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Biography
Muhammed is currently a lecturer at Faculty of Information Technology (FIT). Prior to this position, he was a post-doctoral researcher at Monash University and CSIRO's Data61 jointly. Before that, he did a research internship at IBM Research - Zurich, hosted by Vadim Lyubashevsky. He completed his PhD degree at Monash University in May 2020.
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:
- FIT3031 Network Security
- FIT9137 Introduction to Computer Architecture and Networks
- 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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Quantum-Resistant Oblivious Pseudorandom Functions for Practice
Esgin, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
19/06/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Securing Privacy-Preserving: Securing Privacy-Preserving Cloud Computation Against Active Attacks
Steinfeld, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Sakzad, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Esgin, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Stehle, D. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council, Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
9/04/25 → 8/04/28
Project: Research
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Quantum Information Technology: Quantum Information Technology: Industry Readiness & Applications
Steinfeld, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), simmons, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Usman, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Phung, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tack, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pas, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sakzad, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Cui, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Aleti, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Garcia De La Banda Garcia, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nakashima, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Schmidt, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Esgin, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Fay, J. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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More Efficient: More Efficient and Scalable Post-Quantum Multi-Signatures
Esgin, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Steinfeld, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yuen, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Liu, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/08/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Practical Post-Quantum: Practical Post-Quantum Oblivious Pseudorandom Functions Supporting Verifiability
Esgin, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Steinfeld, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Amazon Web Services Inc (United States of America)
1/05/24 → 1/05/25
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
92 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
59 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
47 Citations (Scopus) -
DualRing-PRF: Post-quantum (Linkable) Ring Signatures from Legendre and Power Residue PRFs
Zhang, X., Steinfeld, R., Liu, J. K., Esgin, M. F., Liu, D. & Ruj, S., 2024, Information Security and Privacy - 29th Australasian Conference, ACISP 2024 Sydney, NSW, Australia, July 15–17, 2024 Proceedings, Part II. Zhu, T. & Li, Y. (eds.). Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 124-143 20 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 14896).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Loquat: A SNARK-Friendly Post-quantum Signature Based on the Legendre PRF with Applications in Ring and Aggregate Signatures
Zhang, X., Steinfeld, R., Esgin, M. F., Liu, J. K., Liu, D. & Ruj, S., 2024, Advances in Cryptology – CRYPTO 2024 - 44th Annual International Cryptology Conference Santa Barbara, CA, USA, August 18–22, 2024 Proceedings, Part I. Reyzin, L. & Stebila, D. (eds.). Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 3-38 36 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 14920).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 2 Patents
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CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (External organisation)
Esgin, M. (Member) & Steinfeld, R. (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)
Esgin, M. (Member)
10 Dec 2020Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Patents › Patent