Prof. (Dr.) Dhruti Sharma

Profile

Name : Prof. (Dr.) Dhruti Sharma
Qualification: Ph.D. (Computer Engineering)
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Information Technology
Experience: 19+ years
Email: dhruti.sharma@scet.ac.in
Courses / Subject involved: Information Security, Wireless Communication and Mobile Programming, Data Compression, Computer Network, Object Oriented Programming C++, System Programming

Extra Duty

Research Projects

1 Floated Open Ended Problem on "Question paper leakage prevention mechanism using Blockchain Technology". The students from Computer department have started working on it.
2 Floated Open Ended Problem on "Secure sharing of EHR with role based search mechanism using Blockchain Technology". The students from Computer department have started working on it.
3 Mentored several students projects funded by Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) grant.

Patents/Copyrights

Books Published

Research Publications

International Journals
1 DDhruti Sharma “Searchable encryption : A survey”, Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective, 32:2, 76-119, DOI: 10.1080/19393555.2022.2033367 (2023) (SCOPUS)
2 Sharma, D., Jinwala, D. “Multi-Keyword Searchable Encryption for E-Health System with multiple data writers and readers” in book Implementing Data Analytics and Architectures for Next Generation Wireless Communications, IGI Global, March 2021 (SCOPUS).
3 Sharma, D., Jinwala, D. “Simple index based symmetric searchable encryption with result verifiability”, Front. Computer Sci. 15, 152805 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11704-019-9125-x (SCI)
4 Sharma, Dhruti, and Devesh Jinwala. “Multi-writer Multi-reader Boolean Keyword Searchable Encryption” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2020): 1-21, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-04829-4. (Springer) (SCI)
5 Sharma DP, Jinwala DC. “Aggregate Searchable Encryption With Result Privacy” International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP). 2020 Apr 1;14(2):62-82., DOI: 10.4018/IJISP.2020040104 (SCOPUS)
6 Dhruti Sharma, Devesh Jinwala, “Multi-Writer Multi-Reader Conjunctive Keyword Searchable Encryption”, International Journal of Information and Computer Security (IJICS), InderScience (SCOPUS) (In Press) doi: 10.1504/IJICS.2019.10023071
7 Dhruti Sharma, Devesh Jinwala, “Multi-User Searchable Encryption with Token Freshness Verification (MUSE-TFV)”, International Journal on Security and Communication Networks, vol. 2017, Article ID 6435138, 16 pages, 2017. ISSN: 1939-0114. (SCI) doi:10.1155/2017/6435138 (SCI)
8 Dhruti Sharma, and Devesh Jinwala. “Key Generation Protocol in IBC” In International Journal of Network Security, Vol. 15, No. 5, 2013, pp. 341-349 ISSN: 1816-353X, 2013. (DBLP)
International Conference
1 Dhruti Sharma, Devesh Jinwala, “Encrypted data ordering with functional encryption”. In2018 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology (RAIT) 2018 Mar 15 (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
2 A poster “Extending Functional Encryption with Searchable Encryption” in Research Conclave held on 1st Feb 2017, at S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat under ISEA IEEE Asia Security and Privacy Conference 2017.
3 Dhruti Sharma, Devesh Jinwala, “Functional Encryption in IoT E-Health Care System”, In proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Information Systems Security (ICISS 2015), Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. (LNCS) 9478, pp. 345-263, 2015.
4 Dhruti Sharma, Devesh Jinwala, “ID based Secure Key Generation Protocol”, In proceedings of the Second IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communication Technology at MNNIT, Allahabad, India during Sept 15-17, 2011. (ISBN: 978-4577-1384-2 )
National Conference
1 Dhruti Sharma, “Wireless Network Security threats and Protection Mechanisms”, In proceedings of the Second National Conference on Wireless Network (NCOWN 09) at R.L. Jallapa Institute of Technology, Kodigehalli, Doddaballapur during 20-21 August 2009
2 Dhruti Sharma, “Distributed Network: A New era of Networking”, In proceedings of the Second National Conference on Emerging Trends in Information Communication Technologies(NCETICT) at C. U. Shah College of Engg. & Tech., Wadhwan, Surendranagar on 4thApril 2009.
3 Dhruti Sharma, “A review on Distributed Shared Memory”, In proceedings of National Conference on Emerging Trends in Computer Technology (ETCT2008) at Sarvajanik College of Engg. & Tech., Surat 26th – 27th June 2008.
4 Dhruti Sharma, “Distributed File System : A Review”, In proceedings of the Second National Conference in Information Communication Technologies (NCETICT) at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, FatehGarh Sahib, Punjab at 4th April 2008.

