Sujit Poudel

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Sujit Poudel is a researcher whose work bridges robotics, human-computer interaction, and security, with a particular focus on the emerging vulnerabilities introduced by autonomous systems. His most-cited paper, "On humanoid robots imitating human touch gestures on the smart phone" (2015, 3 citations), presents a novel security attack in which a humanoid robot is trained to replicate a target user's touch gestures on a smartphone. This work stands out for leveraging the advanced processing power and motoric capabilities of autonomous humanoid robots—moving beyond earlier, less sophisticated approaches that relied on simple Lego-based systems. By demonstrating how robots can mimic human touch patterns to compromise device security, Poudel highlights a critical and underexplored threat in the age of automation. His research underscores the need for new defensive mechanisms against such robotic impersonation attacks, making a significant contribution to the intersection of robotics and cybersecurity. Though early in his career, Poudel’s work signals a growing concern: as robots become more dexterous and autonomous, they may also become powerful tools for privacy invasion.