Areas of Interest: Applied Cryptography, Zero-Knowledge Engineering, Blockchain, Quantum and Post Quantum Cryptography, Network Security, Cyber-Physical Systems Security, Cloud Data Security, Software Security.

Publications:-

Posters
Meghashrita Das, Kumar Prateek, Sairaaj Surve and S. Maity, “POSTER: Quantum-Safe Privacy-Preserving Authentication Protocol for Smart Metering Infrastructure”, 27th International Conference on Quantum Information Processing (QIP), Taipei, Taiwan, January 13-19, 2024.

Book Chapters

• Kumar Prateek, and S. Maity. "Quantum Programming on Azure Quantum—An Open Source Tool for Quantum Developers". In: Quantum Computing: A Shift from Bits to Qubits. Studies in Computational Intelligence, edited by Pandey, R., Srivastava, N., Singh, N. K., Tyagi, K., Studies in Computational Intelligence book series, Springer Nature Singapore, vol. 1085, pp. 283-309, March 2023, ISBN: 978-981-19-9530-9DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9530-9_16
• Kumar Prateek, and S. Maity, "Post Quantum Blockchain Enabled Services in Scalable Smart Cities", in Quantum Blockchain: An Emerging Cryptographic Paradigm, edited by Vani Rajasekar, Rajesh Kumar, SK Hafizul Islam, Balamurugan Balusamy, Ching-Hung Hsu, Scrivener-Wiley, June 2022, pp. 263-291, ISBN-13: 978-1119836223, DOI: doi.org/10.1002/9781119836728.ch11
• Manohar Sai Burra and S. Maity, "Characteristics, Advances, and Challenges in Blockchain-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems" in Blockchain Technology for Emerging Applications: A Comprehensive Approach, edited by S.K. Hafizul Islam, Arup Pal, Debabrata Samanta, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Academic Press, May 2022, pp. 67-89, eBook ISBN: 9780323901949, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90193-2.00008-9

Journal Publications
Junaid Alam, S. Maity, Md Abdul Saifulla, and Ruhul Amin, "Securing Remote Computation with Algebraic Signature Techniques in Trusted Execution Environments", Peer-to-Peer Networking Applications, Springer,  (SCI Indexed), vol. 19(1), pp.11, Feb 2026. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s12083-025-02166-7

Kumar Prateek, S. Maity and Neetesh Saxena, "QSKA: A Quantum Secured Privacy-Preserving Mutual Authentication Scheme for Energy Internet-Based Vehicle-to-Grid Communication", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (SCI Indexed), IEEE, 2024. Volume: 21, Issue: 6, pp. 6810 - 6826, December 2024. DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2024.3445972

Kumar Prateek, Meghashrita Das, Sairaaj Surve, S. Maity and Ruhul Amin, "Q-Secure-P2 -SMA: Quantum-Secure Privacy-Preserving Smart Meter Authentication for Unbreakable Security in Smart Grid", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (SCI Indexed), Volume: 21, Issue: 5, pp.  5149 - 5163, October 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1109/TNSM.2024.3357103

Kumar Prateek, S. Maity and Ruhul Amin, "An Unconditionally Secured Privacy-Preserving Authentication Scheme for Smart Metering Infrastructure in Smart Grid", IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (SCI Indexed), vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 1085-1095, March 2023, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/TNSE.2022.3226902

Vatsal Vasani, Kumar Prateek, Ruhul Amin, S. Maity and Ashutosh Dhar Dwivedi, "Embracing the Quantum Frontier: Investigating Quantum Communication, Cryptography, Applications and Future Directions", Journal of Industrial Information Integration (SCI Indexed, IF - 15.7), Elsevier, vol. 39 (2024), p.100594, 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jii.2024.100594

Manohar Sai Burra and S. Maity, "A Distributed and Decentralized Certificateless Framework for Reliable Shared Data Auditing for FOG-CPS Networks", IEEE Access (SCI Indexed), vol. 11, pp. 42595-42618, April 2023, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3271605

Kumar Prateek, N. K. Ojha, F. Altaf and S. Maity, "Quantum Secured 6G Technology Based Applications in Internet of Everything", Telecommunication Systems (SCI Indexed), Springer, November 2022, pp. 1-30, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11235-022-00979-y

