Sohan Gyawali

Associate Professor, East Carolina University

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Associate Professor

Technology Systems

East Carolina University

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2020. I am a senior member of IEEE and the IEEE Communications Society. In addition, I serve as a reviewer and technical program committee member for several leading journals, including IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, as well as flagship conferences such as INFOCOM, GLOBECOM, ICC, and VTC.

Research Interests:

  • misbehavior detection,
  • cyber-physical systems,
  • vehicular networks,
  • explainable AI,
  • large language models (LLM) for cyber defense and response.

news

Aug 17, 2026 Promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at ECU.
Jun 10, 2026 Paper "Evaluating Prompt Injection Risk and Guardrails in LLM-Enabled Home IoT Assistants" accepted at IMNS 2026.