Attila Altay Yavuz, Ph.D., Associate Professor
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave, ENG 117, Tampa, FL 33620

Email: attilaayavuz(at)usf(dot)edu - attila.yavuz(at)gmail(dot)com
Curriculum Vitae - Google Scholar - DBLP

News

Fully Funded Ph.D. Position @ Applied Cryptography Research Group - USF

I have a fully-funded Ph.D. opening in the field of deep learning and secure multi-party computation for medical systems (Spring 2025 or Fall 2025) for highly motivated and hardworking PhD students. Please see this FLYER . Emails and applications that do not follow instructions given in this position description will not be evaluated.

Updates:

  • One papers got accepted to IEEE ICDM (2024)
  • One papers got accepted to IEEE Milcom (2024)
  • Two papers got accepted to IEEE TPS (2024)
  • Attila received ``NSF-SNSF: A Resilient and Efficient Cyber-security Fabric and Evaluation Framework for Future Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks (SATUQ)" Grant as NSF Principle Investigator! (2024)
  • One paper got accepted to ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications (2024)
  • Attila received ``SaTC: CORE: Medium: Distributed Computing in Effect: Towards Trustworthy, Resilient and Secure NextG Mobile Networks" NSF Grant as Principle Investigator! (2024)
  • One arXiv preprint (2409.13937) published on Lightweight and Resilient Signatures for Cloud-Assisted Embedded IoT Systems (2024)
  • One patent granted (US20240007300A1) on forensic audits for lighweight IoTs and digital Archives (2024)
  • One patent granted (US20240007282A1) on energy efficient and secure blockchains (2024)
  • One arXiv preprint (2407.00538) published on Privacy-Preserving and Trustworthy Deep Learning for Medical Imaging (2024)
  • One arXiv preprint (2311.18674) published on Scalable and Lightweight Post-Quantum Authentication for Internet of Things (2024)
  • Attila received ``Perceptive and Reactive Autonomous Navigation in Challenging Environments (PRANCE): Additively Manufactured Multidimensional Cryptographic Physically Unclonable Functions for Wireless System Security" grant from Army Research Laboratory as Co-PI! (2024)
  • Attila serves on PC for Usenix 2024
  • Attila serves on PC for PETS 2024
  • Attila serves on PC for ACM CCS Doctoral Symposium (2024)
  • Attila serves on PC for ACM WPES, Co-located with ACM CCS (2024)
  • Attila serves on PC for IEEE GBC (2024)
  • Attila serves on PC for IEEE TPS (2024)
  • Attila serves on PC for IEEE SVCC (2024)
  • Attila serves on NSF Panel (2023)
  • Papers got accepted to NDSS, IEEE/ACM IoTDI, IEEE ICC, IEEE DSC, IEEE FNWF (2023)
  • Utility Patents (US20230308289A1,US20230283481A1) filed and Patent (US11588645B1) granted (2023)
  • Attila serves as the Associate Editor for IEEE TDSC, and on PC for PETS and SVCC (2023)
  • Attila received the Cisco Research Award thrice! - Trustworthy Digital Forensics for Heterogeneous Internet of Things (2022)
  • Attila received The USF The Excellence in Innovation Award! (2022)
  • Papers got accepted to NDSS, IEEE TPS and Quantum 2.0 (Optica) (2022)
  • Attila serves on PC for PETS, ACSAC, IEEE CNS and SVCC and the security and privacy track chair on IEEE MASS (2022)
  • Attila is promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at USF! (June 2021)
  • Papers got accepted to ACM ASIACCS, ACSAC, CBT, Secrypt, IEEE Access (2021)
  • Attila serves on PC for PETS, ACSAC, DAPPS and SVCC (2021)
  • Congratulations to Dr. Rouzbeh Behnia for graduating and securing Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position at MUMA College of Business at USF!
  • Attila received Distinguished Research Award from Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Institute! (2020)
  • Attila received The USF Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award! (both University-wide and CoE-wide) (2020)
  • Attila received The USF College of Engineering (CoE)’s Outstanding Research Achievement Award! (2020)
  • Attila nominated for The USF The Excellence in Innovation Award ! (2020)
  • Congratulations to Dr. Thang Hoang for graduating and securing Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position at Dept. of Computer Science, Virginia Tech!
  • Papers got accepted to NDSS, IEEE CNS, ACM CODASPY, ISC (2020)
  • Attila received the Cisco Research Award twice!! - Trustworthy and Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning Platforms (2020)
  • Attila received Internal Grants for The Center for Cryptographic Research and COVID-19 Response from USF twice!! (2020)
  • Attila served on PC for PETS, WiSec, ACSAC, DBSec, DAPPS (2020)
  • Attila received Unrestricted Research Gift from Robert Bosch! - Distributed ORAM and File Systems
  • Attila received Cisco Research Award! - Lightweight and Quantum-Safe Authentication for Internet of Things
  • Papers got accepted to PETS, FC, IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE CNS, IEEE ICC, IEEE TSC, IEEE CCN, ACM TOPS (2019)
  • Attila served on PC for Milcom, ACSAC, and DBSec (2019)
  • Attila received Unrestricted Research Gift from Robert Bosch on Privacy Enhancing Technologies! (2019)
  • Congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Grissa for graduating and securing a top-notch research development position at Gradient!
  • Attila received NSF Travel Grant (2018)
  • Attila received NSF CAREER AWARD! (2017)

Short Bio

Dr. Attila Altay Yavuz is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Director of Applied Cryptography Research Laboratory, and the Co-Director of the Center for Cryptographic Research at the University of South Florida (USF). He was an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University (August 2014 - August 2018) and in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, USF (August 2018 - June 2021). He was a member of the security and privacy research group at the Robert Bosch Research and Technology Center North America (2011-2014). He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University in August 2011. He received his MS degree in Computer Science from Bogazici University (2006) in Istanbul, Turkey. He is broadly interested in the design, analysis, and application of cryptographic tools and protocols to enhance the security of computer networks and systems. Attila Altay Yavuz is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, Cisco Research Award (thrice - 2019,2020,2022), unrestricted research gifts from Robert Bosch (five times), USF Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, USF Excellence in Innovation Award, and USF College of Engineering’s Outstanding Research Achievement Award. His research on privacy-enhancing technologies and intra-vehicular network security is in the process of technology transfer with potential worldwide deployments. He has authored more than 90 products including research articles in top conferences, journals, and patents. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM.

