Associate Professor

Dr Manikandan V M 

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Interests

  1. Reversible Data Hiding
  2. Digital Image Watermarking
  3. Digital Image Forensics
  4. Content-based Image Retrieval (CBIR)
  5. Activity detection from images/videos

Education

2004

Board of Technical Examinations, Kerala
India
Diploma

2008

The Institution of Engineers
India
AMIE

2010

Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala
India
Masters

2018

Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Kancheepuram
India
Ph.D.

Experience

  • Since May-2019, working as an Asst. Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • June 2018 - May 2019, Asst. Professor (Adhoc) in Computer Science and Engineering Department | Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam, Kerala, India.
  • Jan 2014 - May 2018, Teaching Assistant (During Ph.D.) in Computer Science and Engineering Department | Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITD&M) Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, India.
  • July 2010 - Dec 2013, Asst. Professor in Computer Science and Engineering | MEA Engineering College, Kerala, India.

Research Interest

  • Design and implementation of algorithms for reversible data hiding on images with the focus of achieving better embedding rate without compromising the bit error rate during recovery.

Awards & Fellowships

Academic Achievements
  • 2022- Three undergraduate students worked under my supervision secured Gold medals (January-2022) for paper presentations in Research Day organized by SRM University-AP, India.
  • 2021- Best paper (Third Prize) award with a cash award of Rs. 10000 in International Conference on Security and Privacy-2021 organized by IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, India in Dec-2021.
  • 2021- Undergraduate students secured Two Gold Medals and Two Silver Medals under my supervision on the Research Day (August-2021) organized by SRM University-AP, India.
  • 2021- Received Gold Medal for the paper presentation in Research Day (January-2021) organized by SRM University-AP, India.
  • 2021- Two undergraduate students worked under my supervision secured Gold medal (January-2021) for paper presentations in Research Day organized by SRM University-AP, India.
  • 2020- Best paper award (Track: Digital Security and Information Privacy) in Conference on Information and Communication Technology (CICT), Dec-2020, IIITD&M Kancheepuram, India.
  • 2020- Best paper award in Fifth IEEE International Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems, Mar-2020, Coimbatore, India.
  • 2017- Best paper award in National Conference on Computational Intelligence in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chennai, India.
  • 2014- 2018, Ph.D. Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resource Development, India.
  • 2012- National Eligibility Test (Lectureship) in Computer science and Applications, University Grants Commission.
  • 2012- Qualified GATE in Computer Science and Engineering
  • 2008 – 2010, GATE fellowship for M.Tech studies, Ministry of Human Resource Development, India.
Extra-Curricular Achievements
  • 2003- NCC B Certificate
  • 2016- Team member of shuttle badminton team secured silver medal in inter IIIT sports meet-2016 organized by IIITDM Kancheepuram, Chennai, India.
  • 2015- Team member of shuttle badminton participated in TWARAN-2015 (sports meet) organized by IIIT Gwalior, India.

Memberships

  • The Institution of Engineers (India) [Membership No.: M-1749980]
  • Member of IEEE [Membership No.: 93931301]

Indian Patents

  • A system to facilitate secure transmission of an image along with embedded text, Application Number: 202241005221 (Status: Published).
  • A novel video retrieval system and method based on textual information, Application Number: 202241002653 (Status: Published).
  • A reversible data hiding system and method for image transmission, Application Number: 202241002654 (Status: Published).

