Tapas Pandit

Tapas Pandit

Assistant Professor, Plaksha University

PhD from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

Area of Expertise:

Quantum Computing Cryptography

About Tapas Pandit

Dr. Tapas Pandit recently joined Plaksha as an Assistant Professor in Communication Security. His research interests include quantum computing, designing security protocols in post-quantum settings, blockchain, and online voting schemes.

He received his M.Tech and PhD in computer science from ISI, Kolkata. Dr. Pandit's doctoral thesis focuses on the design of predicate-based cryptosystems. As a postdoctoral researcher at IISc Bangalore, he worked on quantum computing and designing post-quantum cryptosystems.

Research Interests
  • Post-Quantum Cryptography
  • Signatures in Multivariate setting
  • Lattice-Based Signatures and Key-Exchange protocols
  • Quantum Cryptanalysis
  • Blockchain
  • Online Voting Scheme
Past Associations
  • Assistant Professor, SRM University, AP
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, IISc Bangalore
  • Assistant Professor, IIIT Sri City, Chittoor
Education
  • M.Tech and PhD in Computer Science, ISI, Kolkata, India