Chanchal Patra
M.Tech. (Gold Medalist), Ph.D.(Information Security)
M.Tech. (Gold Medalist), Ph.D.(Information Security)
Chanchal Patra is a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science and Applications at Hijli College, Kharagpur, West Bengal. He also serves as a visiting faculty member at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, where he contributes to courses on Cyber Security for the M.Sc. in Computer Science program. In addition, he is a visiting faculty member in the MCA department at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal, India.With a strong computer science and cybersecurity background, he plays a pivotal role in educating students on critical aspects of digital security and legal frameworks within the rapidly evolving field of cyber technologies. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Science, followed by an M.Tech. in Computer Science with a specialization in Information Security. He has completed his Ph.D. in the field of Information Security using Machine Learning and Deep Learning, further enhancing his expertise in this crucial domain.
[Jan 22, 2026] Received a Medal🏅for First Position Awardee at the 8th Regional Science & Technology Congress 2026, West Bengal (Region III) — covering Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Bankura, and Puruliya — held on January 20–21, 2026, and hosted by Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya.
[Aug 20, 2025] My 2nd journal paper, Chanchal Patra, Debasis Giri, Bibekananda Kundu, Tanmoy Maitra, Mohammad Wazid, "Rhetorical Structure Theory-Based Machine Intelligence-Driven Deceptive Phishing Attack Detection Scheme ", has been published at Journal of Information Security and Applications, Elsevier (IF: 3.7) [SCIE - Q1 Journal]
[May 14, 2025] My 1st journal paper, Chanchal Patra, Debasis Giri, Sutanu Nandi, Ashok Kumar Das, Mohammed J.F. Alenazi, "Phishing Email Detection using Vector Similarity Search Leveraging Transformer-based Word Embedding", has been published at Computers and Electrical Engineering, Elsevier (IF: 4.9) [SCIE - Q1 Journal]