IIT team works to curb cyber attacks

A team of researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, in collaboration with scientists from University of Pardubice, Czech Republic, is working towards developing indigenous algorithms that can protect the country’s digital data from cyber attacks by advanced computers.

The team has also designed encryption architectures that can be used to protect sensitive health data that is transmitted through the Internet, IIT Guwahati said on Wednesday.

The team of researchers from IIT Guwahati is led by Gaurav Trivedi, associate professor, department of electronics and electrical engineering, while professors Zdenek Nemec and Jan Pidanic make up the University of Pardubice team.