Expert Lectures Delivered

1 Online expert talk at G. H. Raisoni Institute of Business Management, Jalgaon, Maharastra on 9th November, 2020.
2 A session in ISEAP – II Sponsored Five-Days FDP on Research Topics in Information Security and Privacy (RTIS&P 2018), at S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, during 18th – 22nd June, 2018.
3 Seven Lectures on “Microsoft SQL Server Database Programming” to Employees of Surat Municipal Corporation during December 2007.
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Achievements / Awards

1 Certificate of appreciation is received from NPTEL as "NPTEL Star" titled "NPTEL DOMAIN SCHOLARS - Programming" in June 2023.
2 Received NPTEL-GOLD certificates from NPTEL for the courses – Programming in Java, Database Management System for getting score of more than 90%.
3 Received NPTEL-SILVER certificates from NPTEL for the courses – Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Applications, Cloud computing, Data Science for Engineers, Introduction to Internet of Things, Problem solving through Programming in C, C Programming and Assembly Language for getting score between 75-89%.
4 Certificate of appreciation is received from NPTEL as "NPTEL DISCPLINE STAR" for certifying in courses of same discipline, more than 50 weeks of learning, final score in each subject >= 55 in JUL-DEC 2021.
5 Received Gujarat Council on Science and Technology-Department of Science and Technology (GUJCOST-DST) grant to organize Short Term Training Program (STTP) on "Recent Trends in Information Security and Privacy" in 2021.
6 Certificate of appreciation is received from NPTEL as "NPTEL SUPERSTAR" for presenting in 4 exams during January 2020 to December 2020 and topped in 3 exams.

Administrative Duties

1 Worked as college level senior supervisor in SU examination for Summer-2024.
2 Worked as college level senior supervisor in SU examination for Winter-2023.
3 Coordinator of “Converse 2023” – Annual department level event under technical event Xitij, SCET, Surat.
4 Worked as Senior Supervisor in GTU Summer 2023.
5 Worked as college level senior supervisor in GTU examination for Winter-2021.
6 Working as Convener of IIC (Institution’s Innovation Council) Cell, SCET since 2022.
7 Department level representative for R & D Cell, SCET Since June 2021.
8 Working as a member of Academic and Curriculum Committee of Information Technology under Faculty of Engineering and Technology at Sarvajanik University since 2020.
9 Coordinator of “Converse 2020” – Annual department level event under technical event Xitij, SCET, Surat.
10 Worked as college level senior supervisor in GTU examination for Winter-2018, Summer-2019.
11 Department level NBA coordinator since June 2019.
12 Member of ISTE Student Chapter, SCET since Aug 2018
13 Chairman of Practical Exam Committee at departmental level 2006-2014.
14 Chairman of Time-Table committee at department level during 2008 – 2014.
15 Member of ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL, Nodal Centre for Information & Communication Technologies Sector South Gujarat Region since Aug 2014.
16 Coordinator of Crack-IT a ‘C Programming’ Contest during Kshitij-2011 – A national level technical event, SCET, Surat.
17 Worked as Coordinator of “Converse 2008” – A department level technical Event at SCET, Surat .

