Dr. R. Kabaleeshwaran

Dr. R. KABALEESHWARAN, Ph.D (IISc)

Assistant Professor,

Department of Computer Science and Engineering,

IIITDM Kurnool.

Email: kabaleesh@iiitk.ac.in

Website: https://sites.google.com/iiitk.ac.in/kabaleesh 


Educational Qualifications

  1. Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. (Under Prof. Sanjit Chatterjee)

  2. M.Tech (IT) from The School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS), University of Hyderabad.

  3. M.Sc. (Mathematics), School of Mathematics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

  4. B.Sc. (Mathematics), Department of Mathematics, Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University), Dindigul

Areas of Interest/Specialization

  1. Broadly working on Cryptography. In particular, Cryptographic Protocols, Post Quantum Cryptography and Blockchain Application 

  2. I am interested in working on exotic signature schemes, privacy-preserving cryptography and zero-knowledge proof systems.

Professional /Teaching Experience

  1. Research Associate in Dept. of CSA, IISc. (Hosted by Dr. Chaya Ganesh)

  2. Senior Research Fellow, C.R. Rao AIMSCS, Hyderabad.

Publication Profiles

  1. Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1SiAlPYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

  2. Vidwan Id: 233743

  3. ORCID Id: 0000-0002-0751-7913

Projects

  • MeitY, GoI Sponsored Project:     

    • Title: Development of Secure Post Quantum Public Key Infrastructure
      A multi-institutional research project with IIT Madras, SETS Chennai, CDAC Bangalore and CDAC Noida.

    • IIITDM Kurnool budget is Rs. 76.37 lakhs.

    • Our Role: To develop post-quantum signatures in the lattice setting and analyze their security.

    • Openings: Looking for Junior Research Fellow and/or Project Associate, Research Intern positions. Interested candidates can mail me.

  • IIT Bhilai Innovation and Technology Foundation (IBITH) Sponsored project

    • Title: DASH: Digital Cash Solutions Based on CBDC

A multi-institutional research project along with IIT Bhilai and CDAC Noida.

  • IIITDM Kurnool budget is Rs. 53.43 lakhs.

  • Our Role: To develop a post-quantum secure anonymous token in the lattice setting and analyze its security.

  • Openings: Looking for Research Associate, Research Intern positions. Interested candidates can mail me.

Research Publications

  List of International Journals:

  • Sanjit Chatterjee, M. Prem Laxman Das and R. Kabaleeshwaran, “Converting pairing-based cryptosystems from composite to prime order setting - a comparative analysis”, Journal of Mathematical Cryptology, 2018. [Scopus]

  • M. Prem Laxman Das, Jothi Rangasamy and R. Kabaleeshwaran, “Refined Shacham Waters ring signature scheme in Seo-Cheon framework”, Journal of Secure Communication Networks, 2016. [SCI]

Peer-Reviewed Conferences:

  • R. Kabaleeshwaran and Bachala Khandava Kishan#, “Efficient Revocable Linkable Ring Signatures" accepted in INDOCRYPT 2024 [25th International Conference on Cryptology in India, Chennai] (#Work done during his M.Tech. Final Year project)

  • R. Kabaleeshwaran and P.V. Shanmukh Sai*, “Synchronized Aggregate Signature under Standard Assumption in the Random Oracle Model", INDOCRYPT 2023 [24th International Conference on Cryptology in India, Goa]. (*Work done during his BTech Final Year project)

  • Sanjit Chatterjee and R. Kabaleeshwaran, “Towards Static Assumption Based Cryptosystem in Pairing Setting: Further Applications of Déjà Q and Dual-Form Signature”, ProvSec 2018 [12th International Conference on Provable Security, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea].

  • Sanjit Chatterjee and R. Kabaleeshwaran, “Rerandomizable signatures under standard assumption”, INDOCRYPT 2019 [20th International Conference on Cryptology in India, Hyderabad].

  • Sanjit Chatterjee and R. Kabaleeshwaran, “From rerandomizability to sequential aggregation: Efficient signature schemes based on SXDH assumption”, ACISP 2020 [25th Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy, Perth, Australia]. 

Under Submission 

  • Efficient Revocable Ring Signatures and its Application to VANETs, with Bachala Khandava Kishan  

  • Efficient DualRing-based Traceable Ring Signatures in the Random Oracle Model with Arpit Dwivedi and Sajja Varsha 

Talks

  • Delivered an Invited Lecture on ``Schnorr-based Blind Signatures for E-Voting Application”, in CRYPTOS 2025: 1st Applied Cryptography Workshop in IIT Bhilai (11th March 2025).

  • Presented “Synchronized Aggregate Signature under Standard Assumption in the Random Oracle Model” in INDOCRYPT 2023. 

  • Presented “From rerandomizability to sequential aggregation: Efficient signature schemes based on SXDH assumption” in ACISP 2020. (30 November 2020)

  • Presented “Rerandomizable signatures under standard assumption”, in INDOCRYPT 2019. (17 December 2019)

  •  Presented “Converting cryptographic schemes from composite-order to prime-order pairing”, in EECS Symposium, 2017 at IISc. (7 April 2017)

Courses Handled: 

  • Special Topics in Cryptography (For PhD)

  • Cryptography and Network Security (B.Tech.)

  • Blockchain Design and Architecture (B.Tech.)

  • Discrete Mathematics (B.Tech.)

  • Theory of Computation (B.Tech.)

  • Design and Analysis of Algorithms (B.Tech.)

  • Statistical Learning (M.Tech.)

  • Data Privacy (M.Tech.)

  • Mathematical Foundations for Computer Science (M.Tech.)