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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-discrete-mathematical-sciences-and-cryptography</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0065</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0529</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JDMSC-3018</article-id>
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        <article-title>Lightweight post-quantum cryptography for energy-constrained wireless sensor networks</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Shrivastav</surname>
            <given-names>Ritesh</given-names>
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          <aff>Department of Computer Science &amp; Engineering, Anjuman College of Engineering &amp; Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440022, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Gaikwad</surname>
            <given-names>Prajwal</given-names>
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          <aff>Department of Artificial Intelligence &amp; Data Science, AISSMS Institute of Information Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Thangjam</surname>
            <given-names>Ravi</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>School of Business, Aditya University, Surampalem, Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh, 533437, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Kumar</surname>
            <given-names>G. Vijaya</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pragati Engineering College, Surampalem, Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh, 533437, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Kharade</surname>
            <given-names>Amruta Prasad</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Engineering Science and Humanities, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, 411037, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kale</surname>
            <given-names>Preeti Pandurang</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, CSMSS Chh. Shahu College of Engineering, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, 431012, India</aff>
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      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>10-A</issue>
      <fpage>3899</fpage>
      <lpage>3912</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>31</day>
        <month>10</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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        <p>The very fast development of quantum computing is a serious threat to traditional cryptographic solutions that are used in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), especially those that have severe energy and computing requirements. The paper presents a lightweight post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) system that is specific to the resource-constrained WSN. The aim is to provide quantum-resistant security with a minimum energy requirement, latency, and memory overhead. The solution proposed combines lattice-based primitives, optimized key generating schemes and compact encryption schemes, with mathematical modeling to validate their performance. Experimental assessment shows that the framework has a security against quantum attacks, consumes less energy by 28.4% and latency is less by 31.2% than traditional PQC instantiations. The framework also ensures scalability with heterogeneous sensor nodes.</p>
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