Dr. Tapas Pandit

Assistant Professor, Plaksha University



Area of Expertise:

  • Quantum Computing and Cryptography

Research Interests:

  • Post-Quantum Cryptography
  • Signatures in Multivariate setting
  • Lattice-Based Signatures and Key-Exchange protocols
  • Quantum Cryptanalysis
  • Blockchain
  • Online Voting Scheme

Education:

  • M.Tech and Ph.D. in Computer Science, ISI, Kolkata, India

 

Past Associations:

  • Assistant Professor, SRM University, AP
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, IISc Bangalore
  • Assistant Professor, IIIT Sri City, Chittoor

Bio

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.

Tapas received his M.Tech and Ph.D. in computer science from ISI Kolkata. His doctoral thesis focuses on the design of predicate-based cryptosystems. As a postdoctoral researcher at IISc Bangalore, Tapas worked on quantum computing and designing post-quantum cryptosystems.