Guwahati

December 18, 2026

We are pleased to inform that Dr. Kunal Abhishek, Scientist E, C-DAC Patna, along with Shri Anuyoh Chauhan, has been conferred the Best Paper Award at the 15th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Applied Cryptographic Engineering (SPACE) 2025, held at IIT Guwahati during December 16th - 18th, 2025.

SPACE is recognized as one of the premier International Conferences in the domain of cybersecurity and applied cryptography, bringing together leading researchers and practitioners from across the globe.

Awarded Paper: "A Custom Entropy Harvester for Consistent Entropy Supply to the /dev/random"

This prestigious recognition underscores the research excellence, technical depth, and innovation demonstrated in advancing robust and reliable cryptographic solutions, with direct relevance to secure system design.The awarded research makes a significant contribution toward addressing a long-standing problem in Linux-based operating systems.

Congratulations to Dr. Kunal Abhishek and his team on this outstanding achievement, which brings distinction to C-DAC and reflects its continued commitment to impactful cybersecurity research.