Publications

Journals - SCI/SCI-E

1. 1. Sourabh Bhaskar, Keyur Parmar, and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Escrow-Free and Collusion-Resistant Key Management in CP-ABE with Outsourced Decryption for Healthcare IoT". In: The Journal of Supercomputing, Springer, 82.142 (Feb. 2026). [Impact factor: 2.7 as on 2024], pp. 1–35. doi: 10.1007/s11227-026-08251-9. 

   2. Shriniwas Patil and Keyur Parmar. “Mitigation of Selfish Mining Attack Using Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm”. In: Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, Springer 18.235 (July 2025).[Impact factor: 2.6 as on 2025], pp. 1–19. doi: 10.1007/s12083-025-02064-y.

   3. Sourabh Bhaskar, Keyur Parmar, and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Comparative Evaluation of Pairing-Free and Pairing-Based CP-ABE Schemes for Resource Constrained Environments”. In: Cluster Computing, Springer 28.431 (July 2025). [Impact factor: 4.1 as on 2024], pp. 1–22. doi: 10.1007/s10586-024- 05072-4.

   4. Shriniwas Patil and Keyur Parmar. “MedReward: Privacy Preservation of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Secure Incentive Distribution in the Presence of Active Insider and Outsider Adversaries Using Blockchain”. In: Cluster Computing, Springer 28.486 (Aug. 2025). [Impact factor: 4.1 as on 2024], pp. 1–18. doi: 10.1007/s10586-024-05031-z.

   5. Chandan Trivedi, Keyur Parmar and Udai Pratap Rao. “ALMASH: An Anonymity-based Lightweight Mutual Authentication Scheme for Internet of Healthcare Things”. In: The Journal of Supercomputing, Springer 81.301 (Dec. 2024). [Impact factor: 2.7 as on 2024], pp. 1–32. doi: 10.1007/s11227-024- 06801-7.

   6. Shriniwas Patil and Keyur Parmar. “Novel Mechanism for Anonymous Reporting and Anonymous Rewarding Using Blockchain Technology”. In: International Journal of Information Security, Springer 24.2 (Oct. 2024). [Impact factor: 3.2 as on 2025], pp. 1–17. doi: 10.1007/s10207-024-00913-0.

   7. Chandan Trivedi, Keyur Parmar and Udai Pratap Rao. “PGASH: Provable Group-based Authentication Scheme for Internet of Healthcare Things”. In: Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, Springer 17 (Jan. 2024). [Impact factor: 4.2 as on April-2024], pp. 665–684. doi: 10.1007/s12083-023-01611-9.

   8. Keyur Parmar and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Concealed Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Comprehensive Survey”. In: Computer Networks, Elsevier 103.7 (July 2016). [Impact factor: 4.6 as on August-2025], pp. 207–227. doi: 10.1016/j.comnet.2016.04.013.

   9. Keyur Parmar and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Malleability Resilient Concealed Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks”. In: Wireless Personal Communications, Springer 87.3 (Apr. 2016). [Impact factor: 2.2 as on August-2024], pp. 971–993. doi: 10.1007/s11277-015-2633-6.

Journals - Scopus

1. 10. Shriniwas Patil and Keyur Parmar. “Privacy-preserving Crime Reporting and Rewarding in the Presence of Active Insider and Outsider Adversaries”. In: Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier 241 (Aug. 2024), pp. 129–136. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2024.08.019.

   11. Anamika Kumari, Sourabh Bhaskar, Shriniwas Patil and Keyur Parmar. “Decentralized and Multi- Authority based Public Key Infrastructure for Sharing Electronic Health Records”. In: Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier 230 (Jan. 2024), pp. 44–54. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2023.12.059.

   12. Kaushal Shah, Dhruvil Lathiya, Naimish Lukhi, Keyur Parmar and Harshal Sanghvi. “A Systematic Review of Decentralized Finance Protocols”. In: International Journal of Intelligent Networks, Elsevier 4 (July 2023), pp. 171–181. doi: 10.1016/j.ijin.2023.07.002.

