Research

Cryptography, Security, and Privacy Research Group: CRYPTO@KU

Publications ( CRYPTO@KU , Google Scholar , DBLP ) 

Funded Projects

  • PI of TÜBİTAK – 1001 (Turkish NSF) project “Blockchain Advances based on Game Theory and Cryptography”, 2020-2023. NOW HIRING GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS.
  • PI of the Turkish Academy of Sciences GEBİP project on Privacy in Online Social Networks, 2017-2020.
  • PI of the Science Academy BAGEP project on Searchable Encryption, 2016-2018.
  • Management Committee Member of European Union COST Action IC1306 “Cryptography for Secure Digital Interaction“, 2014-2018.
  • Management Committee Member of European Union COST Action IC1206 “De-identification for Privacy Protection in Multimedia Content“, 2013-2017.
  • PI of the Royal Society Newton Advanced Fellowship “Password-based and Social Authentication: Preventing Phishing and Malware”, 2015-2018. (UK partner: Dr. Emiliano De Cristofaro, University College London)
  • PI of Koç University as partner in TÜBİTAK – 1003 (Large Scale R&D Project), “GENEMETRIC: Could Based Genetic Biometric Identification System”, 2016-2019. [PI of the joint project: Dr. Hüseyin Onay, Ege University.] [8% Acceptance Rate]
  • PI of TÜBİTAK – 1001 (Turkish NSF) project “Cloud Security Applications of Hierarchical Authenticated Data Structures”, 2015-2017.
  • PI of TÜBİTAK – 3501 Kariyer (Turkish NSF – Career) project “Fairness in the Cloud“, 2011-2014.
  • PI of TÜBİTAK – 1001 (Turkish NSF) project “Secure Online Storage Systems“, 2012-2014.
  • PI of Türk Telekom Inc. project “Secure Mobile Cloud Storage Systems“, 2012-2013.
  • PI of KoçSistem Inc. project “Secure Cloud Storage Systems“, 2011-2013.
  • Researcher in Türk Telekom Inc. project “Peer-to-peer and Energy-Efficient Secure Cloud Storage Systems“, 2014-2015. (PI: Dr. Öznur Özkasap, Koç University)
  • Research Assistant in NSF CyberTrust project “Reconciling Accountability with Anonymity in P2P Systems“, 2006-2010. (PI: Dr. Anna Lysyanskaya, Brown University)