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Dr. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav

Assistant Professor

awaneesh@iitrpr.ac.in
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Introduction

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Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  1. Ph.D-Department of Computer Science & Engineering Indian Institute of Technology
  2. Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) Roorkee Uttarakhand India (2019-2024)
  4. M.Tech- Computer Science and Engineering (Specialisation: Information Security)
  5. National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela Odisha India 2017–2019.
  6. B.Tech-Information Technology Dr. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology For Handicapped Kanpur Uttar Pradesh India 2012–2016.
Research Interests
  • Applied Cryptography
  • Post Quantum Security
  • AI security for 5G/6G
  • Post Quantum Cryptography & Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
  • 5G/6G Security
  • Authentication
  • Network Security
  • Security for Federated Learning & Federated unlearning
  • 6G-Open-RAN (ORAN) Security.
Brief Research Profile

Dr. Awaneesh is an Assistant Professor at the School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering (sAIDE), Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar), Punjab, India, serving from December 2025 to Present. Prior to this, he served as an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Electrical Engineering (SCEE) and as an Affiliate Faculty member at the Center for Quantum Science and Technologies (CQST), Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi), Himachal Pradesh, India, from November 2024 to December 2025. He was also a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Computer Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland, from April 2024 to October 2024, where he worked on the ROBUST 6G project funded by the European Union (EU).

S. No. Title Funding Agency Role Start Year - End Year Amount (In Lacs) Details
1 AI-Powered Zero-Knowledge Proof-based Security Framework Integrating PQC and QKD for Next-Generation 5G/6G Networks SPARC PI 2026 - 2028 10224000.000
2 Quantum-Safe Authentication Solutions for Network Slicing in 5G and Beyond Communications ANRF PI 2025 - 2028 3922080.000
3 Automated system for Cybersecurity Policies, Assessments, Audits, Ranking and IR, MEeitY, CO-PI 2025 - 2027 69000000.000

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