Akshat Gaurav received the Ph.D. degree from Asia University, Taiwan. He is a Senior IEEE Member and a recognized researcher listed among the Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists (Single-Year Impact 2024) in Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing. He is currently a Senior Cybersecurity Researcher at the International Center for AI and Cyber Security Research and Innovation, Asia University, Taiwan. His research interests include cybersecurity, AI-driven attack detection, phishing prevention, semantic web technologies, and intelligent IoT systems. He has authored an extensive body of research published in leading venues, including IEEE Transactions, Elsevier, Springer, IGI Global, and ACM. His work has received multiple accolades, including Best Paper Awards at the IEEE/ACM Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing Conference, the International AI & IoT Conference, and the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics – Taiwan (ICCE-TW) 2026, as well as the Best Oral Presentation Award at GCCE 2025. Dr. Gaurav also plays an active leadership role in the research community. He served as a Session Chair at IEEE GLOBECOM 2025 and previously as a Session Co-Chair at IEEE GCCE 2022. In addition, he serves as a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member and reviewer for premier conferences and journals, including IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE ICC, IEEE ICCE, IEEE ANTS, as well as several high-impact IEEE Transactions and ACM journals.