Fahiem Altaf, Kumar Prateek and S. Maity, "Beacon Non-Transmission Attack and its Detection in Intelligent Transportation Systems", Internet of Things (SCI Indexed), Elsevier, August 2022, 100602, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2022.100602

Kumar Prateek, Fahiem Altaf, Ruhul Amin and S. Maity, "A Privacy Preserving Authentication Protocol using Quantum Computing for V2I Authentication in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks", Security and Communication Networks (SCN) (SCI Indexed), Hindawi, vol. 2022, Article ID 428061, 17 pages, DOI: doi.org/10.1155/2022/4280617

Manohar Sai Burra and S. Maity, "Certificateless Reliable and Privacy-Preserving Auditing of Group Shared Data for FOG-CPS Systems", Security and Communication Networks (SCN) (SCI Indexed), Hindawi, vol. 2022, Article ID 6705948, 32 pages, DOI: doi.org/10.1155/2022/6705948 Click here

Fahiem Altaf and S. Maity, "PLHAS: Privacy-Preserving Localized Hybrid Authentication Scheme for Large Scale Vehicular Ad hoc Networks", Vehicular Communications (VEHCOM) (SCI Indexed), Elsevier, Volume 30 (Aug.2021), No. , pp. 100347, 2021. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2021.100347 Click here.

S. Maity and R. C. Hansdah, "Security and Performance Analysis of the SEAP Authentication Protocol in MANETs", International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing (IJAHUC) (SCI Indexed), Inderscience, Volume 24, No. 3, pp. 183-203, 2017. DOI: doi.org/10.1504/ijahuc.2017.10001127  Click here.

S. Maity and R. C. Hansdah., "Self-Organized Public Key Management in MANETs with Enhanced Security and without Certificate-Chains", Computer Networks (COMNET) (SCI Indexed), Elsevier, Volume 65, No. 2, pp. 183-211, 2014. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2014.03.016 Click here.

N. Kumar, R. C. Hansdah, S. Maity, "A Design and Classification Framework for Routing Protocols in MANETs", International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing (IJWMC), Inderscience, Volume 12, No. 4, pp. 364-383, 2017. Scopus Indexed. DOI: doi.org/10.1504/ijwmc.2017.10006565 Click here.

N. B. Bhavesh,  S. Maity and R. C. Hansdah, "An Authentication Protocol for Vehicular ad hoc Networks with Heterogeneous Anonymity Requirements", International Journal of Space-Based and Situated Computing (IJSSC), Inderscience, Volume 4, No. 1, pp. 1-14, 2014. ESCI Indexed. DOI: doi.org/10.1504/IJSSC.2014.060684  Click here.

Conference Publications

Junaid Alam and S. Maity, "Web3 Token Framework for Secure Distributed Data Storage with Built-in Integrity Checking", Accepted in IEEE 1st International Conference on Instrumentation (INSTCon-2026), 24th and 25th July, 2026, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, India.

Junaid Alam and S. Maity, "Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Compliance Verification in Software Supply Network Management using zk-SNARKs", Published in 21st ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ASIACCS ’26) AMASS  Workshops, Bangalore, India, pp. 1-12, June 1-6, 2026. DOI: doi.org/10.1145/3807501.3808236 Won Best Paper Award

Junaid Alam, Naziya Aslam, Abha Upadhyay, S. Maity, S. Venkatesan, “CLPKC based Secure Remote Data Access Scheme using Designated Combiner based Homomorphic Authenticators”, Accepted in ACM 27th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN-2026), Nara, Japan, 6th to 9th January 2026.

Arghya Maji, Ananya Gupta, Junaid Alam, and S. Maity. "Secure and Anonymous Crime Reporting using Smart Contracts", Published in IEEE MPSec International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Applications (ICETA-2025), at ABV-IIITM Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India - 474015, pp. 1-6, 21-23 February, 2025. DOI: doi.org/10.1109/MPSecICETA64837.2025.11118420

Callum Dodd, Neetesh Saxena and S. Maity. "Security Analysis of Smart Home Devices: Smart Life and Philip Hue", Published in 23rd International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom-2025), Washington DC, USA (Walter E. Washington Convention Center), pp. 398-403, March 17 – 21, 2025. DOI: doi.org/10.1109/PerComWorkshops65533.2025.00098

