Amrita - TIFAC-CORE in Cyber Security - Blockchain Technology

The center for Cyber Security was identified by TIFAC (Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India) as a CORE in Cyber Security in September 2005. The TIFAC-CORE in Cyber Security gives significant thrust to the frontier areas of Cyber Security, including technology, practice, management, and policy issues. This TIFAC-CORE in Cyber Security at Amrita is a collaborative alliance of academic and industrial partners. Read More

Blockchain Technology

Blockchain Technology, which is seen as a disruptive Technology of the last decade, has impacted all majors domains including Cyber Security. Amrita TIFAC-CORE in Cyber Security has been one of the institions in India in leading Blockchain Technology - R&D activities from the year 2017. TIFAC-CORE in Cyber Security Organised a National Level 3-day Workshop on Blockchain Technology in 2018.

Blockchain Course

Blockchain Technology Course is being offered to M.Tech Cyber Security students as an Elective during 2nd Year of the Program (3rd Semester) from 2018-19 Academic year.

18CY712 - Blockchain Technology

Batch	2019	2020
Instructor(s)	Prof. M. Sethumadhavan	Dr. Lakshmy K V, Assistant Professor
Teaching Assistant	Ms. Misha Abraham, Mr. Ramaguru Radhakrishnan	Mr. Ramaguru Radhakrishnan, Research Associate
Period	2019	Jul - Dec 2020
No. of Students	9	3
No. of Publications	NA	3

20CY712 - Blockchain Technology

Batch	2020
Instructor(s)	Dr. Lakshmy K V, Assistant Professor
Teaching Assistant	Mr. Ramaguru Radhakrishnan, Research Associate/Assistant Professor
Period	Aug - Dec 2021
No. of Students	7
No. of Publications	1

21CY712 - Blockchain Technology

Batch	2021
Instructor(s)	Mr. Ramaguru Radhakrishnan, Assistant Professor
Period	Aug - Dec 2022
No. of Students	8

The Blockchain Technology Course has been designed to balance both the Theoretical Concepts as well Hands-on & Real-Time usecases with the practical challanges.

Syllabus

• Basics of Distributed Network
• Basics of Cyber Security & Cryptography
• What is Blockchain Technology & DLT?
• Evolution of the Technology
• Generations and Types of Blockchain Technology
• Bitcoin Blockchain (with Hands-On using Bitcoin Testnet)
• CryptoWallets (Hands-On with Multiple Wallets)
• Ethereum Blockchain
• Smart Contracts
• Solidity Programming (with Hands-On using Remix-IDE)
• Web3.js
• Standards in Blockchain (BIP, EIP, ERC, ISO)
• Oracles (Hands-On using Provable)
• Tokenization (ERC-721)
• DApps (Hands-On by Integrating of Solidity Code + Web3.js)
• Introduction to Hyperledger Projects
• Introduction to Corda
• Applications of Blockchain Technology
• DAO, DeFi, DEX
• Blockchain Security
• Blockchain Forensics
• Consensus Algorithms
• Other Distributed Systems - Interplanetary File System (IPFS) (Hands-On)
• Capstone Project

Blockchain Research Interest Group (RIG)

An initiative to share and spread awareness about the right understanding of the Blockchain Technology. Research Areas include

• Distributed Applications
• Forensics
• Metaverse
• Non-Fungible Tokens
• Open Source Intelligence
• Security

Kerala Blockchain Academy - Innovation Club (KBA - IC)

TIFAC-CORE in Cyber Security, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is an Institutional Member of KBA - Innovation Club from June, 2022.

