Simran is a candidate for the MS+PhD program in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Madras, where she works with Prof. Shweta Agrawal. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Delhi University and her Master’s in Mathematics and Scientific Computing from NIT Warangal. Her research focuses on developing fundamental and advanced cryptographic protocols, motivated from real world problems, based on lattice-based hardness assumptions which are conjectured to be secure against quantum attacks. Her work includes protocols for enabling fine-grained data access, balancing user anonymity and accountability on communication channels, and providing unconditional security against an authority controlling a setup. In her free time, Simran enjoys playing badminton, watching movies, and traveling.