Title: Modified AES Algorithm for Strong Encryption & Enhanced Security
Abstract: Networks today are an inherent part of all defence or military organisations. Any loss of data from defence networks directly impacts the national security. Hence, this data has to be protected using strong encryption techniques. The Advanced E
ncryption Standard (AES), is a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for symmetric cryptography since 2001 and is the most popular encryption standard for securing data. However, the AES is known to be prone to brute force attacks and other forms of cryptanalysis. This address presents a conceptual model of a modified AES algorithm, which will make it more complex, less prone to brute force attacks, tweak the algorithm so it is not known to attackers, and introduce a near true randomness to make it stronger and ideal for use in defence networks.
Bio: Dr. Singh received his received his Master of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering from Thapar University, India and PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India. He serves as Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Windhoek Chapter, Distinguished ACM Speaker, and IEEE Computer Society DVP Speaker. His research interests span High Performance Computing, multimedia communications, wireless technologies, machine learning, big data infrastructure, mobile communication systems, edge computing, network security, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
The UNESCO Chair on Secure High-performance Computing for Higher Education and Research was established at Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation on digital technologies. It will facilitate collaboration between high-level, internationally-recognised researchers at NUST and other universities around the world.