguished Reviewer Award in recognition of thorough, constructive reviews that strengthened the evaluation process and supported open science in the security community.[3]

Cybersecurity Competitions

In 2026, Kamble served as Team Co-Captain in the international MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF) competition.[5] The eCTF is a semester-long competition organized by the MITRE Corporation where university teams design, secure, and attack custom microcontroller firmware deployed on physical hardware. Directing both defensive cryptographic design and offensive exploit development, Kamble co-captained the Binghamton team to 13th place among 114 competitors.[5][6]

Industry Experience

Prior to beginning doctoral studies, Kamble worked as a Software Engineer at Vibrent Health in Fairfax, Virginia (June 2023 – May 2024), engineering high-throughput bulk messaging interfaces built on Apache Kafka for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program and Children's National Hospital.[13] He previously interned at Vibrent Health in 2022, building GitHub API security scanning tools. From 2019 to 2021, he served as a Software Engineer at Vignet Inc. in Pune, India, building Java/Spring microservices and Fitbit IoT data pipelines for precision medicine platforms.

Selected Publications

References

  1. ^ "23rd Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment (DIMVA '26)." Chania, Greece. July 1–3, 2026.
  2. ^ "USENIX Security '26 Artifact Evaluation Committee." USENIX Association. 2026.
  3. ^ "USENIX Security 2026 Artifact Evaluation Awards: Distinguished Reviewer Awards." Security Research Artifacts. 2026.
  4. ^ Patent No. 540976 (Application No. 201921011129). "System and Method for Performing User Activity Using an Electroencephalogram (EEG)." The Patent Office, Government of India. Issued June 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "MITRE eCTF Past Competitions & Results." MITRE Corporation. 2026.
  6. ^ "Binghamton University Student Team Scores High in Global Cybersecurity Competition." Binghamton University News. June 8, 2026.
  7. ^ "University of Florida Spring 2023 Commencement Program (Master's Degrees)." University of Florida. May 2023.
  8. ^ "Aravind Prakash — Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science." Binghamton University.
  9. ^ "Publications — The Embodied Learning & Experience (ELX) LAB." University of Florida, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering.
  10. ^ "An AI Approach to Support Student Mental Health." Taylor & Francis Online. June 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Investigating Situated Learning Theory Through an Augmented Reality Mobile Assistant for Everyday STEM Learning." IEEE Xplore. March 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "Life Logging: A Practicable Approach." IEEE Xplore. August 16, 2018.
  13. ^ "All of Us Research Program Selects Vibrent Health to Support Participant Technologies." National Institutes of Health. September 2, 2020.