Sponsored Projects

  1. Quantum Information using Continuous Variable State.
    Total Grant: INR 54.40 Lakhs, Duration: 3 years (2020-2023).
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India through their Quantum Information Science and Technology (QuST) Scheme under the Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (ICPS) Program.
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
  2. Security Analysis of Real World Ciphers, Protocols and Systems.
    Total Grant: INR 898 Lakhs, Duration: 3 years (2019-2022).
    Funding Agency: National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), under National Security Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India.
    Role: Member Secretary.
  3. Exploration of Suitable Metric for TRNG.
    Total Grant: INR 37.52 Lakhs, Duration: 2 years (2019-2021).
    Funding Agency: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Delhi, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
    Role: Principal Investigator.
  4. Post Quantum Digital Signatures for Document Signing [Project by Society for Electronic Transactions and Security (SETS), Chennai].
    Total Grant: INR 127.77 Lakhs, Duration: 2 years (2019-2021).
    Funding Agency: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
    Role: Member of the Project Review and Steering Group (PRSG).
  5. Design and Development of Block Cipher.
    Total Grant: INR 24 Lakhs, Duration: 1 year (2018-2019).
    Funding Agency: Defence Weapons and Electronics Systems Engineering Establishment (WESEE) Indian Navy, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
    Role: Consultant.
  6. Cryptanalysis of Symmetric Cipher Algorithms.
    Total Grant: INR 27.54 Lakhs, Duration: 3 years (2017-2020).
    Funding Agency: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
    Role: Principal Investigator.
  7. Development of frequency coded quantum key distribution solutions suitable for deployment on 25km fibre optic links. (Joint Project by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Indian Institute of Technology Chennai.)
    Total Grant: INR 24.95 Lakhs, Duration: 3 years (2016-2019).
    Funding Agency: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
    Role: Member of the Evaluation Committee.
  8. Lightweight Encryption Techniques for Cyber Security Applications.
    Total Grant: INR 6.78 Lakhs (excluding JSPS part), Duration: 2 years (2016-2018).
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Government of Japan.
    Role: Member of the Indian team of six scientists.
  9. Centre of Excellence in Cryptology.
    Total Grant: INR 10 Crores, Duration: 5 years (2011-2016).
    Funding Agency: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Delhi, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
    Role: Project Member.
  10. Threat and Attack Modeling of Heterogeneous Enterprise  Networks.
    Total Grant: INR 25 Lakhs, Duration: 18 months (2011-2013).Funding Agency: Scientific Analysis Group (SAG), Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Delhi, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
    Role: Consultant.
  11. Development of Encryption Algorithm for BARC.
    Total Grant: INR 10 Lakhs, Duration: 24 months (2011-2013).
    Funding Agency: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India.
    Role: Project Member.
  12. Development of Tool and Design Aid for Developing Safeguards against Related Key and IV Attacks and Proactive Key Scheduling Scheme for Packet Encryption.
    Total Grant: INR 4.75 Lakhs, Duration: 15 months (2010-2012).
    Funding Agency: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
    Role: Principal Investigator.
  13. Security Evaluation and Design of Components and Cryptographic Primitives for RFID and Sensor Networks.
    Total Grant: INR 29.28 Lakhs, Duration: 3 years (2009-2012).
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency, the National Organization in Japan for implementing the Science and Technology Policies of the Government of Japan.
    Role: Member of the Indian team of four scientists.
  14. Steganography using Machine Learning.
    Total Grant: INR 50 Thousand, Duration: 1 year (2006-2007).
    Funding Agency: Jadavpur University.
    Role: Principal Investigator.