Dr Sumanta Sarkar
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Email
sumanta.sarkar@essex.ac.uk -
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)
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
Wang, Y., Kumara, B., Kasyap, H., Chen, L., Sarkar, S., Newton, CJP., Maple, C. and Atmaca, UI., (2025). An Improved Vector Commitment Construction with Applications to Signatures
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.