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida (June 2021 - present)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida (May 2018 - June 2021)
  • Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University (August 2014 - August 2018)
  • Research Scientist, Robert Bosch Research and Technology Center (December 2011- July 2014)
  • Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, NC State University (2007-2011)
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science, NC State University (2007-2011)
  • Research Engineer, Satellite Networks Research Laboratory (SATLAB), Bogazici University, Turkey, (2005-2006)
  • Summer Intern, Department of Computer Science, NC State University, USA, 2003
  • Summer Intern, Vestelnet Software Engineering, Turkey, 2002
I am broadly interested in design, analysis and application of cryptographic tools and protocols to enhance the security of computer networks and systems. My current research focuses on the following topics: Privacy enhancing technologies (e.g., searchable encryption, oblivious random access machine), digital signatures, practical aspects of post-quantum cryptography and cryptographic protocols for critical cyber-infrastructures (e.g., smart-grid, vehicular networks).

Grants

My research has been generously funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Department of Energy (DoE), Robert Bosch LLC, Cisco, University of South Florida (USF), Oregon State University (OSU), and nVidia.

Funded Projects

  • NSF-SNSF: A Resilient and Efficient Cyber-security Fabric and Evaluation Framework for Future Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks (SATUQ)
    • Sponsor: NSF (ECCS 2444615)
    • Duration: 01/2025 - 12/2027
    • PI: Attila A. Yavuz (NSF PI)

    • Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Medium: Distributed Computing in Effect: Towards Trustworthy, Resilient and Secure NextG Mobile Networks
      • Sponsor: NSF (CNS 2350213)
      • Duration: 07/2024 - 07/2028
      • PI: Attila A. Yavuz (PI, with 3 other Co-PIs)

      • Perceptive and Reactive Autonomous Navigation in Challenging Environments (PRANCE): Additively Manufactured Multidimensional Cryptographic Physically Unclonable Functions for Wireless System Security
        • Sponsor: Army Research Laboratory
        • Duration: 05/2024 - 05/2027
        • Co-PI: Attila A. Yavuz (with 3 other PIs)

        • CAREER: Lightweight and Fast Authentication for Internet of Things
          • Sponsor: NSF (CNS 1652389)
          • Duration: 03/2017 - 09/2024
          • PI: Attila A. Yavuz (Sole)

        • Trustworthy Digital Forensics for Heterogeneous Internet of Things
          • Sponsor: Cisco Research Award
          • Duration: 01/2022 - present
          • PI: Attila A. Yavuz (Sole)

        • Trustworthy and Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning Platforms
          • Sponsor: Cisco Research Award
          • Duration: 09/2020 - present
          • PI: Attila A. Yavuz (Sole)

        • Distributed Oblivious Random Access Machines
          • Sponsor: Robert Bosch (unrestricted gift)
          • Duration: 12/2019 - present
          • PI: Attila A. Yavuz (Sole)

        • Lightweight and Quantum-Safe Authentication for Internet of Things
          • Sponsor: Cisco Research Award
          • Duration: 06/2019 - present
          • PI: Attila A. Yavuz (Sole)

        • The Center for Cryptographic Research (Internal Grant)
          • Sponsor: USF
          • Duration: 01/2020 - present
          • Co-PI: Attila A. Yavuz

        • Secure Mobile Contact Tracing App - (COVID 19 Response) (Internal Grant)
          • Sponsor: USF
          • Duration: 04/2020 - 09/2020
          • Co-PI: Attila A. Yavuz

        • Low-cost, Scalable and Practical Post Quantum Key Distribution
          • Sponsor: Cyber Resilient Energy Delivery Consortium (CREDC) - DoE
          • Duration: 08/2019 - 09/2020
          • PIs: Attila A. Yavuz (PI)

        • Distributed Oblivious Random Access Techniques for Cloud Infrastructures
          • Sponsor: Robert Bosch (unrestricted gift)
          • Duration: 12/2018 - present
          • PI: Attila A. Yavuz (Sole)

        • Light-Weight, Delay-Aware and Scalable Cryptographic Services for Smart Grid System
          • Sponsor: Cyber Resilient Energy Delivery Consortium (CREDC) - DoE
          • Duration: 09/2015 - 09/2020
          • PIs: Attila A. Yavuz (Co-PI), Rakesh Bobba, Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez, Jinsub Kim

        • Towards Practical Privacy Enhancing Technologies
          • Sponsor: Robert Bosch (unrestricted gift)
          • Duration: 09/2014 - 09/2018
          • PI: Attila A. Yavuz (Sole)

        • EECS RIU Initiative
          • Sponsor: OSU
          • Duration: 04/2017 - 12/2017
          • PIs: Attila A. Yavuz (PI), Jesse Walker

Publication

Copyright Note: The articles are copyrighted by the respective publishers and may be downloaded only for personal use. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Underlined authors are my current/former advisees (Ph.D./M.S) at the time of initial submission/completion of the work. In my field, it is typical for faculty members to appear after their advisees in authorship lists.

