Hardik Gohel
Director of Applied AI
University of Houston
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TPC
The Minds Behind the Program
Researchers and practitioners shaping review quality, technical rigor, and program direction for GAISS 2026.
For prospective committee members and authors who want clarity on how the TPC guides submissions and the program.
Committee
The Minds Behind the Program
Roster and leadership by role - General Chairs, Track Leads, and members who guide peer review, session quality, and program direction for GAISS 2026.
Conference General Chair
Program Chairs
Steering Committee
Mr. Kokisa Phorah
Senior Lecturer
University of South Africa
Dr.Lokaiah Pullagura
Associate Professor
Jain University
Tanvir Habib Sardar
Associate Professor
Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru
Dr Alex Pacheco
AssocIate Professor
Universidad Nacional de Cañete
Dr. Prasanna Ranjith Christodoss
Associate Professor
Messiah University, PA
Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry
External Adjunct Professor
Lakehead University Canada
Xue Dong
Extension Regional Specialist
Colorado State University
Rakesh More
Program Lead – AI and Finance Portfolio & Application Management
A. J. Gallagher and Co
Technical Programs Committee
Sunnykumar Kamani
Lead Software Developer
SoftSages Technology
Ria Ghosh
PhD Scholar
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Dr. Abdul Shareef Pallivalappil
Associate Professor
TALFOR
Prof. Ashish Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor
Jain Deemed - to - be University
Md. Mahbub E Noor
Assistant Professor
University of Barishal
Dr. Joydev Ghosh
Assistant Professor
SR University, Warangal, India
Dr. Aurobindo Kar
Associate Professor
Galgotias University
Dr. Urooj Waheed
Assistant PRofessor
DHA Suffa University
Dr. Arun Kumar Singh
Professor
University Institute of Computing - Chandigarh University
Biky Chouhan
Assistant Professor
UIC,Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab 140301,India
Vipul Kumar Sharma
Assistance Professor
GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida
Dr. Youna Jung
Associate Professor
Northeastern University
chaitanya gunupudi
Senior Engineer & Researcher
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Afroz Mohammed
Insurance Analytics Manager
Moon Shepherd Baker Insurance Agency, Inc.
Dr. Lakhichand Patil
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
FERGUSSON COLLEGE ( AUTONOMOUS ), PUNE
Jayapragash Dakshnamurthy
Senior Software Engineer
Independent Researcher
Ravi Kiran Pagidi
Senior AI Data Engineer
Navy Federal Credit Union
Ankush Gupta
SENIOR SOLUTION ARCHITECT
T-Mobile USA Inc
Venkata Phani Patelkhana
Independent Researcher
IEEE Senior Member
Naga Satya Praveen Kumar Yadati
Staff AI engineer
Meta
TPC mandate
How the committee shapes GAISS
The TPC ensures technical quality from submission through program curation, balancing research novelty with practical deployment relevance.
Tracks
Shaping tracks
Align focus areas with timely secure AI research and industry needs.
Review
Reviewing submissions
Guide fair, rigorous evaluations and constructive author feedback.
Program
Curating program
Select sessions that connect advances to operational security practice.
Get involved
Interested in contributing as a committee member? Applications are reviewed by the organizing team.