6th International Conference on

Public Key Infrastructure and its Applications (PKIA 2025)

A Joint Conference by IEEE CS & IAS Bangalore Chapter

September 3-4th, 2025

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

About PKIA 2025

The 6th International Conference on Public Key Infrastructure and its Applications (PKIA 2025) is a joint conference by IEEE CS (Computer Society) and IAS (Industry Application Society) Bangalore Chapter. It will be a premium venue for bringing together all stakeholders of a Public Key Infrastructure Ecosystem. The objective is to provide a platform for presenting novel ideas from academia and industry on traditional and emerging topics and new paradigms in the areas of PKI, with a clear connection to real-world problems, systems or applications.

Call for Papers

Applications of PKI as a technology has grown by leaps and bounds in the recent years and is on the verge of becoming synonymous with trust in electronic transactions all over the world. The world of PKI has evolved as a robust and reliable system owing to the strong ecosystem - backed by the development in Cryptography, Protocols, Standards, Policy, Laws, Software libraries and hardware components. The objective is to provide a platform for exchanging of research concepts, brainstorming of emerging trends and best practices, showcasing of new and innovative PKI applications and presenting novel ideas from academia and industry with a clear connection to real-world problems, systems or applications. The conference therefore seeks submissions presenting innovative research and current developments in the areas of Public Key Infrastructures, Digital Certificates, Digital Signatures, Key Management, One-Time Signatures, Certificate-less secure communication, Time Stamping, PKI based Authentication etc. Submissions may focus on Modelling, Design, Analysis (incl. security proofs and attacks), Development (e.g. implementations), Deployment (e.g. system integration), and Maintenance (e.g. performance measurements, usability studies) of algorithms/ protocols/ standards/ implementations/ technologies / devices/ systems standing in relation with public key cryptography. Some topics of interest include but not limited to:

  • Advanced Cryptographic Methods for Digital Signing
  • Light Weight Cryptography and PKI
  • Security issues and Challenges in Crypto Tokens
  • PKI and FIDO
  • Policy and Legal support systems for PKI
  • Key Management Implementation and Issues
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection using PKI
  • Public Key Infrastructure Protection
  • Certificate Validation
  • Implementation of PKI Applications
  • Standard Libraries for PKI Applications
  • Quantum Cryptography
  • Post Quantum Cryptography
  • Standard Plug-ins for PKI enablement
  • PKI of IoT Security
  • Usability in PKI for ease of issuance of tokens
  • Human factors in PKI security
  • Dynamic Digital / Electronic Signatures
  • PKI for Securing Mobile APPs
  • Biometric and PKI enabled applications
  • PKI for Identity Management
  • PKI in e-Governance, e-Banking
  • Parallelized Cryptographic Implementations
  • Advances in Public Key Cryptography
  • Trust Models, Trust List etc
  • Blockchain and Digital Currency

The use of generative AI software tools is permitted subject to the following requirements:

  • The AI systems have not been used to plagiarize, misrepresent, or falsify content.
  • The resulting work, in its entirety, accurately represents the authors' original research and novel intellectual contributions, and is not primarily the result of the AI tool's generative capabilities.
  • The authors accept full responsibility for the veracity and correctness of all material in their work, including any content generated by AI tools.

Note that all submissions will be checked using suitable AI content detectors

Double-Blind Reviewing

  • The conference will employ a lightweight double-blind reviewing process. Submissions should not reveal the identity of the authors in any way. In particular, authors' names, affiliations, and email addresses should not appear anywhere in the submission. Nothing should be done in the name of anonymity that weakens the submission or makes the job of reviewing the paper more difficult. In particular, important references should not be omitted or anonymized. Use the third person to refer to the author's previous work, e.g., replace "as we have shown before" with "as shown before in [X]."
  • Authors should feel free to disseminate their ideas or draft versions of their paper as they normally would. For example, authors may post drafts of their papers on the web, submit them to arXiv, and give talks on their research ideas. Authors with further questions on double-blind reviewing are encouraged to contact the PC Co-Chairs by email at pki@cdac.in.

Papers should be a maximum of 8 pages in the IEEE conference proceedings format available HERE

Please submit your technical papers via Microsoft CMT for PKIA 2025 here.

All accpeted, registered and presented paper will be included to IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Important Dates

(All the deadlines are in AoE)

Last Date for Submission: 18th May 2025 31st May 2025 08th June 2025 (Hard)

Notification of Acceptance: 31th July 2025

Camera-Ready Submission: 15th August 2025

Acknowledgement

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

Registration

Author Registration Fee:

Student IEEE Member: ₹6000
Student Non-Member: ₹8000
IEEE Member: ₹9500
Non-Member: ₹13500

Foreign Author Registration Fee:

Student IEEE Member: $150
Student Non-Member: $225
IEEE Member: $275
Non-Member: $350


Camera-Ready Submission and Registration Instructions:

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Participant Registration: There is no registration fee for participant. The registration link will be shared soon.

