Dr. TONY THOMAS

Asst. Professor
Subject: Mathematics, Cryptography

Areas of Specialization: Cryptography, Digital Watermarking, Multimedia Security, DRM, Security in Vehicular Communication and Visual Surveillance.

Current Areas of Research: Cryptography, Digital Watermarking, DRM, Multimedia Security, Security in Visual Surveillance.

Academic Record (starting with Bachelor’s Degree):

B.Sc, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, 1995.
Graduated with first rank from the University and 99.20 % of marks.

M.Sc, Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), 1998.
Graduated with first rank and a cumulative performance index (CPI) of 8.30 out of 10.

Ph.D, Mathematics (Cryptography), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2006.
Ph.D Thesis: On Public-key Cryptography using Hard Problems in Braid Groups
Graduated with 9.00 cumulative performance index (CPI) out of 10.

Research Experience:Position, Organization, Period

1. Research Fellow School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.	Oct 2008---Mar 2011
2. Research Associate GM R&D Lab, Bangalore, India General Motors Corporation,	Oct 2007----Sept. 2008
3. Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Mathematics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea	Aug 2006 -- July 2007
Teaching Experience: Position, Organization, period
1. Tutor Department of Mathematics Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur).	July 2003 ----May 2006

No. of Papers Published: 9 in Press: 1
No. of Patents filed: 1

Awards and Recognitions:

• Certificate for excellence in teaching (tutor) from Director, IIT Kanpur, Oct 05, 2004.
• Qualified GATE (AIR 19), CSIR (JRF), 1998
• Merit Scholarship from National Board of Higher Mathematics during M.Sc, 1996-98.
• National Merit Scholarship during B.Sc, 1992-95.
• First Rank in B.Sc and M.Sc.
• Biography has been included in Marquis Who's Who in the World 2011.

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