Dr. Sonam Mittal
Assistant Professor

sonam.mittal@chitkara.edu.in

Expert Areas : Homomorphic Encryption, Cryptography, Cloud Computing, Cyber & Network Security, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Wireless Sensor Networks

Dr. Sonam Mittal is PhD in computer science and engineering from Chitkara university, Punjab, India, having more than 10 years of teaching and 4 years of research experience. His areas of expertise are Homomorphic Encryption, Cryptography, Cloud Computing, Cyber & Network Security, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Wireless Sensor Networks. She is currently working as assistant professor in Chitkara University, Punjab.

She has published more than 15 research articles in reputed international journals and conference with good impact factors. Her 1 patent is granted, 5 patent is published and 1 patent is filed by Indian Patent Office.

  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Awards
  • Patents
  • Education
  • Service

Publications

  1. Mittal, S., & Ramkumar, K. R. (2023). Comparative evaluation of fully homomorphic encryption algorithms in cloud environment. International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 15(4), 333-347.
  2. Mittal, S., & Ramkumar, K. R. (2022, October). A retrospective study on NTRU cryptosystem. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2451, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
  3. Mittal, S., & Ramkumar, K. R. (2022, May). Understanding integer-based fully homomorphic encryption. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2357, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
  4. Mittal, S., Sharma, S., & Ramkumar, K. R. (2022). A Matrix-Based Homomorphic Encryption for Preserving Privacy in Clouds. ECS Transactions, 107(1), 5441.
  5. Mittal, S., & Ramkumar, K. R. (2022, May). Understanding integer-based fully homomorphic encryption. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2357, No. 1). AIP Publishing
  6. Mittal, S., & Ramkumar, K. R. (2021). Research perspectives on fully homomorphic encryption models for cloud sector. Journal of Computer Security, 29(2), 135-160.
  7. Mittal, S., & Ramkumar, K. R. (2021, July). Different Communication Technologies and Challenges for implementing Under Water Sensor Network. In 2021 12th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT) (pp. 01-16). IEEE.
  8. Mittal, S., & Kumar, K. R. (2021, September). Different Communication Technologies and Challenges for Implementing UWSN. In 2021 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication, Embedded and Secure Systems (ACCESS) (pp. 65-70). IEEE.
  9. Mittal, S., Kaur, P., & Ramkumar, K. R. (2021, September). Achieving Privacy and Security Using QR-Code through Homomorphic Encryption and Steganography. In 2021 9th International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (Trends and Future Directions) (ICRITO) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  10. Mittal, S., Ramkumar, K. R., & Kaur, A. (2021, October). Preserving privacy in clouds using fully homomorphic encryption. In 2021 International Conference on Smart Generation Computing, Communication and Networking (SMART GENCON) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.
  11. S. Mittal, P. Jindal, and K. R. Ramkumar, “Data Privacy and System Security for Banking on Clouds using Homomorphic Encryption,” 2021 2nd International Conference for Emerging Technology (INCET), Belagavi, India, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INCET51464.2021.9456345.

Field of Specialisation

  1. Different Programming Languages like C, C++, Java and Python to First and Second year of Computer Science and Engineering
  2. Web Technologies (HTML, Java Script, Redux, React, and Bootstrap) for the First and Second year of Computer Science and Engineering
  3. Data Structure for the Second year of Computer Science and Engineering
  4. Problem solving techniques in C or the First year of Computer Science and Engineering

Training programs conducted

  • Coordinator cum Member of Chitkara University Publications
  • Member of Organizing Secretaries and Registration & Finance Chair of Conference ICEMSCMI-2023, Chitkara University
  • Conducted and delivered an Expert Talk and Hands-on session on Cybersecurity and Burp Suite, stating the introduction to cyber security, why it is important to protect the sensitive data and how Burp Suite can help to protect the data from various cyber threats on 3rd March, 2023.
  • Convener of the workshop of Post-Quantum Cryptography and Hardware Security, held at Chitkara University from 14th June 2021 to 2nd July 2021, Under Chitkara University Annual Research Symposium (CURAS), organized by Chitkara University Research and Innovation Network (CURIN).
  • Convener of the workshop of Applied Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Basic Science held at Chitkara University from 10th August 2020, to 15th August 2020, organized by Chitkara University Research and Innovation Network (CURIN).
  • Conducted a Workshop on Cloud Computing and delivered an Expert Talk with Hands-On on 21st Dec 2017. This workshop was under Peer Enablement Program (PEP) and organized at Chitkara University, Punjab.