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C A L L
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P A P E R S

Program
Live Stream Links:
Day 1: 03rd September 2025
Day 2: 04th September 2025

Day 1 Day 2

Day 1: Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Inauguration (10:00 - 11:00)

  • Welcome Address: Shri Dilip Barman, Deputy Controller (Investigation) O/o CCA, MeitY
  • Special Address: Shri Aashish Banati, Deputy Controller (Technology), O/o CCA, MeitY
  • Introductory Address: Shri Arvind Kumar, Senior Advisor, C-DAC
  • Introduction to PKIA 2025: Prof. R. K Shyamasundar, General Chair, PKIA 2025
  • Address by General Co-Chair: Dr. Sunil Vuppala, Chair, IEEE CS Bangalore Chapter
  • Address by General Co- Chair: Dr. Prasant Misra, Senior Scientist, Tata Consultancy Services
  • Vote of Thanks: Dr. Balaji R., Scientist 'F', C-DAC, Bengaluru

Welcome Address

  • Speaker: Shri Dilip Kumar Barman
    Deputy Controller (Investigation) O/o CCA, MeitY
  • Bio: Shri Dilip Kumar Barman is presently serving as Deputy Controller (Investigation) in the Office of the Controller of Certifying Authorities, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. He has over two decades of experience in the field of information technology, digital security, and advanced computer networks. He has played a key role in the design and implementation of national-level initiatives such as UGC NET, ICAR NET, AICTE NET, and the National Medical College Network. His contributions also include spearheading projects for the development of an Indian Browser and Indian SSL Root setups, aimed at strengthening the country's internet resilience and digital sovereignty. His research interests include advanced computer networks, cybersecurity, public key infrastructure, and digital trust services.

Special Address

  • Speaker: Shri Aashish Banati
    Deputy Controller (Technology),O/o CCA, MeitY LinkedIn
  • Bio: Shri Aashish Banati is a Deputy Controller (Technology) in the office of Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA). He has had an illustrious tenure and has made indispensable contributions throughout his extensive career at Ministry of Electronics & IT in various capacities. Spanning over three decades, his journey has been defined by a series of noteworthy achievements and exemplary leadership across various pivotal roles. His expertise and proficiency in software and hardware security have been not only instrumental but also a guiding force in his relentless pursuit of excellence. His ability to ensure product quality and adherence to industry standards, such as ISO, IEC, IECQ, IEEE, JIS, and JSS, has set a remarkable benchmark. His outstanding leadership in overseeing teams of engineers and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence has been highly commendable. The successful management and motivation of test teams for significant E-governance projects, including NSDG, MCA21, Passport Seva MoUD, stand as testament to his strategic vision and commitment to promoting indigenous token solutions and standardized protocols. He has led the Indian Common Criteria scheme at STQC and spearheading the Biometric Device Certification scheme, which was acknowledged and appreciated by esteemed individuals like Shri Nandan Nilekani ji, showcase his profound influence and expertise in the domain. In his role as Deputy Controller (Technology), his diligence and dedication in regulating Digital Signatures and driving global mutual recognition initiatives have significantly contributed to the safety and security of the entire digital ecosystem. His leadership in the domains of PKI, Digital Signature, and Post Quantum Crypto has played a pivotal role in upholding the highest standards of security. He has also been promoting the indigenisation in the CCA ecosystem which will soon be seen in tokens, software, common API, tools for fraud prevention etc. His unwavering commitment to the Office of Controller of Certifying Authorities and relentless efforts in shaping its framework and operations have been indispensable. His impact has reverberated not just within the organization but also across the broader digital security landscape.

Introductory Address

  • Speaker: Shri Arvind Kumar
    Senior Advisor, C-DAC
  • Bio: Shri Arvind Kumar is the Senior Advisor at C-DAC. Earlier, he served as the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) and also as Group Coordinator for R&D in Electronics and Cyber Security. He has envisioned several projects in PPP mode with industry, startups, academia, and government. He has also served as Director General (STQC). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from IIT Delhi, as well as an M.Tech in Management and Systems from IIT Delhi. He has rich experience in mentoring startups in ICT and Cyber Security.

Introduction to PKIA 2025

  • Speaker: Prof. R. K. Shyamasundar
    General Chair, PKIA 2025
  • Bio: Prof. R. K. Shyamasundar is a Life Fellow of IEEE a Fellow of ACM, Distinguished ACM Speaker, a Distinguished Alumnus of Indian Institute of Science, served as IEEE Distinguished Speaker, and was the founding Dean of School of Technology and Computer Science at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He has been JC Bose National Fellow at TIFR and IIT Bombay and he is an INAE (Indian National Academy of Engineering) Distinguished Professor at the Department of Computer Science, IIT Bombay. He is an Adjunct Professor, NITIE, Mumbai.

Address by General Co-Chair

  • Speaker: Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala LinkedIn
    General Co-Chair, IEEE CS Bangalore Chapter
  • Bio: Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala is the VP - AI Labs at Aurigo, Bangalore. Sunil has 21 years of industrial and research experience in Machine learning, Deep learning, Analytics, Internet of Things, and Automation. Sunil worked in Oracle, Infosys R&D, Philips and Ericsson before joining Aurigo. Sunil is an inventor of 40+ patents (6 US granted and 35+ published), published 30+ papers, and delivered 100+ guest lectures. He is a senior member of ACM, IEEE, and a fellow of IETE and IEI. He is one of the Top 10 data scientists in India for 2019, recipient of Zinnov Technical Role Model in Emerging Technology award 2020, IEEE TEMS Engineering Manager of the Year 2020, and ACM distinguished speaker, Thinkers360 global thought leader in AI, Analytics and IETE - Biman Behari Sen Memorial Award for 2021. He is the chair of IEEE CS Bangalore chapter. He is a visiting faculty in premier institutes. He is an alumnus of IIT Roorkee, IIIT Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad and NLSIU, Bangalore.

