A MAGIQ-TOPSIS-Fuzzy-Logic Based Cloud Service Providers Ranking Model for Federated Cloud Computing Environment V. SARAF, R. ADHAO, V. PACHGHARE Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2026 In the era of multi-cloud environments, the challenge for end users or organizations is to select the most appropriate cloud service provider (CSP) due to the complexity and variability of service-level offerings by various CSPs. In this paper, we propose a MAGIQ-TOPSIS-Fuzzy-logic based Cloud Service Provider Ranking (MTF-CSPR) model, which provides a more robust and intelligent decision-making system in CSP selection. The proposed model addresses both qualitative and quantitative evaluation criteria by capturing and processing the inherent vagueness of linguistic assessments through fuzzy logic. MAGIQ is employed to derive optimal weights for evaluation criteria that reflect their relative importance towards the alternatives. TOPSIS is applied to rank CSPs where the ideal and anti-ideal solutions are derived, and then based on CSP's proximity to the ideal solution, the ranks are derived. The proposed model ensures accuracy, scalability, and context-awareness for the CSP ranking by integrating subjective expert opinions with objective performance metrics. Experimental evaluation demonstrates that the proposed MTF-CSPR model provides more consistent and accurate rankings compared to conventional standalone approaches, as well as the other ranking models under consideration, providing better decision-support for enterprises to adopt the hybrid or multi-cloud strategies.
SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION IDENTIFICATION AND RECOVERY IN CASSANDRA DATABASE Rupali Chopade, Vinod Pachghare, Damini Sheth, Nikhil Dhavase, Yogita Sinkar Asean Engineering Journal, 2025 Forensic analysis of databases is a challenging and important research field in digital forensics. Most of the applications use databases to store the data. Cassandra is a NoSQL database that offers data replication for high availability, fault-tolerance and ensures no single point of failure. Given its growing popularity, financial institutions have begun to consider Cassandra as a potentially useful database for their organization. Considering the abundant amount of fraud and its implications that can occur at financial institutions, it is needed to ensure that no suspicious transaction on the Cassandra database goes unnoticed by the organization. In addition, being able to recover lost data due to malicious activities is equally necessary. This article presents a tool which helps in identifying suspicious transactions in a financial institution and an option to recover that data.
User Preference Based Cumulative Trust (UPBCT) Computation Model Vinod Saraf, Vinod Pachghare 2025 IEEE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Technology and Management for Social Innovation Iatmsi 2025, 2025 Cloud Computing is the biggest buzz word in the Computer and Information Technology industries. Almost every IT organization has adopted cloud computing technologies. There are multiple Cloud Service Providers (CSP) in the market like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud (Kyndryl) and many more. Every CSP provides various cloud services to Cloud Users (CU). It is a big challenge today for cloud users to decide on which CSP will be suitable for their requirements. Trust values for cloud services helps cloud users to choose the most suitable cloud service and CSP. Trust computation has several methodologies like reputation based, SLA verification based, self-assessment based, policy based, societal trust based, and evidence based. Among all these methodologies, evidence-based trust computation is considered as the effective and most trustworthy as it computes the trust values based on QoS attributes of the cloud services. We have studied many of evidence-based models proposed by various researchers. Among many we found that the approach of weightage-based normalization of QoS attribute values is more effective and accurate while calculating the trust values. Also, we found that these models are missing on what user is expecting with respect to values of QoS attributes. Accordingly, in this paper we have proposed a User Preference Based Cumulative Trust (UPBCT) computation model which is evidence-based, follows weightage-based normalization of QoS attribute values approach, and takes in account the user preferred values for QoS attributes. The results support the efficiency of the proposed model compared to other models, helps cloud users to choose better cloud service as per their requirements and helps CSP with the desired value for QoS attributes so that they can enhance their cloud services to meet those desired values of QoS attributes and increase the trust values of their cloud services.