Blockchain Certifications

NPTEL - Blockchain Architecture, Design and use cases

• Ramaguru Radhakrishnan
• Maria Benji

Coursera - Blockchain Specialization by University at Buffalo & The State University of New York

• Ramaguru Radhakrishnan
• Aju Mathew Thomas
• Samia Anjum
• Sivadanam Yaswanth Lingam

Kerala Blockchain Academy - Blockchain Foundation Program

• Gandavaram Anuhya
• Ramaguru Radhakrishnan
• Gokul G
• Sreelakshmi Girisan
• Aju Mathew Thomas
• Penumallu Abhiram Reddy
• P. Gnanendra Prasad
• Thummala Tejasree
• Sreelakshmi Tv
• Danda Prudhvi Krishna
• Ram Surya Suresh Kumar
• As Deepan
• Ruthwik Krishna Bandreddy
• Monish Thanuvenkatesh

Kerala Blockchain Academy - Ethereum Fundamentals Program

• Ramaguru Radhakrishnan
• Aju Mathew Thomas
• Gandavaram Anuhya
• Danda Prudhvi Krishna
• Monish Thanuvenkatesh

Kerala Blockchain Academy - Hyperledger Fabric Fundamentals Program

• Ramaguru Radhakrishnan
• Gandavaram Anuhya
• Monish Thanuvenkatesh

Kerala Blockchain Academy - Corda Fundamentals Course

• Monish Thanuvenkatesh

Kerala Blockchain Academy - Certified Blockchain Associate

• Ramaguru Radhakrishnan
• AS Deepan
• Gandavaram Anuhya
• P Gnanendra Prasad
• Hemvarshan M
• Yaswanth Gadamsetti
• Nithin S
• Srikalaivani Pannerselvam
• Ruthwik Krishna Bandreddy
• Venkata Revan Nagireddy
• Vinayak R
• Ram Surya Suresh Kumar
• Khandagale Swapneel Raosaheb
• Manbendra Satpathy
• P. Jivan Prasadd
• Pothuri Lakshmi Harika
• Pavan Kumar Reddy T
• Roshni Venkatesan
• Mohamed Feroz Khan D
• Deepthi J
• Ashwin Prashanth Parthiban
• Sourabh Sasikanthan
• T K Vrinda
• Shanthosh K P
• Nikhitha H
• Aravinth Raj S
• M C Vivek Veera
• Sushmanth V M

Kerala Blockchain Academy - Certified Ethereum Developer

• Ramaguru Radhakrishnan
• Hemvarshan M
• Gandavaram Anuhya
• Yaswanth Gadamsetti
• Ruthwik Krishna Bandreddy

Kerala Blockchain Academy - Certified Hyperledger Fabric Developer

• Gandavaram Anuhya
• Ramaguru Radhakrishnan

Blockchain Council - Certified Corda Expert

• Ramaguru Radhakrishnan

Blockchain Projects

Long-term Project

• Formal Methods and Verification
• Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Forensics
• Smart Contracts Security Analysis

Completed

• GEIN: Distributed Geographical Indication Registry
• Distributed Ledger Framework for an Adaptive University Management System
• Distributed Identity and Verifiable Claims Using Ethereum Standards
• Medical Record Management based on Distributed Ledger and Storage
• Blockchain for the Internet of Vehicles

On-Going

• MeRiT: Media Rights Tracking Platform to Tackle Online Piracy
• DAuth: Distributed OAuth using Decentralized Identifiers with Secret Sharing
• Security Analysis of Decentralized Exchanges
• Robust Distributed AI Model for Patient Health Records

List of Publications

• 2022

  • Pillai Anjali Anilkumar, Anirudh Srinivas Balaji (2022). OSINT For Cryptocurrency Forensics. Digital 4N6. Vol. IV, Issue II. pp. 17-23. Digital 4N6.
  • Sivadanam Y.L., Ramaguru R., Sethumadhavan M. (2022) Distributed Ledger Framework for an Adaptive University Management System. In: Chaki N., Devarakonda N., Cortesi A., Seetha H. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Engineering. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 99. pp. 295-306. Springer, Singapore.
  • Anuhya G, Ramaguru R (2022). Open-Source Cryptocurrency Forensic Framework. Digital 4N6. vol IV issue I. pp. 20-26. Digital 4N6.
  • Thomas A.M., Ramaguru R., Sethumadhavan M. (2022) Distributed Identity and Verifiable Claims Using Ethereum Standards. In: Ranganathan G., Fernando X., Shi F. (eds) Inventive Communication and Computational Technologies. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 311, pp 621-636. Springer, Singapore.

