Rohit Raphael is a Joint Doctoral Researcher at Curtin University, Australia and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. His research focuses on data sensing systems, secure communication, and the Internet of Things (IoT), particularly lightweight encryption techniques and low-power embedded systems. He holds an M. Tech. in Chemical Process Control and a B. Tech. in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation. He has contributed to non-intrusive sensing solutions, water distribution networks and data management projects. With a background in academic research and applied engineering, he has worked in low-power embedded devices, cryptographic protocols, and wireless sensor networks. Rohit has worked on designing and testing scalable sensor networks and secure data transmission protocols for real-world IoT applications. He is passionate about advancing low-cost, resilient and efficient technologies for next-generation sensing and communication infrastructures.