Publications

Journal Publications

  • Panchikkil Shaiju, Siva Priya Vegesana, V M Manikandan, Praveen Kumar Donta, Praveen Kumar Reddy Maddikunta, and Thippa Reddy Gadekallu. "An Ensemble Learning Approach for Reversible Data Hiding in Encrypted Images with Fibonacci Transform." Electronics 12, no. 2 (2023): 450.
  • V M Manikandan, Kandala Sree Rama Murthy, Bhavana Siddineni, Nancy Victor, Praveen Kumar Reddy Maddikunta, and Saqib Hakak. "A High-Capacity Reversible Data-Hiding Scheme for Medical Image Transmission Using Modified Elias Gamma Encoding." Electronics 11, no. 19 (2022): 3101.
  • Panchikkil Shaiju, V M Manikandan, and Yu-Dong Zhang. "An efficient spatial transformation-based entropy retained reversible data hiding scheme in encrypted images." Optik 261 (2022): 169211.
  • Kandimalla Sai Y., Dhara Mohana Vamsi, Samudrala Bhavani, and V M Manikandan. "Recent Methods and Challenges in Brain Tumor Detection Using Medical Image Processing." Recent Patents on Engineering 17, no. 5 (2023): 8-23.
  • Panchikkil Shaiju, V M Manikandan, and Yu-Dong Zhang. "A pseudo-random pixel mapping with weighted mesh graph approach for reversible data hiding in encrypted image." Multimedia Tools and Applications 81, no. 12 (2022): 16279-16307.
  • Inturi Anitha Rani, V M Manikandan, and Vignesh Garrapally. "A novel vision-based fall detection scheme using keypoints of human skeleton with long short-term memory network." Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2022): 1-13.
  • Panchikkil, Shaiju, V M Manikandan, and Yu-Dong Zhang. "A convolutional neural network model based reversible data hiding scheme in encrypted images with block-wise Arnold transform." Optik 250 (2022): 168137.
  • V M Manikandan, and Masilamani Vedhanayagam. "A novel image scaling based reversible watermarking scheme for secure medical image transmission." ISA transactions 108 (2021): 269-281.
  • Kandala Sree Rama Murthy, Bhavana Siddineni, Vijay Kashyap Kompella, Kondaveeti Aashritha, Boddupalli Hemanth Sri Sai, and V M Manikandan. "An Efficient Drowsiness Detection Scheme using Video Analysis." Int. J. Com. Dig. Sys 11, no. 1 (2022).
  • Tankala Yuvaraj, Joseph K. Paul, and V M Manikandan. "A content-based image retrieval scheme with object detection and quantised colour histogram." International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering 25, no. 4 (2022): 367-374.
  • V M Manikandan. "A reversible data hiding scheme through encryption using rotated stream cipher." Computer Science 22, no. 2 (2021).
  • Kandala Sree Rama Murthy , and V M Manikandan. "Reversible data hiding using block-wise histogram shifting and run-length encoding." International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications 12, no. 5 (2021): 74.
  • Ega Jahnavi, Deepak Sri Sai Krishna, and V M Manikandan. "A Review on Digital Image Forgery Detection." International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology 14, no. 5 (2021): 419-423.
  • Yadlapalli Harshini, Srihitha Ravi, and V M Manikandan. "A Novel Online Examination Management Framework with Document Watermarking" International Journal of Management (IJM) 12, no. 3 (2021): 596-602.
  • Tankala Yuvaraj, Joseph K. Paul, and V M Manikandan. "A Multipurpose Artificial Intelligence Based Attentiveness Monitoring System", 12(2), 2021, pp. 693-699.
  • V M Manikandan, and A. A. Bini. "An improved reversible data hiding through encryption scheme with block prechecking." Procedia Computer Science 171 (2020): 951-958.
  • V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "A novel bit-plane compression based reversible data hiding scheme with Arnold transform." Int. J. Eng. Adv. Technol 9 (2020): 417-23.
  • V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "Histogram shifting-based blind watermarking scheme for copyright protection in 5G." Computers & Electrical Engineering 72 (2018): 614-630.
  • V M Manikandan, Nelapati Lava Prasad, and Masilamani Vedhanayagam. "Half difference expansion based reversible data hiding scheme for medical image forensics." Current Medical Imaging 16, no. 4 (2020): 383-396.
  • V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "A Novel Reversible Data Hiding Scheme that Provides Image Encryption." Journal of Image and Graphics 6, no. 1 (2018): 64-68.
  • V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "Reversible data hiding scheme during encryption using machine learning." Procedia computer science 133 (2018): 348-356.
  • Vijaysri L., V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "Principal Component Analysis Based Paralytic Attack Detection Using a New Distance Measure." Procedia computer science 133 (2018): 306-314.
  • V M Manikandan, V. Masilamani, "Copy-Move Forgery Detection using Histogram Based Package Clustering and Sorted Consecutive Local Binary Patterns", International Journal of Control Theory and Applications, vol. 10, issue 13 (2017), pp. 29-36.