Membership of Professional Bodies

1 Cryptology Research Society of India (CRSI) – Life Member (L/0771)
2 Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) – Life Member (LM 126590)

Workshop / Seminar / STTP

1 Certification course on “Introduction to Machine Learning with Python” held from January 5th 2024 to April 20th 2024, conducted by the faculty members of the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT) and funded by the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), a Government of Gujarat Organization.
2 NPTEL Online certification of 12-week course on “Cloud Computing” during January to April 2023.
3 NPTEL Online certification of 8-week course on “Programming, Data Structures And Algorithms Using Python” during January to March 2023.
4 AICTE certified NITTTR MOOC course “Module6: Student Assessment and Evaluation” in July 2022.
5 AICTE certified NITTTR MOOC course “Module3: Communication Skills, Modes, and Knowledge Dissemination” in July 2022.
6 NPTEL Online certification of 8-week course on “Database Management System” during January to March 2022.
7 2-Weeks Industrial Training at Jemistry Info Solu. LLP, Surat on “Cyber Security” from 3rd January – 17th January 2022.
8 NPTEL Online certification of 8-week course on “Data Science for Engineers” during July to September 2021.
9 Online 5 days FDP on “Data Science” organized by AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy from 28th July 2021 to 1st August 2021.
10 NPTEL Online certification of 12-week course on “Introduction to Internet of Things” during January to April 2021.
11 NPTEL Online certification of 8-week course on “Programming in C++” during September to November 2020.
12 NPTEL Online certification of 4-week course on “C Programming and Assembly Language” during September to October 2020.
13 Online 5 days FDP on “Block chain” organized by AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy from 5th October 2020 to 9th October 2020.
14 Online Faculty Development Program on “Blockchain Technology: Challenges and Opportunities” Under Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA)- Project (Phase II) organized by GTU from 31st August, 2020 to 4th September, 2020.
15 NPTEL Online certification of 12-week course on “Programming in Java” during September to December 2020.
16 8 Weeks National MOOCs FDP on “Creating Open Source Cloud based Gnomio Moodle of Your Own Subject for OBE” [Self-Paced BT6 Level Course] July 18 2020 to September 05 2020.
17 Online Five days technical training Program organized by The Institutions of electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (IETE) on “BlockChain” from 17th August to 21st August 2020.
18 Online Three days “Yoga Workshop” organized by GTU from 24th August to 26th August 2020.
19 Online Five days technical training Program organized by The Institutions of electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (IETE) on “Android Application Development” from 10th August to 14th August 2020.
20 Coursera 7-week certification course on “Cryptography” during May to July 2020.
21 Webinar organized by S. S. Gandhi Engineering College, Surat in association with Enine Solution on “Python for All” on 29th May 2020.
22 Webinar organized by L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad on “Skilling India Workforce on Cyber Range with Live Cyber Attack Demonstration” on 21st May 2020.
23 Webinar organized by GTU on the occasion of 13th Foundation Day titled “Intellectual Property For New India” on 13th May 2020.
24 Online Four days workshop on “Moodle Basics” organized by IT Dept, SCET, from 28th May to 31st May 2020.
25 NPTEL Online certification of 8-week course on “Introduction to Block Chain Technology and Application” during February to April 2020.
26 NPTEL Online certification of 12-week course on “Problem Solving through Programming in C” during January to April 2020.
27 One day Coordinators’ “Workshop on C and C++” on 15 February 2020 organized by the Teaching Learning Centre (ICT) at IIT Bombay, funded by the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), MHRD, Govt. of India.
28 One day workshop on “Arduino” held at Sitarambhai Naranji Patel Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Umrakh, Surat on 8 February 2020 under Teaching Learning Centre, ICT at IIT Bombay, funded by the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), MHRD, Govt. of India.
29 GUJCOST sponsored two days workshop on “Cyber Security: Evolving Challenges and Awareness” during 30th – 31st Jan 2020 at IT department, SCET, Surat.