2024

[J] Trustworthy and Efficient Digital Twins in Post-Quantum Era with Hybrid Hardware-Assisted Signatures
Saif Eddine Nouma and Attila A. Yavuz
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, March 2024.
[C] Uncovering Attacks and Defenses in Secure Aggregation for Federated Deep Learning
Yiwei Zhang, Rouzbeh Behnia, Attila A. Yavuz , Reza Ebrahimi and Elisa Bertino
IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (IEEE ICDM), Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2024.
[C] Privacy-Preserving and Post-Quantum Counter Denial of Service Framework for Wireless Networks
Saleh Darzi and Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE Military Communications Conference (IEEE Milcom), Washington, DC., October 2024.
[C] Counter Denial of Service for Next-Generation Networks within the Artificial Intelligence and Post-Quantum Era
Saleh Darzi and Attila A. Yavuz
The Sixth IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems, and Applications (IEEE TPS), Washington, DC.,October 2024.
[C] Fast and Post-Quantum Authentication for Real-time Next Generation Networks with Bloom Filter
Kiarash Sedghighadikolaei and Attila A. Yavuz
The Sixth IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems, and Applications (IEEE TPS), Washington, DC.,October 2024.
[E] Lightweight and Resilient Signatures for Cloud-Assisted Embedded IoT Systems
Saif E. Nouma and Attila A. Yavuz
ePrint Archive, arXiv:2409.13937
[E] Privacy-Preserving and Trustworthy Deep Learning for Medical Imaging
Kiarash Sedghighadikolaei and Attila A. Yavuz
ePrint Archive, arXiv:2407.00538
[E] PQC meets ML or AI: Exploring the Synergy of Machine Learning and Post-quantum Cryptography
Saleh Darzi and Attila A. Yavuz
ePrint Archive, techrxiv.170785010.08081159/v1
[E] Scalable and Lightweight Post-Quantum Authentication for Internet of Things
Saleh Darzi , Saif E. Nouma and Attila A. Yavuz
ePrint Archive, arXiv:2311.18674v3

2023

[E] A Comprehensive Survey of Threshold Digital Signatures: NIST Standards, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Exotic Techniques, and Real-World Applications
Kiarash Sedghighadikolaei and Attila A. Yavuz
ePrint Archive, arXiv:2311.05514v1
[E] Envisioning the Future of Cyber Security in Post-Quantum Era: A Survey on PQ Standardization, Applications, Challenges and Opportunities
Saleh Darzi , Kasra Ahmadi, Saeed Aghapour, Attila A. Yavuz , and Mehran Mozaffari Kermani
ePrint Archive, arXiv:2310.12037
[C] 6G Security Vision - A Concise Update
Gurkan Gur, Pawani Porambage, Diana Moya Osorio, Attila A. Yavuz , and Madhusanka Liyanage
IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), Baltimore, November 2023.
[C] Beyond Basic Trust: Envisioning the Future of NextGen Networked Systems and Digital Signatures
Attila A. Yavuz , Kiarash Sedghighadikolaei , Saleh Darzi and Saif Eddine Nouma
The Fifth IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems, and Applications (IEEE TPS), November 2023.
[C] Lightweight Digital Signatures for Internet of Things: Current and Post-Quantum Trends and Visions
Saif Eddine Nouma and Attila A. Yavuz
The 6th IEEE Conference on Dependable and Secure Computing (IEEE DSC), Tampa, FL, October 2023.
[C] Practical Cryptographic Forensic Tools for Lightweight Internet of Things and Cold Storage Systems
Saif Eddine Nouma and Attila A. Yavuz
ACM/IEEE IoTDI, May 2023
[C] Post-Quantum Forward-Secure Signatures with Hardware-Support for Internet of Things
Saif Eddine Nouma and Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE ICC, May 2023
[C] Efficient Dynamic Proof of Retrievability for Cold Storage
Tung Le, Pengzhi Huang, Attila A. Yavuz , Elaine Shi, and Thang Hoang
NDSS, February 2023
[E] A Survey on AI/ML-Driven Intrusion and Misbehavior Detection in Networked Autonomous Systems: Techniques, Challenges and Opportunities
Opeyemi Ajibuwa, Bechir Hamdaoui and Attila A. Yavuz
ePrint Archive, arXiv:2305.05040

2022

[C] Distributed Cyber-infrastructures and Artificial Intelligence in Hybrid Post-Quantum Era
Attila A. Yavuz , Saif Eddine Nouma , Thang Hoang, Duncan Earl and Scott Packard
The Fourth IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems, and Applications (IEEE TPS), December 2022.
[E] FROG: Forward-Secure Post-Quantum Signature
Attila A. Yavuz and Rouzbeh Behnia
ePrint Archive, arXiv:2205.07112v1
[C] Hybrid Low-Cost Quantum-Safe Key Distribution
Attila A. Yavuz , Duncan Earl, Scott Packard and Saif Eddine Nouma
Qauntum 2.0 - Optica, May 2022
[C] Titanium: A MetadataHiding File-Sharing System with Malicious Security
Weikeng Chen, Thang Hoang, Jorge Guajardo and Attila A. Yavuz
NDSS, February 2022

2021

[J] Anonymous Dynamic Spectrum Access and Sharing Mechanisms for the CBRS Band
Mohamed Grissa , Attila A. Yavuz , Bechir Hamdaoui and Chittibabu Tirupathi
IEEE Access, February 2021
[C] Towards Practical Post-quantum Signatures for Resource-Limited Internet of Things
Rouzbeh Behnia and Attila A. Yavuz
ACSAC 2021
[C] Lattice-Based Proof-of-Work for Post-Quantum Blockchains
Rouzbeh Behnia , Eamonn W. Postlethwaite, Muslum Ozgur Ozmen , and Attila A. Yavuz
CBT 2021 (in conjunction with Esorics) 2021, October 2021
[C] Look Before You Leap: Secure Connection Bootstrapping for 5G Networks to Defend Against Fake Base-Stations
Ankush Singla, Rouzbeh Behnia , Syed Rafiul Hussain, Attila A. Yavuz , and Elisa Bertino
ACM ASIACCS 2021, June 2021
[C] Proof-of-Useful-Randomness: Mitigating the Energy Waste in Blockchain Proof-of-Work
Efe Ulas Akay Seyitoglu , Attila A. Yavuz , and Thang Hoang
Secrypt 2021, July 2021