   13. Keyur Parmar, Shriniwas Patil, Dhruvi Patel, Vrunda Patel, Bhoomi Parikh and Parita Padaria. “Privacy-preserving Authentication Scheme for VANETs using Blockchain Technology”. In: Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier 220 (Apr. 2023), pp. 40–47. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2023.03.008.

Journals - Others

1. 14. Chandan Trivedi, Udai Pratap Rao, Keyur Parmar, Pronaya Bhattacharya, Sudeep Tanwar, and Ravi Sharma. “A Transformative Shift Toward Blockchain-based IoT Environments: Consensus, Smart Contracts, and Future Directions”. In: Security and Privacy 6.5 (Mar. 2023), pp. 1–42. doi: 10.1002/ spy2.308.

   15. Keyur Parmar and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Symmetric-Key Based Homomorphic Primitives for End-to-End Secure Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks”. In: Journal of Information Security, Scientific Research 6.1 (Jan. 2015), pp. 38–50. doi: 10.4236/jis.2015.61005.

Conferences, Workshops, and Book Chapters

1. 16. Gaurav Rathva, Aditya Trivedi, Shriniwas Patil, and Keyur Parmar. “Analyzing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Detection Tools”. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Information Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics. ICISPD. Conference Dates: November 21-23, 2025. Surat, India: Springer, Nov. 2025, pp. –. doi: --.

   17. Parva Patel, Yash Maheshbhai Patel, Sumeet Kamble, Bhagya Rana, Shriniwas Patil, and Keyur Parmar. “BHealth: A Blockchain-Based Platform for Healthcare Data”. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Network Security and Blockchain Technology. ICNSBT. Conference Dates: March 6-8, 2024. Jalpaiguri, India: Springer, Feb. 2025, pp. 253–264. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-8051-8_20.

   18. Vasudev Chakka, Divyanth Pavuluri, Karthik Kumar Reddy Sagili, Shreyas Akkaladevi, Sourabh Bhaskar, Shriniwas Patil, and Keyur Parmar. “Efficient Public Data Auditing Scheme for Healthcare Systems using ECC-Based Attribute-Based Signature in Cloud Storage”. In: Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems. ANTS. Conference Dates: December 17–20, 2023, ISBN (Print): 979-8-3503-0768-9, ISBN (Electronic): 979-8-3503-0767-2. Jaipur, India: IEEE, Mar. 2024, pp. 171–176. doi: 10.1109/ANTS59832.2023.10469337.

   19. Sourabh Bhaskar, Keyur Parmar and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Escrow and Pairing Free CP-ABE Scheme with Forward and Backward Secrecy for Healthcare Internet of Things”. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Information Systems Security. ICISS. Conference Dates: December 16–20, 2023, ISBN (Print): 978-3-031-49098-9, ISBN (Electronic): 978-3-031-49099-6. Raipur, India: Springer LNCS, Dec. 2023, pp. 306–316. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-49099-6_19.

   20. Manish Kumar, Shriniwas Patil, and Keyur Parmar. “Secure Protocol for VANETs Communication”. In: Proceedings of the 19th India Council International Conference. INDICON. Conference Dates: November 24-26, 2022, ISBN (Print): 978-1-6654-5272-4, ISBN (Electronic): 978-1-6654-7350-7. Kochi, India: IEEE, Feb. 2023, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1109/INDICON56171.2022.10039740.

   21. Jaymin Dafda, Shriniwas Patil, and Keyur Parmar. “Decentralized Energy Trading Model with Smart Grids and Blockchain”. In: Proceedings of the 19th India Council International Conference. INDICON. Conference Dates: November 24-26, 2022, ISBN (Print): 978-1-6654-5272-4, ISBN (Electronic): 978-1- 6654-7350-7. Kochi, India: IEEE, Feb. 2023, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1109/INDICON56171.2022.10039962.

   22. Keyur Parmar, Shriniwas Patil, Vadlapudi Devanand Kumar, Neduri Leela Prasanth, Pranoppal, Kasa Charan Teja, and Kaushal A. Shah. “Blockchain based Secure, Efficient, and Scalable Platform to Revolutionize the Organ Donation Process of Healthcare Industry”. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Cyber Physical Systems and Internet of Things. ICoICI. Conference Dates: August 11-12, 2022, ISBN (Print): 978-3-031-18496-3, ISBN (Electronic): 978-3-031-18497-0. Coimbatore, India: Springer LNCS, Feb. 2023, pp. 173–183. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-18497-0_13.