Junaid Alam, S. Maity, and S. Venkatesan. "Pairing-Free Certificateless Data Auditing for Fog assisted Cyber Physical Systems", Published in IEEE 5th International Conference on Advanced Research in Computing (ICARC-2025), Faculty of Computing, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka., pp. 1-6, 19th-20th February 2025. DOI: doi.org/10.1109/ICARC64760.2025.10963320

Binay Kumar Gupta, Ananya Gupta, Junaid Alam, and Soumyadev Maity. "Blockchain-Based Fellowship Management System with Zero-Knowledge Credential Verification", Published in 13th IEEE International Conference on System Modelling & Advancement on Research Trends (SMART-2024), Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Delhi Road Moradabad, UP, India-244001, pp. 487-494, IEEE, 6th-7th December 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1109/SMART63812.2024.10882489

Anupam Raj, Ananya Gupta, Aditya Biswakarma, Rohan Tirkey, Junaid Alam, and Soumyadev Maity. "Open-Audit: Enhancing Software Compliance with Blockchain and Zero-Knowledge Proofs", Published in Springer 4th International Conference on Network Security and Blockchain Technology (ICNSBT-2025), Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India-721657, pp. 207-223, 14th-16th January 2025. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6348-4_16

Rajdeep Mistri, Shahnaz Warsi, Junaid Alam, and S. Maity. "Certificateless Data Auditing Scheme for Fog-CPSs with Audit Verification", Published in ACM Fourteenth International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT-2024), Nordic Art Hotel Lasaretti, Oulu, Finland, pp. 137-145, 19th-22rd November 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1145/3703790.37038

Shiv Shankar, Ananya Gupta, Junaid Alam, and S. Maity. "IBTTCS: Identity-Based Toll Tax Collection System using Geohash", Published in Springer Sixth International Conference on Communication and Intelligent Systems (ICCIS-2024), Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, India-462003, 8th-9th November 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5723-0_18 Won Best Paper Award

Junaid Alam and S. Maity. "A Framework for Data Auditing on Fog-CPSs", Published in IEEE Twenty First INDICON-2024, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India-721302, pp. 1-6, 19th-21st December 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1109/INDICON63790.2024.10958283

Arnab Mazumder, Shahnaz Warsi, Junaid Alam, and S. Maity. "Algebraic Signature based Trusted Execution Environment for Remote Computation", Published in ACM Twenty Sixth International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN-2025), IIT Hyderabad, Telangana, India-502284, pp. 289-294, 4th to 7th January 2025. DOI: doi.org/10.1145/3700838.3703676

Abha Upadhyay, S. Maity and S. Venkatesan, "Lightweight Authentication Protocols for IoT Networks", Published in IEEE Pune Section International Conference (PuneCon), pp. 1-6, Pune, India, 14-16 December, 2023, Online ISBN: 979-8-3503-2420-4, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/PuneCon58714.2023.10450064

A. Kumar, M. Aashrith, K. S. Vineeth, B. Subhash, S. A. Reddy, Junaid Alam, and S. Maity, "Enhancing Facial Emotion Level Recognition: A CNN based Approach to Balancing Data", Published in fifth International Conference on Advances in Information Communication Technology & Computing, AICTC-2024, Republic of Kazakhstan, Shymkent city, 160012, A. Baitursynov, Street no-13, pp. 381-395, 29th-30th April 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6103-6_25

Junaid Alam, Rajdeep Mistri, S. Maity, and S. Venkatesan, "Certificateless Verifiable Data Integrity Checking Scheme in Fog-CPSs Architecture", Published in 3rd International Conference on Advanced Computing and Applications (ICACA 2024), Kolkata, India,  pp. 95-112, February  23-24, 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4799-3_8

Arun Singh Kushwaha, Junaid Alam, and S. Maity, "A Survey on Vehicle Detection, Counting, and Classification", Published in Springer Second International Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence and Informatics, (ICACII-2023), Hyderabad, Telangana, India-500088, pp. 249-256, 22nd-23rd December 2023. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4727-6_25

Anwesh Shreyash, Junaid Alam, and S. Maity, "Survey of Attacks, Detection Techniques And Evaluation Metrics in Wireless Sensor Networks", Published in Springer Second International Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence and Informatics (ICACII-2023), Hyderabad, Telangana, India-500088, pp. 159-167, 22nd-23rd December 2023. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4727-6_16