2020

[J] A Multi-server ORAM Framework with Constant Client Bandwidth Blowup
Thang Hoang , Attila A. Yavuz and Jorge Guajardo
ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS), February 2020
[C] Compatible Certificateless and Identity-Based Cryptosystems for Heterogeneous IoT
Rouzbeh Behnia , Attila A. Yavuz , Ozgur Ozmen and Tsz Hon Yuen
ISC 2020
[C] Compact and Resilient Cryptographic Tools for Digital Forensics
Efe Seyitoglu , Attila A. Yavuz , and Ozgur Ozmen
IEEE CNS 2020
[C] MOSE: Practical Multi-User Oblivious Storage via Secure Enclaves
Thang Hoang, Rouzbeh Behnia , Yeongjin Jang and Attila A. Yavuz
CODASPY 2020
[C] MACAO: A Maliciously-Secure and Client-Efficient Active ORAM Framework
Thang Hoang, Attila A. Yavuz and Jorge Guajardo
NDSS 2020

2019

[J] Ultra Lightweight Multiple-time Digital Signature for the Internet of Things Devices
Attila A. Yavuz and Muslum Ozgur Ozmen
IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, July 2019
[J] A Multi-server Oblivious Dynamic Searchable Encryption Framework
Thang Hoang , Attila A. Yavuz , Fatma B. Durak, and Jorge Guajardo
Journal of Computer Security, May 2019
[J] Location Privacy in Cognitive Radios with Multi-Server Private Information Retrieval
Mohamed Grissa, Attila A. Yavuz , and Bechir Hamdaoui
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, June 2019
[J] A Secure Searchable Encryption Framework for Privacy-Critical Cloud Storage Services
Thang Hoang, Attila A. Yavuz , and Jorge Guajardo
IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, January 2019
[C] Energy-Aware Digital Signatures for Embedded Medical Devices
Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Rouzbeh Behnia , and Attila A. Yavuz
CNS 2019
[C] ARIS: Authentication for Real-Time IoT Systems
Rouzbeh Behnia , Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, and Attila A. Yavuz
ICC 2019
[C] Fast Authentication from Aggregate Signatures with Improved Security
Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Rouzbeh Behnia , and Attila A. Yavuz
FC 2019
[C] TrustSAS: A Trustworthy Spectrum Access System for the 3.5 GHz CBRS Band
Mohamed Grissa, Bechir Hamdaoui, and Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE INFOCOM 2019
[C] Hardware-Supported ORAM in Effect: Practical Oblivious Search and Update on Very Large Dataset
Thang Hoang, Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Yeongjin Jang, and Attila A. Yavuz
PETS 2019

2018

[J] Efficient Oblivious Data Structures for Database Services on the Cloud
Thang Hoang, Ceyhun D. Ozkaptan, Gabriel Hackebeil , and Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 2018
[J] Unleashing the Power of Multi-Server PIR for Enabling Private Access to Spectrum Databases
Mohamed Grissa, Bechir Hamdaoui and Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE Communications Magazine, 2018
[J] Lattice-Based Public Key Searchable Encryption from Experimental Perspectives
Rouzbeh Behnia, Muslum Ozgur Ozmen and Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing 2018
[C] TACHYON: Fast Signatures from Compact Knapsack
Rouzbeh Behnia, Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Attila A. Yavuz and Mike Rosulek
ACM CCS 2018
[C] Dronecrypt - An Ultra-Low Energy Cryptographic Framework for Small Aerial Drones
Muslum Ozgur Ozmen and Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE Milcom 2018
[C] Oblivious Dynamic Searchable Encryption on Distributed Cloud Systems
Thang Hoang, Attila A. Yavuz, F. Betül Durak, Jorge Guajardo
DBSec 2018 (Best Paper Award)
[C] Compact Energy and Delay-Aware Authentication
Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Rouzbeh Behnia, Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE CNS 2018
[C] Forward-private Dynamic Searchable Symmetric Encryption with Efficient Search
Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Thang Hoang, Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE ICC 2018

2017

[C] S3ORAM: A Computation-Efficient and Constant Client Bandwidth Blowup ORAM with Shamir Secret Sharing
Thang Hoang, Ceyhun D. Ozkaptan, Attila A. Yavuz, Jorge Guajardo, Tam Nguyen
ACM CCS 2017
[C] Low Cost Standard Public Key Cryptography Services for Wireless IoT Systems
Muslum O. Ozmen, Attila A. Yavuz
IoT S&P Workshop 2017 (affiliated with ACM CCS)
[C] When the Hammer Meets the Nail: Multi-Server PIR for Database-Driven CRN with Location Privacy Assurance
Mohamed Grissa, Attila A. Yavuz, Bechir Hamdaoui,
IEEE CNS 2017
[C] High-Speed High-Security Public Key Encryption with Keyword Search
Rouzbeh Behnia, Attila A. Yavuz, Muslum O. Ozmen
IFIP DBSec 2017
[J] Real-Time Digital Signatures for Time-Critical Network
Attila A. Yavuz, Anand Mudgerikar, Ankush Singla, Ioannis Papapanagiotou, Elisa Bertino
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security 2017
[J] Location Privacy Preservation in Database-Driven Wireless Cognitive Networks Through Encrypted Probabilistic Data Structures
Mohamed Grissa, Attila A. Yavuz, Bechir Hamdaoui,
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking 2017
[J] Location Privacy in Cognitive Radio Networks: A Survey
Mohamed Grissa, Bechir Hamdaoui, Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials 2017
[J] Preserving the Location Privacy of Secondary Users in Cooperative Spectrum Sensing
Mohamed Grissa, Attila A. Yavuz, Bechir Hamdaoui,
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security 2017
[C] Post-Quantum Hybrid Security Mechanism for MIMO Systems
Yousef Qassim, Mario Edgardo Magana, Attila A. Yavuz
CNC Workshop 2017 (affiliated with ICNC)