Address by General Co-Chair

  • Speaker: Dr. Prasant Misra LinkedIn
    General Co-Chair, PKIA 2025
  • Bio: Dr. Prasant Misra is a Senior Scientist at TCS Research and a Visiting Faculty in the Department of Cyber Physical Systems at IISc Bangalore. His current research is centered around optimization and decision intelligence for operations management of urban mobility and infrastructure systems. Over his 18+ years of professional experience, he has been felicitated by numerous honors and awards for his work, of which it is noteworthy to mention the MIT TR35 India and the TCS "Exemplary Contribution Award" in 2017; the ERCIM "Alain Bensoussan" and "Marie Curie" Fellowship in 2012; and the Australian Government's AusAID "Australian Leadership Awards" in 2008. Dr. Misra actively contributes to the broader scientific and professional community through his involvement with a wide range of academic, industry, and government bodies (including IEEE/ACM/MeitY) and editorial boards. He also plays an active advisory role in public technology policy and capacity-building initiatives. He is an ACM Distinguished Speaker.

Vote of Thanks

  • Speaker: Dr. Balaji R. LinkedIn
    Scientist 'F', C-DAC, Bengaluru
  • Bio: Dr. Balaji Rajendran is working as a Scientist 'F' and heads the Resilient Information Systems and Engineering (RISE) Group at C-DAC Bangalore. He is currently leading the Open Challenge for development of Indigenous Web Browser for the country. He established the Centre of Excellence in DNS Security with the support of the Ministry and Industry. Under his leadership, a national level project effort for developing Next Generation Smart Applications enabled with digital trust is being undertaken. He is an Internet evangelist and had established a forum (Indian Internet Research and Engineering Forum) for promoting the development of Internet Protocol Standards in India. He has executed several funded (both National and International) and commercial projects predominantly in the areas of Information Security, and Critical Information Infrastructure. He has more than 22+ years of R&D experience in various niche segments of IT. He has published 50+ research papers in various International Conferences and Journals. He is a Fellow of IETE, Senior Member of IEEE, member of ACM, and National Expert Member for developing IoT Security Standards by ISO. He has received national and international fellowships for attending Internet Research and Engineering meetings and cyber security training. He has delivered 100+ technical talks in various prestigious forums. He is a mentor for PhD scholars in the domain of Cyber Security, and a co-supervisor at prestigious institutions (NITs, IITs & IISc). He has received various fellowship awards for Internet leadership and professional development. His research interests and work areas are in the domain of smart, secure, and resilient information systems.

High Tea and Exhibition Inaugural(11:00 - 11:45)

Keynote Talk 1 (11:45 - 12:30)

  • Title: Data Centric Security
  • Speaker: Prof. Vijay Varadharajan LinkedIn
    Global Innovation Chair Professor in Cyber Security, University of Newcastle, Australia
  • Bio: Prof. Vijay Varadharajan has strong leadership and management skills, with extensive international experience. He is an experienced chairperson with a demonstrated history of working in both industry and academia. He has served as a Senior Professor and Senior Manager in the technology industry. With over 30 years of research and strategy experience gained in the UK, USA, and Australia, he specializes in Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Secure Distributed Systems, Software Security, Malware, the Internet of Things, and Big Data Security. He is also a highly qualified education professional, having graduated from the UK and INSEAD.

Invited Talk - 1 (12:30 - 13:00)

  • Title: Beyond the Basics: PKI in Industrial IoT and the Cloud
  • Speaker: Shri Nandan Rao LinkedIn
    Architect, Avalara India
  • Bio: Shri Nandan Rao is a seasoned Architect whose work sits at the cutting edge of cloud computing, cybersecurity, AI technologies and IoT. As an Architect at Avalara India, he has been instrumental in building the Global Compliance Cloud platform, with a core focus on designing the secure Identity and Access Management solutions that power its entire ecosystem. He is currently focussed on the AI transformation building secure and scalable Agentic-AI solutions in the compliance space. Before joining Avalara, Nandan spent over six years at ABB, where he was a leading voice in the security of Industrial IoT systems. It was there that he led the groundbreaking first PKI rollout for Industrial-IoT use cases, a critical project that laid the foundation for secure communication and device management in the industrial space. Nandan has a proven track record of implementing secure boot, TPM integration, and certificate management for devices. His work has been recognized with multiple patents and publications, including a paper on the very topic of PKI challenges in industrial networks. He is driven by a passion for proactive security—building it in from the ground up to fortify an organization's most valuable digital assets
  • Abstract: This speech will explore the crucial role of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in establishing digital trust and securing communications. We'll begin by dissecting how X.509 certificates underpin secure interactions, from web browsing to machine-to-machine communication. We will then present a detailed case study on how PKI was instrumental in securing an Industrial IoT (IIoT) ecosystem, specifically highlighting the challenges and solutions involved in establishing secure communication channels between resource-constrained edge devices and the cloud. Finally, we'll address common implementation pitfalls, such as weak key management and misconfigured trust chains, and emphasize the critical need for certificate lifecycle automation—covering issuance, renewal, and revocation—to maintain robust security at scale.