User Preference Based Cumulative Trust (UPBCT) Computation Model Vinod Saraf, Vinod Pachghare 2025 8th International Conference on Electronics Materials Engineering and Nano Technology Iementech 2025, 2025 Cloud Computing is the biggest buzz word in the Computer and Information Technology industries. Almost every IT organization has adopted cloud computing technologies. There are multiple Cloud Service Providers (CSP) in the market like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud (Kyndryl) and many more. Every CSP provides various cloud services to Cloud Users (CU). It is a big challenge today for cloud users to decide on which CSP will be suitable for their requirements. Trust values for cloud services helps cloud users to choose the most suitable cloud service and CSP. Trust computation has several methodologies like reputation based, SLA verification based, selfassessment based, policy based, societal trust based, and evidence based. Among all these methodologies, evidence-based trust computation is considered as the effective and most trustworthy as it computes the trust values based on QoS attributes of the cloud services. We have studied many of evidence-based models proposed by various researchers. Among many we found that the approach of weightage-based normalization of QoS attribute values is more effective and accurate while calculating the trust values. Also, we found that these models are missing on what user is expecting with respect to values of QoS attributes. Accordingly, in this paper we have proposed a UPBCT computation model which is evidence-based, follows weightage-based normalization of QoS attribute values approach, and takes in account the user preferred values for QoS attributes. The results support the efficiency of the proposed model compared to other models, helps cloud users to choose better cloud service as per their requirements and helps CSP with the desired value for QoS attributes so that they can enhance their cloud services to meet those desired values of QoS attributes and increase the trust values of their cloud services.
A Digital Twin and User-Preference Based Trust Computation (DTUPTC) Model for Federated Cloud Computing Environment V. SARAF, V. PACHGHARE Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2025 Cloud computing has become an integral part for many organizations as well as cloud users. There are several cloud service providers hosting numerous cloud services. The challenge for the cloud users is to find the suitable cloud service among all cloud service providers which is most trusted and meets user expectations. The authentic and accurate trust values for such cloud services can help organizations and cloud users to choose appropriate cloud services. In this paper, we propose a Digital Twin and User-Preference Based Trust Computing (DTUPTC) model which is based on evidence-based strategy of trust computation. The novelty of our DTUPTC model is that we get the user inputs on their preferred quality of service (QoS) attributes which will be used for trust score computation and also provide their desired values for those QoS attributes. The weights assigned to each QoS attributes while computing trust score are calculated and assigned automatically without any manual intervention. The comparison results of our DTUPTC model with other models proves that the trust scores computed by DTUPTC model are more accurate than the other models.
A Trust Computation Model for Collaborative Cloud Environment Nikhil Kamble, Vinod Saraf, Vinod Pachghare, Rahul Adhao Procedia Computer Science, 2025 Cloud computing has revolutionized the IT industry, with businesses of all sizes, from major corporations to local pizza shops and retail stores, increasingly relying on cloud services. This technology provides on-demand access to various computing resources over the Internet, including databases, development tools, applications, and physical and virtual servers. However, ensuring service uptime and accurately predicting application performance on cloud infrastructure remain significant challenges. Securing applications and data on the cloud while maintaining user privacy adds to these concerns. From the perspective of cloud consumers, issues such as service unavailability when needed, slower-than-expected response times, and the inherent security and privacy risks associated with cloud services can lead to a lack of trust in cloud providers. This research project addresses these concerns by proposing various methods for computing trust in cloud service providers. The trustworthiness evaluation will consider multiple factors, including reputation, service level agreements (SLAs), self-assessments, and cloud audits. Agents responsible for monitoring trust will observe and collect data on the different services offered by cloud providers. This data will be analyzed, and a trust computation engine will assess the provider’s trustworthiness. Key quality of service (QoS) features such as availability, dependability, data integrity, and reliability are crucial for users, as they play a significant role in determining the trustworthiness of a cloud service. The research mainly focuses on calculating trust as a numerical value by considering availability, response time, throughput, and Reliability. Trust will be the percentage value for the cloud. The authors have taken only the above four factors for better trust value.