   23. Sourabh Bhaskar, Keyur Parmar and Devesh C. Jinwala. “A Survey of Ciphertext Processing Techniques”. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Networks and Computing Technologies. FTNCT. Conference Dates: December 10-11, 2021, ISBN (Print): 978-981-19- 5036-0, ISBN (Electronic): 978-981-19-5037-7. Ahmedabad, India: Springer LNEE, Nov. 2022, pp. 735–747. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-5037-7_53.

   24. Shriniwas Patil and Keyur Parmar. “Differential Privacy Mechanisms: A State of the Art Survey”. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Networks and Computing Technologies. FTNCT. Conference Dates: December 10-11, 2021, ISBN (Print): 978-981-19-5036-0, ISBN (Electronic): 978-981-19-5037-7. Ahmedabad, India: Springer LNEE, Nov. 2022, pp. 1049–1060. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-5037-7_75.

   25. Kaushal Shah, Uday Khokhariya, Nidhay Pancholi, Shambhavi Kumar and Keyur Parmar. “Securing Cookies/Sessions Through Non-Fungible Tokens”. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Blockchain Technologies in conjunction with 27th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA 2022). IWBT. Conference Dates: April 11-14, 2022, ISBN (Print): 978-3-031-11216-4, ISBN (Electronic): 978-3-031-11217-1. Hyderabad, India: Springer LNCS, July 2022, pp. 135–146. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-11217-1_10.

   26. Swati Kumari and Keyur Parmar. “Secure and Decentralized Crowdfunding Mechanism Based on Blockchain Technology”. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Paradigms of Computing, Communication and Data Sciences, Algorithms for Intelligent Systems. PCCDS. Conference Dates: May 1-3, 2020, ISBN (Print): 978-981-15-7532-7, ISBN (Electronic): 978-981-15-7533-4. Kurukshetra, India: Springer, Feb. 2021, pp. 79–90. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-7533-4_7.

   27. Jalla Manikanta Swamy and Keyur Parmar. “Secure and Decentralized Academic Transcript System Based on Blockchain Technology”. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Computing Technologies and Applications. ICACTA. Conference Dates: February 28-29, 2020, ISBN (Print): 978-981-15-3241-2, ISBN (Electronic): 978-981-15-3242-9. Mumbai, India: Springer, May 2020, pp. 345–351. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-3242-9_33.

   28. Keyur Parmar and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Malleable Cryptosystems and Their Applications in Wireless Sensor Networks”. In: Computer and Network Security Essentials. ISBN (Print): 978-3-319-58423-2, ISBN (Electronic): 978-3-319-58424-9. Springer, Aug. 2017, pp. 97–111. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58424-9_6.

   29. Keyur Parmar and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Hybrid Secure Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks”. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Design, Modeling and Evaluation of Cyber Physical Systems. CyPhy. Workshop Date: October 8, 2015, ISBN (Print): 978-3-319-25140-0, ISBN (Electronic): 978-3-319-25141-7. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Springer LNCS, Oct. 2015, pp. 116–131. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-25141-7_9.

   30. Keyur Parmar and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Malleability Resilient Concealed Data Aggregation”. In: Proceedings of the 20th EUNICE/IFIP WG 6.2, 6.6 Workshop on Advances in Communication Networking. EUNICE. Workshop Date: September 1-5, 2014, ISBN (Print): 978-3-319-13487-1, ISBN (Electronic): 978-3-319-13488-8. Rennes, France: Springer LNCS, Dec. 2014, pp. 160–172. doi: 10.1007/ 978-3-319-13488-8_15.

   31. Keyur Parmar and Devesh C. Jinwala. “Aggregate MAC Based Authentication for Secure Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks”. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC. Workshop Date: August 3-6, 2014, ISBN (Print): 978-3-319-09338-3, ISBN (Electronic): 978-3-319-09339-0. Taiyuan, China: Springer LNCS, Aug. 2014, pp. 475–483. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09339-0_48.