30 Continuing Education Program under the aegis of Center for Entrepreneurship Development, Govt. of Gujarat, “A Practical Approach To Learn Computer Networks” at DAIICT (Anchor Institute for ICT), Gandhinagar during 3rd – 7th December 2018.
31 ISEA II Project Sponsored Five-days Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Research Topics in Information Security and Privacy” at Computer Engineering Department, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat during 18th – 22nd June, 2018.
32 Continuing Education Program under the aegis of Center for Entrepreneurship Development, Govt. of Gujarat, “The training of Best Practices in Teaching C and modern C++” at DAIICT (Anchor Institute for ICT), Gandhinagar during 11th – 15th June 2018.
33 One-day International Workshop on “Smart Contracts with BlockChain and IoT” at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Matunga, Mumbai on 26th February 2018.
34 TEQIP-II sponsored Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Recent Trends in Big Data Analytics (RTBDA 2017)” at Computer Engineering Department, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat during 27th February – 3rd March 2017.
35 Five-days Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Design and Analysis of Algorithms (DAA 2016)” at Computer Engineering Department, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat during 23th – 27th May 2016.
36 TEQIP-II sponsored Five-days Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Software Requirements and Specifications (SRS-2016)” at Computer Engineering Department, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat during 9th – 13th May 2016.
37 TEQIP-II sponsored Finishing School at Computer Engineering Department, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat during 22nd February and 14th – 17th March 2016.
38 “15th National workshop on Cryptology” organized by Cryptology Research Society at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha during 11th – 13th September 2015.
39 ISTE sponsored Two-week Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Introduction to Design of Algorithms” Under the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD, Govt. of India) conducted by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur during 27th April – 30th May 2015 (Online activity equivalent to one week from 27th April to 24th May and physical participation at Remote Center (SCET) from 25th May to 30th May, 2015).
40 Two-weeks ISTE Workshop on “Computer Programming” conducted By IIT Bombay through ICT (MHRD) (Remote Centre: SCET,Surat). One week full time work completed online, during 11th – 15th June 2014 and Physical participation at Remote Centers during 16th – 21st June 2014.
41 TEQIP-II Sponsored One-week Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Data Mining: Security and Privacy Issues” at Computer Engineering Department, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat during 23rd – 27th June, 2014.
42 Two-days workshop on “LaTeX – A Document Preparation System” on 14th – 15th March 2014 at SCET, Surat.
43 MHRD Sponsored One-day Workshop on “VIRTUAL LABS” on 2nd March 2013 at SCET.
44 One-day IEEE workshop on “Soft Computing” on 16th March 2013 at SCET.
45 Two-days ISTE Workshop On “Research Methods In Educational Technology” Under the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD, Govt. of India) on 2nd & 9th February 2013 Conducted by IIT Bombay at SCET.
46 Two-days workshop on “Thesis Writing using Application Software” at SCET, Surat during 20th – 21st April, 2012.
47 Seminar on “Cloud Computing/Windows Azure” at SCET on 4th February, 2011.
48 ISEAP Sponsored Two-days Seminars on “Wireless Sensor Networks-Security Issues and Applications” at SVNIT, Surat during 12th – 13th January, 2011.
49 AICTE sponsored Short Term Training Program (STTP) on “Computer Architecture” at 21st – 25th December 2009.
50 AICTE approved Short Term Training Program (STTP) on “Emerging Trends in Network Security” at SCET during 24th – 28th December 2007.
51 Workshop on “Computer Networks using Network Simulator-NetSim” at SVNIT, Surat during 18th – 19th January, 2007.
52 ISTE Short Term Training Program on “Emerging Trends in Wireless Communication Computing and Networking” at Sarvajanik College of Engg. And Tech., Surat during 1st – 5th January 2007.
53 AICTE approved Short Term Training Program (STTP) on “Trends in Distributed Systems” at SCET during 26th – 30th June 2006.
54 One day seminar on “SuperComputer” at North Gujarat University, Patan, 2005.