Survey on Private Blockchain Consensus Algorithms Sunny Pahlajani, Avinash Kshirsagar, Vinod Pachghare Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Innovations in Information and Communication Technology Iciict 2019, 2019
Feature reduction in flow based intrusion detection system Gayatri V. Patil, K. Vinod. Pachghare, Deepak D. Kshirsagar 2018 3rd IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics Information and Communication Technology Rteict 2018 Proceedings, 2018
Explainability-Driven Trust Enhancement in Medical AI for Radiological and Neurophysiological Prognostics with SimulationBased Validation K Trivedi, R Chopade, VK Pachghare 2026 International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Future … , 2026 2026
A MAGIQ-TOPSIS-Fuzzy-Logic Based Cloud Service Providers Ranking Model for Federated Cloud Computing Environment V Saraf, R Adhao, V Pachghare Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering 26 (1), 83-92 , 2026 2026
Intelligent Audit Log Query Chatbot for Database Forensics Using LLM AK Suryavanshi, V Pachghare International Conference on Advanced Computational and Communication … , 2025 2025
A Digital Twin and User-Preference Based Trust Computation (DTUPTC) Model for Federated Cloud Computing Environment. V Saraf, V Pachghare Advances in Electrical & Computer Engineering 25 (2) , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Suspicious Transaction Identification And Recovery In Cassandra Database YS Rupali Chopade, V. K. Pachghare, Damini Sheth, Nikhil Dhavase ASEAN Engineering Journal 15 (1), 103–111 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
User preference based cumulative trust (UPBCT) computation model V Saraf, V Pachghare 2025 8th International Conference on Electronics, Materials Engineering … , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
A Trust Computation Model for Collaborative Cloud Environment N Kamble, V Saraf, V Pachghare, R Adhao Procedia Computer Science 258, 4169-4178 , 2025 2025
Blockchain consensus challenges and an efficient novel consensus mechanism VP Avinash Kshirsagar Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences 45 (4), 863–872 , 2024 2024
Darknet traffic-based intrusion detection system C Mehere, I Rathi, K Abhyankar, R Adhao, VK Pachghare Advances in Networks, Intelligence and Computing, 597-607 , 2024 2024
Ensemble of Statistically Based Methods for Identifying Features in Intrusion Detection System. R Adhao, N Kamble, V Pachghare Degrés 9 (4) , 2024 2024
Exploring the efficiency: A comprehensive analysis of machine learning algorithms in WEKA software N Kamble, A Phatak, A Joshi, R Adhao, V PACHGHARE JOURNAL OF STATISTICS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 27 (5), 1009-1019 , 2024 2024
Security threats and mitigation techniques affecting trust computation in cloud computing V Saraf, V Pachghare Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography 27 (4), 1161-1172 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Enhancing missing facts inference in knowledge graph using triplet subgraph attention embeddings: A. Khobragade et al. A Khobragade, S Ghumbre, V Pachghare Applied Intelligence 54 (2), 1497-1510 , 2024 2024 Citations: 7
Balance Relation-Aware Attention Embedding Model for Knowledge Graph Completion A Khobragade, S Ghumbre, V Pachghare 2023 IEEE Pune Section International Conference (PuneCon), 1-5 , 2023 2023
Survey on Data Privacy Preserving Techniques in Blockchain Applications A Sakhare, A Kshirsagar, V Pachghare 2023 9th International Conference on Smart Computing and Communications … , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
Sharding-based scalability enhancement of blockchain-based health application A Vernekar, A Kshirsagar, VK Pachghare 2023 International Conference on Circuit Power and Computing Technologies … , 2023 2023 Citations: 8
Infer the missing facts of D3FEND using knowledge graph representation learning VP Anish Khobragade, Shashikant Ghumbre International Journal of Web Information Systems, 18 , 2023 2023 Citations: 6
Ensemble method for multi-label classification on intrusion detection system MV Taydea, RB Adhaob, VK Pachghare Recent Advances in Material, Manufacturing, and Machine Learning, 761-767 , 2023 2023
Statistical feature selection based intrusion detection system for internet of things environment RB Adhao, M Tayde, V Pachghare COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NETWORK SECURITY 2724 (1), 020003 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Blockchain-based crowdfunding for cyber-product insurance S Nemade, A Kamble, S Sopal, P Bhale, V Pachghare 2022 2nd International Conference on Innovative Sustainable Computational … , 2022 2022 Citations: 6
