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Vishal Saraswat

School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota
Twin Cities, MN - 55455, USA

Phone: (001) 407-584-7425
Email: vishal@math.umn.edu


Research Interests

Number Theory and Cryptography, Computer and Informaion Security, Algorithm Design and Analysis, Computational Complexity, Financial Mathematics

Education

Ph.D. - Mathematics, GPA: 3.88/4.00, University of Minnesota (UMN), Twin Cities, MN, USA
Advisor: Prof. Andrew Odlyzko
Minor: Computer Science
M.S. - Computer Science, GPA: 3.84/4.00, UMN, Aug 2007
M.S. - Mathematics, GPA: 3.91/4.00, UMN, Aug 2007
B.Sc. - Mathematics, with Honors, St. Xavier's College, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, July 2000
Certificate in Statistical Methods and Applications, First Class, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, July 2000

Publications

Anonymous Signatures Revisited
with Dr. Aaram Yun, ProvSec 2009, LNCS vol. 5848, pp. 140-153, Springer-Verlag, 2009
Public-Key Encryption with Searchable Keywords based on Jacobi Symbols
with Dr. Giovanni Di Crescenzo, IndoCrypt 2007, LNCS vol. 4859, pp. 282-296, Springer-Verlag, 2007

Projects

Counterparty Credit Risk in Over-The-Counter Derivatives, Minnesota Center for Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (MCFAM), UMN, Jan 2012 - Jan 2012
Pursuit Evasion Games with Multiple Pursuers, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), UMN, June 2010 - Aug 2010
Secure and Efficient Long Term Data Management, Intelligent Storage Consortium, Digital Technology Center (DTC), UMN, Jun 2007 - May 2008
Long Term Key Management, Intelligent Storage Consortium, DTC, UMN, Jun 2007 - May 2008
Applied Remote Cache-timing Attacks Against AES, Institute of Technology, UMN, Sept 2006 - May 2007
Cryptographic Multilinear Maps, Institute of Technology, UMN, Twin Cities, May 2005
Basic Lie Theory, School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bombay, July 2003

Experience

Teaching Assistant, Institute of Technology, UMN, Twin Cities, Aug 2003 - Present
Lectured, held recitations, and graded various advanced graduate and undergraduate courses including
Modern Cryptography, Cryptology and Number Theory, Coding Theory, Mathematical Logic, Preparation for Financial Mathematics, Mathematical Background for Finance, Mathematical Theory Applied to Finance, and, Computation, Algorithms, and Coding in Finance
Mentor, Interdisciplinary Research Experience for Undergraduates, IMA, UMN, June 2010 - Aug 2010
Research Assistant, Intelligent Storage Consortium, Digital Technology Center, UMN, Jun 2007 - Aug 2007
Research Visitor, Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, Piscataway-NJ, Jul 2006 - Aug 2006
Research Fellow, Minnesota Center for Industrial Mathematics, UMN, Twin Cities, Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
Research Scholar, School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, Aug 2000 - July 2003

Awards

Full-tuition Scholarship and Assistantship, Graduate School, UMN, Twin Cities, 2003 - Present
TIFR Alumni Association Scholarship for Career Development, TIFR, Bombay, 2002 - 2003
Special Grant for Graduate Studies in USA, B. D. Bangur Endowment, Calcutta, July 2003
Scholarship for Graduate Studies in USA, Manoj Mody Foundation, Calcutta, July 2003

Computer Skills

Languages: C/C++, Fortran, Lisp
Applications/Packages: MATLAB, Mathematica, Office Suite, LaTeX
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac, Windows

Membership

Nominee Member, American Mathematical Society
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)



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