Participation in Other Activities

1 Reviewer in IEEE R10 HTC 2023 Conference organized by IEEE Gujarat Section in June 2023.
2 Reviewer in the IEEE International Conference “TENSYMP2023” to be held at IIT Mumbai.
3 Reviewer in International Conference on Security, Privacy and Data Analytics 2022 (ISPDA) organized at SVNIT, Surat.
4 Reviewer in International Conference on Information Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics (ICISPD-2022) organized at SVNIT, Surat.
5 Coordinated one day workshop on “Knowing Computer Hardware and Software” at SCET on 1st Sept, 2018.
6 Organized a GUJCOST-DST sponsored STTP on “Recent Trends in Information Security and Privacy” during 25th October to 29th October 2021 at IT Department, SCET.
7 Organized a webinar on “Introduction and Opportunity with .Net Core” on 17th July 2021 by inviting Mr. Hardik Gheewala, Project Manager, XCellence-IT, Surat.
8 Organized a guest lecture (under SCET R & D Cell) on “Security Aspects of Operating System” on 7th July 2021, by inviting speaker Dr. S. D. Panchal, Professor and Director, Graduate School of Engineering and Technology, GTU, Gandhinagar. Ex-Registrar GTU
9 Coordinated one day workshop on “Latex: Text Processing System” on 20th February 2021.
10 Coordinated one day workshop on “Cyber Security Awareness” at SCET on 31st August, 2019.
11 Coordinated one day workshop on “Advanced C – Programming” at SCET on 25th April, 2019.
12 Organized a guest lecture on “State Space Search Techniques of AI” on 22nd February 2023 by inviting speaker Dr. Uday Pratap Rao, Associate Professor, NIT, Patna, Bihar.
13 Organized an industrial visit for first year IT students to “Narola Infotech”, Adajan, Surat on 3rd August, 2018.
14 Organized an industrial visit for Final year IT students to “BSNL Market Exchange”, Surat on 23rd Jan 2015.
15 Organized a guest lecture on “Linux - From IT Industry Perspective” at SCET on 21st Jan 2015.
16 Organized a guest lecture on “Introduction to Joomla” at SCET on 23rd Sep 2014.
17 Coordinated a three days workshop on “Mobile Application Development using Android” during 19th – 21st July 2012.
18 Coordinated one day workshop on “Fundamentals of Unix Programming” on 29th January 2011.
19 Coordinated one day workshop on “Introductory Workshop On Linux Programming Concepts” on 21st March 2009.
20 Coordinated departmental Technical event “Converse” during 25-26th September 2008.
21 Coordinated a GUJCOST-DST sponsored Short Term Training Program (STTP) on “Emerging Trends in Network Security” during 24th Dec- 28th Dec 2007.
22 Organized a guest lecture on “Software as Service- Industry Perspective” on 10th March 2022 by inviting an industry personal Mr. Bhavesh Sharma, Senior Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pune.
23 Coordinated Research Collaboration with PoM Lab, USA under R & D Cell, SCET during January to April 2022.
24 Worked as a member of an advisory board in “International Conference on Emerging Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICETEEE-2020)”, during 6th-7th February, 2020, Jaipur, India.
25 Reviewer in the IEEE International Conference “TENSYMP2023” held at IIT Mumbai.
26 Reviewer in the IEEE R10 HTC 2023 Conference organized by IEEE Gujarat Section in June 2023.
27 Reviewer in the Third International Conference on Security, Privacy and Data Analytics (ISPDA-2024) held at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, India, during December 13-15, 2024 (Jointly with SVNIT Surat, Gujarat, India).
28 Reviewer in the IEEE International Conference “TENSYMP2022” held at IIT Mumbai.
29 Reviewer in the Journal of “Engineering Science and Technology (JESTEC)”.
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31 Reviewer in International Journal of “Computer Security”.
32 Reviewer in International Journal of “Computer Network (COMNET)”.
33 Reviewer in IEEE “Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing”.
34 Reviewer in “Karbala International Journal of Modern Science”.
35 Reviewer in International Journal of Information and Computer Security (IJICS).
36 Reviewer in 7th International Conference on “Computing and Convergence Technology (ICCCT – 2012)” held at Seoul, South Korea.
37 Reviewer in 10th International Conference on “Distributed Computing and Internet Technologies (ICDCIT-2014)” held at Bhubaneswar, India during 6th – 9th February 2014.