Invited Talks on Quantum Information and Computation

  1. Quantum Computation: Reality, Imagination, Achievements and Possibilities.
    Seminar at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India, December 22, 2017.
  2. Aspects of Quantum Cryptography.
    One day Workshop on Cyberspace and Cyber Security (WCSCS), organized as a part of the 5th Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, India, November 4, 2017.
  3. Quantum Cryptography and Key Distribution.
    TEQIP-II sponsored short term training program (STTP, October 30 – November 3, 2017) on Multimedia Security, Cryptocurrency and Forensics, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India, November 2, 2017.
  4. Introduction to Quantum Computing.
    TEQIP-II sponsored short term training program (STTP, October 30 – November 3, 2017) on Multimedia Security, Cryptocurrency and Forensics, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India, November 2, 2017.
  5. The Science and Engineering of Quantum Computation.
    Seminar at Condensed Matter Physics Research Centre, Physics Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, June 23, 2017.
  6. Quantum Key Distribution and Its Cryptanalysis.
    An academic program on Quantum Optics and Quantum Technology (June 5-8, 2017) at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), organized by its Department of Materials Science and Raman Centre for Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Kolkata, India, June 6, 2017.
  7. Classical and Quantum Computation: Friends or Foes?
    Academic Discussion on Classical and Quantum Computation and Information, organized by J C Bose Science Heritage Museum (JCBSHM) in collaboration with Cambridge University Press (CUP), Kolkata, India, May 18, 2017.
  8. From Classical Computation to Quantum Information.
    Workshop on Quantum Technologies, Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT), Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Kolkata, India, April 18, 2017.
  9. Quantum Cryptography.
    National Instructional Workshop on Cryptology (March 10-12, 2017), Department of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, March 12, 2017.
  10. Quantum Computers: Myth vs. Reality.
    Second North-East Workshop on Computing: Theory and Applications at Tezpur Centre of Indian Statistical Institute (Feb 20-24, 2017), organized by Computer and Communication Sciences Division (CCSD) of the Institute, February 24, 2017.
  11. Secure Communication in Pre-Quantum, Quantum and Post-Quantum Era.
    International Conference on Advanced Computing (ICAC, Oct 26-27, 2016), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Kolkata, India, Oct 27, 2016.
  12. Introduction to Quantum Cryptography.
    National Instructional Workshop on Cryptology (April 6-8, 2016), Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India, April 8, 2016.
  13. The death and rebirth of classical cryptography in a quantum world.
    International School and Conference on Quantum Information (Feb 9-18, 2016), Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar, India, February 10, 2016.
  14. Pre-Quantum Cryptology.
    International School and Conference on Quantum Information (Feb 9-18, 2016), Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar, India, February 9, 2016.
  15. Pre-Quantum Information Theory.
    International School and Conference on Quantum Information (Feb 9-18, 2016), Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar, India, February 9, 2016.
  16. An Overview of Quantum Information and Computation.
    Lecture Meeting organzied by Computer Chapter of IEEE Kolkata Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, January 29, 2016.
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  17. Quantum Rational Secret Sharing.
    Seminar at Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit (PAMU), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India, August 19, 2015.
  18. Interplay between Mutual Information and Success Probability: A Deeper Look into the Security of BB84.
    Seminar at Theoretical Physics Division, Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, India, November 21, 2014.
  19. An Introduction to Quantum Key Distribution.
    Cryptography Seminar Series, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India, May 21, 2014.
  20. Is classical information and computation dead in a quantum world?
    Seminar at the Department of Computer Science & Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur , Howrah, India, April 17, 2014.
  21. No Cloning Theorem and Quantum Key Distribution.
    Seminar at the Department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa campus, Goa, India, December 6, 2013.
  22. Classical Cryptography in a Quantum World.
    Satellite Meeting on Quantum Correlation and Its Possible Application in Communication and Cryptography (Sep 2-3, 2013), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India, September 2, 2013.
  23. Architectural and Implementation Issues of Robust Cryptosystems in the Quantum Era: A Case Study.
    Network Meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (November 28-30, 2012), Institute of Theoretical Informatics, Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany, November 29, 2012.
  24. Pseudo-Random Generators: from Classical to Quantum Security.
    Seminar at the Ultra High-Speed Mobile Information and Communication (UMIC) Research Centre, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Germany, July 11, 2012.
  25. Protecting Privacy: from Stone-age to Quantum World.
    Seminar for the Faculty Members of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, the Department of Information Technology and the Department of Master of Camputer Application, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri, India, January 20, 2012.
  26. Four-State BB84 is as Secure as the Six-State Protocol.
    Security Fundamentals (SF) Meeting, Research Center for Information Security (RCIS), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan, November 15, 2011.