Invited Talk - 2 (13:00 - 13:30)

  • Title: Security in the era of quantum computing technology and what it means to secured embedded device
  • Speaker: Mr. Markus Moesenbacher LinkedIn
    System Architect, Infineon Technologies, Austria
  • Bio: Mr. Markus Moesenbacher is a renowned System Architect with a wealth of expertise in the field of security devices and identity solutions. With a strong background in product definition and portfolio management, Markus has developed a unique understanding of the complex interactions between hardware and software components in government identity solutions, mobile identity applications, and payment systems. Markus Moesenbacher holds a Master Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University Graz, Austria and an MBA from the California Lutheran University, California. He has more than 20 years of experience in the Smart Card business in different positions.
  • Abstract: The speech offers a concise introduction to the potential threats quantum computers pose to security infrastructures, with a particular focus on embedded security controllers. It addresses the anticipated timeline for these advancements and explores strategies to mitigate associated security risks. This includes the adoption of new encryption algorithms and the importance of maintaining crypto agility. Additionally, the presentation provides an overview of the most prominent post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms, emphasizing those specifically optimized for deployment in resource-constrained environments such as embedded secure elements.

Lunch and Visit to Exhibition Stall (13:30 - 14:30)

Invited Talk - 3 (14:30 - 15:00)

  • Title: Energy-Efficient Modular Exponential Techniques for Public-Key Cryptography
  • Speaker: Dr. Satyanarayana Vollala LinkedIn
    Associate Professor & Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering IIIT-Naya Raipur
  • Bio: Dr. Satyanarayana Vollala is currently serving as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He has received his Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, with his research focusing on Hardware Security. During his doctoral degree, he was awarded the prestigious President Fellowship under the TEQIP program.Dr. Vollala has received Best Paper awards at IEEE International Conferences and holds multiple patents in the areas of Hardware Security and Post-Quantum Cryptography. He has authored and co-authored over 40 research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. He has successfully secured Rs. 1.5 Crore funding from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), to organize the Cyber Commando Training Program. This program was executed successfully to train commandos in advanced cybersecurity techniques.

Invited Talk - 4 (15:00 - 15:30)

  • Title:
  • Speaker: Mr. Solomon Richardson
    CTO National Information Technology Agency, Ghana
  • Bio: Mr. Solomon Kofi Richardson has over 16 years of post-qualification experience in IT / Telecom Management largely in the Public Sector. He is currently the Head of the Technical Services Department within the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) which is the ICT regulator for Ghana and also the agency within government responsible for Digitalization. Solomon has served in various capacity within NITA over the years. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and MSc in Telecom Management. Solomon has been key in the deployment of the eGovernment Infrastructure for the Government of Ghana. He led in the design, deployment, and management of the eGovernment Infrastructure which includes Data Centers, Fiber Optic Network, LTE (4G) Network, Microwave Networks, Local Area Network (LAN) Networks, Security Operations Center (SOC), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and a host of other government shared infrastructure. Solomon now plays critical role in shaping the digitalization agenda for Ghana by way developing eGovernment frameworks, reviewing and selecting technological solutions and ensuing policy, organizational, legal and technology alignment across government. He also spends a lot of his time sharing Ghana's digital journey experience with other African countries to help them approach their implementation in a more cost effective and efficient manner.

Tea Break and Stall Visit (15:30 - 15:45)

Paper Presentation Session 1 (15:45 - 16:45)
Theme: PKI and Quantum Safeness
Session Chair: Dr. Pushparaj Shetty D, NIT-K

    • 15:45 - 16:00
      Title: Extending Elliptic Curve Cryptography for Quantum Readiness
      Author: Kunal Abhishek

    • 16:00 - 16:15
      Title: An HLS-driven Architectural Design for the PRESENT Lightweight Block Cipher
      Author: Atul M et al.

    • 16:15 - 16:30
      Title: Identity-Based Secure End-to-End Quantum-Safe MQTT Communication Using Ring-LWE
      Author: Gunasekaran Raja et al.

    • 16:30 - 16:45
      Title: Validation Framework for Module Lattice-based Post-quantum Digital Signature Scheme
      Author: Abey Jacob et al.

Paper Presentation Session 2 (16:45 - 17:15)
Theme: Quantum Cryptography
Session Chair: Shri Ramchandran, Scientist G, O/o CCA

    • 16:45 - 17:00
      Title: Quantum Communication Applications: Beyond QKD
      Author: Anoop Kumar Pandey

    • 17:00 - 17:15
      Title: Cross-Platform Evaluation of Shor's Algorithm for Quantum Cryptanalysis
      Author: Noorul Hussain et al.