Siddharth Paigwar, Junaid Alam, and S. Maity, "Survey on Key Generation for Sharing of Identity Based Encrypted Data", Published in IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Networks, and Security (ICCINS-2023), pp. 1-5, Mylavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India-521230, pp. 1-5, 22nd-23rd December 2023. Online ISBN 979-8-3503-1379-6, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/ICCINS58907.2023.10450068

N. Saxena, Connor Potter and S. Maity, "Clarity: Analysing Security in Web Applications", Published in15th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworks (COMSNETS-23), pp. 522-528, Bengaluru, India, 3-8 January 2023. Online ISBN 978-1-6654-7706-2, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/COMSNETS56262.2023.10041289

Kuldeep Singh, Manohar Sai Burra, and S. Maity, "Identity based encryption and broadcast using Hybrid Cryptographic Techniques", Published in IEEE International Conference on recent trends in Microelectronics, Automation, Computing and Communications Systems (ICMACC-22), pp. 1-6, Hyderabad, India, 28–30 December 2022. Online ISBN 978-1-6654-9604-9, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/ICMACC54824.2022.10093395

Kumar Prateek, S. Maity, and N. Saxena, "A Quantum Communication Based Secure Road Condition Monitoring Application in Intelligent Internet of Vehicular Things", Published in IEEE 19th India Council International Conference (INDICON 2022), pp. 1-6, Kochi, Kerala, India, 24-26, November 2022. Online ISBN 978-1-6654-7350-7, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/INDICON56171.2022.10040136

Alok Patel, Kumar Prateek, and S. Maity, "A W-Net Based Architecture with Residual Block for Liver Segmentation", Published in 4th International Conference on Inventive Research in Computing Applications (ICIRCA 2022), pp. 1783-1788, IEEE, Coimbatore, India, 21-23, September 2022. Online ISBN  978-1-6654-9707-7, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/ICIRCA54612.2022.9985767

Amit kumar, and S. Maity, "Detecting malicious URLs using Lexical Analysis and Network Activities", Published in 4th International Conference on Inventive Research in Computing Applications (ICIRCA 2022), pp. 570-575, IEEE, Coimbatore, India, 21-23, September 2022. Online ISBN 978-1-6654-9707-7, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/ICIRCA54612.2022.9985586

A. Mondal, S. Maity, N. Mazumdar and S. Sau, "Security and Privacy Preserving Online Student Feedback Management System", Published in 2022 International Conference on Machine Learning, Computer Systems and Security (MLCSS), Bhubaneswar, India,  05-06 August 2022, pp. 379-386, IEEE, Online ISBN 978-1-6654-5493-3, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/MLCSS57186.2022.00075

Y. Anand , B. Sirmour , Sk. M. Zaman , B. K. Markandey, A. Kumar and  S. Maity, "A Brief Survey of Cloud Data Auditing Mechanism", Published in 3rd International Conference on Innovative Data Communication Technologies and Application (ICIDCA-2021), Springer LNDECT Series, vol. 96, pp. 581-593, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 20-21 August, 2021. Online ISBN 978-981-16-7167-8, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7167-8_42

A. Islam, F. Altaf, and S. Maity, "Efficient Certificateless Signcryption Scheme for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks", Published in 5th International Conference on Inventive Communication and Computational Technologies (ICICCT-2021), Springer LNNS Series, vol 311, pp. 927–942, Namakkal, India, 25-26, June 2021. Online  ISBN 978-981-16-5529-6, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5529-6_70

S. Garg, S. Nayak, A.B. Bavani Sankar and S. Maity, "Applications of Identity-Based Cryptography in Smart Home and Healthcare: A Recent Review", Published in International Conference on Cyber Security in Emerging Digital Era (ICCEDE-20), Springer SCI Series, vol. 1007, pp.227-241, Greater Noida, U.P., India, 9-10 October 2020, Online ISBN 978-981-16-8012-0, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8012-0_18

A. Islam, S. Ranjan, A. P. Rawat, and S. Maity, “A Comprehensive Survey On Attacks and Security Protocols for VANETs”, Published in 8th International Conference on Innovations in Computer Science & Engineering (ICICSE), Springer LNNS Series, vol 171, pp. 583-595, Hyderabad, India, 28-29 August, 2020. Online ISBN 978-981-33-4543-0, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4543-0_62

M. M. Nawaz, V. Gupta, J. Rawat, K. Prateek, and S. Maity, “Partial Consensus and Incremental Learning Based Intrusion Detection System”, Published in International Conference on Cybernetics, Cognition and Machine Learning Applications (ICCCMLA),  Springer SCI Series, vol 956, pp. 193-201, Goa, India, 29-30th Aug, 2020. Online ISBN 978-3-030-68291-0, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68291-0_14

