Group Leader
Dr. Laltu Sardar
📞 +91 (0)471 – 277-8396
✉️ laltu.sardar@iisertvm.ac.in
Dr. Laltu Sardar is an Applied Cryptography Researcher and Assistant Professor at the School of Data Science, IISER Thiruvananthapuram. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialisation in Searchable Encryption. His research focuses on secure and efficient solutions for secure cloud computing, data privacy, and encrypted graph analytics, combining rigorous theory with real-world prototype implementations.
PhD Students
Mohamed Kassim I
Post-Quantum
Cryptographic Protocols
Sellidhasan M
Quantum Cryptography
(Will be joining soon)
Project Research Fellows
Jithin S
Quantum-Safe SSE
Rajeet Ghosh
Quantum-Safe SSE
(Will be joining soon)
Bachelor’s / Minor Project Students
Suwin Michael D Souza
Varsha 2026-27
PQC-based Signature
Alumni -->
Manit Kishor
Vashant 2025-26
Study of Quantum-Safe VDF
Short-Term Interns
Akshit Agarwal
Blockchain with PQC Library
Alumni -->
Ameen Ahsan M H
Designing App for Academic
Certificate Verification
Ann Maria Benny
Secure Private Communication
for Defence Personnel