BIO DATA

OF
PROF. P. S. AVADHANI

1) Present Position : Professor

Dept. of Computer Science & Systems Engineering
A.U College of Engineering, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam- 530 003
Phone: 91-891-2799794 (R)
91-891-2844861(O)
Cell : 098851-87815
E-mail: psavadhani@yahoo.com
Website: www.psavadhani.info
Address for
Communication: Professor
Dept. of Computer Science & Systems Engineering
A.U College of Engineering, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam- 530 003
Phone: 91-891-2799794 (R)
91-891-2844861(O)
Cell : 098851-87815
E-mail: psavadhani@yahoo.com

2) Qualifications : 1) M.Tech (Computer Science), I.I.T Kanpur, India

2) Ph.D from I.I.T Kanpur, India.
3) Areas of Interest: Computer Algorithms, Public Cryptographic Algorithms,
Data and Network Security

1) Ph.D’s Produced:
S. Name of the Title of the Thesis Year of
No Student Award
1 M. Shashi Intelligent Legal Assistance for Adjudication 1995
2 P. P.Roja Shared Key Authentication Based On Public Key 2006
Cryptosystems Using Montgomery Methods
3 K. Venkata Authentication based on Wavelet transformations 2008
Rao
4 Encoding schemes based on GÖdelization and
D.Lalitha
Huffman coding for Steganography and Digital 2009
Bhaskari
Watermarking
5 A Hybrid Forensic Model Based on Evidence
P.B.Vijaya
Graph and Dynamic Computer Forensics Model 2009
Kumar
(DEMED) using Danger Theory
6 Ch. Rupa An Authentication Method for Secure Message 2011
Transmission in Mobile Devices using Cheating
Text Technique
7 Chakravarthy Password Authenticaion 2011

8 S. Suresh babu A symmetric key cryptosystem for secure 2012

communication using Hilbert matrix.

2) Ph.D’s Submitted:

S.No Name of the Title of the Thesis Year

 Student
2 B.V.Rama Secure Transmission of images using 2011
Devi Godelization.
3 KSRSS Authentication Mechanisms based on Pell’s 2011
Sarma equation

3) Ph.D’s Under Guidance:

S.No Name of the Title of the Thesis

Student
1 S.Vara Authentication based on bio-metrics
Prasad
2 MVVSiva Secuirty and authentication issues in process controls in Oil
Prasad industry.

7) Projects Handled:
1. A consultancy project titled “A software Design of E-governance of VMC
Soukaryam“ worth 1.8 lakhs was handled successfully for Visakhapatnam
Municipal Corporation during august 2005 to march 2006.
2. Principal Investigator on a project titled "An Investigation on the impact of
encoding schemes in steganography and watermarking algorithms" fundied
by Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MIT), New
Delhi for Rs. 24.20 Lakhs, form April 2009 to July 2010..

8) Awards:
1. BEST RESEARCHER AWARD for the year 2005 -06 from Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam
 2. BEST ACADEMICIAN AWARD for the year 2009-2010 from Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam.
3. DISTINGUISHED ACADEMICIAN AWARD for the year 2011 from
Pentagram Research Centre, Hyderabad.
4. CHAPTER PATRON AWARD for the year 2010-2011 from Computer
Society of India.

9) Other Contributions
1) Editor-in-Chief for the Annual International Conference on Advances in
Distributed and parellel Computing, Singapore, 1-2, November 2010.
2) Chief editor, csi-vizag e-newsletter, 2010-11
3) Columnist in the Daily Telugu News paper ‘SAKSHI’ for the Engineering
students.
4) Chairman, Organizing committee, National Seminar conducted by CSI-Vizag,
26th-28th February 2011
5) Co-editor for the Proc. Of the 2nd Int. Conference onInfocomm Technologies in
Competitive Strategies(ICT 2011) held on 12th September 2011 at Singapore.

10) Honors:
1. Invited by Tata Consultancy Services to attend a meeting SANGAM:
MEETING OF MINDS at New Delhi. Febrauary, 2004
2. Invited by Microsoft Corporation to Bangalore to attend a workshop on .Net
Technologies, April 2004
3. Invited by Microsoft Corporation to Malaysia to attend a conference on .Net
Technologies, June 2004.
4. Served as member of National Board of Accreditation of AICTE and
inspected various Engineering Colleges all over India as a member of NBA.
 5. Delivered Invited talks at many national and international conferences.
6. Chaired many sessions at national and international conferences at many
places in India and abroad.