P. Kushwaha, H. Sonkar, F. Altaf, and S. Maity, “A Brief Survey of Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanisms”, Published in International Conference on ICT for Sustainable Development (ICT4SD), Springer AISC & LNNS Series, vol 154, pp. 573-581, Panaji, Goa, India, 23-24th July, 2020. Online ISBN 978-981-15-8354-4, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8354-4_57

M. K. Aditia, S. Paida, F. Altaf, and S. Maity, “Certificate-less Public Key Encryption For Secure e-Healthcare Systems”, Published in IEEE Conference on Information and Communication Technology, IEEE, pp. 1-5,  Allahabad, India, Dec. 6-8, 2019. Online ISBN 978-1-7281-5398-8, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/CICT48419.2019.9066190

Shrishti, M. S. Burra, C. Maurya and S. Maity, “Leakage Resilient Searchable Symmetric Encryption with Periodic Updation”, Published in 3rd International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICOEI-2019), IEEE, pp. 22-29, TamilNadu, India, April 23-25, 2019. Online ISBN 978-1-5386-9439-8, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/ICOEI.2019.8862626

F. Altaf, M.  K. Aditia, E. Saini, B. Rakshit and S. Maity, “Privacy-Preserving Lightweight Searchable Encryption for Cloud Assisted e-Health System”, Published in International Conference on Wireless Communications, Signal Processing and Networking (WiSPNET 2019), IEEE, pp. 310-314, Chennai, India, March 21-23, 2019. Online ISBN 978-1-5386-9279-0, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/WiSPNET45539.2019.9032730

Vasudha, F. Altaf and S. Maity, “Linearly Homomorphic Signature Based Secure Computation Outsourcing in Vehicular Adhoc Networks”, Published in IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies (i-PACT-2019), IEEE, pp. 1-7, Vellore, India, March 22-23, 2019. Online ISBN 978-1-5386-8190-9, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/i-PACT44901.2019.8959997

R. Dewangan, F. Altaf and S. Maity, “Certificateless Aggregate Message Authentication for Hierarchical Trusted Authority based VANET”, Published in 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computing Methodologies and Communication (ICCMC-2019), IEEE, pp. 429-434, TamilNadu, India, March 27-29, 2019. Online ISBN 978-1-5386-7808-4, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/ICCMC.2019.8819737

S. Sultana, F. Altaf, M. K. Aditia, M. Sai Burra, C. Maurya, and S. Maity, “Detection of Beacon Transmission Denial Attack in ITS Using Temporal Auto-correlation and Random Inspections”, Published in 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN 2019), ACM, pp. 317–326, Bangalore, India, January 4-7, 2019. Online ISBN 978-1-4503-6094-4/19/01, DOI: doi.org/10.1145/3288599.3288616

M. K. Aditia,  F. Altaf, M. R. Singh, M. S. Burra, C. Maurya, S. S. Sahoo, and S. Maity, “Optimized CL-PKE with lightweight encryption for resource constrained devices”, Published in 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN 2019), ACM, pp. 427-432, Bangalore, India, January 4-7, 2019. ISBN 978-1-4503-6094-4/19/01, DOI: doi.org/10.1145/3288599.3296014

S. Maity, K. Sinha and B. P. Sinha, "An Efficient Lightweight Stream Cipher Algorithm for Wireless Networks", Published in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 1-6, San Francisco, CA, USA, March 19-22, 2017. Online ISBN 978-1-5090-4183-1, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/WCNC.2017.7925562

Dania Qara Bala, S. Maity, Sanjay Kumar Jena, "A Lightweight Remote User Authentication Protocol for Smart E-Health Networking Environment", Published in IEEE International conference on I-SMAC (IoT in Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud) (I-SMAC 2017), pp. 10-15, Chennai, India, Feb 10-11, 2017. Online ISBN 978-1-5090-3243-3, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/I-SMAC.2017.8058330

Seemran Mishra, S. Maity, Sanjay Kumar Jena, "IBC Based Verifiable Hash Chains For Reliable Internet Access In Intelligent Transportation Systems", Published in IEEE International Conference on Information, Communication & Embeded Systems (ICICES 2017), pp. 1-6, Chennai, India, Feb 23-24, 2017. Online ISBN 978-1-5090-6135-8, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/ICICES.2017.8070749