2016

[J] Mitigating Jamming Attacks in Mobile Cognitive Networks Through Time Hopping
Nadia Adem, Bechir Hamdaoui, Attila A. Yavuz
Wiley Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2016
[J] Immutable Authentication and Integrity Schemes for Outsourced Databases
Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing 2016
[C] Practical and Secure Dynamic Searchable Encryption via Oblivious Access on Distributed Data Structure
Thang Hoang, Attila A. Yavuz, Jorge Guajardo
ACSAC 2016
[C] An Efficient Technique for Protecting Location Privacy of Cooperative Spectrum Sensing Users
Mohamed Grissa, Attila A. Yavuz, Bechir Hamdaoui
GSNC Workshop in IEEE INFOCOM 2016

2015

[C] Pseudorandom Time-Hopping Anti-Jamming Technique for Mobile Cognitive Users
Nadia Adem, Bechir Hamdaoui, Attila A. Yavuz
SDRAN-CAN Workshop 2015
[C] LPOS: location privacy for optimal sensing in cognitive radio networks
Mohamed Grissa, Attila A. Yavuz, Bechir Hamdaoui
IEEE GLOBECOM 2015
[C] HAA: Hardware-Accelerated Authentication for Internet of Things in Mission Critical Vehicular Networks
Anand A. Mudgerikar, Ankush Singla, Ioannis Papapanagiotou, Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE MILCOM 2015
[J] A Secure Communication Architecture for Distributed Microgrid Control
Velin Kounev, David Tipper, Attila A. Yavuz, Bradon M. Grainger, Gregory F. Reed
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 2015
[J] BAFi: A Practical Cryptographic Secure Audit Logging Scheme for Digital Forensics
Panos Kampanakis, Attila A. Yavuz
Wiley Security and Communication Networks, 2015
[C] Cuckoo filter-based location-privacy preserving in database-driven cognitive radio networks
Mohamed Grissa, Attila A. Yavuz and Bechir. Hamdaoui
WSCNIS 2015
[C] Dynamic Searchable Symmetric Encryption with Minimal Leakage and Efficient Updates on Commodity Hardware
Attila A. Yavuz, Jorge Guajardo
SAC 2015

2014

[J] An Efficient Real-time Broadcast Authentication Scheme for Command and Control Messages
Attila A. Yavuz
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security 2014

2006-2013

[C] Practical Immutable Signature Bouquets (PISB) for Authentication and Integrity in Outsourced Databases
Attila A. Yavuz
IFIP DBSec 2013
[C] ETA: Efficient and Tiny Authentication for Heterogeneous Wireless Systems
Attila A. Yavuz
ACM WiSec 2013
[J] BAF and FI-BAF: Efficient and Publicly Verifiable Secure Audit Logging for Resource-Constrained Devices
Attila A. Yavuz, Peng Ning, Michael Reiter
ACM Transactions on Information and System Security 2012
[J] Self-sustaining, Efficient and Forward-Secure Cryptographic Constructions for Unattended Wireless Sensor Networks
Attila A. Yavuz, Peng Ning
Ad Hoc Networks 2012
[C] Signal-based Automotive Communication Security and Its Interplay with Safety Requirements
Benjamin Glas, Jorge Guajardo, Hamit Hacioglu, Markus Ihle, Karsten Wehefritz, Attila A. Yavuz
ESCAR 2012
[C] Efficient, Compromise Resilient and Append-only Cryptographic Schemes for Secure Audit Logging
Attila A. Yavuz, Peng Ning, Mike Reiter
FC 2012
[J] A new multi-tier adaptive military MANET security protocol using hybrid cryptography and signcryption
Attila A. Yavuz, Fatih Alagoz, Emin Anarim
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (2010)
[C] BAF: An Efficient Publicly Verifiable Secure Audit Logging Scheme for Distributed Systems
Attila A. Yavuz, Peng Ning
ACSAC 2009
[C] Hash-Based Sequential Aggregate and Forward-Secure Signaturefor Unattended Wireless Sensor Networks
Attila A. Yavuz, Peng Ning
MobiQuitous 2009
[C] NAMEPS: N-Tier Satellite Multicast Security Protocol Based on Signcryption Schemes
Attila A. Yavuz, Fatih Alagoz, Emin Anarim
IEEE GLOBECOM 2006
[C] HIMUTSIS: Hierarchical Multi-Tier Adaptive Ad-hoc Network Security Protocol Based on Signcryption Type Key Exchange Schemes
Attila A. Yavuz, Fatih Alagoz, Emin Anarim
Springer LNCS 4263 2006
[C] Improved Merkle Cryptosystem (IMC)
Attila A. Yavuz, Emin Anarim, Fatih Alagoz
Springer LNCS 4263 2006
[C] Three-Tier Satellite Security Multicast Security Protocol Based on ECMQV and IMC Methods
Attila A. Yavuz, Fatih Alagoz, Emin Anarim
IEEE CAMAD 2006
[C] A New Satellite Multicast Security Protocol Based on Elliptic Curve Signatures
Attila A. Yavuz, Fatih Alagoz, Emin Anarim
ICTTA 2006
[C] A New Multicast Security Protocol
Attila A. Yavuz, Fatih Alagoz, Emin Anarim
International V. Engineering Congress 2006
[C] Developing Information System with N-Tier Architecture: Hospital Management Information System
Goksel Biricik, Attila A. Yavuz, Omur Kartal, Oya Kalipsiz
Biltek International Informatik Congress 2005