FDP Attended

  1. Workshop on Applied Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Basic Science held at Chitkara University from 10th August 2020 to 15th August 2020), organized by CURIN, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab.
  2. Workshop on Cyber Security and FPGA: The Future Technology, held at Chitkara University on 7th July 2020 organized by CURIN, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab.
  3. Workshop on Emerging Trends in Computer Vision and IoT, held at Chitkara University from 2nd July 2020 to 6th July 2020, organized by Chitkara University Research and Innovation Network (CURIN).
  4. Workshop of Faculty Development Program on “Managing References and Citations using Mendeley”, held at Chitkara University on 10th June 2020), organized by CURIN, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab.
  5. Faculty Development Program on, “Multidisciplinary Trends in Information Technology”, from 21st July 2020 to 25th July 2020, organized by the Department of Computer Science and Technology in association with CSI society by Adhichunchanagiri Institute of Technology, Karnataka.
  6. Faculty Development Program on, “Latest Trends and Challenges in IT Industry, from 15th June 2020 to 20th June 2020, organized by the Department of Computer Science and Technology by R.M.D. Engineering College, Tamil Nadu.
  7. Faculty Development Program on, “Advanced Course on E-Content Development”, from 18th June 2020 to 23rd June 2020, organized by the International Institute of Organized Research.
  8. Faculty Development Program on, “E-Content Development”, from 1st June 2020 to 5th June 2020, organized by the International Institute of Organized Research.
  9. 5-Day Global Symposium on, “Global Pandemic Outbreak: Role of Technology and Automation (GPORTA)”, held at JSSATE, Noida, from 1st June 2020, to 5th June 2020.
  10. Faculty Development Program on, “Operation Management: Developing New Perspective in the Era of AI/ML”, held online, from 30th May 2020 to 4th June 2020, organized by, Meerut Institute of Technology, Meerut.
  11. Workshop on, “Cyber Security”, held online on 24th May 2020, organized by the Department of Information Technology and Computer Science and Engineering by Vellalar College of Engineering and Technology,
  12. Faculty Enablement Program on “Cloud Computing”, conducted by Infosys Limited at UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh from 4th to 8th December 2017, and was awarded, A+ Grade.
  13. Workshop on “Designing Active Learning Techniques for Implementation in Class Rooms”, held at Chitkara University on 3rd July 2017 organized by Chitkara University.
  14. Workshop on “Routing and Switching Techniques”, held at Chitkara University on 6th and 7th July 2017 organized by Chitkara University.
  15. Workshop on “Speech Recognition and its Tone Features Extraction”, held at Chitkara University from 30th June 2017 to 1st July 2017 organized by Chitkara University.
  16. Workshop on “People Management and Crucial Conversation for Leader”, held at Chitkara University on 27th July 2017 organized by Chitkara University

Awards

  1. Best Paper Award for presenting the paper in International Conference on Advances in Multi-Disciplinary Sciences and Engineering Research, (ICAMSER’2021), titled, “A Retrospective Study on NTRU Cryptosystem”, on 2nd July 2021.
  2. Awarded, A+ Grade Certification in 5 Day Workshop on Cloud Computing was under Faculty Enablement Program (FEP) and organized at UIET University, Chandigarh, Punjab dated from 4th – 8th Dec 2017.
  3. IEEE Member

Patents

  1. Light Weight Dust and Litter Collector, Utility Patent Filed, Dt. 10, July 2023.
  2. Tricycle With Detachable Grass Mower, Patent No. 18678 Dt. 30 April, 2021
  3. Apparatus And Method for Avoiding Collision Between Door and Moving Objects, Utility Patent, Published Dt. 14 Oct, 2022
  4. Oral Care Assembly, Utility Patent, Published Dt. 10 September, 2022
  5. Device To Facilitate Monitoring and Detecting Blood Loss, Utility Patent, Published Dt. 17 June, 2022
  6. Multipurpose Cleaning Device, Utility Patent, Published Dt. 03 April, 2021
  7. Portable Footrest Assembly for Table, Utility Patent, Published Dt. 6 September, 2022
  • Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering)
  • MTech. (Computer Science and Engineering)
  • B.E. (Computer Science and Engineering)

Teaching

  • Worked as Assistant Professor in Modern Institute of Engineering and Technology from 9th August 2013- 8th July 2015 (1 year 11 months).
  • Worked as a Lecture in SDDIE in the CSE department from 14th Feb. 2011 to 31st Oct. 2012 (1 year 8 months).

Education Leadership, Research management

  • 07 years (2016 to date)