Invited Talk - 5 (17:15 - 17:45)

  • Title: TIPPSS framework
  • Speaker: Mr. Michael Shea
    Co-Founder and MD at Wider Team Ltd and The Dingle Group LLC, Austria
  • Bio: Mr. Michael Shea is co-founder and MD at Wider Team Ltd and The Dingle Group LLC, and founder of the Vienna Digital Identity Event. Michael has over thirty years of experience in the software and manufacturing industries in roles ranging from engineering to sales and delivery. Michael has lead people and organisations in the delivery of solutions to challenging problems on a global stage. He has integrated teams of different cultures with a focus on growth, is advising start-ups and SMEs on business model definition, strategy and organisational culture. He has direct experience with Blockchain and decentralized technologies, Digital Identity (Sovrin Foundation). He is the Chair of the Self-Sovereign Identity IoT Working Group for the Sovrin Foundation, and IEEE/UL P2933 Clinical IoT WG - Trust & Identity SubGroup Co-Chair.
  • Speaker: Shri Rajesh Murthy LinkedIn
    CEO and Founder, GAPASK, Canada
  • Bio: Shri Rajesh Murty is CEO and Founder at Gapask. He has over three decades of experience in the ICT industry. With deep expertise in engineering secure and resilient software systems, integrating emerging technologies to drive business success, and guiding software system evolution, he has consistently led cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions and address modernization challenges in dynamic technological environments. His areas of expertise and research include Software Systems Engineering and Management, Secure and Trustable Systems, and Autonomous Environments. As Founder and Chief Advisor at GAPASK, he has spearheaded multidisciplinary teams in pioneering research and development initiatives, while also advising clients on navigating the complexities of the technological landscape. His leadership extends to driving responsible adoption of cybersecurity, cloud-native, digital, and cognitive technologies, as well as overseeing company operations, securing funding, and enabling sustainable business growth.

Visit to Exhibition Stall (17:45 - 18:30)







Day 2: Thursday, September 04, 2025

Special Address (09:15 - 09:30)

  • Speaker: Dr. Sanjay Bahl
    Controller of Certifying Authorities and Director General, CERT-In
  • Bio: Dr. Sanjay Bahl is currently Controller of Certifying Authorities and Director General, CERT-In. He has been providing consultancy in the areas of governance, risk, compliance, security, privacy, forensics, investigation and fraud management to national level projects in India. Prior to CERT-In, he was the chief security officer for Microsoft Corporation in India where he was responsible for interaction with the government, academia, key strategic accounts and the CXO community with respect to Microsoft's security policy. Prior to joining Microsoft, Bahl was the global CSO of TCS where he established an enterprise-wide converged security environment and effectively addressed risk management and security across the organization worldwide. He has also worked with academic and professional communities as well as government groups to enhance their awareness of comprehensive security models. He has been in the IT industry since 1984 with experience in various areas. Bahl is and has been a member of various security committees at national and international level.

Paper Presentation Session 3 (09:30 - 10:00)
Theme: Post Quantum Cryptography
Session Chair: Shri R P Pandey, Assistant Controller (Investigation), O/o CCA

    • 09:30 - 09:45
      Title: Post-Quantum Hybrid Digital Signatures: Bridging Classical and Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
      Author: Jitendra Kumar et al.

    • 09:45 - 10:00
      Title: A Lightweight and Efficient Modulo-LWE Identity-Based Encryption Scheme for Post-Quantum Security
      Author: Kamna Sahu et al.

Invited Talk - 6 (10:00 - 10:30)

  • Title: Charting the Future of National PKI: Malaysia's Strategic Outlook
  • Speaker: Mr. Amir Suhaimi Hassan LinkedIn
    Chief Operating Officer, POS Digicert Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
  • Bio: Mr. Amir Suhaimi Hassan was appointed Chief Operating Officer of POS DIGICERT on 5 September 2012. He joined POS DIGICERT as a Project Manager was part of the pioneer team that set-up POS DIGICERT as Malaysia’s first licensed Certification Authority in 1998. Prior to that, he has started his career with Time Telekom Sdn Bhd and later joined Urusdaftar Automotif Berkomputer Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of DRB-Hicom). He also spearheaded various teams responsible for implementing key strategic and compliance initiatives and during his tenure, POS DIGICERT has obtained international recognition as in Webtrust for Certification Authorities, ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management Systems (ISMS).

Paper Presentation Session 4 (10:30 - 11:00)
Theme: Enhancing Digital Trust
Session Chair: Shri Shamsuddin Khan, Assistant Controller (Technology), O/o CCA

    • 10:30 - 10:45
      Title: Design and Implementation of a Post-Quantum Double Ratchet using ML-KEM
      Author: Akash Angom et al.

    • 10:45 - 11:00
      Title: A Usable And Secure Authentication for Multi-server Environments to Enhance Digital Trust.
      Author: Adilkhan Kulkarni et al.

