PROFILE
Dr. Anita Thakur completed her Ph.D. degree from the Delhi Technological University, India, in 2025. She is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Information Technology, DTU. Her current research interest is designing privacy-preserving and security solutions. She received her Bachelor of Technology degree in 2017 from the University Institute of Information Technology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, and her Master of Technology degree in 2020 from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, INDIA.
Research Profile
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PWXpOScAAAAJ&hl=en
PREVIOUS POSITIONS/ EXPERIENCE
| Designation | University/College | Branch | Duration | Course Taught | Count |
| Assistant Professor (Regular) | Galgotias University | Core CSE | 23 June 2025-16 October 2025 | Design Thinking, Theory of Computation, Programming | 4 months |
TEACHING (COURSES TAUGHT)
- Computer Architecture and Organization
- Information and Network Security
- Design Thinking
- Operating System
- Programming Fundamentals
- Theory of Computation
- Compiler Design
MEMBERSHIPS
PUBLICATIONS
SCIE Journals
- Anita Thakur, Virender Ranga, and Ritu Agarwal, “Workload dynamics implications in permissioned blockchain scalability and performance,” Cluster Computing, Springer, vol. 27, issue. 8, pp.11569-11593, 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10. 1007/s10586-024-04550-z. (SCIE, IF=3.6) 2
- Anita Thakur, Virender Ranga, and Ritu Agarwal, “Exploring the Transformative Impact of Blockchain Technology on Healthcare: Security, Challenges, Benefits, and Future Outlook,” Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, Wiley, vol. 36, p. e70087, 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ett.70087. (SCIE, IF=2.5).
- Anita Thakur, Virender Ranga, and Ritu Agarwal, “Revocable and Privacy-Preserving CP-ABE Scheme for Secure mHealth Data Access in Blockchain,” Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Wiley, vol. 37, p. e70064, 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.70064. (SCIE, IF=1.5).
- Anita Thakur, Virender Ranga, and Ritu Agarwal, "ABHealChain: Enhancing Privacy and Security in Healthcare Data Sharing Through Hyperledger Fabric and Attribute-Based Access Control." Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 38, no. 3 (2026): e70592. (SCIE, IF=1.5)
Other Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Anita Thakur, A. J. Singh, “Feature Analysis of Skin Disease Images Using Various Techniques of Digital Image Processing,” International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, Vol. 9, Issue 03, pp. 1633–1638, March 2020.
- Anita Thakur, A. J. Singh, “Blockchain Technology for Secure Electronic Voting,” International Journal of Computer Applications, Vol. 175, Issue 23, pp. 7–11, October 2020.
Scopus Conferences
- Anita Thakur, Virender Ranga, and Ritu Agarwal, “Performance benchmarking and analysis of blockchain platforms”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Computing & Communication (ICICC), Delhi, pp. 1-7.
- Anita Thakur, Virender Ranga, and Ritu Agarwal, “Attribute-based encryption scheme for secure and efficient access in blockchain”, 2024 IEEE International Con162 ference for Women in Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship (ICWITE), Bangalore, pp. 653-658.
- Anita Thakur, Virender Ranga, and Ritu Agarwal, “Simulation-based Performance Evaluation of Consensus Algorithms in NS3 for Blockchain Network”, International Conference on Futuristic Technologies (INCOFT2025), Pune.
- Anita Thakur, Virender Ranga, and Ritu Agarwal, “A Review On Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection Using Deep Learning”, International Conference on Advances and Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (ICAAAIML-2025), Greater Noida
BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS (IF ANY)
PATENTS (IF ANY)
HONOURS AND AWARDS (IF ANY)
- "Certificate of Merit," first position in M.Tech, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, HP, 2022
- “Commendable Research Award,” for Excellence in Research, Delhi Technological University in 2025