# IIT Kanpur Faculty Awarded Scientific High Level Visiting Fellowships (SSHN) Fellowship for Research Collaboration in France
**Source**: https://www.iitk.ac.in/oir/news/scientific-high-level-visiting-fellowships-sshn-fellowship-2025
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### IIT Kanpur Faculty Awarded Scientific High Level Visiting Fellowships (SSHN) Fellowship for Research Collaboration in France
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: Published: 06 June 2025
IIT Kanpur congratulates **Prof. Ritika Gautam Singh** (Department of Chemistry) and **Prof. Angshuman Karmakar** (Department of Computer Science and Engineering) on being selected for the **Scientific High Level Visiting Fellowships (SSHN) 2025**, awarded by the **French Institute in India**, Embassy of France.
Prof. Gautam Singh will conduct collaborative research at the **Département Chimie, École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris**, in the field of chemistry.
Prof. Karmakar will visit **Télécom Paris**, **Polytechnic Institute of Paris**, to collaborate on advanced research in **post-quantum cryptography** and **homomorphic encryption**.\
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These fellowships aim to strengthen **Indo-French academic cooperation** and promote **Franco-Indian research networks.**