Invited Talks on Quantum Information and Computation

  1. Quantum Key Distribution through Free Space.
    Invited Talk at the 4th Workshop of International Network in Space Quantum Technologies (INSQT, March 20-22, 2024), hosted by Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India, sponsored by the UK Engineering Physical Sciences and Engineering Council (EPSRC) and the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), March 22, 2024.
  2. Quantum Random Number Generators.
    Invited Talk at the second International Quantum Communication Conclave (February 15-16, 2024), organized by the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), and the Telecommunications Standards Development Society India (TSDSI), under the Ministry of Communications, Government of India, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, India, February 16, 2024.
  3. Quantum Entanglement and Its Applications.
    One-day seminar for the teachers of the Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Department of Techno Main, Salt Lake, Kolkata, India, August 25, 2023.
  4. Does Monogamy of Entanglement hold universally?
    Seminar at the Center for Quantum Engineering, Research and Education (CQuERE), TCG CREST, Kolkata, India, July 25, 2023.
  5. Cyber Security through Quantum Goggles.
    Inaugural Seminar of a lecture series in celebration of India’s presidency of the G20, organized by the Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai, India, March 3, 2023.
  6. Mathematics for Quantum Computation.
    Invited Lecture, Faculty Development Program on Mathematics and its applications, Mathematics Department, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India, February 18, 2023.
  7. Quantum Cryptography and Beyond.
    Keynote Talk at International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security with Machine Learning (ICCNSML, December 16-18, 2022), Department of Mathematics, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT), Kanpur, India, December 16, 2022.
  8. From Classical to Quantum Security.
    A webinar on Cyber Security, organized by the Department of Information Technology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT), Majitar, Sikkim, India,  as a part of the celebration of Cyber Jaagrookta Diwas (CJD), November 2, 2022.
  9. Monogamy of Entanglement and Its Violation in Indistinguishable Particles.
    Presented as a CQT-talk at Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), National University of Singapore (NUS), May 11, 2022.
  10. Quantum Cryptography.
    Online Short Term Training Program (STTP) on Quantum Computing and Its Applications (July 19-24, 2021), sponsored by AICTE, organized by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), India, July 22, 2021.
  11. Quantum Computing and Cryptography.
    Online Short-Term Training Program (STTP) on Information Security and Digital Forensics (November 23-28, 2020), sponsored by AICTE, organized by Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Pune, India, November 24, 2020.
  12. Transition from Classical to Quantum Cryptography.
    Crypto-Innovation Webinar Series: Part VII, Data Security Council of India (DSCI), under the aegis of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India, July 27, 2020.
  13. The War between Classical and Quantum Cryptography.
    International Symposium on Quantum Information Technologies (ISQIT, December 2-5, 2019), Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, India, December 5, 2019.
  14. Towards Practical Quantum Cryptography.
    Faculty Development Program on Cryptography and Cyber Security,  B.P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology, Kolkata, India, March 26, 2019.
  15. From Classical to Quantum Cryptography and Beyond.
    Fifth International Conference on Mathematics and Computing (February 7-9, 2019), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) School of Computer Engineering, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, February 9, 2019.
  16. Quantum Cheque, Quantum Currency and Quantum Bitcoins.
    IndoQuant: Workshop on Quantum Computing and Information (January 11-13, 2019), Department of Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, India, January 13, 2019.
  17. Integer Factorization using Closed Timelike Curves.
    Asia Pacific Conference and Workshop on Quantum Information Science (APCWQIS, December 19-23, 2018), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India, December 21, 2018.
  18. Quantum Cryptography for Computer Scientists.
    TEQIP-III Sponsored Short Term Course on Cryptology (STC, November 12-16, 2018), National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, India, November 14, 2018.
  19. Mathematical Background of Quantum Cryptography.
    TEQIP-III Sponsored Short Term Course on Cryptology (STC, November 12-16, 2018), National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, India, November 14, 2018.
  20. Parallelism in Quantum Algorithms.
    One day National Workshop on Quantum Computing and Communication Technologies (NWQCCT) at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Bhawan, New Delhi, India, October 5, 2018.
  21. Quantum Computation: Reality, Imagination, Achievements and Possibilities.
    Seminar at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India, December 22, 2017.
  22. 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.
  23. Quantum Cryptography and Key Distribution.
    TEQIP-II sponsored a 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.
  24. Introduction to Quantum Computing.
    TEQIP-II sponsored a 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.
  25. The Science and Engineering of Quantum Computation.
    Seminar at Condensed Matter Physics Research Centre, Physics Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, June 23, 2017.
  26. Quantum Key Distribution and Its Cryptanalysis.
    An academic program on Quantum Optics and Quantum Technology (June 5-8, 2017) at the 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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 the Computer and Communication Sciences Division (CCSD) of the Institute, February 24, 2017.
  31. 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.
  32. Introduction to Quantum Cryptography.
    National Instructional Workshop on Cryptology (April 6-8, 2016), Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India, April 8, 2016.
  33. 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.
  34. Pre-Quantum Cryptology.
    International School and Conference on Quantum Information (Feb 9-18, 2016), Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar, India, February 9, 2016.
  35. Pre-Quantum Information Theory.
    International School and Conference on Quantum Information (Feb 9-18, 2016), Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar, India, February 9, 2016.
  36. An Overview of Quantum Information and Computation.
    Lecture Meeting organized by Computer Chapter of IEEE Kolkata Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, January 29, 2016.
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  37. Quantum Rational Secret Sharing.
    Seminar at Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit (PAMU), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India, August 19, 2015.
  38. 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.
  39. An Introduction to Quantum Key Distribution.
    Cryptography Seminar Series, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India, May 21, 2014.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.
  44. 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.
  45. 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 Computer Application, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri, India, January 20, 2012.
  46. 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.