Dr Sumanta Sarkar
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Email
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Location
2NW.5B.544, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
My academic support hours are 16:00 to 17:00 on Wednesday and 16:00 to 17:00 on Fridays, held in person or via Zoom. Please email me in advance to schedule an appointment.
Profile
Biography
I am a Lecturer at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, with extensive experience in both academic research and industry. My work spans a broad range of security-related topics, and my current research interests include lightweight cryptography, privacy-preserving machine learning, and post-quantum cryptography. I am particularly passionate about addressing real-world problems and developing practical, impactful solutions. I welcome opportunities to collaborate with motivated students interested in pursuing PhD or Master's research. More details about my work and publications can be found on my website: https://sumantasarkar.github.io.
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Cryptography, Privacy Preserving Machine Learning, Post-quantum Cryptography, IoT Security, System Security
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Team Project Challenge (CE101)
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Computer Forensics (CE718)
Publications
Conferences (2)
Sarkar, S., Wang, Y., Kumara, B., Kasyap, H., Chen, L., Newton, CJP., Maple, C. and Atmaca, UI., BACON: An Improved Vector Commitment Construction with Applications to Signatures
Aghabagherloo, A., Abadi, A., Sarkar, S., Dasu, VA. and Preneel, B., (2025). Impact of Data Duplication on Deep Neural Network-Based Image Classifiers: Robust vs. Standard Models
Contact
Academic support hours:
My academic support hours are 16:00 to 17:00 on Wednesday and 16:00 to 17:00 on Fridays, held in person or via Zoom. Please email me in advance to schedule an appointment.