VISHAL SARASWAT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
C.R.Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science (001)407-***-****
University of Hyderabad Campus (091) 970**-*****
abqdsu@r.postjobfree.com
Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500046, India
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Number Theory and Cryptography, Computer and Information Security, Algorithm
Design and Analysis, Computational Complexity, Financial Mathematics
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, May 2012 - Present, C.R.Rao Advanced Institute of
Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (AIMSCS), Hyderabad, India
Graduate Assistant, Aug 2003 - May 2012, University of Minnesota (UMN),
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Lectured, held recitations and labs, and graded various advanced graduate and
undergraduate courses including Modern Cryptography, Cryptology and
Number Theory, Coding Theory, Mathematical Logic, Preparation for Financial
Mathematics, Mathematical Background for Finance, Mathematical Theory
Applied to Finance, and, Computation, Algorithms, and Coding in Finance
Please visit http://www.math.umn.edu/~vishal/teaching/ for details.
Mentor, June 2010 - Aug 2010, Interdisciplinary Research Experience for
Undergraduates, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), UMN
Research Assistant, May 2007 - Aug 2007, Intelligent Storage Consortium,
Digital Technology Center (DTC), UMN
Research Visitor, July 2006 - Aug 2006, Center for Discrete Mathematics and
Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS), Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Research Fellow, June 2006 - Aug 2006, Minnesota Center for Industrial
Mathematics (MCIM), UMN
Research Scholar, Aug 2000 - July 2003, Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research (TIFR), Bombay
VISHAL SARASWAT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
C.R.Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science (001)407-***-****
University of Hyderabad Campus (091) 970**-*****
abqdsu@r.postjobfree.com
Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500046, India
PUBLICATIONS
Anonymous Signatures Revisited
with Dr. Aaram Yun, ProvSec 2009, LNCS vol. 5848, pp. 140 -153, Springer-
Verlag, 2009
Public-Key Encryption with Searchable Keywords based on Jacobi Symbols
with Dr. Giovanni Di Crescenzo, IndoCrypt 2007, LNCS vol. 4859, pp. 282 -296,
Springer-Verlag, 2007
PROJECTS
Software Methodologies for Cryptanalysis Based on Lattices, May 2012 -
Present, CRRao AIMSCS, Hyderabad
Development of an Indigenous Lightweight Block Cipher, May 2012 -
Present, CRRao AIMSCS, Hyderabad
Counterparty Credit Risk in Over-The-Counter Derivatives, January 2012,
Minnesota Center for Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (MCFAM), UMN
Pursuit Evasion Games with Multiple Pursuers, June 2010 - Aug 2010,
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), UMN
Secure and Efficient Long Term Data Management, May 2007 - May 2008,
Intelligent Storage Consortium, Digital Technology Center (DTC), UMN
Long Term Key Management, May 2007 - May 2008, Intelligent Storage
Consortium, DTC, UMN
Applied Remote Cache-timing Attacks against AES, Sept 2006 - May 2007,
Institute of Technology, UMN
Cryptographic Multi-linear Maps, Jan 2005 - May 2005, Institute of Technology,
UMN
Basic Lie Theory, Aug 2000 - July 2003, School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bombay
VISHAL SARASWAT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
C.R.Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science (001)407-***-****
University of Hyderabad Campus (091) 970**-*****
abqdsu@r.postjobfree.com
Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500046, India
EDUCATION
Ph.D. - Mathematics, May 2012, GPA: 3.88/4.00, University of Minnesota (UMN),
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Advisor : Prof. Andrew Odlyzko
Minor : Computer Science
M.S. - Computer Science, Aug 2007, GPA: 3.84/4.00, UMN
M.S. - Mathematics, Aug 2007, GPA: 3.91/4.00, UMN
B.Sc. - Mathematics, July 2000, St. Xavier's College, University of Calcutta,
Calcutta
Certificate in Statistical Methods and Applications, July 2000, First Class,
Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
COMPUTER SKILLS
Languages : C/C++, Fortran, Lisp
Applications/Packages : MATLAB, Mathematica, Office Suite, LaTeX
Operating Systems : Linux, Mac, Windows
AWARDS
Full-tuition Scholarship and Assistantship, 2003 - 2012, Graduate School,
UMN
TIFR Alumni Association Scholarship for Career Development, 2002 - 2003,
TIFR, Bombay
Special Grant for Graduate Studies in USA, 2003, B. D. Bangur Endowment,
Calcutta
Scholarship for Graduate Studies in USA, 2003, Manoj Mody Foundation,
Calcutta
VISHAL SARASWAT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
C.R.Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science (001)407-***-****
University of Hyderabad Campus (091) 970**-*****
abqdsu@r.postjobfree.com
Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500046, India
REFEREES
Professor Andrew Odlyzko, School of Mathematics, UMN
Professor David Frank, School of Mathematics, UMN
Professor Fadil Santosa, Institute of Mathematics and its
Applications, School of Mathematics, UMN
Professor Scott Adams, Minnesota Center for Financial
and Actuarial Mathematics, School of Mathematics, UMN
Professor Nicholas Hopper, Department of Computer
Science and Engineering, UMN