Awareness Program on

Data Protection

Building awareness and practical understanding of data protection principles for a responsible and privacy-conscious digital ecosystem.

1^stSeptember 2026

09:30 AM onward

ISTRAC ISRO, Bengaluru

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Limited seats · Confirmation is on first-come, first-served basis

Program overview

Planned for people who ship code

Focused sessions, one working day, led by practitioners from C-DAC, MeitY and Google — trading slideware for the application scenarios you'll actually run into.

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Key learning areas

What participants will take away

Understanding the DPDP Act 2023

An overview of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, its objectives, scope, key provisions, and relevance in the evolving data protection landscape.

Governance & Regulatory Foundations

Understanding the governance framework and regulatory foundations supporting responsible handling and protection of personal data.

Impact & Challenges of Data Protection

Exploring the practical impact of the DPDP framework, emerging challenges, and the importance of adopting responsible data protection practices.

Privacy by Design

Understanding how privacy considerations can be incorporated into systems and processes from the outset rather than being treated as an afterthought.

Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Introduction to Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) and their role in strengthening privacy protection and reducing risks associated with personal data.

Awareness of PET Tools & Solutions

Gaining awareness of practical PET solutions through a demonstration and overview of XShield 360 and its role in supporting data privacy.

Speakers from

MeitY
C-DAC

Day at a glance

Schedule, Tuesday 1 September 2026

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09:30 - 11:00
The DPDP Act 2023, Overview, Impact and Challenges

Shri Vikash Chourasia Scientist 'D', MeitY, Government of India

Holds a Master of Science in Cyber Laws & Information Security from IIIT Allahabad, along with an MBA. Before joining government service, he worked as an Information Security Auditor at leading IT companies. At MeitY, he serves as Staff Officer to the Secretary and Scientist 'D', and has played a key role in the formulation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and its associated rules.
11:00 - 13:00
The DPDP Act, Governance and Regulatory Foundations

Dr. Balaji R Scientist 'F' & Group Head, RISE, C-DAC Bangalore

Heads the Resilient Information Systems and Engineering (RISE) Group at C-DAC Bangalore, with over 24 years of pioneering R&D experience shaping the country's digital trust and cybersecurity ecosystem through national initiatives, international collaborations, and indigenous technology development. He has played a pivotal role in proliferating Digital Signatures across the country through lectures, capacity building, and interactive content development, and established Asia's first Centre of Excellence in DNS Security with government and industry support. He is currently leading the National Centre for Digital Trust (NCDT), a pioneering initiative building the next generation of digital trust frameworks and technologies.
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 - 16:00
Translating DPDP into Systems and Privacy by Design
Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET)

Shri Anoop Kumar Pandey Scientist 'E', C-DAC Bangalore

Working as a Scientist 'E' at C-DAC Bengaluru and is a senior member of IEEE. He holds an MS by Research in Computer Science and Engineering from IIIT Bangalore and is pursuing a PhD in Quantum Cryptography at IIT Hyderabad, alongside 25+ published papers across conferences and journals. With 15 years of experience spanning Public Key Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery, Data Science, Web design, Internet Engineering and DNS Security, he has been instrumental in delivering several projects at C-DAC and has received fellowships from NIXI, C-DAC and EMC. His interests include cybersecurity, Public Key Infrastructure, Web Science, business continuity, and quantum computing.
16:00 - 17:00
PET Tool Demonstration & Overview of XShield 360

Ms. Surabhi Dwivedi Scientist 'E', C-DAC Bangalore

Ms. Surabhi Dwivedi is Scientist-E at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Bengaluru, with over 19 years of experience in design, development, implementation and deployment of 11+ projects across cybersecurity and national e-governance domains. She is currently a Co-Investigator in the MeitY-funded project P3DX (Privacy Preserving Data Processing and Exchange Platform) for National Digital Public Infrastructure (NDPI) and leads the development of XShield360, an indigenous cybersecurity solution integrating XDR, SIEM, and SOAR capabilities for AI-driven advanced threat detection, threat hunting, and automated incident response. She also serves as a trusted member of the Disaster Recovery (DR) site of national importance. She holds B.Tech in Computer Science and an MBA, bringing a distinctive combination of research, product engineering, cybersecurity operations, and large-scale system deployment expertise. Her research interests include PrivacyPreserving & Enhancing Technologies (PETS), Privacy Preserved Machine Learning (PPML), AI and ML for Cybersecurity, Big Data Analytics, Database Technologies, Secure Software Engineering etc. She has authored 9 research publications in reputed IEEE and Springer venues, with over 160 citations.