Cryptographic Hardware and Communications Security Research
The principle focus of the research is the design, analysis, and implementation of
cryptographic algorithms or ciphers, as well as the
consideration of the application of cryptography
to communication networks. The objective of the
work is the establishment of the underlying principles in the construction
of efficient, secure ciphers that can be easily tailored to suit a
number of application environments. Most notably, a recent focus
of the research has been the hardware design and implementation of
lightweight symmetric key ciphers resistant to side channel attacks and other
forms of cryptanalysis. As well, the study of cryptographic
schemes applied to various communication networks, ranging from
wireless sensor networks to broadband networks has also been
a recent focus.
Research collaborators include:
Dr. R. Venkatesan ,
Dr. Cheng Li ,
Dr. Theo Norvell ,
Dr. Lihong Zhang , and
Dr. Cecilia Moloney.
Much of the recent work
involving the hardware implementation of ciphers
is supported by CMC Microsystems.
Electronic versions of most full papers
are available online:
[Publications]
Current Students
- Daniel Heshmatpour (M.Eng.)
(co-supervised with Dr. L. Zhang)
Past Students
- Yixuan Liang (M.A.Sc 2021)
- Hangyu Lyu (M.A.Sc 2020)
- Chen Wu (M.A.Sc. 2019)
- Jiming Xu (Ph.D. 2019)
- Nixon Obi (M.A.Sc. 2018)
- Xiaotong Li (M.A.Sc. 2016)
- Haohao Liao (M.Eng. 2015)
- Yuanchi Tian (M.Eng. 2015)
- Jiming Xu (M.A.Sc. 2014)
- Hao Ling (M.A.Sc. 2014)
- Abdulah Abdulah Zadeh (Ph.D. 2013)
- Kai Guo (M.A.Sc. 2012)
- Huicong Liu (M.A.Sc. 2012)
- Xinyue Hu (M.A.Sc. 2012)
- Nazanin Askari (M.Eng. 2012)
(co-supervised with Dr. C. Moloney)
- Cheng Wang (Ph.D. 2012)
- Yue Pang (M.A.Sc. 2011)
- Yi Zhang (M.A.Sc. 2010)
- Xueying Zhang (M.Eng. 2010)
(co-supervised with Dr. C. Li)
- Yaping Huang (M.Eng. 2010)
- Brian Kidney (M.Eng. 2010)
(co-supervised with Dr. T. Norvell)
- Jingyu Xiao (M.A.Sc. 2009)
- Jonathan Anderson (M.Eng. 2008)
- Yan Xue (M.A.Sc. 2008)
- Qing Song (M.A.Sc. 2008)
- Liang Zhang (M.Eng. 2008)
- Yan Junjie (M.Eng. 2008)
- Huiju Cheng (M.Eng. 2007)
- Di Jin (M.A.Sc. 2007)
- Kashif Ali (M.Eng. 2007)
- Chunguang Qu (M.A.Sc. 2005)
- Dongchen Sun (M.A.Sc. 2005)
- Liang Zhang (M.A.Sc. 2005)
- Chenhui Zhong (M.A.Sc. 2005)
- Namin Yu (M.Eng. 2005)
- Andrew House (M.Eng. 2004)
- Cheng Li (Ph.D. 2004)
(co-supervised with Dr. R. Venkatesan)
- Fang Yang (M.Eng. 2004)
- Lu Xiao (Ph.D. 2003)
- Jason Rhinelander (M.Eng. 2003)
(co-supervised with Dr. R. Venkatesan)
- Andrew Cook (M.Eng. 2003)
(co-supervised with Dr. R. Venkatesan)
- Janaka Deepakumara (M.Eng. 2002)
(co-supervised with Dr. R. Venkatesan)
- Prashant Mehrotra (Postdoc 2000)
(co-supervised with Dr. R. Venkatesan)
- Mohsin Riaz (M.Eng. 1999)
- Jianhong Xu (M.Eng. 1997)
- Xia Zhu (M.Eng. 1997)
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