Hello there! I'm a graduate student and I completed my master's in computer science, with a minor in cybersecurity, at VIT Bhopal University in India. I did my master's thesis under the thoughtful mentorship of Matteo Campanelli. This summer, I'm at CISPA as a research assistant, hosted by the wonderful Doreen Riepel. With any luck and minimal cosmic interference, I'll be starting my PhD in the near future.
I have a broad general interest in theoretical computer science. My focus area is cryptography.
I began my research in applied cybersecurity as an undergraduate, focusing on topics largely orthogonal to those pursued by members of my group. I no longer work on these areas and have since moved toward theoretical computer science and cryptography. Some of my earlier work follows different authorship conventions. My publications are available here (I may reorganize this to separate earlier applied work from current research); a more frequently updated list is on Google Scholar.
Fiat-Shamir Goes Rational. Cryptography Group, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel (May 2025).
Fiat-Shamir Goes Rational. Cryptography & Security Group, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (December 2024).
Forensic Analysis of the Windows Registry. Workshop on Windows Forensics, CAPT, Bhopal, India (June 2023).
Risk Mitigation for Minors Using OSHIN OS. 1st National Conference on Emerging Technologies, CAPT, Bhopal, India (February 2023).
Teaching Assistant (TA), Principles of Digital Forensics (CSD1001), VIT Bhopal University, Fall 2023
External Reviewer, Journal of Cryptology (JoC), 2025
External Reviewer, IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (IEEE S&P), 2025
My pastimes are hardly groundbreaking. I spend a lot of time buried in texts --- scientific, literary, and whatever else catches my attention. I'm also drawn to classical writings, the camera lens, technical hikes, and public service. Photography is the one I pursue with some consistency, though I've never bothered to keep a formal archive. Maybe someday I'll get around to adding a portfolio or some scattered thoughts here, assuming motivation strikes and entropy relents.