• 2021

  • Anjum S., Ramaguru R., Sethumadhavan M. (2021) Medical Records Management Using Distributed Ledger and Storage. In: Singh M., Tyagi V., Gupta P.K., Flusser J., Ören T., Sonawane V.R. (eds) Advances in Computing and Data Sciences. ICACDS 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1441. pp 52-62. Springer, Cham.
  • S. P S and L. K V, "Blockchain based Smart Contracts in Automation of Shipping Ports," 2021 6th International Conference on Inventive Computation Technologies (ICICT), Coimbatore, India, 2021, pp. 1248-1253, doi: 10.1109/ICICT50816.2021.9358634.
  • Kripa M., Nidhin Mahesh A., Ramaguru R., Amritha P.P. (2021) Blockchain Framework for Social Media DRM Based on Secret Sharing. In: Senjyu T., Mahalle P.N., Perumal T., Joshi A. (eds) Information and Communication Technology for Intelligent Systems. ICTIS 2020. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. 195. pp 451-458. Springer, Singapore.

• 2020

  • Bansal M.K., Sethumadhavan M. (2020) Survey on Domain Name System Security Problems - DNS and Blockchain Solutions. In: Singh P., Sood S., Kumar Y., Paprzycki M., Pljonkin A., Hong WC. (eds) Futuristic Trends in Networks and Computing Technologies. FTNCT 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1206. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4451-4_50

• 2019

  • Benji M., Sindhu M. (2019) A Study on the Corda and Ripple Blockchain Platforms. In: Peter J., Alavi A., Javadi B. (eds) Advances in Big Data and Cloud Computing. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 750. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1882-5_16
  • Aswathy S.V., Lakshmy K.V. (2019) BVD - A Blockchain Based Vehicle Database System. In: Thampi S., Madria S., Wang G., Rawat D., Alcaraz Calero J. (eds) Security in Computing and Communications. SSCC 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 969. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5826-5_16
  • M. Harikrishnan and K. V. Lakshmy, "Secure Digital Service Payments using Zero Knowledge Proof in Distributed Network," 2019 5th International Conference on Advanced Computing & Communication Systems (ICACCS), Coimbatore, India, 2019, pp. 307-312, doi: 10.1109/ICACCS.2019.8728462.
  • K. Ashritha, M. Sindhu and K. V. Lakshmy, "Redactable Blockchain using Enhanced Chameleon Hash Function," 2019 5th International Conference on Advanced Computing & Communication Systems (ICACCS), Coimbatore, India, 2019, pp. 323-328, doi: 10.1109/ICACCS.2019.8728524.
  • A. Pillai, M. Sindhu and K. V. Lakshmy, "Securing Firmware in Internet of Things using Blockchain," 2019 5th International Conference on Advanced Computing & Communication Systems (ICACCS), Coimbatore, India, 2019, pp. 329-334, doi: 10.1109/ICACCS.2019.8728389.
  • Mohan T., Praveen K. (2019) Fraud Detection in Medical Insurance Claim with Privacy Preserving Data Publishing in TLS-N Using Blockchain. In: Singh M., Gupta P., Tyagi V., Flusser J., Ören T., Kashyap R. (eds) Advances in Computing and Data Sciences. ICACDS 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1045. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9939-8_19
  • Abraham M., Jevitha K.P. (2019) Runtime Verification and Vulnerability Testing of Smart Contracts. In: Singh M., Gupta P., Tyagi V., Flusser J., Ören T., Kashyap R. (eds) Advances in Computing and Data Sciences. ICACDS 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1046. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9942-8_32
  • Ramaguru R., Sindhu M., Sethumadhavan M. (2019) Blockchain for the Internet of Vehicles. In: Singh M., Gupta P., Tyagi V., Flusser J., Ören T., Kashyap R. (eds) Advances in Computing and Data Sciences. ICACDS 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1045. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9939-8_37
  • Gopalakrishnan, P., Radhakrishnan, R. (2019). Blockchain based waste management. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT), Vol. 8 Issue 5. pp. 2632-2635
  • Misha Abraham, A.M. Hima Vyshnavi, Chungath Srinivasan and Dr.P.K. Krishnan Namboori (2019) Healthcare security using blockchain for pharmacogenomics, Journal of International Pharmaceutical Research 46(1): 529-533