National/International Conference Publications

  • Sravani Tangeda, Arpit Kumar, V M Manikandan, "A New Secure CAPTCHA Verification Scheme using Puzzle based on Pattern", Machine Learning, Image Processing, Network Security and Data Sciences (MIND)-2022, NIT Bhopal, Jan-2023 (Paper will be published in Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) Series with Springer)
  • Nithya Santhoshini Chillapalli, Shreya Pandrangi, V M Manikandan, "A Flowchart Plagiarism Detection Approach using Shape Detection and Text Similarity", Machine Learning, Image Processing, Network Security and Data Sciences (MIND)-2022, NIT Bhopal, Jan-2023 (Paper will be published in Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) Series with Springer)
  • Mohit Kumar, Gurram Sahithi Priya, Gadipudi Praneeth, V M Manikandan, "A Pedestrian Detection System Under Intricate Scenarios for Reliable Autonomous Vehicles", Machine Learning, Image Processing, Network Security and Data Sciences (MIND)-2022, NIT Bhopal, Jan-2023 (Paper will be published in Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) Series with Springer)
  • Sri Satya Maram, V M Manikandan, "Face Recognition: Methods, Challenges and Future Directions", Machine Learning, Image Processing, Network Security and Data Sciences (MIND)-2022, NIT Bhopal, Jan-2023 (Paper will be published in Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) Series with Springer)
  • Jha Medha, Ananya Tiwari, Mudigonda Himansh, and V M Manikandan. "Face Recognition: Recent Advancements and Research Challenges." In 2022 13th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022.
  • Kolli Jahnavi, Sowmika Chaluvadi, V M Manikandan, and Yu-Chen Hu. "An Efficient Face Recognition System for Person Authentication with Blur Detection and Image Enhancement." In 2022 1st International Conference on Sustainable Technology for Power and Energy Systems (STPES), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022.
  • Bharti Nitesh, Mohit Kumar, and V M Manikandan. "A Hybrid System with Number Plate Recognition and Vehicle Type Identification for Vehicle Authentication at the Restricted Premises." In 2022 2nd International Conference on Emerging Frontiers in Electrical and Electronic Technologies (ICEFEET), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022.
  • Korivi Nikhila, Katla Sai Naveen, and V M Manikandan. "Computer-based Sentiment Analysis to Solve Real-world Societal Problems and Its Challenges." In 2022 2nd International Conference on Emerging Frontiers in Electrical and Electronic Technologies (ICEFEET), pp. 1-7. IEEE, 2022.
  • Maram Sri Satya, and V M Manikandan. "A Novel System for Automated Coloring of Neat Sketches." In 2022 4th International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022.
  • Dhane Harshad, Palak Agarwal, and V M Manikandan. "A Novel High Capacity Reversible Data Hiding through Encryption Scheme by Permuting Encryption Key and Entropy Analysis." In 2022 4th International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022.
  • Devaraj Shivani, Patibanda Sravani, Desaraju Sreesatya, and V M Manikandan. "A Novel Rule-Based Approach for Mining Personal Attributes from Image Pool." In 2022 IEEE 7th International conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022.
  • Kondaveeti Aashritha, V M Manikandan, "Assistive Technologies for Blind and Deaf People: A Case Study", Machine Vision and Augmented Intelligence (MAI 2022), Organizing by National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, Mar-2022 (Accepted for publication and the paper will be published in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering-Springer)
  • Panchikkil Shaiju, and V M Manikandan. "A Machine Learning based Reversible Data Hiding Scheme in Encrypted Images using Fibonacci Transform." In 2022 International Conference on Innovative Trends in Information Technology (ICITIIT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022.
  • Himansh Mudigonda, and V M Manikandan. "A Statistical Study and Analysis to Identify the Importance of Open-source Software." In 2022 International Conference on Innovative Trends in Information Technology (ICITIIT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022.
  • Korivi Nikhila, Katla Sai Naveen, Godavarthi Chandra Keerthi, and V M Manikandan. "A Novel Stock Price Prediction Scheme from Twitter Data by using Weighted Sentiment Analysis." In 2022 12th International Conference on Cloud Computing, Data Science & Engineering (Confluence), pp. 623-628. IEEE, 2022.
  • Ravi Srihitha, Shikha Chauhan, Sai Harshini Yadlapallii, K. Jagruth, and V M Manikandan. "A Novel Educational Video Retrieval System Based on the Textual Information." In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2021), pp. 502-511. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022.
  • Boddupalli Hemanthsrisai, and V M Manikandan. "A Detailed Review of Recent Advancements in Assistive Technologies for Blind People." In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2021), pp. 326-335. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022.
  • Snehitha Barukula, Raavi Sai Sreeya, and V M Manikandan. "Human Activity Detection from Still Images using Deep Learning Techniques." In 2021 International Conference on Control, Automation, Power and Signal Processing (CAPS), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2021.
  • Padmaja Buggaveeti, and V M Manikandan. "A novel prediction error histogram shifting-based reversible data hiding scheme for medical image transmission." In 2021 4th International Conference on Security and Privacy (ISEA-ISAP), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2021.
  • Dhane Harshad, and V M Manikandan. "A new framework for secure biometric data transmission using block-wise reversible data hiding through encryption." In 2021 Fifth International Conference On Intelligent Computing in Data Sciences (ICDS), pp. 1-8. IEEE, 2021.