    • Tea Break and Stall Visit (11:00 - 11:30)

    Invited Talk - 7 (11:30 - 12:00)

    • Title: From Proofs to Practice: Formal Verification for Real-World Security
    • Speaker: Mr. Roberto Metere LinkedIn
      Lecturer, Cyber Security, University of York
    • Bio: Mr. Roberto Metere is a Lecturer in Cyber Security at the University of York. His research bridges formal verification and cryptography, developing rigorous proofs to secure both digital and cyber-physical systems. He has worked on commitments, Sigma-protocols, searchable encryption, and authentication schemes, with practical impact on smart buildings, vehicle-to-grid security, and Wi-Fi standards. His current projects include the verification of WPA3-SAE patches, physical-layer security for next-generation networks, and tools to make formal verification more accessible.

    Invited Talk - 8 (12:00 - 12:30)

    • Title: Trends in Post Quantum Cryptography
    • Speaker: Dr. Goutam Paul LinkedIn
      Associate Professor, ISI Kolkata
    • Bio: Dr. Goutam Paul completed his B.E. from IIEST (formerly, BESU / B. E. College) Shibpur, MS from SUNY Albany, USA and PhD from Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Kolkata, all in Computer Science. He was a faculty of Jadavpur University CSE Dept. for 7 years, and has been a faculty of ISI Kolkata for the last 12 years. His professional research area is Classical Cryptography, as well as Quantum Computation & Communication. Since 2024, Dr. Paul is also serving as the Regional Coordinator of the Mathematical Olympiad for West Bengal Region, under National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM), India. Dr. Paul received the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Award from Germany, and the Young Scientist Award from the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), along with other accolades. Till now, Dr. Paul has supervised 6 Post-Docs, 16 Ph.D. Theses, 24 Master's Theses, and close to 100 Bachelor's Projects. He has also authored 2 technical textbooks and more than 130 refreed technical publications. So far, Dr. Paul has delivered more than 150 Invited Technical Lectures excluding conference paper presentations, as well as more than 100 Motivational Speeches including 2 TEDx talks.

    Invited Talk - 9 (12:30 - 13:00)

    • Title: High-Level Synthesis Based Hardware Security and IP Core Protection (IPP).
    • Speaker: Prof. Anirban Sengupta LinkedIn
      Professor of CSE, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, MP
    • Bio: Prof. Anirban Sengupta (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer engineering from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. He is a Professor in computer science and engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India. He is an elected Fellow of IET, a Fellow of British Computer Society, and a Fellow of IETE. He is also an IEEE Distinguished Visitor of IEEE Computer Society and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Consumer Technology Society.

    Invited Talk - 10 (13:00 - 13:30)

    • Title: Building Trust: Standardization of E-Signature Infrastructure
    • Speaker: Shri Dharamsoth Santhosh LinkedIn
      Scientist-D and Joint Director, Service Sector Department
    • Bio: Shri Dharamsoth Santhosh is the Scientist-D and Joint Director in the Service Sector Department, BIS. He has over nine years of distinguished experience at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), contributing extensively to standardization and certification activities. Beginning his career as a Certification Officer at the Guwahati Branch Office, he worked with diverse products and BIS certifications before moving into standardization. For more than seven years, he has been actively leading technical committees in the Electronics and IT Department and the Service Sector Department, driving the development and adoption of national standards for IT & IT-enabled Services, Retail, e-Commerce and e-payment Services, Accounting and Finance Services, and Banking and Finance Services. Additionally, he serves as Liaison Representative of ISO/TC 68 to ISO/TC 295 and ISO/TC 321, strengthening international cooperation in standards development.

    Lunch and Visit to Exhibition Stall (13:30 - 14:30)

    Invited Talk - 11 (14:30 - 14:50)

    • Title: Quantum Resilient Cybersecurity: PKI and more Security Controls
    • Speaker: Dr. Vishal Saraswat LinkedIn
      Head, Research & Innovation, Cybersecurity Practice, Bosch Global Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (BGSW), Bangalore, India
    • Bio: Dr. Vishal Saraswat drives the cybersecurity research, innovation, competence development, and crypto solutions and services at Bosch. Dr. Saraswat began his research career at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India, in 2000, and since then he has been a regular and visiting faculty at premier institutions including University of Minnesota, USA, IIT Jammu, ISI Kolkata, AIMSCS Hyderabad, IIT Hyderabad, and University of Hyderabad. His research interests include anonymity and privacy in communication protocols, searchable encryption for the cloud-based services, lightweight cryptography for IoT devices, post-quantum crypto for quantum safe communication, active and passive cryptanalysis, and hardware security. Dr. Saraswat is the executive committee member of the Cryptology Research Council of India (CRSI) and has served on the editorial boards of multiple security and cryptography journals and conferences.

    Invited Talk - 12 (14:50 - 15:10)

    • Title:
    • Speaker: Shri Tanmoy Chakrabarty
      Director, CCS
    • Bio: Shri Tanmoy Chakrabarty is a seasoned professional with an illustrious corporate career spanning over 42 years, marked by significant milestones and impactful contributions across various industries. With a keen focus on collaborating with small, medium, and international companies, Tanmoy aims to facilitate effective engagement with Indian and global governments. His primary mission is to leverage specialized technology and services to achieve transformative outcomes that contribute significantly to the development of a modern India. Throughout his career, Tanmoy spearheaded numerous transformative initiatives, particularly in the realm of government projects. Notable among these are the MCA 21 project for the Indian Central Government, implementation of Income Tax, Customs & Excise reforms, the Passport Seva Program, and contributions to Urban Development, Rural Employment, Land Records, Excise Liquor, and Digital Tax initiatives across four East African countries. Tanmoy's leadership at Chakrabarty Consulting Services Pvt Ltd embodies a steadfast pursuit of innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth in the ever-evolving landscape of global business.

