IIT Bombay establishes Trust Lab for Digital Security

The Lab will drive several activities related to research, education, development, outreach, and entrepreneurship

IIT Bombay launched a foundational initiative called the ‘IIT Bombay Trust Lab’for creating a more trustworthy digital environment for today and the future as well as work towards a secure and responsible Digital India.

The Trust Lab is being established with contribution made by the Institute’s alumnus Dr. Shridhar Shukla (B. Tech, EE, 1983). The Lab will be set up at IIT Bombay’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE). It will be headed by Prof. Manoj Prabhakaran, Vijay and Sita Vashee Chair Professor at IIT Bombay.

The Lab will drive several activities related to research, education, development, outreach, and entrepreneurship by leveraging IIT Bombay’s expertise in the domains of security, privacy, and, more broadly, digital trust. The Lab will focus on developing foundational science, building new technologies and fostering a digital trust ecosystemthrough educational activities and by translating the scientific advances made at the Lab into technology and policy inputs to meet industrial and societal needs.

Speaking about the ‘IIT Bombay Trust Lab’, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay said, “With digital experiences rapidly becoming an integral part of our lives, security, privacy, population-scale access and usability, citizen empowerment, etc. become fundamental enablers for a safe and prosperous society and nation. The establishment of the ‘IIT Bombay Trust Lab’ will allow the Institute to take the lead in the digital trust domain and support nation-building significantly. We are deeply grateful to Dr. Shukla for his generosity that has enabled the Institute to take a huge step forward in this direction and accelerate its mission of playing a key role in solving national and global challenges”.

Commenting on his contribution towards the establishment of the ‘IIT Bombay Trust Lab’, Dr. Shridhar Shukla said, "India is leading the world in going digital at population scale. As we do that, Digital Security becomes as critical as food, energy, and border security. The IITB Trust Lab is all about building a strong foundation for Digital Security and more broadly Digital Trust".

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