  • Likhitha Tata Lakshmi Durga, Mothukuri Noushika, Vadlamudi Sai Deepika, and V M Manikandan. "A Detailed Review on CBIR and Its Importance in Current Era." In 2021 International Conference on Data Science and Its Applications (ICoDSA), pp. 124-128. IEEE, 2021.
  • Bharti, Nitesh, Shahab Nadeem Hashmi, and V M Manikandan. "An Approach for Audio/Text Summary Generation from Webinars/Online Meetings." In 2021 13th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks (CICN), pp. 6-10. IEEE, 2021.
  • Kolli Jahnavi, Dhara Mohana Vamsi, and V M Manikandan. "Plant Disease Detection using Convolutional Neural Network." In 2021 IEEE Bombay Section Signature Conference (IBSSC), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2021.
  • Panchikkil Shaiju, and V M Manikandan. "A novel reversible data hiding scheme in encrypted images using arnold transform." In 2021 12th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-7. IEEE, 2021.
  • Jagruth K., V M Manikandan, and Ravi Kant Kumar. "Water Body Identification from the Satellite Images using Color Component Analysis with Morphological Operations." In 2021 12th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 01-07. IEEE, 2021.
  • Korivi Nikhila, V M Manikandan. "A New Reversible Data hiding Scheme in Encrypted Images using Predefined Pixel Mapping." In 2021 12th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2021.
  • Srivarsha Yelisetty, and V M Manikandan. "A Novel Content-based Image Retrieval Scheme based on Textual Information." In 2021 12th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-4. IEEE, 2021.
  • V M Manikandan, "A Novel Reversible Data Hiding in Encrypted Images by Controlled Swapping of Adjacent Pixels." In Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Mathematics and Computing: ICMC 2021, pp. 243-254. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022.
  • Jagruth K., and V M Manikandan. "A Reversible Data Hiding Scheme in Encrypted Images by Controlled Pixel Modification." In 2020 IEEE 4th Conference on Information & Communication Technology (CICT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2020.
  • Krishnan Hema, Anjana A. Lakshmi, L. S. Anamika, C. H. Athira, P. V. Alaikha, and V M Manikandan. "A novel underwater image enhancement technique using ResNet." In 2020 IEEE 4th Conference on Information & Communication Technology (CICT), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2020.
  • Srihitha Ravi, Yadlapalli Sai Harshini, and V M Manikandan. "An Adaptive Multi-level Block-wise Encryption based Reversible Data Hiding Scheme." In 2020 IEEE 15th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), pp. 186-191. IEEE, 2020.
  • Korivi Nikhila, and V M Manikandan. "Reversible data hiding in encrypted image using checkerboard pattern based pixel inversion." In 2020 5th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Security (ICCCS), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2020.
  • Kandala Sree Rama Murthy, and V M Manikandan. "A block-wise histogram shifting based reversible data hiding scheme with overflow handling." In 2020 11th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2020.
  • Abhinav Amrutham, V M Manikandan, and A. A. Bini. "An improved reversible data hiding on encrypted images by selective pixel flipping technique." In 2020 5th International Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems (ICDCS), pp. 294-298. IEEE, 2020.
  • Yedla Sandeep Kumar, V M Manikandan, and V. Panchami. "Real-time Scene Change Detection with Object Detection for Automated Stock Verification." In 2020 5th International Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems (ICDCS), pp. 157-161. IEEE, 2020.
  • V M Manikandan, and P. Renjith. "An efficient overflow handling technique for histogram shifting based reversible data hiding." In 2020 International Conference on Innovative Trends in Information Technology (ICITIIT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2020.
  • Sobin C. C., and V M Manikandan. "A secure audio steganography scheme using genetic algorithm." In 2019 fifth international conference on image information processing (ICIIP), pp. 403-407. IEEE, 2019.
  • V M Manikandan, and Vedhanayagam Masilamani. "An improved reversible data hiding scheme through novel encryption." In 2019 Conference on Next Generation Computing Applications (NextComp), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2019.
  • V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "A novel entropy-based reversible data hiding during encryption." In 2019 IEEE 1st International Conference on Energy, Systems and Information Processing (ICESIP), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2019.
  • V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Prevent Illegal Distribution of Screen Captured Videos." In 2018 IEEE International Conference on the Science of Electrical Engineering in Israel (ICSEE), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2018.
  • V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "An efficient visually meaningful image encryption using Arnold transform." In 2016 IEEE Students’ Technology Symposium (TechSym), pp. 266-271. IEEE, 2016.
  • Manikandan, Vazhora Malayil, and V. Masilamani. "A context dependent fragile watermarking scheme for tamper detection from demosaicked color images." In Proceedings of the tenth indian conference on computer vision, graphics and image processing, pp. 1-8. 2016.
  • V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "Real-time scene change detection and entropy based semi-fragile watermarking scheme for surveillance video authentication." In Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Big Data and Cloud Computing Challenges (ISBCC–16’), pp. 101-110. Springer International Publishing, 2016.
  • Ayesha, Sk, V M Manikandan, and V. Masilamani. "A combined SVD-DWT watermarking scheme with multi-level compression using sampling and quantization on DCT followed by PCA." In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications (FICTA) 2014: Volume 1, pp. 141-149. Springer International Publishing, 2015.

