Group Leader

Dr. Laltu Sardar

Dr. Laltu Sardar

Group Leader & Assistant Professor Grade I (Data Science)
🏢 School of Data Science, IISER Thiruvananthapuram
📞 +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

Mohamed Kassim I

PhD Candidate

Post-Quantum
Cryptographic Protocols

Sellidhasan M

Sellidhasan M

PhD Candidate

Quantum Cryptography
(Will be joining soon)


Project Research Fellows

Jithin S

Jithin S

Junior Research Fellow (ANRF Project)

Quantum-Safe SSE

Jithin S

Rajeet Ghosh

Junior Research Fellow (ANRF Project)

Quantum-Safe SSE
(Will be joining soon)


Bachelor’s / Minor Project Students

Suwin Michael D Souza

Suwin Michael D Souza

BSMS Minor Project Student
Varsha 2026-27

PQC-based Signature

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Manit Kishor

Manit Kishor

BSMS Minor Project Student
Vashant 2025-26

Study of Quantum-Safe VDF


Short-Term Interns

Akshit Agarwal

Akshit Agarwal

Summer Intern 2026

Blockchain with PQC Library

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Ameen Ahsan

Ameen Ahsan M H

Summer Intern 2026

Designing App for Academic
Certificate Verification

Ann Maria Benny

Ann Maria Benny

Summer Intern 2026

Secure Private Communication
for Defence Personnel