Quantum Cryptography and Secure Communications

Dr. Kumar Gautam is the founder and president of Quantum Research And Centre of Excellence (QRACE), as well as EGREEN QUANTA. QRACE is an independent incubation center with a decentralized community of researchers and scientists with noble ideas and global mindsets working together to change the way societal applications are developed. As an Associate Professor, he has demonstrated a history of working in the higher education industry and is proficient in Matlab, Quantum computation, Python, Algorithms, and Research. Also, have a strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from Delhi University focused on Quantum gate design based on Schrödinger Dynamics. Dr. Nilima Dongre is an assistant professor in the Computer Science and Engineering department at Ramarao Adik Institute of Technology, D Y Patil deemed to be university, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, with 24 years of teaching and research experience. She earned her PhD from Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, focusing on the Internet of Things, cloud computing, security, machine learning, and data management. Dr. Dongre has made significant contributions to her field, publishing over 50 research papers, authoring three books, and contributing 15 book chapters. She holds nine national patents, two international patents, and eight registered copyrights, with three more under scrutiny. An active member of professional organizations such as IEEE, ISTE, CSI, and ACM, she has coordinated numerous training programs and workshops to enhance student skills. As a faculty advisor to the ISTE RAIT student and faculty chapter, she has organized various technical events, leading to awards for best engineering college and best student and faculty chapter. Committed to continuous learning, she also holds global certifications in cybersecurity and forensics, as well as professional certifications in Google/AWS cloud computing and machine learning. Dr. Pallavi Vijay Chavan is Professor and head-IT at Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, D. Y. Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai, MH, India. She has been in academia for the past 20 years working in the area of computing theory, data science, and network security. In her academic journey, she has published research work in the data science and security domain with reputed publishers including Springer, Elsevier, CRC Press, and Inderscience. Dr. Sangita Santosh Chaudhari obtained her Master of Computer Engineering from Mumbai University in 2008 and Ph. D. in GIS and Remote Sensing from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2016. Currently, she is working as a Professor and Head of Department of Information Technology at Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, D. Y. Patil Deemed to be University, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.Dr. Chaudhari has over 100 research papers to her credit published in peer reviewed and referred National and International Journals and Conferences. She is the co-editor of Advances in Scalable and Intelligent Geospatial Analytics: Challenges and Applications from Taylor & Francis/CRC Press, Intelligent Solutions for Cognitive Disorders from IGI Global, and Computational Intelligence in Image and Video Processing from Taylor & Francis/Chapman & Hall/CRC Press. She is an IEEE senior member and active member of IEEE GRSS and IEEE Women in Engineering. Her research interests include Image processing, Information security, Data Analytics, Geographical Information Systems, and Remote sensing.Affiliations and expertiseProfessor and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, D. Y. Patil Deemed to be University, India.Saurabh Agarwal received the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from the University of Delhi, India, in 2017. From 2019 to 2023, he was a Korean Research Fellow in South Korea. Since 2024, he has been a Research Professor at Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea. His research interests include image forensics, computer vision, and machine learning

• 1. Introduction/ Overview: Phases of Quantum Cryptography: Literature Review and Taxonomy2. Quantum Key Distribution: Protocols3. Quantum Key Distribution Techniques and Algorithms4. Secure Quantum Communication Using Cryptographic Solutions.5. Role of Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) in QKD6. Quantum Cryptography Simulation: Tools and Techniques7. Post Quantum Cryptography: Techniques and Algorithms8. Current Research Trends9. Use Cases and Applications of Quantum Cryptography