FSTTCS 2026 Post-conference workshop

Recent Trends in Cryptography

Date
Venue IIT Delhi, India

About the Workshop

The workshop aims to brings together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early-career academics, senior researchers, and experts from across the cryptography community to discuss some of the most significant recent developments. The program will feature a combination of introductory and advanced lectures delivered by leading researchers, focusing on influential ideas, techniques, and results that have shaped the field, including work appearing in leading international conferences in cryptography and theoretical computer science over the past few years.

Speakers

Schedule

Day 1: December 19, 2026
09:30-09:45
Opening Remarks
09:45-10:45
Pseudorandom Codes: Constructions and Limitations
Mahesh Sreekumar Rajasree
Abstract

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Bio

Mahesh Sreekumar Rajasree is a postdoctoral researcher at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, hosted by Prof. Nico Doettling. His research focuses on public-key cryptography and quantum cryptography. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at IITD under the guidance of Prof. Venkata Koppula. He completed his PhD and MTech at IIT Kanpur under Prof. Manindra Agrawal, where he worked on cryptanalysis of symmetric-key cryptosystems and variants of the subset-sum problem.

10:45-11:15
Tea Break
11:15-12:15
Talk 2
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12:15-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:00
Talk 3
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15:00-15:30
Tea Break
15:30-16:30
Talk 4
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Day 2: December 20, 2026
09:45-10:45
Talk 5
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10:45-11:15
Tea Break
11:15-12:15
Talk 6
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12:15-14:00
Lunch Break
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Talk 7
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Tea Break
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Talk 8
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16:30-17:00
Closing Remarks
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Venue & Travel

Venue

The workshop is part of FSTTCS 2026, which will be held at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India. The workshop venue is Bharti Building, IIT Delhi.

Getting There

  • By air: Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 10-12 km from IIT Delhi. Prepaid taxis and app-based cabs are available from the airport. From Terminal 1, the Delhi Metro Magenta Line connects to IIT Delhi Metro Station; from Terminal 3, use the airport shuttle to Terminal 1 or take a cab directly.
  • By train: New Delhi Railway Station and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station are both about 14-15 km from IIT Delhi. Taxis and app-based cabs are available from the stations. By metro, travel towards Hauz Khas/IIT Delhi and continue to IIT Delhi Metro Station on the Magenta Line.
  • By metro: IIT Delhi Metro Station is on the Magenta Line and is the closest metro stop for the campus.

Accommodation

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