Patents

[P] Efficient, Scalable and Post-Quantum Authentication for Real-time Next Generation Networks with Probabilistic Data Structures
Attila A. Yavuz and Kiarash Sedghi
TTO Ref. 24T240PR-CS, Submitted: 06/28/2024, Status: Provisional-Filed.
[P] A System and Method for Privacy-preserving and Post-quantum Secure Counter Denial of Service for Spectrum Management in Next-Generation Wireless Networks
Attila A. Yavuz and Saleh Darzi
TTO ref. 24T238PR-CS, Submitted: 06/21/2024, Status: Provisional-Filed.
[P] System and Method for Increased Resiliency of Mobile Wireless Networks via Disributed Public Key (PKI) Allianced
Bechir Hamdaoui and Attila A. Yavuz
USF Ref.: 23T211US, Submitted: 05/28/2024, Status: Provisional-Filed.
[P] Lightweight, Resilient and Aggregate Symmetric Cryptographic Tools for Internet of Things and Forensics
Attila A. Yavuz
International Patent Application No. PCT/US23/75133, Submitted: 09/26/2023, Status: Utility-Filed.
[P] Publicly Verifiable and Resilient Symmetric Authentication and Privacy Systems and Related Methods
Attila A. Yavuz
Patent US20230283481A1, Application US18/178,286, Submitted: 09/07/2023, Status: Utility-Filed.
[P] Hardware Supported Authentication and Signatures for Wireless, Distributed and Blockchain Systems
Attila A. Yavuz and Saif E. Nouma
Patent US20230308289A1, Application US18/188,749, Submitted: 09/28/2022, Status: Utility-Filed.
[P] Efficient Privacy, Authentication and Resiliency Technologies on Wireless Systems for Forensic and Sensitive Data
Attila A. Yavuz
USF-21B144PR, Submitted: 03/01/2022, Status: Under revision.
[P] Lightweight Post-quantum Authentication
Rouzbeh Behnia and Attila A. Yavuz
Patent US20220385484A1, Submitted: 12/01/2022, Status: Utility-Filed.
[P] System and Method for Energy Efficient and Useful Blockchain Proof of Work
Efe Ulas Akay Seyitoglu , and Attila A. Yavuz
Patent WO2022104132A1, Submitted: 05/19/2022, Status: Granted.
[P] Sender Optimal, Breach-Resilient, and Post-Quantum Secure Cryptographic Methods and Systems for Digital Auditing
Attila A. Yavuz
Patent US10630478B1, Submitted: October 23, 2018, Issue Date: 04/21/2020, Status: Granted.
[P] Lattice-based Proof-of-Work Algorithms for Post-Quantum Blockchains
Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Rouzbeh Behnia, and Attila A. Yavuz
Patent US20210314158A1, File Date: 04/07/2020, Publication Date: 10/07/2021, Status: Granted.
[P] Anonymity Preserving Contact-Tracing App.
Jean-Fran¸cois Biasse, Sriram Chelleppan, Sherzod Kariev, Noyem Khan Lynette Menezes, Efe Ulas Akay Seyitoglu , Charurut Somboonwit, and Attila A. Yavuz (alphabetical order)
USF-20A073, Submitted: 07/19/2020, Status: Under revision.
[P] Energy-Aware Digitial Signatures
Attila A. Yavuz , Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, and Rouzbeh Behnia
erial No: 16/273,828, Patent No: 10,547,455, File Date: 02/12/2019, Issue Date: 01/20/2020, Status: Granted.
[P] Efficient Identity-based and Certificateless Cryptosystems
Attila A. Yavuz , Rouzbeh Behnia, and Muslum Ozgur Ozmen
USF-19A051, Serial No: 16/442,467, File Date: 06/16/2019, Status: Original-Submitted.
[P] Systems and Methods for Compromise Resilient and Compact Authentication for Digital Forensics
Attila A. Yavuz
Patent US11588645B1, Serial No: 62/896,705, File Date: 9/6/2019, Issue Date: 02/21/2023, Status: Granted.
[P] System and Method of Audit Log Protection
Attila A. Yavuz
USF-18B164, Serial No: 16/389,519, Patent No: 10,554,416, File Date: 04/19/2019, Issue Date: 02/04/2020, Status: Granted.
[P] Communication Efficient Key Exchange Methods for Internet of Things and Systems
Attila A. Yavuz
USF-18B160PR, Provisional Patent Application No:62/750,337, 2019.
[P] Forward-Private Dynamic Searchable Symmetric Encryption with Efficient Search
Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Thang Hoang, Attila A. Yavuz
OSU-17-55, Provisional Application No: 62/572,339, Submitted: October 10, 2017
[P] An Efficient Technique for Protecting Location Privacy of Cooperative Spectrum Sensing Users
Mohamed Grissa, Attila A. Yavuz, Bechir Hamdaoui
OSU-16-14, DRAFT/072/16, Submitted: March 22, 2016
[P] Hardware-Accelerated Priority-based Message Authentication for Vehicular Networks
Anand A. Mudgerikar, Ankush Singla, Ioannis Papapanagiotou, Attila A. Yavuz
USPTO: 62/201096, Submitted: August 3, 2015
[P] System and method for dynamic, non-interactive, and parallelizable searchable symmetric encryption
Attila A. Yavuz, Jorge Guajardo, Anvesh Ragi
Patent WO2015055762 A1, Priority Date: October 18, 2013, Filing Date: October 16, 2014, Issued: April 23, 2015
[P] System and Method for Secure Review of Audit Logs
Attila A. Yavuz
Patent WO 2015/187640 A3, Filed: June 2, 2014, Issued: 10 December, 2015.
[P] System and method for mitigation of denial of service attacks in networked computing systems
Attila A. Yavuz, Jorge M. Guajardo, Shalabh Jain
Patent WO2014144555 A1, Filed: March 15, 2013, Issued: September 18, 2014
[P] System and method for counter mode encrypted communication with reduced bandwidth
Jorge M. Guajardo,Attila A. Yavuz, Benjamin Glas, Markus Ihle, Hamit Hacioglu, Karsten Wehefrit
Patent US 20140270163 A1, Filed: March 14, 2013, Issued: September 18, 2014
[P] System and method for message verification in broadcast and multicast networks
Attila A. Yavuz
Patent US8667288 B2, Filed: May 29, 2012, Issued: March 4, 2014