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Remote sensing and machine learning for crop water stress determination in various crops: a critical review SS Virnodkar, VK Pachghare, VC Patil, SK Jha Precision Agriculture 21 (5), 1121-1155 , 2020 2020 Citations: 400
Survey on private blockchain consensus algorithms S Pahlajani, A Kshirsagar, V Pachghare 2019 1st International Conference on Innovations in Information and … , 2019 2019 Citations: 208
Survey on intrusion detection system using machine learning techniques SK Wagh, VK Pachghare, SR Kolhe International Journal of Computer Applications 78 (16), 30-37 , 2013 2013 Citations: 150
Cryptography and information security VK Pachghare PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. , 2019 2019 Citations: 135
Intrusion detection system using self organizing maps VK Pachghare, P Kulkarni, DM Nikam 2009 International Conference on Intelligent Agent & Multi-Agent Systems, 1-5 , 2009 2009 Citations: 77
Road traffic prediction and congestion control using artificial neural networks R More, A Mugal, S Rajgure, RB Adhao, VK Pachghare 2016 international conference on computing, analytics and security trends … , 2016 2016 Citations: 68
Ten years of critical review on database forensics research R Chopade, VK Pachghare Digital Investigation 29, 180-197 , 2019 2019 Citations: 65
Feature selection using principal component analysis and genetic algorithm VKP Rahul Adhao Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography 23 (2), 595-602 , 2020 2020 Citations: 51
Application of machine learning on remote sensing data for sugarcane crop classification: A review SS Virnodkar, VK Pachghare, VC Patil, SK Jha ICT Analysis and Applications: Proceedings of ICT4SD 2019, Volume 2, 539-555 , 2020 2020 Citations: 39
CaneSat dataset to leverage convolutional neural networks for sugarcane classification from Sentinel-2 SS Virnodkar, VK Pachghare, VC Patil, SK Jha Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information Sciences 34 (6 … , 2022 2022 Citations: 36
Self organizing maps to build intrusion detection system VA Patole, VK Pachghare, P Kulkarni International Journal of Computer Applications 1 (8), 1-4 , 2010 2010 Citations: 34
An intrusion detection system for zero-day attacks to reduce false positive rates P Pitre, A Gandhi, V Konde, R Adhao, V Pachghare 2022 International Conference for Advancement in Technology (ICONAT), 1-6 , 2022 2022 Citations: 27
MongoDB indexing for performance improvement R Chopade, V Pachghare ICT Systems and Sustainability: Proceedings of ICT4SD 2019, Volume 1, 529-539 , 2020 2020 Citations: 26
Pattern based network security using decision trees and support vector machine VK Pachghare, P Kulkarni 2011 3rd International Conference on Electronics Computer Technology 5, 254-257 , 2011 2011 Citations: 26
Performance evaluation of RF and SVM for sugarcane classification using sentinel-2 NDVI time-series S Virnodkar, VK Pachghare, VC Patil, SK Jha Progress in Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering: Proceedings of … , 2020 2020 Citations: 25
Performance-based feature selection using decision tree RB Adhao, VK Pachghare 2019 international conference on innovative trends and advances in … , 2019 2019 Citations: 23
Pattern based network security using semi-supervised learning VK Pachghare, VK Khatavkar, PA Kulkarni International Journal of Information and Network Security 1 (3), 228 , 2012 2012 Citations: 20
NER in Hindi language using transformer model: XLM-RoBERTa AA Choure, RB Adhao, VK Pachghare 2022 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Distributed Systems … , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
A data recovery technique for Redis using internal dictionary structure R Chopade, V Pachghare Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation 38, 301218 , 2021 2021 Citations: 15
Ensemble-based filter feature selection technique for building flow-based IDS I Karna, A Madam, C Deokule, R Adhao, V Pachghare 2021 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication … , 2021 2021 Citations: 14
GRANT DETAILS
1. Chief Investigator for the Information Security Education and Awareness [ISEA] Project Phase-II, Department of Information Technology, Gov. of India Rs. 148 Lakh. 2014-20
2. Principal Investigator for RPS "Wireless Intrusion Detection System", AICTE Rs. 10 Lakh. 2013-16
3. Co-Investigator for the Information Security Education and Awareness [ISEA] Project Phase-I, Department of Information Technology, Gov. of India. 2005-2013
4. Investigator for the R and D project " Intrusion Detection System", The Institution of Engineers (India) 2009-10
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, or ACADEMIC BENEFITS
Organized 18 FDPs and Symposiums for Engineering Faculties and students and School Teachers to create information security awareness.