Profile

Professional Interest


Cryptography, Network Security, Blockchain Technologies, Optimization, Cloud Computing

Courses Handled


  • Cryptography and Network Security
  • Blockchain Technologies
  • Problem solving and Python Programming
  • Nonlinear Programming
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Object Oriented Programming using C++
  • Machine Learning
  • Computer Network

Journal Publications: 9


  1. B Lydia Elizabeth, J Gayathri, S Subashini, and A John Prakash. “HIDE: hyperchaotic image encryption using DNA computing”. In: Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (2022), pp. 1–15.

  2. R Sathia Priya, A John Prakash, and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “An Analytic solution for the Hadoop Configuration Combinatorial Puzzle based on General Factorial Design.” In: KSII Transactions on Internet & Information Systems 16.11 (2022).

  3. John Prakash Arockiasamy, Lydia Elizabeth Benjamin, and Rhymend Uthariaraj Vaidyanathan. “Beyond Statistical Analysis in Chaos-Based CSPRNG Design”. In: Security and Communication Networks 2021 (2021).

  4. N Thilagavathi, A John Prakash, S Sridevi, and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “TARA: Temperature Aware online dynamic Resource Allocation scheme for energy optimization in cloud data centres”. In: Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences 30.2022 (2021), pp. 1050–1066.

  5. A John Prakash and B Lydia Elizabeth. “Pindex: Private multi-linked index for encrypted document retrieval”. In: Plos one 16.8 (2021), e0256223.

  6. B Lydia Elizabeth and A John Prakash. “Verifiable top-k searchable encryption for cloud data”. In: Sadhana 45.1 (2020), pp. 1–16.

  7. A John Prakash and B Lydia Elizabeth. “ASAKE: Adaptive Secure Authenticated Key Establishment Mechanism for Dynamic Networks”. In: Asian Journal of Information Technology 15.18 (2016), pp. 3562 –3576.

  8. John Prakash A Rhymend Uthariaraj V Lydia Elizabeth B Ramya K. “T-Select : Trust based cloud provider selection”. In: International Journal of Applied Engineering Research 10.1 (2015), pp. 979–996.

  9. A John Prakash, B Lydia Elizabeth, and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “Performance Evaluation of Multicrypt Encryption Mechanism”. In: American Journal of Applied Sciences 9.11 (2012), pp. 1849 –1861.

Conference Publications: 9


  1. B Lydia Elizabeth, A John Prakash, and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “TSED: Top-k Ranked Searchable Encryption for Secure Cloud Data Storage”. In: Advances in Big Data and Cloud Computing. Springer, 2018, pp. 113–121

  2. A John Prakash, V Rhymend Uthariaraj, and B Lydia Elizabeth. “Efficient Key Management Protocol with Predictive Rekeying for Dynamic Networks”. In: Green High Performance Computing (ICGHPC), 2016 2nd International Conference on. IEEE. 2016, pp. 1–6.

  3. B Lydia Elizabeth, K Ramya, A John Prakash, and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “Trustworthy mechanisms for selecting cloud service providers”. In: Recent Trends in Information Technology (ICRTIT), 2014 International Conference on. IEEE. 2014, pp. 1–5.

  4. B Lydia Elizabeth, R Aaishwarya, P Kiruthika, M Nandini Shrada, A John Prakash, and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “Bayesian based confidence model for trust inference in MANETs”. In: Recent Trends in Information Technology (ICRTIT), 2011 International Conference on. IEEE. 2011, pp. 402–406.

  5. B Lydia Elizabeth, S Sudha, A John Prakash, and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “An Improved Uncertainty Reduction Scheme Based on Bayesian Prediction in MANETs”. In: International Conference on Network Security and Applications. Springer. 2011, pp. 249–257.

  6. H Venkateswaran and A John Prakash. “Scalable Geographic Based Multicasting (SGBM) Protocol”. In: Trends in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology. Springer, 2011, pp. 233–243.

  7. A John Prakash and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “Multicrypt: A provably secure encryption scheme for multicast communication”. In: Networks and Communications, 2009. NETCOM’09. First International Conference on. IEEE. 2009, pp. 246–253.