Other ePrints

[E] Trace-Σ: a privacy-preserving contact tracing app
Jean-François Biasse, Sriram Chelleppan, Sherzod Kariev, Noyem Khan, Lynette Menezes, Efe Ulas Seyitoglu , Charurut Somboonwit, and Attila A. Yavuz
Cryptology ePrint Archive, Report 2020/792
[E] IoD-Crypt: A Lightweight Cryptographic Framework for Internet of Drones
Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Rouzbeh Behnia and Attila A. Yavuz
ArXiv 1904.06829

Research Group

I am the Director of the Applied Cryptography Research Group, where I have been advising the following excellent students:

Current

Saleh Darzi

PhD (Spring 2022 - present)

Kiarash Sedghi

PhD (Spring 2023 - present)

Saif Nouma

PhD (Fall 2021 - present)

Topics: Lightweight Cryptography for IoTs

Graduated

Rouzbeh Behnia

PhD (Fall 2016 - Spring 2021)

Thesis: Efficient Post-Quantum and Compact Cryptographic Constructions for the Internet of Things

Current position: Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the Muma College of Business at USF

Thang Hoang

Ph.D. (2015 - 2020)

Thesis: Privacy-Preserving and Functional Information Systems

Current position: Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at The Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, VA

Mohamed Grissa

Ph.D. (2013 - 2018) (co-advised with Dr. Bechir Hamdaoui)

Thesis: Location Privacy-Preserving Strategies for Secondary Spectrum Use

Current position: Cryptographic engineer at Gradient (MIT-Berkeley-NSA founded), Boston, MA

Efe Seyitoglu

MS (Spring 2020)

Thesis: Efficient Forward-Secure and Compact Signatures for the Internet of Things (IoT)

Current position: Software engineer at Yelp, London, England

Muslum O. Ozmen

MS (Spring 2018) at OSU, continued at USF until 2020.

Thesis: Efficient Public Key Cryptography Frameworks for Emerging IoT Applications

Current position: Assistant Professor at Arizona State University

Gungor Basa

MS (Spring 2016)

Thesis: Image-Based Cryptography

Current position: iOS Developer, Munich, Germany

Gabriel Hackebeil

MS (Fall 2016)

Thesis: Efficient Oblivious Access to Trees

Current position: Senior Optimization Engineer at Geli, Ann Arbor, MI

Undergraduate Mentoring

I found opportunity to mentor excellent undergraduate students on my projects:
Mentorships at USF:
  • Matthew Signore (2023)
  • Patricia Tran (WICSE Program - NSF CAREER, 2022)
  • Francis Hahn (NSF CAREER, 2022)
  • Brandt Stevenson (DoE, 2022)
  • Bianca Dehaan (DoE, 2022)
  • Henry Cardenas (DoE, 2021)
  • Sydney Seelen (WICSE Program - NSF CAREER, 2021)
  • Lokambia Muthu (WICSE Program - NSF CAREER, 2020)
  • Keanno Carter (NSF LSAMP, USF 2019)
  • Kelsy Ecclesiastre (BullsEYE - NSF CAREER, 2019)
  • Morgan Hausmann (WICSE Program - NSF CAREER, 2019)
  • Aaya Watson (BullsEYE - NSF CAREER, 2019)

  • Mentorship at OSU:
  • Garrett Christophe Haley (EECS Capstone, OSU 2018)
  • Andrew Ekstedt (EECS Capstone, OSU 2018)
  • Scott Merrill (EECS Capstone, OSU 2018)
  • Erich Hansje Kramer (EECS RIU Initiative, OSU 2017)
  • Matt Baker (EECS RIU Initiative, OSU 2017)
  • Nathan Burnett (EECS RIU Initiative, OSU 2017)
  • Joshua Webb (NSF-FUND STEM Leaders Program, OSU 2017)

  • Previous Mentoring

    Mentorship at Bosch and University of Pittsburgh: During my tenure at Robert Bosch Research Center and University of Pittsburgh (adjunct faculty), I found the opportunity of advising excellent graduate students via internships and/or joint university projects
  • Shalabh Jain
  • Velin Kounev
  • Alana Libonati
  • Shauna Michelle Policicchio
  • Anvesh Ragi
  • Teaching

    I teach following courses at USF:
    • CIS 4212/6214: Privacy-Preserving and Trustworthy Cyber-Infrastructures (Spring 2019-2024)
    • COP 4538 IT Data Structures (Fall 2019-2024)
    • CIS 4930/6930 Cryptography: Theory and Practice (Fall 2022-2023)
    • CIS 4930/6930 Privacy-Preserving and Trustworthy Cyber-Infrastructures (Spring 2019)
    I taught following courses at OSU:
    • CS 519/ECE 599: Applied Cryptography (Winter 2015-2018)
    • CS 478/ECE 478: Introduction to Network Security (Spring 2015-2018)
    • CS 372/ECE 372: Introduction to Computer Networks - Core Course (Spring 2017)
    • CS/ECE 578: Cyber-security - Security Core Course (Fall 2017)
    • CS 519/ECE 559: Advanced Network Security (Fall 2014-2016)
    • CS 505 Cybersecurity Reading Seminar (Fall 2015)

