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Personal profile
Biography
Muhammed completed his PhD study at Faculty of Information Technology (FIT), Monash University in May 2020 and is currently a lecturer at FIT.
Research interests
Muhammed's research is focused around cybersecurity and lies at the intersection of Mathematics and Computer Science. In particular, he is interested in various aspects of cryptography such as quantum-resistant cryptography, privacy-enhancing technologies (e.g. zero-knowledge proofs) and blockchain protocols.
Supervision interests
Interested in supervision of students seeking a higher degree research in cryptography, blockchain protocols and/or applications of cryptographic tools (such as privacy-enhancing technologies) for the social good.
Monash teaching commitment
Muhammed has had various teaching roles including tutor, admin tutor and lecturer of the following units:
- FIT5163 Information and Computer Security
- FIT5124 Advanced Topics in Security
- FIT2093 Introduction to Cyber Security
Education/Academic qualification
Cybersecurity, Doctor of Philosophy, Practice-Oriented Techniques in Lattice-Based Cryptography, Department of Software Systems & Cybersecurity
Award Date: 12 May 2020
Research area keywords
- Cybersecurity
- Cryptography
- Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
- Blockchain
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Post-Quantum Cryptography in the Indo-Pacific
Steinfeld, R., Esgin, M., Sakzad, A., Rudolph, C., Phan, R. & Boorman, J.
Bureau Of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
26/09/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Algorand Centre of Excellence (ACE) on Sustainability Informatics for the Pacific
Liu, J., Rudolph, C., Pink, S., Yu, J., Gasevic, D., Steinfeld, R., Du, X., Liebman, A., Ma, X., Luebbers, J., Ince, P., Sakzad, A., Yuan, X., Baiao Dowsley, R., He, W., Ko, R. K. L., Dong, N., Kuchta, V., Komarek, A. M., Radke, A., Carvalho, G., Risius, M., Dargusch, P., Gramoli, V., Salampasis, D., Wang, Z., Au, M. H., Luo, X., Ali, S., Sharma, B., Boorman, J., Wainwright, T., Esgin, M., Cui, S. & Cui, H.
1/08/22 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
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MatRiCT: efficient, scalable and post-quantum blockchain confidential transactions protocol
Esgin, M. F., Zhao, R. K., Steinfeld, R., Liu, J. K. & Liu, D., Nov 2019, CCS'19 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security. Wang, X. & Katz, J. (eds.). New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 567-584 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
52 Citations (Scopus) -
Lattice-based zero-knowledge proofs: new techniques for shorter and faster constructions and applications
Esgin, M. F., Steinfeld, R., Liu, J. K. & Liu, D., 2019, Advances in Cryptology – CRYPTO 2019 : 39th Annual International Cryptology Conference Santa Barbara, CA, USA, August 18–22, 2019 Proceedings, Part I. Boldyreva, A. & Micciancio, D. (eds.). Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 115-146 32 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; vol. 11692 ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
30 Citations (Scopus) -
Short lattice-based one-out-of-many proofs and applications to ring signatures
Esgin, M. F., Steinfeld, R., Sakzad, A., Liu, J. K. & Liu, D., 2019, Applied Cryptography and Network Security: 17th International Conference, ACNS 2019 Bogota, Colombia, June 5–7, 2019 Proceedings. Deng, R. H., Gauthier-Umaña, V., Ochoa, M. & Yung, M. (eds.). Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 67-88 22 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; vol. 11464 ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
24 Citations (Scopus) -
A Survey on Exotic Signatures for Post-quantum Blockchain: Challenges and Research Directions
Buser, M., Dowsley, R., Esgin, M., Gritti, C., Kermanshahi, S. K., Kuchta, V., Legrow, J., Liu, J., Phan, R., Sakzad, A., Steinfeld, R. & Yu, J., 2 Mar 2023, In: ACM Computing Surveys. 55, 12, 32 p., 3572771.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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An injectivity analysis of Crystals-Kyber and Implications on quantum security
Ding, X., Esgin, M. F., Sakzad, A. & Steinfeld, R., 2022, Information Security and Privacy - 27th Australasian Conference, ACISP 2022 Wollongong, NSW, Australia, November 28–30, 2022 Proceedings. Nguyen, K., Yang, G., Guo, F. & Susilo, W. (eds.). Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 332-351 20 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 13494).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
- 2 Patents
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CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (External organisation)
Muhammed Esgin (Member) & Ron Steinfeld (Member)
23 Apr 2022Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Patents › Patent
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CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (External organisation)
Muhammed Esgin (Member)
10 Dec 2020Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Patents › Patent