Research Interests

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

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

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 - Apr 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, 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, and, Mathematical Background for Finance

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

Computer Skills

Languages: C++, Fortran, Lisp

Applications/Packages: MATLAB, Mathematica, MS Office Suite, LaTeX

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

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

Membership

Nominee Member, American Mathematical Society

Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)