Vishnu Priyanka Gujjula, S. Maity, Sanjay Kumar Jena, "Privacy Preserving Zone Based Service Provisioning in Intelligent Transportation Systems", Published in IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications, Signal Processing and Networking (WiSPNET 2017), pp. 954-960, Chennai, India, March 22-24, 2017. Online ISBN 978-1-5090-4442-9, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/WiSPNET.2017.8299903

Dania Qara Bala, S. Maity, Sanjay Kumar Jena, "Mutual Authentication for IoT Smart Environment Using Certificate-less Public Key Cryptography",    Published in IEEE Third International Conference on Sensing, Signal Processing and Security (ICSSS 2017), pp. 29-34, Chennai, India, May 4-5, 2017. Online ISBN 978-1-5090-4929-5, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/SSPS.2017.8071559

S. H. Talawar, S. Maity and Ramesh C. H., "Secure Routing with an Integrated Localized Key Management Protocol in MANETs", Published in 28th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), pp. 605-612, Victoria, Canada, May 13-16, 2014. Online  ISBN 978-1-4799-3630-4, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/AINA.2014.74

S. Maity and Ramesh C. H., "A Voucher Assisted Adaptive Acknowledgement Based Intrusion Detection Protocol for MANETs",    Published in 9th International Conference on Information Systems Security (ICISS), LNCS, Springer, vol. 8303, pp. 239-246    Kolkata, India, Dec. 16-20, 2013. Online ISBN 978-3-642-45204-8, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45204-8_18

P. J. Jambhulkar, S. Maity and Ramesh C. H., "A Multicast Authentication Protocol (MAP) for Dynamic Multicast Groups in Wireless Networks", Published in International Symposium on Security in Computing and Communications (SSCC), CCIS, Springer, vol. 377, pp. 138-149, Mysore, India, August 22-24, 2013. Online ISBN 978-3-642-40576-1, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40576-1_14

N. Kumar, S. Maity and Ramesh C. H., "GeoGossip: A Gossip Based Geographical Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", Published in 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computer Science and Application (CSA), ACEEE Conferences Proceedings, Series 01, Elsevier, pp. 640-648, Lucknow, India, June 21-22, 2013. Click here.

S. Maity and Ramesh C. H., "A Secure and Efficient Authentication Protocol (SEAP) for MANETs with Membership Revocation", Published in 27th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA), pp. 363-370, Barcelona, Spain, March 25-28, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7695-4952-1, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/WAINA.2013.126

N. B. Bhavesh, S. Maity and Ramesh C. H., "A Protocol for Authentication with Multiple Levels of Anonymity (AMLA) in VANETs", Published in 27th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, pp. 462-469, Barcelona, Spain, March 25-28, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7695-4952-1, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/WAINA.2013.4

S. Maity and Ramesh C. H., "Certificate-Less On-Demand Public Key Management (CLPKM) for Self-organized MANETs", Published in 8th International Conference on Information Systems Security (ICISS), LNCS, Springer, vol. 7671, pp. 277-293    Guwahati, India, Dec. 15-19, 2012. Online ISBN 978-3-642-35130-3, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35130-3_20

S. Maity and Ramesh C. H., "Membership Models and the Design of Authentication Protocols for MANETs", Published in 26th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA), pp. 544-551, Fukuoka, Japan, March 26-29, 2012. Print ISBN 978-1-4673-0867-0, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/WAINA.2012.107

Organising International Workshops:-

1. SecDLT 2027: International Workshop on Security and Privacy in Distributed Ledger-enabled Communication Networks, to be held in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN 2027) at NITK Surathkal, India, during January 4-7, 2027. The workshop proceedings will be published in the ACM ICPS series (indexed by ACM, DBLP, and Scopus). I am organizing this workshop jointly with Dr. Sameer G Kulkarni (IIT Gandhinagar) and Prof. Weizhi Meng (Lancaster University, UK). Website: https://icdcn27-secdlt.github.io/secdlt2027/

2. PPT-PQC 2027: International Workshop on Privacy-Preserving Techniques and Post-Quantum Cryptography for Pervasive Systems, to be held in conjunction with IEEE PerCom 2027 in Goa, India. I am organizing this workshop jointly with Prof. Neetesh Saxena (Cardiff University, UK), Prof. Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo (UT San Antonio, USA), and Dr. Kumar Prateek (NIT Jalandhar). Website: https://sites.google.com/nitj.ac.in/ppt-pqc2027
 

