Hazaribag: The principal of a govt college in Hazaribag district has received a govt patent for developing an advanced cybersecurity system for smart city infrastructure.The patent (no. 592958) was granted to Bimal Kumar Mishra, principal of Adarsh College, Rajdhanwar, on Monday for the invention titled, ‘A Cybersecurity System for a Smart City Infrastructure and a Method for the Same’. The system uses AI, machine learning, blockchain technology and mathematical modelling to detect, predict and prevent cyberattacks targeting critical smart city services, including transportation systems, power grids, communication networks and IoT-based infrastructure.Mishra, 57, said the invention aims to strengthen digital security in rapidly developing smart cities where connected technologies are becoming an integral part of public infrastructure. The innovation continuously monitors network activities, identifies abnormal behaviour at an early stage and automatically isolates potentially compromised devices before a cyberattack can spread. The technology combines AI-based threat intelligence with blockchain-based secure authentication to minimise risks of malware attacks, ransomware, data breaches and disruption of essential public services.The patent, whose application was filed on May 26, 2025, will remain valid for 20 years.Earlier, Mishra received his first patent from the Australian govt on Oct 28, 2020, for an invention titled ‘Drowsy Driver Detection System Using Average Local Binary Structure’. His second Australian patent was granted on Jan 27, 2021, for ‘A System and a Method for Analysing and Forecasting Transmission of Virus’. He received two more Australian patents in 2022.Besides, he has been granted two German and two South African, four UK design patents and two Indian design patents. One of his notable Indian patent, ‘Footwear with Integrated Snake-Deterrent Heel Module’, was granted on March 23, which uses active and passive vibration modules embedded in the heel or midsole to generate controlled low-frequency vibrations to discourage snakes from approaching, offering protection.Mishra is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, UK, and fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, UK. He has been recognised among the world’s ‘top 2%’ scientists in mathematics.
Bimal Kumar Mishra
