Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: sowjanya.k[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: NA(O)
Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:
Invited for the Faculty Development Program Talk on Quantum Computing. Delivered
the talk on “Basics of Quantum Computing” at KBN College (Autonomous), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Served as a Panelist for Session 03: "Security, Privacy & Trust in 6G" during the 9th Edition of the TSDSI Tech Deep Dive (TTDD) 2026 Conference, Shaping the Next Decade of Telecommunications: 6G Standards, Systems and Cross-Sector Synergies.
Award and Honors:
Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) Outstanding Technical Contribution Award for the FY 2024 − 25.
Best Paper Award at 1st International Conference on Machine Learning, Image Processing, Network Security and Data Sciences. 3 - 4 March, MIND-2019, NIT Kurukshetra, INDIA
Contributor to two approved TSDSI Technical Reports (TR6032 and TR6037) on 5G/6G privacy and False Base Station security.
Overseas Assignments:
Represented India in multiple international 3GPP SA3 Security meetings held in Sweden, Greece, USA, and South Korea, contributing to global standardization activities in 5G/6G security.
Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:
IEEE Systems Journal
IEEE Transactions on Secure and Dependable Computing