Collaborative International Project Mentorship:-

• 1. Served as a mentor in QIntern2023 for the project titled “Design of quantum-secured authentication protocols with privacy protection,” hosted by QResearch Department and organized by QWorld (Association).  Name of Interns: (1) Meghashrita Das, Dual Degree B.Tech-M.Tech Student at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. Domain of Internship: Quantum Security. (2) Sairaaj Surve, Final year B.Tech Student at Dwarkadas J Sanghvi College of Engineering, Parle, Mumbai, India. Domain of Internship: Quantum Security. The project earned the third position in the best project category during the QIntern workshop.
• 2. Served as a mentor in QIntern 2024 for another edition of the project titled “Design of quantum-secured authentication protocols with privacy protection,” hosted by QResearch Department and organized by QWorld (Association).  Name of Interns: (1) Pradeep Ramesh, Dual Degree BS-MS Student at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India. (2) Juweria Sayed, BS Student at University of Mumbai, India. (3) Haemanth Velmurugan, MS CS Student at UC San Diego, USA. Domain of Internship: Quantum Security.
• 3. Served as a mentor in QIntern 2025 for the project titled “Design of Quantum-Anamorphic Encryption Against Coercive Surveillance” hosted by QResearch Department and organized by QWorld (Association).  Name of Interns: (1) Tarun Hariharan, BTech CS Student at Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India. (2) Juweria Sayed, BS Student at University of Mumbai, India. (3) Jessica Anabor, Management Applications Alumni of Atlantic Technological University, Ireland. (4) SK Saif Arko, BTech CS Student at BRAC University, Bangladesh. (5) Hitanshu Gedam, BTech CS Student at Government College of Engineering Nagpur,  India. Domain of Internship: Quantum Security. The project earned the third position in the best project category during the QIntern workshop.
• 4. Serving as a mentor in QIntern 2026 for the project titled “Design of Quantum-Anamorphic Encryption Against Coercive Surveillance (Extension)" hosted by QResearch Department and organized by QWorld (Association).  Name of Interns: (1) Imane Elaceri, Pursuing Masters in Cryptography at Limoges' University, France. (2) Jammula Goda Pranathi, Pursuing Phd at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India. (3) Yousef Altaher Pursuing Master of Quantum Computing from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.(4) Juweria Sayed,  Pursuing BSc Physics, Mumbai, India. (5) Arjun Gadi, Pursuing IBDP Diploma at Oakridge International School, Gachibowli, India. Domain of Internship: Quantum Security.

Principal Investigator of the Externally Sponsored Projects:-

1. 1. Title: "Design and Implementation of a Decentralized Data Auditing Platform using Algebraic Signature and Zero-Knowledge Protocol (ZKP)", Grant No.: IHUB-NTIHAC/2025/01/1, Start Date: 09-September 2025, Role: Principle Investigator, Duration: 2 Years, Funded by: IHUB NTIHAC Foundation, IIT Kanpur, Status: Ongoing.
2.  2. Title: "Reliable and Privacy Preserving Data Auditing for FOG assisted Cyber Physical Systems (FOG-CPS)", Grant No.: IHUB-NTIHAC/2021/01/3, Start Date: 20th December 2021, Role: Principle Investigator, Duration: 3 Years, Funded by: IHUB NTIHAC Foundation, IIT Kanpur, Status: Completed Successfully on September 2025.

Journals Reviewed:-

1.  ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks
2.  ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security
3.  IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing
4. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
5. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics & Security
6. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
7. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing
8. IEEE Transactions on Networking
9. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering
10. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
11. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
12. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems
13. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems
14. IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE
15. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE
16. IEEE ACCESS
17. Scientific Reports, Nature
18. Journal of Information Security and Applications, Elsevier
19. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier
20. SN Computer Science, Springer Nature
21. Telecommunication Systems, Springer
22.  Information Systems and e-Business Management, Springer
23. Information Systems Frontiers, Springer
24. Sadhana-Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, Springer
25. Cluster Computing , Springer
26. International Journal of Information and Computer Security, Inderscience
27. Security and Privacy, Wiley
28. Cybernetics and Systems, Taylor & Francis
29. Cyber Physical Systems, Taylor & Francis
30. Mobile Information Systems, Hindawi
31. Security and Communication Networks, Hindawi
32. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Hindawi
33. IET Cyber-Physical Systems, IET
34. PeerJ Computer Science, PeerJ Inc.
35. Mathematics, MDPI

