Salil Kanhere

Salil Kanhere is a Professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in the School of Electrical Engineering & Robotics, Faculty of Engineering. His research focuses on blockchain technology, cybersecurity, and IoT applications, with a strong emphasis on privacy, energy efficiency, and decentralized systems. He has published extensively in top-tier conferences like IEEE ICBC, COMSNETS, and workshops on blockchain applications in energy grids, supply chains, and smart grids. His work addresses challenges in trust management, interoperability, and scalability of blockchain systems. Notable contributions include frameworks like BAILIF for blockchain interoperability and CypherChain for privacy-preserving data aggregation. His research also explores blockchain’s role in cyber-physical systems and 6G-IoT security. Kanhere collaborates with institutions globally and has co-authored over 13 publications between 2016–2024, with significant downloads and citations in the field.