    Invited Talk - 13 (15:10 - 15:30)

    • Title: Quantum Error Correction
    • Speaker: Prof. C.E. Veni Madhavan LinkedIn
      IISc Bangalore
    • Bio: Prof. C.E. Veni Madhavan obtained his academic degrees, B.E.(Electrical Engineering) from College of Engineering, Madras, in 1969, M.E (Control Systems) from BITS Pilani, in 1971 and PhD (Control theory) from Indian Institute of Science in 1975. He worked in the industry, Air India (1976-1977), National Informatics Center (1977- 1982), before joining the Computer Science and Automation department of IISc in 1983. He was a senior professor in the CSA department and retired formally in August 2014. He was the Chairman of CSA department during 1998-2000. He was invited to head the DRDO laboratory, SAG, New Delhi, during 2000-2003. His current research areas of interest are computational linguistics and pragmatic cryptanalysis. He continues to work, in IISc, on three R&D projects in the areas of cryptography and natural language processing and on several technical advisory tasks spanning government policy and academic and research mentorship. He has worked on many scientific, industrial consulting and development projects sponsored by government and corporate sectors in these areas. He has published over 80 papers in refereed journals and conferences, and delivered over 200 invited talks in national conferences and universities. He has guided 16 PhD, 12 MS and over 100 ME theses. He is the co-author of a book on Public-key Cryptography published in India in 2009. He is the co-author of a recently filed Indian Patent on a New encryption algorithm. An international patent on this is being filed. Some of his project engagements were in the areas of cryptanalysis (MCIT), cryptography (TCoE-DOT) and cognitive networks (DST, DRDO). He was a co- investigator in a multi-institutional consortium project funded by CEFIPRA-IFCPAR (2012-2015). The collaborative project between, IISc (his group), TCS, University of Nice (France) and Gemalto (France), was on the design and development of various financial inclusion platforms on the mobile telephone infrastructure. He developed a system for handling ecash and ewallet applications based on a novel design of a digital analogue of denominational fiat currency. He also built a cash-transaction simulator. He was the General Chair of the conference ADCOM 2017 of ACSSS on the theme of block chains and cryptocurrencies and the Chairman of the INAE Engineers Conclave 2017 on the theme digital economy. He obtained in 2001, an award by the Mathematical Association of India, for distinguished services in mathematics education and research. He obtained in March 2011, an award by IISc, for Excellence in Research in Engineering. He and co-authors obtained a Best Paper Prize in July 2011, in Boston USA, in the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. He was an Associate Faculty of the Centre for Neuroscience of IISc. He was the Chief Executive of the Society for Innovation and Development (SID) of IISc, during 2006-2012. He is closely associated with activities of the professional bodies, the Cryptology Research Society of India (CRSI), the Ramanujan Mathematical Society (RMS), ACS, INAE. He also works very closely with the government policy and R&D funding panels of DST, IFCPAR, MCIT, DRDO, NRB, NSCS, NTRO and with academic councils of universities and research centers, CRRAIMSCS, DSU, SASTRA, AMRITA, as member or Chairman of technical expert committees .

    Tea Break and Stall Visit (16:00 - 16:15)

    Valedictory Session (16:15 - 16:30)

    Address by General Chair

    • Speaker: Dr. S. D. Sudarsan LinkedIn
      Executive Director, C-DAC Bangalore
    • Bio: Dr. S. D. Sudarsan is the Executive Director at C-DAC Bangalore since August 2020. He has more than three decades of R&D experience as Researcher and Manager in various domains of ICT. Prior to the current assignment, he served as R&D Manager at ABB, Visiting Scientist at US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), USA, Group Head at the Central Research Laboratory (CRL) of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Scientist at funded R&D institutions. He is an alumnus of BITS, Pilani and University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA for Masters and PhD respectively. He is actively involved with professional bodies including IEEE, ACM, and IETE. He has contributed to various standard related activities at IEC/ISO/BIS and has served in various committees as well as task forces. He has multiple patents, and research publications in peer-reviewed International Journals and Conferences. His areas of specialization include Wireless Communications, Next Generation Networks, Quantum Computing, Cyber Physical Systems, Cyber Security, Industrial IoT, R&D Management, IPR. He leads the domains including Safety and Mission Critical Systems; Quantum Computing, Cyber Security, IoE, HPC etc. Dr. Sudarsan is an outstanding professional, great mentor, industrious and an altruist.