  8. A John Prakash and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “Secure Authenticated Key Establishment Protocol for Ad Hoc Networks”. In: Network and System Security, 2009. NSS’09. Third International Conference on. IEEE. 2009, pp. 87–94.

  9. A John Prakash and V Rhymend Uthariaraj. “Multicast cryptosystem: A cryptosystem for secure multicast communication”. In: Network and Parallel Computing, 2008. NPC 2008. IFIP International Conference on. IEEE. 2008, pp. 119–124.

Invited Talks


  • Virtualization Techniques on 26-05-2021 and 27-05-2021. Faculty Development Training Programme on Cloud Computing. ICAM Loyola College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, 2021.

  • Mobile Commerce. Faculty Development Training Programme on Mobile Computing. Department of Information Technology, MIT Campus, Anna University, 2016.

  • Multicast Systems. Faculty Development Training Programme on Computer Networks. Department of Computer Technology, MIT Campus, Anna University, 2015.

  • Cloud Defined. AICTE-QIP Short Term Course on Cloud Computing Technologies on 03-04-2013. Anna University, 2013.

  • Cloud Viirtual Infrastructure Managers on 04-04-2013. AICTE-QIP Short Term Course on cloud Computing Technologies. Anna University, 2013.

  • Fundamentals of Modern Key Management Technique on 05-03-2009. AICTE-QIP Short Term Course on Recent developments in network security. Anna University, 2009.

Programme Organized


  • Member online committee – First International Conference on Software Defined Networking between 09-08-2019 and 10-08-2019. Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, TANFINET, CSI, Anna University. 2019.

  • National Level Short Course on AICTE-QIP Sponsored Short Term Course on Cloud Computing Technologies. Anna University. 2013.

  • National Level Short Course on Foundation Course in Cuecent BPMS. Anna University. 2013.

  • National Level Short Course on Workshop on BPMS. Anna University. 2013.

  • National Level Short Course on AICTE-QIP Sponsored Short Term Course on Recent Trends in Computer Networks. Anna University. 2011.

Programme Participated

  • 12 Week NPTEL Online Certification Course on Secure Multiparty Computation between September and December 2021. IISc and MHRD. 2021.

  • 12 Week NPTEL Online Certification Course on The Joy of Python Programming between September and December 2021. IIT Ropar and MHRD. 2021.

  • 12 Week NPTEL Online Certification Course on Computational Number Theory and Algebra between September and December 2020. IIT Kanpur and MHRD. 2020.

  • ATAL Academy Online FDP on Blockchain between 05-10-2020 and 09-10-2020. National Institute of Technology Meghalaya. 2020.

  • AICTE-AU Sponsored Faculty Development Training Programme on GE8151 Problem Solving and Python Programming between 13-05-2019 and 17-05-2019. Computer Centre, MIT Campus, Anna University. 2019.

  • Short-term Course on Blockchain Technology-Business Innovations and Applications between 11-03-2019 and 15-03-2019. National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli in association with 8 Industries. 2019.

  • GIAN Course on High Performance Computing Concepts and Practice between 08-10-2018 and 13-10-2018. Department of Computer Science, National Institute of Technology Calicut. 2018.

  • Two-Day Saptahaant Shikshak Prashikshan on Introduction to Machine Learning between 16-12-2017 and 17-12-2017. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. 2017.

  • Workshop on Research and Development Project Proposals - Awareness, Needs and Benefits on 26-02-2014. Anna University. 2014.

  • National Level ISTE Workshop on Writing Effective Conference Papers between 18-02-2012 and 19-02-2012. Anna University. 2012.

  • International level Workshop on Recent Trends in Stochastic Modelling and Mathematical Finance between 22-12-2011 and 24-12-2011. Anna University. 2011.

  • National Level ISTE Workshop on Database Management between 13-12-2010 and 23-12-2010. Anna University. 2010.

  • National Level ISTE Workshop on effective teaching/learning of Computer Programming between 14-12-2010 and 24-12-2010. Anna University. 2010.

  • National Level short course on Computer Networks: Fundamentals to State-of-the-art Technologies between 18-02-2008 and 29-02-2008. Anna University. 2008.

  • National Level short course on Recent Trends in Grid Computing between 03-03-2008 and 15-03-2008. Anna University. 2008.

