Current Students and Post-Doc Fellow(s)
  • Xinxin Fan, PhD student (Spring 2006 - ), ECC and HECC for applications in mobile ad hoc networks (MANET)
  • Zhijun Li, PhD student (Fall 2007 - ), Authentication and key distribution in wireless sensor networks
  • Anuchart Tassanaviboon, PhD student (Fall 2007 - ), Authentication in P2P systems
  • Qi Chai, PhD student (Fall 2008 - ), RFID systems, applied algorithms and data structures
  • Hui Li, Visiting Professor (May - October 2009), Secure Network Codes
  • Honggang Hu, Research Associate (Aug 2009 - July 2011), Sequences and stream ciphers.
  • Fei Huo, MASc (Fall 2009 - ), Implementation and test of MIMO based security schemes
  • Yiyuan Luo, Visiting Researcher (Sep. 2009 - Aug. 2010), Cryptanalysis and MAC for constrained devices
  • Zilong Wang, Visiting Researcher (Jan. 2010 - ), Sequence design for CDMA and OFDM
Past Graduate Students, Post-Doc Fellows and Visiting Scholars
  • Honggang Hu, Post-Doc (Aug. 2007 - July 2009), Sequences and stream ciphers.
  • Hong Wen, Post-doc (Sep. 2008 - Aug. 2009 ), Physical layer security
  • Zilong Wang, Visiting PhD student (Sep. 2008 - Aug. 2009), Research topics: sequence design for good correlation
  • Hong Wen, Visiting Researcher (Jan. 2008 - Aug. 2008), Research topics: Physical layer security
  • Yassir Nawaz, PhD (Winter 2004 - Sep. 2007), Thesis Title: Design of Stream Ciphers and Cryptographic Properties of Nonlinear Functions. Research at Pitney Bowes Inc, USA.
  • Katrin Hoeper, PhD (May 2003 - August 2007), Thesis Title: Authentication and key exchange in mobile ad hoc networks. Currently, Researcher at National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), USA.
  • Nam Yul Yu, PhD (Jan. 2004 - December 2006). Thesis Title: On periodic correlation of binary sequences. Post-doc, Jan. 2007 - Aug. 2007. Research topic: CDMA security and correlation. Currently, R&D Senior Engineer, LG Electronics, Korea
  • Zhijun Li, Visiting PhD student, July 2006 - June 2007. Research topic: Sensor Network Security.
  • H.Y. Song, September 2006 - February 2007, Visiting Professor from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Research topic: Sequence design for CDMA communication systems.
  • Kishan Gupta, Post-doc, March 2005 -November 2006, the Center of Applied Cryptographic Research, University of Waterloo.
  • Jonathan Ng , MASc, May 2003 - -Aug 2005, thesis title: Binary nonlinear feedback shift register sequence generators using trace functions.
  • Shaoquan Jiang, PhD, May 2001-April 2005, thesis title: A study on security of multi-user systems and stream ciphers. Currently, Professor at School of Computer Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, and a visitor of University of Calgary.
  • Kenneth J. Giuliani, PhD (2001-January 2005), co-supervise with Dr. S. Vanstone, thesis title: Sequences over finite fields and elliptic curves over rings in rings cryptography, starting a post-doc fellow in University of Toronto in July 2005.
  • Christina Chiu, MASc (Fall 2003 - April 2005), thesis title: Search and analysis on signal sets with low multiple access interference. Currently work with Fresco Microchip, Toronto.
  • Amr M. Youssef, Postdoc Fellow of the Center of Applied Gryptographic Research, 1999-2001. Currently, Associate Professor, Concordia University.
  • Zongduo Dai, December 2000, August - September 2002, Professor, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China.
  • Hong-Yeop Song, May 2002 - Feb. 2003, Professor of Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • Charles C.Y. Lam, Ph. D (2000-Jan. 2003), co-supervised with Dr. S. Vanstone, Thesis: topics in sequence analysis and coding theory. Currently, Assistant Professorship at California State University at Bakersfield.
  • Khoongming Khoo, Ph. D, (Jan 2000- Dec. 2003), co-supervise with Dr. D. Stinson, Thesis: sequence design and construction of cryptographic Boolean functions. Currently with DSO National Laboratories, Singapore.
  • Susana Sin, MASc, May 2002 - April 2004, Implementation of the Gong-Harn public key cryptosystem.
  • Zhiguang Qin, March 2004 ¨C August 2004, Professor of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Fourth Year Design Projects
  • Alvin Ho Fai Li, Angela Sum, David Chor-Cheung Wong, Ian Chi Yan Kwong, Identity-based Security for P2P Wireless Network, 2005.
  • Lokman Choy, Victor He, Jordan Keon, Naveen Nigam, Secure Finger Print Credit Card Device, 2005.
  • Wong, Samuel Wong, Patsy Chu, Dominic Bow, End-to-End Encryption for Wireless Connections, 2004.
  • Jim Choi, Ken Choi, Keric Li, Truman Ng , Implementation of controlled proxy-assisted secure end-to-end communication protocols , 2003.
Past URAs
  • Richy Tai, URA, Spring 2006.
  • Pramod Vaidynathan, URA, Winter 2006.
  • Cliff Zhang, Fall 2005, Nserc Co-op URA.
  • Jonson T. C. Hsieh , Fall 2004, Winter 2005.
  • Irving Chen, URA, Spring 2002.
  • Wilson W.H. Fung, URA, Spring 2001 (co-supervised with Dr. A. Hasan)
  • Roy Krischer, URA, Spring 2001.
  • Michael Ludkovski, URA, Spring 2000.
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