11) Symposia/ Seminars Conducted:

Title of the Seminar/ Level of Seminar/ Place & Date
Symposia conference
TECHNOGRAIL06 National Students 3rd – 4th March,2006
Seminar
BIG – 2003 Organized by National Students 10th –12th June, 2003
CSI (Chairman Student Seminar Visakhapatnam
chapter committee)
TECHNOGRAIL05 National Students 11th-12th March,2005
Seminar
Workshop in Image National Seminar Andhra University,
Processing and Analysis Visakhapatnam
(WIPRA – 96) Dec,1996
(Organizing Secretary)
INCON –06 organized by International 25th-26th Feb,2006
CSI (Chairman paper
Evaluation Committee)
Annual international International 1-2, Novemner
Conference on Advances in 2010,
Distributed and parellel
Computing, Singapore
(Editor-in-Chief)
12) Books Published:
Title Name of the publisher Date of Publication
Computer Graphics Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co, 2008
New Delhi

13) Positions Held:

1) Chairman, Faculty of Engg., AU College of Engineering, Andhra University,
2011 to till date
2) Chairman, Board Of Studies,Dept. of Computer Science & Systems
Engineering, 2008 to till date.
2) Chairman, Board Of Studies for under graduate studies of Andhra University.,
2007-2010
3) Officer on Special Duty for AU College of Engineering, 2006- 2008.
4) Training & Placement Officer, AU College of Engineering, 2008- till date
5) Member of UGC Curriculum Development Committee at National level during
1986-89.
6) Member, Board of studies, Dept. of Computer Science, Sri Krishnadevaraya
University, Ananthapur, 2000-2002
7) Member, Board of studies, Dept. of Computer Science, Nagarjuna University,
Guntur,2001-2003
8) Member Board of Under graduate Studies, North East Hill University, Shillong,
Meghalaya, 2006-2009.
9) Member, Board of studies, Dept of Adult & Continuing Education, Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam,1996
 10) Founder Chairman, Board of Studies, Adikavi Nannaya University,
Rajahmundry, 2007-2009
11) Member, Board of Studies, Dept. of Metallurgical Engg, Andhra Univrsity.

14) Membership of Professional Bodies:

1. Life Member, Computer Society of India (CSI)
2. Life Member, Association of Mathematics Teachers of India (AMTI)
3. Life Member, International Society of Industrial & Applicable Mathematics
(ISIAM)
4. Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
5. Life member, Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI)
6. Life Member, International Society on Education Technology.
7. Member, Institution of Engineers (India)
8. Life Member,Indian Science Congress Association of India,
9. Life member, International Society of Theoritical and Applied Mechanics
(ISTAM)

15) Other Professional activities:

