<p>IIT Bombay launched a foundational initiative called the "IIT Bombay Trust Lab" on September 15, 2022. The Trust Lab's vision is to be a leading contributor to the demanding enterprise of creating a more trustworthy digital environment for today and the future as well as work towards a secure and responsible Digital India. As the latest step in IIT Bombay’s mission of creating world-class research ecosystems in key technology areas, the Trust Lab is being established with the generous contribution made by the Institute’s alumnus Dr. Shridhar Shukla (B.Tech, EE, 1983). The Lab will be set up at IIT Bombay’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE). It will be headed by Prof. Manoj Prabhakaran, Vijay and Sita Vashee Chair Professor at IIT Bombay.</p><p>The Lab will drive several activities related to research, education, development, outreach, and entrepreneurship by leveraging IIT Bombay’s expertise in the domains of security, privacy and more broadly, digital trust. The Lab will focus on developing foundational science, building new technologies and fostering a digital trust ecosystem through educational activities and by translating the scientific advances made at the Lab into technology and policy inputs to meet industrial and societal needs.</p>