• 2018

  • Kumar, M., Sindhu M, Sethumadhavan M, & Lakshmy K V. (2018). Distributed Human Interaction Proof for Public Blockchain Platform. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, Vol. 7, No. 3.34, pp. 885-889.
  • Sajana, P., Sindhu, M., & Sethumadhavan, M. (2018). On blockchain applications: Hyperledger fabric and ethereum. International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 118(18), 2965-2970.
  • Rajalakshmi A, Lakshmy K V, Sindhu M , & Amritha P P (2018). A Blockchain and IPFS based Framework for secure Research Record Keeping. International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics. Vol. 119, No. 15, pp. 1437-1442.

• 2017

  • Ambili, K. N., Sindhu, M., & Sethumadhavan, M. (2017, August). On federated and proof of validation based consensus algorithms in blockchain. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 225, No. 1, p. 012198). IOP Publishing.
  • L. S. Sankar, M. Sindhu and M. Sethumadhavan, "Survey of consensus protocols on blockchain applications," 2017 4th International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communication Systems (ICACCS), Coimbatore, 2017, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICACCS.2017.8014672.

Webinar / Workshop / Faculty Development Program

Date	Topic	Event Institution	Resource Person
10-Jun-2022	Research Challenges in Blockchain Technology	ICSSR Sponsored 5-days Workshop on "Blockchain Technology and Cyber Security Standards"
09-Jun-2022	Blockchain for Cyber Security	ICSSR Sponsored 5-days Workshop on "Blockchain Technology and Cyber Security Standards"
09-Jun-2022	Blockchain Security	ICSSR Sponsored 5-days Workshop on "Blockchain Technology and Cyber Security Standards"
08-Jun-2022	Hands-on Smart Contract Development using Solidity in Ethereum Blockchain	ICSSR Sponsored 5-days Workshop on "Blockchain Technology and Cyber Security Standards"
25-Mar-2022	Sathyam: Blockchain for Food Supply Chain Management	Export Conclave by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
26-Feb-2022	Blockchain Applications for Common Man	Directorate Of Admissions and Academic Outreach, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
23-Feb-2022	Research Challenges in Blockchain Technology	AICTE-ATAL sponsored FDP on "Cybersecurity" National Power Institute, Bengaluru
18-Feb-2022	Research Challenges in Blockchain Technology	International FDP on Recent Trends and Challenges in AI, IoT and Blockchain Dept. of Information Technology, Eswari College of Engineering, Chennai
17-Feb-2022	Blockchain Platforms	International FDP on Recent Trends and Challenges in AI, IoT and Blockchain Dept. of Information Technology, Eswari College of Engineering, Chennai
29-Aug-2020	Blockchain Technology and Supply Chain Management	Webinar on Blockchain Technology and Supply Chain in Agriculture Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Kilikulam
26-Aug-2020	Developing Interdisciplinary Applications Towards Blockchain	Short Term Training Program (STTP) series on Blockchain Fundamentals Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam
20-Jan 21-Jan-2020	Blockchain Technology	NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad