Dr. Nilesh Eknath Yadav is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at K. J. Somaiya Institute of Technology, Sion, Mumbai. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.E. in Computer Engineering, with specialization in Web Security using Artificial Intelligence (AI). He possesses over 20 years of professional experience, including 6 years of industrial experience at L&T Infotech, where he served as a Project Leader in Software Application Development, and more than 14 years of teaching experience in higher education.

Dr. Yadav's areas of expertise include Software Engineering, Web Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Web Security, and related domains of Computer Engineering. He is the copyright holder of a novel Deep Learning-based model developed for mitigating SQL Injection (SQLI) web attacks. He has published numerous research papers in reputed international journals and conferences indexed in Scopus. He is a certified J2EE professional, holding both SCJP and SCWCD5 certifications. Dr. Yadav has also authored renowned book chapters published in prestigious book series by Taylor & Francis and Springer.

His research interests encompass Artificial Intelligence, Gen AI, Web Application Security, and Intelligent Software Systems.