1. Resource Person, Indira Gandhi National Open University at
Visakhapatnam, India
2. Lesson Writer, School of Distance Education, J. N. T. University,
Hyderabad, India.
3. Lesson Writer, School of Distance Education, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam.
16) List of publications/ invited talks / conferences attended :
1. P.S. AVADHANI, “Local LP -- Inverse Theorems of a general order for
linear combination of Bernstein – Kentorovitch polynomials, presented in
the Symposium on frontiers of Mathematical Sciences held at IIT, Kanpur ,
March, 1985.
2. S.M.Mohiddin, P.S.AVADHANI and K.N.Raju, A conceptual framework for
generalized decision support system using fuzzy relational models , presented
in the International symposium on electronic device circuits system, Dec, 16-
18, 1987, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
3 S.M.Mohiddin, P.S.AVADHANI and K.N.Raju, “Fuzzy Relational models
for Strategic decision making” Proc. of IEEE Annual Conference on
systems, Man and Cybernetics, Oct 20—23 , 1987, Alexandria, Virginia,
USA.
4. S.M.Mohiddin, P.S.AVADHANI and K.N.Raju, “Semantic models for
decision support ", presented in the Southern Regional Conference of
Computer Society of India,. Nov. 28 & 29, 1987, Visakhapatnam.
5.K.S.Swamy, S.M.Mohiddin, M.Sampath Kumar and P.S.AVADHANI,
“Knowledge modeling in expert systems “, presented in the Southern
Regional Conference of Computer Society of India, Nov.28&29,
1987,Visakhapatnam.
6. M.S.Prasad Babu, P.S.AVADHANI, K.N.Raju and S.M.Mohiddin, “Fuzzy
optimal routing strategy for a packet switched computer network”, Proc. 76 th
Indian Science Congress, part IV , Madhurai , Jan 1989.
7. S.M.Mohiddin, M.Sampath Kumar and P.S.AVADHANI , “A Conceptual
Architecture of generalized Fuzzy Inferencing Hardware “, Int. conference on
AI for government and Business, Hyderabad, Nov. 24 –25, 1989.
 8. M.Shashi, Kvsvn Raju and P.S.AVADHANI, “ Reasoning with Fuzzy
sensors”, IEEE. Transactions on systems, Man and Cybernetics, vol-24,No.3,
May, 1994.
9. Y.V.S.R.Moorthy and P.S.AVADHANI, “ Some accepts of the
Development of computer Software as an Educational Aid,” presented in the
International Conference on Educational Technology, New Delhi, Nov. 1990.
10. Y.V.S.R.Moorty and P.S.AVADHANI , "An expert systems design for
student evaluation and guidance “, presented in the International conference on
Educational Technology, Bhubaneswar, dec. 1991.
11. P.S.AVADHANI, M.Sampath Kumar And M.S.P.Babu, “ An alternate
approach for vote assignment in distributed computing systems”, Proc.81st.
Indian science Congress, Part IV , Jan 1994.
12. P.S.AVADHANI, A.Apparao, M.Sampat Kumar And L.S.Somayazulu “On
improvement of the Branch and Bound Algorithm of Travelling Salesman
Problem “, International Conference on cognitive Systems NIIT, New Delhi,
Dec, 1995.
13. P.S.AVADHANI and L.S.Somayazulu, “The Splines and their
Applications”, Workshop in Image Processing and Analysis (WIPRA–96),
Andhra University,Visakhapatnam, Dec, 1996.
14. P.S. AVADHANI and N. Srinivasarao “ Secure Electronic Examination
Centre” , International Conference on Computing, Communication and Control
Technologies: CCCT04, University of Texas at Austin , August, 2004.
15. P.S. AVADHANI, P. Prapoorna Roja And N. Chalamaiah, “ Secure Transit
of Confidential Documents over Internet using High Speed RSA Algorithm”,
International Conference on Computing, Communication and Control
Technologies: CCCT04, University of Texas at Austin , August, 2004.
16. S. G. Dhande, Karunakaran, P. S. Avadhani, “ Computational Geometry
and animation of conjugate surfaces”, Proc. Of 6th ICECGDG held at Tokyo,
Japan, 19th-23rd, August, 1994.
17. P.S.AVADHANI, “ A note on the extension on Ramanujan Number”,
Ganitha Chandrika vol.5, issue - 3, page no: 28-29, 2004.
18. P.S.AVADHANI, “Authentication Based on Zero Knowledge Protocols” ,
GITAM Journal of Science and Technology Jan-Jun, 2005.
19. P.S. AVADHANI, “Grid Computing: Issues and Challenges”, Keynote
address in the students Conference organized by MVGR Engg College,
Vizianagaram, 17th feb,2006.
20. P.S.AVADHANI “ Authentication mechanisms and protocols” , keynote
address in International Conference on Amerging Trends of Information
Technology, MERG-06, Bhimavaram.
21. P.S AVADHANI, “ Computers and machine Learning “ Invited talk in the
seminar organized by Academic Staff college of Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam at GITAM, Visakhapatanm on 16th Novemebr, 2006
22. P.S AVADHANI- Invited by the Indian Science Congress Association to
deliver a talk entitled “ Pervasive Computing: Issues, Challenges and
Techniques in the 94th Indian Science Congress to be held at Annamalai
University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, 3rd -7th January, 2007.
