Dr. Sumana Maiti is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Before joining IIT Bhubaneswar, she served as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala for 3 years. She obtained her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur under the supervision of Prof. Sudip Misra. Dr. Maiti completed her M.Tech in Multimedia and Software Systems from the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Kolkata, where she graduated as the gold medalist of her batch. She earned her B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from the College of Engineering and Management Kolaghat. Dr. Maiti completed her Secondary and Higher Secondary Examinations from Santaldih Thermal Plant High School. Her research interests include Network Security, AI in Cyber Security, and Quantum Key Distribution.

Network and System Security (CS6L091)
Database Systems (CS3L003)
Database Systems Laboratory (CS3P002)
Introduction to Programming and Data Structures (CS1L001)
Introduction to Programming and Data Structures Laboratory (CS1P001)

Ph.D 

1. Bibek Giri
2. Bidisha Chakraborty
3. Soumya Ranjan Satpathy (Co-Supervisor)

MS.R

1. Bidisha Chakraborty
2. Vishakha Ganorkar

M.Tech Thesis

1. Konisa Sai Sriyuktha
2. Rahul Dewangan
3. Manjeet (Completed)
4. Arpon Roy (Completed)
5. Anirban Dey (Completed)

B.Tech Thesis

1. Gummadi Sahithi
2. Sagili Tagur Deepak Reddy
3. Marpina Rohith
4. Vaibhav Reddy
5. Bajaru Chakradhar
6. Ladvaiya Dhruviben Rajeshbhai
7. Saurav Kumar Singh (Completed)
8. Harsh Maurya (Completed)

1. Sumana Maiti, Sudip Misra, and Ayan Mondal “ABP: Attribute-based Broadcast Proxy Re-encryption with Coalitional Game Theory”, IEEE Systems Journal, Vol: 18 (1), DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2024.3352809, 2024
2. Sumana Maiti, Sudip Misra, and Ayan Mondal “MBP: Multi-Channel Broadcast Proxy Re-encryption with Bargaining Game Theory”, Elsevier Computer Communications, Vol: 214, Pages: 57-66, DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2023.11.020, 2024,
3. Gaurav Pareek, Sumana Maiti, “Efficient Dynamic Key-Aggregate Cryptosystem for Secure and Flexible Data Sharing”, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Wiley, DOI: 10.1002/cpe.7553, 2022
4. Sumana Maiti, Sudip Misra, and Ayan Mondal, “CBP: Coalitional Game-based Broadcast Proxy Re-encryption”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol: 10(17), DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2023.3265028, 2023
5. Sumana Maiti, Sudip Misra, “GROSE: Optimal Group Size Estimation for Broadcast Proxy Re-encryption”, Elsevier Computer Communications, Vol:157, DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2020.03.052, 2020
6. Sumana Maiti, Sudip Misra,“P2B: Privacy Preserving Identity-Based Broadcast Proxy Re-Encryption”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol:69(5), DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2020.2982422, 2020

1. Raktim Haldar, Sumana Maiti, “Post-Quantum Cryptography in Topologically Protected Synthetic Frequency Photonic Lattices”, Optica Frontiers in Optics and Laser Science (FiO/LS), Rochester, New York, USA, 2026 (Accepted for Presentation)
2. Arpon Roy, Sumana Maiti, and Ayan Mondal, “Zero-Day Secure Constrained Edge Networks for IoT-Enabled Smart Cities”, IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems(IEEE ANTS), IIT Roorkee, 2026 (Accepted)
3.  Harsh Maurya, Sumana Maiti, and Raktim Haldar, “Scalability Limits of Roadside Units in VANETs under Quantum Key-Constrained Security Framework”, IEEE International Conference on Instrumentation (IEEE INSTCon), NIT Rourkela, 2026 (Accepted)
4. Saurav Singh, Sumana Maiti, Ayan Mondal, and Atri Mukhopadhyay, “Optimized Relay based Quantum Key Distribution for Terrestrial/Non-Terrestial Backhaul networks”,  IEEE 103rd Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2026-Spring-Workshop (W5 – 6-DCIoT: 6G-Driven Distributed Computing for IoT in Terrestrial- Non-Terrestrial and Vehicular Networks), Nice, France, 2026 (Accepted)

1. Assistant Professor at IIT Bhubaneswar (July, 2024 to Present)
2. Assistant Professor at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology: (April, 2021 to July, 2024)