    Announcement - Best Papers

    • Speaker: Dr. P V Ananda Mohan
      TPC Chair - PKIA 2025
    • Bio: Dr. P.V. Ananda Mohan received Ph.D degree from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1975. He had been with Indian Telephone Industries Limited, Bangalore. Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Bangalore/Hyderabad and was involved with R&D in Telecom and especially in Encryption system design. He was later with Centre for Advanced Computing (CDAC), Bangalore as Technology Advisor from 2014 till 2020. He has published five books one with Prentice- Hall (London), one with Kluwer Academic publishers and three with Birkhauser, Boston, U.S.A. in the areas of Mixed Signal VLSI design, Analog Filters and Residue Number systems. He has published several papers in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, IEEE Journal of Solid- State Circuits , IET Electronics Letters and CSSP. Dr. Mohan is a Life Fellow, IEEE (U.S.A), Fellow IETE (India), Fellow of National Academy of Engineering (FNAE).

    Felicitations

    Closing Remarks

    • Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Misbahuddin LinkedIn
      Organizing Chair - PKIA 2025
    • Bio: Dr. Mohammed Misbahuddin holds B.Tech. (CSE), M.Tech. (Software Engg.) and PhD (CSE). He is working as Scientist 'F' at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Bangalore, where he heads, ACTS and BD Divisions. He is the Chief Investigator of Ministry of Electronics & IT funded Capacity Building projects in the areas of Information Security and High-Performance Computing. He is the Co-Investigator of Next Generation PKI for Smart Applications Project funded by Office of CCA, MeitY, Govt. of India. He is the Nodal Officer and Lead for the Work Based Learning Project, funded by MeitY. He leads various consultancy projects on Cyber Security. He is the Member-Convener of Academic Council of C-DAC. He is the Chair of IEEE P2989 Working Group on Development of Standard for Authentication in Multi-Server Environment. He has two Patents granted by Indian Patent Office (IPO) in Secure and Usable Authentication. He has 40+ Research publications published in International Journals and Conferences. He has 22 years of experience in Research, Training and Project Development. He has successfully supervised 3 scholars towards the award of PhD and is supervising 3 PhD scholars from different Universities. He is the Initiator and Co-Investigator of National e-Authentication Project called “e-Pramaan”. He is lead author of e-Authentication Standards published by MeitY, Govt. of India and Cyber Security Standards of agencies of Ministry of Power and Ministry of Defence. He has been a guest speaker at various International and National conferences / workshops and has delivered more than 200+ talks across 32 States & UTs in India. His areas of interest include Information Security, Strong Authentication, PKI, Risk based Engines, Identity of Things.

    The Committee

    General Chair

    • Prof. R K Shyamasundar, IIT Bombay
    • Dr. S D Sudarsan, Executive Director, C-DAC Bangalore

    General Co-Chair

    • Dr. Sunil Vuppala, Chair, IEEE CS Bangalore Chapter
    • Dr. Prasant Misra, Senior Scientist, TCS Research

    Technical Program Committee

    • Dr. P V Anandamohan, Fellow IEEE (Chair)
    • Dr. Balaji R, Scientist 'F', C-DAC Bangalore (Co-Chair)
    • Prof CE Veni Madhavan, IISc Bangalore
    • Dr. Nelaturu Sarat Chandra Babu, Broadband India Forum
    • Prof. Ashutosh Saxena, Dean (R&D), CMRTC
    • Ms. Lakshmi Eshwari P R, C-DAC Hyderabad
    • Dr. Selva Kumar S, Associate Professor, BMSCE
    • Dr. Venkata Tulasiramu Ponnada, Collins Aerospace
    • Dr. Appala Naidu Tentu, Associate Professor, CR Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics
    • Dr. Kunwar Singh, Associate Professor, Nit Trichy
    • Shri David Selvakumar, C-DAC Bangalore
    • Dr. R C Saritha, C-DAC Bangalore
    • Ms. Suganya Annadurai, SETS
    • Dr. Vishal Rathod, C-DAC Bangalore
    • Shri Raghavendra Patil, C-DAC Bangalore
    • Shri Ramesh Laveti, C-DAC Bangalore
    • Shri Gopinath P, C-DAC Bangalore
    • Ms. Surabhi Dwivedi, C-DAC Bangalore

    Organizing Committee

    • Dr. Mohammed Misbahuddin, Scientist 'F', C-DAC Bangalore (Chair)
    • Mr. Gopal M M V, Manager (Marketing)
    • Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Scientist E
    • Mr. Gopinath P, Scientist E
    • Ms. Lavanya Palani, Scientist E
    • Mr. Shubham Goyal, Senior Project Engineer
    • Ms. Snehal Balwant Parbat, Project Engineer
    • Mr. Vishal Kumar Vaisya, Project Engineer
    • Ms. Vaijayanti Pande, Project Engineer
    • Mr. Ashok Kumar H G, Project Engineer

    Publication Committee

    • Shri Anoop Kumar Pandey, Scientist 'E', C-DAC Bangalore (Chair)
    • Mr. Manish Apotikar, Project Associate

    Web Committee

    • Mr. Akshay K, Project Associate
    • Mr. Harsh Vardhan Singh, Project Engineer

    Venue

    Date: 3-4th September 2025

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    (Day 1: 03rd September 2025)
    (Day 2: 04th September 2025)

    Time: As per Schedule above.

    Location: Christ University, Dharmaram College Post, Hosur Road, Bengaluru - 560029, Karnataka, India

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