23. P.S AVADHANI- Invited by Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of
Vocational Education to participate in a workshop on LINUX for preparing its
design during 5th- 9th Dec, 2006.
24. P. P. Roja, P. S. Avadhani, E. V. Prasad, “An Efficient method of Shared
Key Generation Based on Truncated Polynomials”, International Journal of
Computer Science and Network Security, august, 2006
25. K. Venkata Rao, P. S. Avadhani, “Authentication Based on Wavelet
Transformations”, Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences &
Cryptography”, vol. 9 (2006), No. 3, pp.513-521.
26. P. V. S. L. Jagadamba, P. S. Avadhani,, “ Database Security”, J. Of AP
Academy of Sciences, vol 10(2), June. 2006.
27. P. V. S. L. Jagadamba and P. S. Avadhani, “Implementing of Shared
Generation of RSA keys”, The 10th World Multiconference on Systemics,
Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI –2006) Organized by IIIS in Orlando,
Florida, USA, 16th -19th July 2006.
28. P. S. Avadhani, “Elliptic Curve Cryptography” , Key note address at the
International Conference on E-Security (INCON-06) Organized by Computer
Society of India, Visakhapatnam, 25th-26th Feb, 2006.
29. P. S. Avadhani, “Recent Trends in Network Security”, Key Note address at
the International Conference on E-Security (INCON-06) Organized by
Computer Society of India, Visakhapatnam, 25th-26th Feb, 2006.
30. P. S. Avadhani, “Recent Trends in Network Security”, Key Note address at
the national workshop on E-Security Organized by Science College, Nagpur,
12th August, 2006.
31. P. S. Avadhani, “Authentication methods in Network Secuirty”, Key Note
address at the National seminar on Network Security through graph theory and
Cryptology, Organized by Dhote Bandhu Science College, Gondia, Madhya
Pradesh, 13th august 2006.
32. P. S. Avadhani, “Recent Trends in Network Security”, Key Note address at
the Short Term Training Programme on Network Security organized by
Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Information
Technology, Jabalpur Engineering College, Jabalpur, 6th-10th October, 2006.
33. P. S. Avadhani, “ Security in Mobile Computing” International Conference
on E-Security (INCON-06) Organized by Computer Society of India,
Visakhapatnam, 25th-26th Feb, 2006.
34. P. S. Avadhani, “Recent Trends in Network Security” Key Note address at
the UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Advances in Mobile Computing
Organized by PG and Research Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science, Erode Arts College (Autonomous) Erode, Tamilnadu, 20th-30th
September, 2005.
35. P. S. Avadhani. “Management of Vulnerabilities and threats”, invited talk at
NSTL, Visakhapatnam, 17th Sept, 2006.
36. P. S. Avadhani, “Grid Computing” , invited talk at NSTL, Visakhapatnam,
17th Sept, 2006
37. P. S. Avadhani , “Network security”, invited talk at NSTL, Visakhapatnam,
18th Sept, 2006.
38. P. S. Avadhani, “Computer literacy for senior citizens”, Invited lecture
organized by Vintage Visakha, Visakhapatnam, 6th Sept, 2006.
39. P. S. Avadhani, Delevered a series lectures on “Management Information
Systems” for the engineers of NTPC Simhadri Power plant, Visakhapatnam
during August, 2006.
40. P. V. Suresh & P. S. Avadhani, “Confidentiality and Authentication of
Messages” at the International Conference on E-Security (INCON-06)
Organized by Computer Society of India, Visakhapatnam, 25th-26th Feb, 2006.
41. P. Venkatarao & P. S. Avadhani, “Secure Mechanisms of Digital Images
Using Wavelets” at the International Conference on E-Security (INCON-06)
Organized by Computer Society of India, Visakhapatnam, 25th-26th Feb, 2006.
42. V. V. Mani Madhuri & P. S. Avadhani, “Shared Key Authentication using
NTRU” at the International Conference on E-Security (INCON-06) Organized
by Computer Society of India, Visakhapatnam, 25th-26th Feb, 2006.
43. B. Padmavathi & P. S. Avadhani, “A crypto-system based on cut sets of a
graph” at the International Conference on E-Security (INCON-06) Organized
by Computer Society of India, Visakhapatnam, 25th-26th Feb, 2006
44. P. S. Avadhani, “Cryptographic Algorithms”, an article published in the
CSI@Vizag, a bimonthly news letter, July, 2006.
45. P. S. Avadhani, “Grid Computing-Issues and Challenges”, an article
published in the CSI@Vizag, a bimonthly news letter, November, 2006.
46. P. S. Avadhani, Applications of algebra to data security”, Invited talk in
the national seminar in algebra and applications(NSRTAA-2006) organized by
the department of mathematics, Andhra university, Visakhapatnam, 29th-31st,
December, 2006.
47. K. Venkata Rao, P. S. Avadhani, “Key Distribution Using data
Embedding”. Int. J. of Computing and Applications, March, 2007.