  • National Level workshop on Thesis writing for Research Scholars between 04-12-2008 and 05-12-2008. Anna University. 2008.

  • National Level workshop on Adhoc Networks between 22-03-2007 and 23-03-2007. Anna University. 2007.

Selected additional responsibilities and committees

  • 2019-till
    Deputy Director(Computing), Ramanujan Computing Centre, Anna University, Chennai
  • 2014-2018
    Deputy Director, Knowledge Data Centre, Anna University, Chennai
  • 2019 - till
    Coordinator, MATLAB, Microsoft & Adobe Campus Access, Anna University
  • 2022
    Coordinator, TNEA Facilitation Centre, Govt. of TN
  • 2022 - till
    Coordinator, Establishment of Data Centre, Anna University
  • 2019
    Coordinator, Digital Valuation System, Anna University
  • 2022
    Member, Technical Programme Committee, 10th IEEE International Conference on Computing Sustainable Global Development, IndiaCom 2022
  • 2022
    Member, National Advisory Committee, IEEE International Conference on Electronic Systems & Intelligent Computing (ICESIC-2022) - 2022
  • 2020
    Member, Advisory Board, International Conference on Innovative Trends in Information Technology ICITIIT-20 - 2020
  • 2021 - till
    Member, Local Purchase Committee, RCC, Anna University
  • 2022 - till
    Member, Biometric system technical committee, Anna University
  • 2021 - till
    Member, AU e-Governance software development, Anna University
  • 2020 - till
    Member, Anna University Companies Inspection Committee, Anna University
  • 2016 - till
    Member, Anna University Affiliated Colleges Inspection Committee
  • 2021
    Member, Advisory Committee, ACM/CSI/IEEECS Research & Industry Symposium on IoT Cloud For Societal Applications (IoTCloud’21)
  • 2019
    Member, Organising committee, First International Conference on Software Defined Networking, organised by IITM, TANFINET and Anna University
  • 2014
    Member, Online TNEA Process Design, Govt. of TN

Consultancy Contributions

2020 - till Online Counselling Application, Anna University Admissions, Anna University Designed, Developed and Implemented using PHP, Postgres, Vuejs
2020 - till Online Counselling Application, Tamil Nadu Common Admissions (TANCA 2020), Government of Tamil Nadu Designed, Developed and Implemented using PHP, Postgres, Vuej
2019 Digital Valuation System (DVS), Additional Controller of Examinations (University Departments), Anna University Designed, Developed and Implemented using Golang, Postgres, Vuejs
2018 Online Counselling Application, Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions(TNEA 2018), Government of Tamil Nadu Designed, Developed and Implemented using PHP, Postgres, Vuejs
2018 - till Virtual Research Lab, Ramanujan Computing Centre, Anna University Central Computing infrastructure for HPC, Deep Learning and Scientific Programming
2016 - 2018 Datacentre Migration, Knowledge Data Centre, Anna University Migration Architecture Design and Build from SPARC to x86 Architecture
2015 -2018 Anna University Webcast, Knowledge Data Centre, Anna University Developed and Implemented
2014 - 2018 Anna University Payment Gateway, Knowledge Data Centre, Anna University Security application testing, Server Architecture design and build

Awards

  • Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), MHRD-CSIR, India, 2007- 2009.

Professional Membership

  • Member-IEEE,Member-ACM, Member-IACR.

Skills

  • C, C++, Python, PHP, Javascript, Golang, Postgres, VueJs, HTML, Bootstrap, Material design lite

Doctoral Guidance

  • S Irene, Search over Surveillance Security Systems (Pursuing)

  • M Nandhini, Secure Machine Learning Algorithms for Cloud (Pursuing)

Employment

  • 2013 - Present
    Assistant Professor (Sr. G).
    Ramanujan Computing Centre, CEG, Anna University
  • 2009-2013
    Assistant Professor,
    Ramanujan Computing Centre, Anna University
  • 2004-2007
    Lecturer,
    Department of Information Technology, St Peters Engineering College

Contact Me

Ramanujan Computing Centre

College of Engineering

Anna University, Chennai

Chennai - 600 025

Tamil Nadu