Invited Talks Delivered:-

1. "Efficient Self-Organized Public Key Management in Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs)", On: Seminar, Organised by: Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India, October 20, 2014.
2. "Wireless Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems", On: Workshop on Information and Cyber Security, Organised by: Indian Institute of Technology-Indian School of Mines (IIT-ISM), Dhanbad, and C-DAC, Kolkata, India, January 28-30, 2016.
3. "Security in Safety Critical Cyber-Physical System", On: National Workshop on Evolving Drifts in Computer Science (NWEDCS), Organised by: Rajkiya Engineering College (REC), Ambedkar Nagar, U.P. India, sponsored by TEQIP-III, July 9-13, 2018.
4. "Internet-of-Things (IoT): Security & Research Issues", On: Faculty development program on Internet of Things (IoT): A Vision , Applications & Future Prospective, Organised by: United College Of Engineering & Management (UCEM), Naini, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh sponsored by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow under TEQIP-III., May 07-11, 2019.
5. "Security in Safety Critical Cyber-Physical Systems", On: National Workshop on Evolving Drifts in Computer Science (NWEDCS), Organised by: Rajkiya Engineering College (REC), Ambedkar Nagar, U.P. India, sponsored by TEQIP-III, July 9-13, 2018.
6. "Verifiable Data Auditing: Enhancing Reliability and Availability of Safety-Critical Data for Fog-Assisted Cyber Physical Systems", On: AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) FDP on “Cyber Crime & Computer Security”, Organised by Department of Electronics Engineering, Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology (KNIT), Sultanpur, U.P., India, 6th October, 2020.
7. "Verifiable Data Auditing for Fog-Assisted Cyber Physical Systems", Presented At: One day Webinar on “Cyber Security” Sponsored By: TEQIP III, CSVTU, Bhilai (C.G.) and Organised By: University Teaching Department (UTD) Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University (CSVTU), Bhilai (C.G.), India, 28th November, 2020.
8. "Network Security", Presented At: Six Days Online FDTP on CS8792 – Cryptography and Network Security Sponsored By: Center for Faculty Development, Anna University, Chennai - 25, Organized By: Department of Computer Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai - 25, India, 17th June, 2021.
9. "Introduction to Cryptography", Presented At: Six Days Online FDTP on CS8792 – Cryptography and Network Security Sponsored By: Center for Faculty Development, Anna University, Chennai - 25, Organized By: Department of Computer Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai - 25, India, 17th June, 2021.
10. "Remote Data Auditing in Cloud Storage Using Cryptographic Techniques", Presented At: A One Week Faculty Development Programme (FDP) On 'Application of Cryptographic Tools for Data and Image Securities', Organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani (IIIT-K), West Bengal, India. Sponsored by AICTE ATAL, 7th December, 2021.
11. "Cloud Security", Presented At: Five Day Online Faculty Training Programme on 'Recent Trends in Cyber Security' Sponsored by ISEA, Organized By: Department of Computer Science and Engineering & the Department of Information Science and Technology, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai -25, 16th June 2022.
12. "Entrepreneurship Opportunities in DeFi (Decentralized Finance) based on Web3 and Cryptographic Technologies", Presented At: Advanced Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (A-ESDP) on Augmenting the Skill-Set for New Generation Cyber Security Entrepreneur, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, 10th – 14th February, 2025.
13. "Quantum and Post-Quantum Cryptography: How to Ensure Information-Security Against Quantum Attackers?", Presented At: 2-Day Symposium and Workshop on Quantum Science & Technology, Jointly Organized by IIIT Allahabad and C-DAC Pune March 17-18, 2025.
14. "Post-Quantum Cryptography", Presented At: 5-Day Symposium and Training Workshop on Quantum Information & Technologies (QIT) Jointly Organized by IIIT Allahabad and C-DAC Pune July 24-28, 2025.
15. "Advanced Cryptography for IoT Security: From Trusted Backends to Zero-Knowledge Trust", Presented At: Short Term Course on Next-Gen Technology: Quantum Computing, AI, Security & IoT Organized by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, 13-17th July, 2026.