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Prof. Mulagala Sandhya

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

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Room No: CS 150, CSE building Extension Block +91-870-2462721 msandhya@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 15
    • Conference(s): 2
    • Book Chapter(s): 1
    • PhD: Current - 3  Awarded - 1

    18

    PUBLICATIONS

    4

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    2

    PROJECTS

    Research Areas

    Biometrics
    Cryptosystems
    Decentralized authentication
    Image Processing
    Pattern Macthing
    Security and Privacy
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy University of Hyderabad 2017
    Master of Technology Andhra University 2009
    Bachelor of Technology JNTU Hyderabad 2005
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Biometrics(CS414) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Principles of Database Management Systems(CS37005) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Software Engineering(CS1204) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Mathematical Foundations of CS(CS1110) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science(CD1106) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Advanced Data Structures(CS5301) 2-0-0 2 PG
    Advanced Data Structures(CS313) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Problem Solving and Computer Programming(CS181) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Programming and Data Structures(CS1101) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems(CS5283) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Biometric Security(CS5217) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Discrete Mathematics(CS151) 3-0-2 4 UG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    An alignment-free secure fingerprint authentication integrated with elliptic curve signcryption scheme, By Jignesh Kukadiya, Mulagala Sandhya, Dilip Kumar Vallabhadas, I HHNTV Prasad, Rithvik Mooda, Elsevier, Journal of Information Security and Applications, vol.90, pp.104049, 2025
    Enhancing fingerprint template security using elliptic curve cryptography and fuzzy vault encoding, By Praphul Kumar Maurya, Mulagala Sandhya, I HHNTV Prasad, Nallaparaju V SuryanarayanaRaju, Elsevier, Journal of Information Security and Applications, vol.94, pp.104243, 2025
    Biometric template protection based on a cancelable convolutional neural network over iris and fingerprint, By Dilip Kumar Vallabhadas, Mulagala Sandhya, Sudireddy Dinesh Reddy, Davala Satwika, Gatram Lakshmi Prashanth, Elsevier, Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, vol.91, pp.106006, 2024
    Cancelable bimodal shell using fingerprint and iris, By Dilip Kumar Vallabhadas, Mulagala Sandhya, SPIE and IS&T, Journal of Electronic Imaging, vol.32(6), pp.063027-17, 2023
    Revocable iris templates using partial sort and randomised look-up table mapping, By Mulagala Sandhya, Dilip Kumar Vallabhadas, Shubham Rathod, Inderscience Publishers (IEL), International Journal of Biometrics, vol.15(1), pp.21-39, 2023
    Privacy-preserving bimodal authentication system using Fan-Vercauteren scheme, By Mahesh Kumar Morampudi , Mulagala Sandhya, Mulagala Dileep , Elsevier, Optik, vol.274, pp.170515, 2023
    Multi-instance cancelable iris authentication system using triplet loss for deep learning models, By Mulagala Sandhya, Mahesh Kumar Morampudi, Indragante Pruthweraaj, Pranay Sai Garepally , Springer, Visual Computer, vol.Volume 39, pp.pages 1571–1581, 2023
    Cancelable scheme for bimodal biometric authentication, By Dilip Kumar Vallabhadas, Mahesh Kumar Morampudi , Mulagala Sandhya , Priyansh Maheshwari, and Mohit Kadyan, SPIE and IS&T, Journal of Electronic Imaging, vol.32(1), pp.013027-1-19, 2023
    Securing multimodal biometric template using local random projection and homomorphic encryption, By Dilip Kumar Vallabhadas, Mulagala Sandhya, Elsevier, Journal of Information Security and Applications, vol.70, pp.103339, 2022
    Detection of diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity from fundus photographs: an ensemble approach using weighted average, By Mulagala Sandhya, Mahesh Kumar Morampudi, Rushali Grandhe, Richa Kumari, Chandanreddy Banda, Nagamani Gonthina, Springer, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol.47, pp.pages 9899–9906, 2022
    Mulagala Sandhya, Munaga VNK Prasad, By Mulagala Sandhya, Munaga V.N.K Prasad, Springer, Pattern Analysis and Applications, vol.21, pp.pages 397–412, 2018
    Cancelable fingerprint cryptosystem using multiple spiral curves and fuzzy commitment scheme, By Mulagala Sandhya, Munaga V. N. K Prasad, 31(4), International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, vol.31(4), pp.1756004, 2017
    Cancelable fingerprint cryptosystem using multiple spiral curves and fuzzy commitment scheme, By Mulagala Sandhya, Munaga V.N. K Prasad, World Scientific Publishing Company, International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, vol.31 (04), pp.1756004, 2017
    Securing fingerprint templates using fused structures, By Mulagala Sandhya, Munaga V.N.K Prasad, IET, IET Biometrics, vol.6(3), pp.173-182, 2017
    Generating cancellable fingerprint templates based on Delaunay triangle feature set construction, By Mulagala Sandhya, Munaga V. N. K Prasad, IET, IET Biometrics, vol.5(2), pp.132-139, 2016
    Conference(s)
    Driver safety and Drowsiness Detection in Internet of Vehicles with Federated Learning By Satadal Banerjee, Mulagala Sandhya, Y. Sreenivasa Rao, International Conference on Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, (ICDLAIR) 2023, 2023
    Privacy Preserving Fingerprint Classification using Federated Learning By Ashok Soni, Mulagala Sandhya, Y. Sreenivasa Rao, International Conference on Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, (ICDLAIR) 2023, 2023
    Book Chapter(s)
    Biometric template protection: A systematic literature review of approaches and modalities By Mulagala Sandhya, Munaga V.N. K Prasad in Biometric Security and Privacy: Opportunities & Challenges in The Big Data Era, Springer, Signal Processing for Security Technologies , 3233
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Deep Learning Enabled Multimodal Biometric Payment Solution with Template Protection for Differently Abled People.
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: IIT BHILAI INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION (IBITF)
    Project Cost (INR): 3161440
    Date of Commencement: 04-03-2024  
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Fusion techniques for multi-biometric template security
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: MHRD/RSM-NITW
    Project Cost (INR): 500000
    Date of Commencement: 10-07-2018   Date of Completion: 09-07-2020
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Imadabattuni H H N T V Prasad
    Area of Research: Authentication schemes for smart health care applications
    Parsha Sumanya
    Area of Research: Biometric Security
    Pritam Kumar Raul
    Area of Research: Multimodal Biometric Payment Solutions Using Deep Learning
    Previous PhD Students
    Dr. Dilip Kumar Vallabhadas (2024)
    Area of Research: Multimodal Template Protection Schemes for Iris and Fingerprint Biometrics
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Member Alumni Affairs (Continuing from August, 2024)
    •  Member Institute Oversight Committee (Continuing from August, 2024)
    •  Warden, Priyadarshini Hall of Residence (August, 2022 - June, 2024)
    •  Faculty Advisor - Developers Student Club (June, 2021 - June, 2022)
    •  Library Advisory Committee Member (Continuing from December, 2020)
    •  Faculty Advisor- Forum for International Student Affairs (FISA) -Student club (June, 2020 - June, 2021)
    •  Faculty Advisor- Forum for International Student Affairs (FISA) Student club (June, 2019 - June, 2020)
     Last updated on November 18, 2025