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 Information 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 - Present  
 * Secure and Efficient Long Term Data Management, 
    - Intelligent Storage Consortium, Digital Technology Center, UMN, 
      Jun 2007 - May 2008 
 * Long Term Key Management, 
    - Intelligent Storage Consortium, Digital Technology Center, UMN, 
      Jun 2007 - May 2008 
 * Applied Remote Cache-timing Attacks Against AES, 
    - Institute of Technology, UMN, Sept 2006 - May 2007 
 * A Note on 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, 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, 
      Jun 2006 - Aug 2006 
 * Research Scholar, 
    - School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 
      Aug 2000 - July 2003 

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

AWARDS
 * Full-tuition Scholarship and Assistantship, Graduate School, UMN, 
   2003 - Present 
 * TIFR Alumni Association Scholarship for Career Development, TIFR, 
   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 

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


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