Book Chapters

  • Hashmi Shahab Nadeem, Nitesh Bharti, and V M Manikandan. "An Overview of Internet of Things and Machine Learning for Smart Healthcare." Deep Learning for Cognitive Computing Systems: Technological Advancements and Applications 7 (2022): 97.
  • Padmaja Buggaveeti, Maharana Suraj, and V M Manikandan. "Advancements in Reversible Data Hiding Techniques and Its Applications in Healthcare Sector." In Predictive Data Security using AI: Insights and Issues of Blockchain, IoT, and DevOps, pp. 133-150. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022.
  • Kumar Mohit, and V M Manikandan. "Recent Advancements and Research Challenges in Design and Implementation of Autonomous Vehicles." Autonomous Vehicles Volume 1: Using Machine Intelligence (2022): 83-111.
  • Pasula Chaitanya Krishna, and V M Manikandan. "An analysis of human activity recognition systems and their importance in the current era." In Computational Intelligence Based Solutions for Vision Systems. IOP Publishing, 2022.
  • V M Manikandan, "A secure biometric authentication system for smart environment using reversible data hiding through encryption scheme." In Machine Learning for Biometrics, pp. 201-216. Academic Press, 2022.
  • V M Manikandan. "Recent trends in reversible data hiding techniques." In Advanced Security Solutions for Multimedia. IOP Publishing, 2021.
  • Shiva Shanta Mani, V M Manikandan, "Heart Disease Prediction Using Machine Learning." In Handbook of Research on Disease Prediction Through Data Analytics and Machine Learning, pp. 373-381. IGI Global, 2021.

Patents

  • A system to facilitate secure transmission of an image along with embedded text, Application Number: 202241005221 (Status: Published).
  • A novel video retrieval system and method based on textual information, Application Number: 202241002653 (Status: Published).
  • A reversible data hiding system and method for image transmission, Application Number: 202241002654 (Status: Published).
  • A system and a method for detecting drowsiness in a driver of a vehicle Application Number: 202241039400(Status: Published).
  • A deep learning based human action recognition system and a method thereof, Application Number: 202241041334(Status: Published).
  • A system for detecting fraud in digital payment card transactions and a method thereof, Application Number: 202241032855 (Status: Published)
  • A framework for securing biometric data transmission using block-wise reversible data hiding and method thereof, Application Number: 202241044253(Status: Published).
  • A system and a method for generating a summary data from a video streaming, Application Number: 202241049546(Status: Published).
  • A system and a method for evaluating answer scripts secured using reversible data hiding, Application Number: 202241057896 (Status: Published).

Contact Details

  • E-mail id: manikandan.v@srmap.edu.in
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