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Ashok Kumar Das
Professor
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Center for Security, Theory and Algorithmic Research,
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad,
Gachibowli 500 032, Hyderabad, India
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ashok.das[at]iiit.ac.in
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Extn :1506, 1918(R)
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Monalisa Sarkar - (Active)
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ANIL KUMAR SUTRALA - (Graduated)
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MOHAMMAD WAZID - (Graduated)
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Palak Bagga - (Graduated)
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Basudeb Bera - (Graduated)
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Sourav Saha - (Graduated)
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Aman Bansal- (Graduated)
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YANNAM ANIMI REDDY- (Graduated)
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Raj Maheshwari- (Graduated)
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Nandimandalam Veera Sree Harsha Reddy- (Graduated)
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Nagireddy Dhanush Reddy- (Graduated)
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Venneti Sri Satya Vinay- (Graduated)
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Teaching Courses
CS8.501 - Research in Information Security
2024-25 - Monsoon
CS1.405 - Modern Complexity Theory
2024-25 - Monsoon
CS8.403 - System and Network Security
2024-25 - Spring
CS8.501 - Research in Information Security
2023-24 - Monsoon
CS1.405 - Modern Complexity Theory
2023-24 - Monsoon
CS8.301 - Introduction to Information Security
2023-24 - Spring
MA5.101 - Discrete Structures
2022-23 - Monsoon
CS8.501 - Research in Information Security
2022-23 - Monsoon
CS8.301 - Introduction to Information Security
2022-23 - Spring
MA5.101 - Discrete Structures
2021-22 - Monsoon
CS8.501 - Research in Information Security
2021-22 - Monsoon
CS8.301 - Introduction to Information Security
2021-22 - Spring
MA5.101 - Discrete Structures
2020-21 - Monsoon
CSE540 - Research in Information Security
2020-21 - Monsoon
CSE538 - System and Network Security
2020-21 - Spring
MA6.101 - Probability and Statistics
2020-21 - Spring
CSE540 - Research in Information Security
2019-20 - Monsoon
CSE538 - System and Network Security
2019-20 - Spring
CS8.301 - Introduction to Information Security
2019-20 - Spring
CSE540 - Research in Information Security
2018-19 - Monsoon
CSE611 - Discrete Maths and Algorithms
2018-19 - Monsoon
CSE538 - System and Network Security
2018-19 - Spring
CSE540 - Research in Information Security
2017-18 - Monsoon
CSE611 - Discrete Maths and Algorithms
2017-18 - Monsoon
CSE538 - System and Network Security
2017-18 - Spring
CSE540 - Research in Information Security
2016-17 - Monsoon
CSE538 - System and Network Security
2016-17 - Spring
CSE538 - System and Network Security
2015-16 - Spring
ICS331 - Algorithms and Operating Systems
2015-16 - Monsoon
CSE418 - Principles of Information Security
2014-15 - Spring
About

Ashok Kumar Das (Senior Member, IEEE) received a Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering, an M.Tech. degree in computer science and data processing, and an M.Sc. degree in mathematics from IIT Kharagpur, India. He is currently a full Professor with the Center for Security, Theory and Algorithmic Research, IIIT, Hyderabad, India. He is an adjunct professor with the Korea University, Seoul, South Korea. He was also a visiting research professor with the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, Old Dominion University, Suffolk, VA 23435, USA. His research interests include cryptography, system and network security, blockchain, security in the Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Vehicles (IoV), Internet of Drones (IoD), smart grids, smart city, cloud/fog computing, intrusion detection, AI/ML security, and post-quantum cryptography. He has authored over 450 papers in international journals and conferences in the above areas, including over 385 reputed journal papers. He was a recipient of the Institute Silver Medal from IIT Kharagpur. He has been listed in the Web of Science (Clarivate) Highly Cited Researcher 2022 and 2023 in recognition of his exceptional research performance. He is/was on the editorial board of IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, IEEE Systems Journal, Journal of Network and Computer Applications (Elsevier), Computer Communications (Elsevier), International Journal of Communication Systems (Wiley), Journal of Cloud Computing (Springer), Cyber Security and Applications (Elsevier), Alexandria Engineering Journal (Elsevier), IET Communications, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, and International Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (Inderscience). He also served as one of the Technical Program Committee Chairs of the first International Congress on Blockchain and Applications (BLOCKCHAIN'19), Avila, Spain, June 2019, International Conference on Applied Soft Computing and Communication Networks (ACN'20), October 2020, Chennai, India, second International Congress on Blockchain and Applications (BLOCKCHAIN'20), L'Aquila, Italy, October 2020, and International Conference on Applied Soft Computing and Communication Networks (ACN'23), December 2023, Bangalore, India. His Google Scholar h-index is 90 and i10-index is 288 with over 24,200 citations.

Areas of Expertise

Cryptography, system and network security, blockchain, security in the Internet of Things (IoT), the Internet of Vehicles (IoV), Internet of Drones (IoD), smart grids, smart city, cloud/fog computing, intrusion detection, AI/ML security, and post-quantum cryptography.

Selected Publications

Secure and Privacy-Preserving Quantum Authentication Scheme Using Blockchain Identifiers in Metaverse Environment

Ashok Kumar Das

Journal of Systems Architecture, JSA, 2025
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BioKA-ASVN: Biometric-Based Key Agreement Scheme for Air-Smart Vehicular Networks Using Blockchain Service

Ashok Kumar Das

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, TVT, 2024
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Provably Secure Authentication Scheme for Fog Computing-Enabled Intelligent Social Internet of Vehicles

Ashok Kumar Das

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, TVT, 2024
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Secure Lattice-Based Aggregate Signature Scheme for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Ashok Kumar Das

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, TVT, 2024
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A Cost-efficient Anonymous Authenticated and Key Agreement Scheme for V2I-based Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks

Ashok Kumar Das

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITS, 2024
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Quantum Safe Lightweight Encryption Scheme for Secure Data Sharing in Internet of Nano Things

Ashok Kumar Das

Computers and Electrical Engineering, CEE, 2024
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Smart Contract-Based Access Control Scheme for Blockchain Assisted 6G-Enabled IoT-Based Big Data Driven Healthcare Cyber Physical Systems

Ashok Kumar Das

IEEE Transactions Consumer Electronics, TCE, 2024
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Securing Next-Generation Quantum IoT Applications using Quantum Key Distribution

Basudeb Bera,Ashok Kumar Das,Biplab Sikdar

IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, ITM, 2024
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Blockchain Assisted Intra-twin and Inter-twin Authentication Scheme for Vehicular Digital Twin System

Deepika Gautam,Ashok Kumar Das

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITS, 2024
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Generic Quantum Blockchain-Envisioned Security Framework for IoT Environment: Architecture, Security Benefits and Future Research

Ashok Kumar Das

IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society, IEEE-OJCS, 2024
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