معرفی
Mohit Pal is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway. He is affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and conducts research under the mentorship of Prof. Lilya Budaghyan. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, where he was supervised by Dr. Sartaj Ul Hasan.
Education:
- B.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Allahabad (2011–2014)
- M.Sc. in Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (2014–2016)
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu (2018–2021)
- Visiting Student, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2018–2019)
- Visiting Student, Indian Statistical Institute Delhi (2022)
His research lies at the intersection of cryptography and finite fields, focusing on boomerang uniformity, differential uniformity, APN and PN functions, permutation polynomials, and arithmetization-oriented cryptographic primitives. His work contributes to the theoretical foundations of symmetric cryptography and algebraic design of secure functions. He has published in leading journals such as Designs, Codes and Cryptography, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, and Advances in Mathematics of Communications. His recent publications explore connections between generalized differential properties and cryptographic robustness, particularly in odd characteristic fields.
Scientific Awards and Recognition:
- Reviewer for top-tier journals including IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Designs, Codes and Cryptography, and Applicable Algebra in Engineering, Communication and Computing.
- Active participant in major international workshops such as Asiacrypt, Boolean Functions and Their Applications (BFA), and SETA.
- Erdős Number: 3 (via Sartaj Ul Hasan and Pantelimon Stănică).
He has advised no students to date but has contributed to research mentoring through collaboration. He taught INF-143A: Applied Cryptography at the University of Bergen in 2024, instructing 84 students at undergraduate and master’s levels. His research has been supported through postdoctoral funding at the University of Bergen and prior project fellowships at IIT Jammu and Harish-Chandra Research Institute. He is currently engaged in advancing the theory of arithmetization-friendly cryptographic functions, with implications for zero-knowledge proofs and secure computation.
Laboratories and Research Teams:
Mohit Pal is part of the cryptography research group at the Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, collaborating closely with Prof. Lilya Budaghyan and Dr. Chunlei Li. His work integrates into broader efforts on algebraic methods in modern cryptography, particularly in the context of post-quantum and efficient cryptographic design.