48. P. S. Avadhani ,“ Recent trends in Network security”, Invited lecture
delivered in the IETE Zonal Seminar on Emerging and Converging
Communication Technologies (SECT-07), 10TH-11TH Feb, 2006.
49. P. S. Avadhani, “ Recent Trends in Information Technology”, Invited talk
delivered in the workshop on the role of physics in modern technologies at Dr.
Hima Sekhara P. G. College, 6th August, 2005.
50. P. S. Avadhani, “ Network Security & management of vulnerabilities and
threats”, two invited lectures delivered in the two day national level workshop
on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Mobile Communications and network
security”, 25th feb. 2007.
51. P. S. Avadhani, “ Data modeling in information Security”, Invited talk
delivered in the Conference of ISTAM-2007.
52. P. S. Avadhani, “ Data Modeling & beyond”, Invited Talk delivered in the
two day national level workshop on data Engineering, 29th-30th, Nov, 2006.
53. P. S. Avadhani, “ Opportunities for a career in Computers”, Invited Talk
delivered at the Career Guidance & Council ling Cell, Narsapur, March, 2007.
54. P. S. Avadhani, “ Samskruthi-Sampradayam”, Invited Talk delivered at
Gauri Grandhalayam, Anakapalle, 20th March, 2007.
55. P. S. Avadhani, “ Security & Authentication”, Invited Talk delivered in
Vignana Sravanthi, Science Association of Govet College, Srikakulam. 2006.
56. Ch. Rupa,  P. S. Avadhani , “Message Encryption Scheme Using Cheating
Text”, 2009 sixth International Conference on Information Technology, pp. 470-
474, 2009.
57. Ch. Rupa,  P. S. Avadhani , “An Improved Method to reduce the occurrence
of collision attack ”, International Engineering & Technology publications, 2008
58. Ch. Rupa, P.S. Avadhani, “A Methodology for advanced user
authentication using wearable tokens”, pp 12, organized by Indian Science
Congress Association (ISCA) at Visakhapatnam on January-08.
59. K. Venkata Rao, P. S. Avadhani, “A Study on Key management and S-
Boxes”, NCISIC-Vol-1 pp. 67-72, Jan-2008..
60. Ch. Rupa,  P. S. Avadhani, ” A Methodology  for  Advanced  User
authentication”, International Engineering  & Technology publications,Vol.2 ,
No.1,2008, pp .001-005
61. D. Lalitha Bhaskari, P. S. Avadhani, A. Damodaram, “A Combinatorial
Approach for Information Hiding Using Steganography And GÖdelization
Techniques”, International Journal of Systemics, Cybernatics and  Informatics,
pp 21-24, 2008.
62. D. Lalitha Bhaskari, P. S. Avadhani, A. Damodaram, “ A blind audio  
watermarking scheme for embedding text using godelization technique”, Vol. 2 ,
Number 4, IETECH Journal of Advanced Computations, pp. 209-213, 2009
63. D. Lalitha Bhaskari, P. S. Avadhani, A. Damodaram, “A secure image
hiding technique based on multiple image retrieval and public key encryption
method “,
International Conference on Sensors, Security ,Software & Intelligent Systems
organized by Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, INDIA, January
8-10, 2009..
64. K. V. S. S. R. S. S. Sharma, P. S. Avadhani, “A Model for Authentication
Based on Pell’s Equation”, International Conference on Sensors, Security,
Software & Intelligent Systems organized by Coimbatore Institute of
Technology, Coimbatore, INDIA, January 8-10, 2009.
65. P. B. Vijayakumar, P. S. Avadhani, “Digital Forensic Concepts Analysis
and Reconstruction  of Events”, International Conference on Sensors,
Security ,Software & Intelligent Systems organized by Coimbatore Institute of
Technology, Coimbatore, INDIA, January 8-10, 2009.
66. Ch. Rupa,  P. S. Avadhani , “An Improved Method to Reduce the
Occurrence of Collision Attack on Hash Function ”, International Journal of
Computing and Mathematical Applications, Vol.2, No. 1-2, Jan-Dec. 2008, pp.
121-131.
67. S. Suresh Babu, S. Venkateswarao, S. Varaprasad and P. S. Avadhani, “A
Comparative Study of DES and AES w.r.t Level of Security”, IETECH Journal
of Advanced Computation,Vol.2, No.3,2008, pp .142-148.
68. P. S. Avadhani, “Application of Mathematics to Network Security”,
Proceedings of Mathematical Techniques and their Applications to Engineering
and Physical Problems, 23-24, May 2008.
69. D. Lalitha Bhaskari, P. S. Avadhani, A. Damodaram, “A new image
partitioning methodology for data hiding based on 2x2 visual cryptographic
scheme”, J.. Of Digital Information management, 2008.
70. P.S.Avadhani, D.Lalitha Bhaskari, M.Viswanath, "A Layered Approach for
Watermarking In Images Based On Huffman Coding", International Journal on
Computer Science and Engineering, Vol. 02, No. 02, 149-154, 2010.
71. P. Srinivasu, P.S.Avadhani, "Genetic algorithm based weight extraction
algorithm for artificial neural network classifier in intrusion detection” Procedia
engineering, Elsavier, Vol. 38, pp. 144-153, 2012.

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