journal-of-discrete-mathematical-sciences-and-cryptography Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography 2169-0065 0972-0529 Taru Publications 10.47974/JDMSC-28-8-Foreword Special Issue on Cryptography and Secure Intelligent Systems : Biometrics, Blockchain, Homomorphic Encryption, and FinTech Security Joshi Chirag Department of Data Science and Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Kumawat Gaurav Department of Data Science and Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Verma Neeraj Kumar Department of Data Science and Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Kumar Sarvesh Amity Institute of Information Technology, Amity University, Patna, Patna, Bihar, India 28 8 i vii 08 12 2025

This special issue titled “Cryptography and Secure Intelligent Systems: Biometrics, Blockchain, Homomorphic Encryption, and FinTech Security” presents cutting-edge research connecting discrete mathematics, cryptography, secure AI, and modern digital systems. The selected papers of this special issue arises from contributions submitted to the International Conference on Innovations in Data Science (ICIDS 2024) held at Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur on 28–29 November 2024. Out of over 320 submitted manuscripts, only 19 papers from researchers covering a wide range of innovative concepts have been selected for publication in this issue.

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