    Cryptographic Software and Tools

    In ACRL, we have developed and open-sourced a vast array of cryptographic software and tools for public testing and potential adaptations. Some of our selected open-source software are as below:
    • Searchable Encryption and Oblivious Search

      • IM-DSSE: Incident Matrix-Based Searchable Encryption Framework (paper)
      • ODSE: Oblivious Dynamic Searchable Encryption Framework (paper)
      • POSUP: Oblivious Search and Update Platform with Intel-SGX (paper)
    • Oblivious RAM

      • S3ORAM: Multi-server Oblivious RAM Framework with Shamir Secret Sharing (paper)
      • MACAO: Multi-server Oblivious RAM Framework with Active Security (paper)
    • Cryptographic Frameworks for IoT Devices

      • OptimizedPKCSuite: Low Cost Standard Public Key Cryptography Services for Wireless IoTs (paper)
      • Dronecrypt : An Efficient Cryptographic Framework for Small Aerial Drones (paper)
      • IoDCrypt : A Lightweight Cryptographic Framework for Internet of Drones (paper)
    • Lightweight and/or Delay-Aware Authentication for IoT Systems

      • CEDA: Compact Energy and Delay-Aware Authentication (paper)
      • ARIS: Authentication for Real-Time IoT Systems (paper)
      • SEMECS: Ultra Lightweight Multiple-time Digital Signature for IoTs (paper)
      • ESEM: Energy-Aware Digital Signatures for Embedded Medical Devices (paper)
    • Post-Quantum Secure Delay-Aware Digital Signatures

    • Post-Quantum Secure Public Key Searchable Encryption (PEKS)

    • Location Privacy for Cognitive Radio Networks

      • ECElgamal : Elliptic Curve El Gamal Cryptosystem using Pollard methods for the reverse map

    External Services

    I am involved with the following venues and journals.

    Editorial Board

  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (2023)
  • Program Comittee and Other Services

  • Usenix Symposium, 2024
  • Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS), 2020-2024
  • Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference (SVCC), 2020-2024
  • ACM The ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), Doctoral Symposium, 2024
  • ACM Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society (WPES) (Co-organized with ACM CCS), 2024
  • IEEE Global Blockchain Conference (IEEE GBC), 2024
  • IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems, and Applications Global Blockchain Conference (IEEE TPS), 2024
  • NSF Panel Review (2020-2023)
  • Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC), 2017-2022
  • IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS 2022), Security and Privacy Track Chair
  • IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), 2022
  • Senior Membership Elevation Committee (2020-2021)
  • IEEE International Conference on Decentralized Applications and Infrastructures (DAPPS), (2020-2021)
  • ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec), 2020
  • 32nd Annual IFIP WG 11.3 Conference on Data and Applications Security and Privacy (DBSec), 2018-2020
  • Military Communication Conference (Milcom), 2019
  • 30rd Annual The Web Conference (formerly known as WWW conference), 2019
  • 2nd International Workshop on Security and Privacy for the Internet-of-Things (IoTSec), 2019
  • IEEE SmartGridComm, 2018
  • IEEE IEMCON, 2018
  • IEEE International Workshop on Big Data Security and Services, 2018
  • ACM International Workshop on Trustworthy Embedded Devices (TrustED), 2014-2016
  • Advanced Intrusion Detection and Prevention Workshop (AIDP 2014), 2014.
  • 3rd International Workshop on Collaborative Cloud (CollabCloud), 2014
  • The Third ASE International Conference on Cyber Security, 2014
  • Journal Reviewer

  • IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (2014-2024)
  • IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (2014-2024)
  • ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (2024)
  • ACM Transactions on Internet Technologies (TOIT) (2022-2023)
  • IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (2023)
  • ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (2017-2022)
  • Future Generation of Computer Systems, Elsevier (2016, 2021)
  • IEEE Transactions on Computers (2012-2014, 2020)
  • IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (2014-2015, 2020)
  • IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing (2017)
  • IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (2014-2016)
  • IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (2014-2016)
  • International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (2016)
  • Future Generation of Computer Systems, Elsevier (2016)
  • IEEE Transactions on Education (2015)
  • International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems (2015)
  • Journal of Computer Security (2013-2014)
  • International Journal of Communication Systems by Wiley (2013-2014)
  • Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (2011)
  • Journal of System and Software (2007-2011)
  • IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine (2007)
  • Outreach Activities

    I have been organizing and/or participating several outreach activities targeting underrepresented groups.
  • The CodeBreakHERS: I am the co-organizer of a cybersecurity camp, in which we train more than 50 K-12 female students via hands-on cryptography activities every summer.
  • Contributing to the preparation of educational videos on advanced cryptographic primitives, Center for Cryptographic Research at USF.
  • WICSE: With Women in Computer Science and Engineering (WICSE) program, we recruit underrepresented female undergraduates at CSE USF every year (participation)
  • Bulls - EYE: With Bulls Engineering Youth Experience (Bulls - EYE) program, we support underrepresented USF under-graduates to mentor middle school youth from the Tampa Bay community (participation)
  • FGLSAMP: With Florida Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (FGLSAMP) program, we have been recruiting underrepresented undergraduate students at USF
  • EECS at OSU Research in Undergraduate Activities: We supported undergraduate research at junior-level via an internal grant