PhD Researchers
 | Mrs Sarah Abu Ghazalah received her BSc in Information System from King Khaled University, Saudi Arabia in 2008 and her MSc in Computing Science from University of Glasgow in 2011. After receiving her bachelor degree she worked as teacher assistance at King Khaled University. Currently, she is working on a PhD in the Smart Card Centre, under the supervision of Dr. Konstantinos Markantonakis. Room: Founders West 154 Tel: 01784 414423 Email: Sarah.AbuGhazalah.2012[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi holds a BSc Information Technology and Computing and a MSc in Information Security (with Distinction) from Royal Holloway. He is a GIAC Certified Digital Forensic Analyst. His research interests include: Digital Forensics, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Crime, Distributed Systems, E-Commerce Security. He is studying under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Wolthusen. Room: McCrea 355 Tel: 01784 414221 Email: Abdulrahman.Almutairi.2009[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Suaad Alarifi BSc (KAU) MSc (London) has three years experience in information security, computer networking and teaching. She is working on cloud computing security, under the supervision of Dr Stephen Wolthusen, and she is also interested in computer ergonomics and working with disabled children. Room: McCrea 247 Tel: 01784 276142 Email: arifiss[at]yahoo.com |
 | Mr James Alderman MEng (Bristol) received his master of engineering degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Bristol with First Class Honours. He is currently working towards a PhD under the supervision of Prof. Jason Crampton in the area of cryptographic access control. Room: McCrea 247 Tel: 01784 276142 Email: james.alderman.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Nadhem Alfardan BSc (KFUPM) MSc (Royal Holloway) was awarded a first class honours BSc in Computer Engineering from KFUPM and an expected MSc with distinction in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London. Nadhem also holds industry certificates such as CCIE Security and CISSP. He has been an active speaker in network conferences like MENOG and Cisco Networkers.His area of research is network security and key management systems. Nadhem is working under the supervision of Prof. Kenny Paterson.
Room: McCrea 355 Tel: 01784 414221 Email: nadhemj[at]yahoo.com |
 | Mr Bader Alwasel holds a BSc Computer Science from King Saud University and MSc in Computer Security from University of Birmingham. His research interests lie in the field of Critical Infrastructure Protection. He is studying under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Wolthusen. Email: Bader.Alwasel.2012[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Ahmad Bahar BSc of Electrical engineering (KFUPM) MSc in Forensic computing
(De Montfort University). He is interested in infrastructure security
and is working under the supervision of Dr Stephen Wolthusen.
Room: McCrea 253 Tel: 01784 443113 Email: Ahmad.Bahar.2010[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Alessio Baiocco received a B.Eng. in informatics and telecommunication from the Universita degli Studi di Perugia(Italy) in 2008, and a M.Eng. in ICT engineering from the Universita degli studi Roma Tre (Italy) in 2012. He is now working towards a Ph.D. in Information Security as part of the European Framework 7 project Internet of Energy (IoE), conducting research on the security of distributed state estimation and modelling communications in a smart grid environment. He is stuyding under the supervision of Dr Stephen Wolthusen.
Room: McCrea 355 Tel: 01784 414221 Email: Alessio.Baiocco.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Zeeshan Bilal BE (NUST), MIT (IQRA), MS (NUST) holds a BE (Avionics) from NUST Pakistan, an MIT from IQRA University Pakistan, and an MS (Information Security) from NUST Pakistan. After receiving his BE degree with distinction, Zeeshan worked as an aeronautical engineer in the Pakistan Air Force. He completed his masters in IT from IQRA University and MS in Information Security from NUST with CGPA of 4.00/4.00 in both programs. He received President's Gold Medals for his achievements. During his MS Thesis, he worked on authentication protocols for RFIDs. He has been selected for a PhD by the Pakistan Air Force. He is working under the supervision of Prof Keith Martin and his advisor is Prof Kenny Paterson. His areas of interest include Cryptography, Network Security and Wireless Systems Security. Room: Portakabin 1 Tel: 01784 414347 Email: zeeshan.bilal.2010[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Anthony Bills holds a BSc in Computer Science and MSc in Information Security, and is currently working on a PhD in the Smart Card Center under the supervision of Dr. Kostas Markantonakis. Research interests include Mobile and Embedded systems security, RFID/NFC, wireless communication and sensor networks. Anthony has worked as an intern at Samsung electronic's mobile communication division in South Korea prior to beginning his PhD. Room: Founders West 154 Tel: 01784 414423 Email: Anthony.Bills.2010[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Christian Bonnici BSc (Hons) MSc received a BSc in Computing and Information Systems from Goldsmith's College, University of London and an MSc in Information Security (with Distinction) from Royal Holloway, University of London. In the early stages of his career he was employed within the Maltese branch of Actavis (a pharmaceutical organisation), where he was responsible for the management of the IT network infrastructure and the co-ordination of the company’s information security and business continuity management systems. Christian has served as a member of the organisation's IT Crisis Management Team and on the company's Health and Safety Committee. His BSc and MSc research focussed on Digital Rights Management. His PhD research forms part of the VOME project, and currently revolves around the interdisciplinary aspects of privacy and software development. Christian is working under the supervision of Prof. Chris Mitchell. Email: c.bonnici[at]rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Marcelo Carlos BSc (UFSC, Brazil), MSc (UFSC, Brazil) received his BSc in Computer Science from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil in 2004. After graduating, he received his MSc in Computer Science (focused on Information Security) from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil in 2007. Between 2006 and 2009, he worked as project manager for ICPEDU Project, focused to deploy an academic PKI for Brazilian Universities. Between 2007 and 2009 he worked as researcher and project manager for the Computer Security Laboratory (LABSEC - Brazil), working with solutions related to Brazilian Governmental PKI (ICP-Brasil). He is currently studying under the supervision of Dr Geraint Price. His research interest areas include Secure Protocols, Ceremonies and Public Key Infrastructures.
Room: McCrea 355 Tel: 01784 414221 Email: marcelo.carlos.2009[at]rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Sheila Cobourne MSc (London) gained an MSc in Information Security (with Distinction) in 2010, and is working on a PhD in the Smart Card Centre, supervised by Dr Keith Mayes. Room: Founders West 152 Tel: 01784 414939 Email: Sheila.Cobourne.2008[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr William de Souza received a Doctor of Science degree in Engineering of Systems and Computing (Artificial Intelligence) from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a Master of Science degree in Computing and Systems (Cryptology) from Military Institute of Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Intellectual Property and Innovation (Intelligent Mechanism to monitor drugs and medications) from National Institute of Industrial Property. He was head of the Department of Cryptology and Security Evaluation in Systems at the Naval Systems Analyses Center. Furthermore, he is general-coordinator of the Virtual Laboratory of Techniques Cryptographic Asymmetric, which is part of RENASIC (Brazilian National Network of Information Security and Cryptography). Currently, he is interested in Trusted Computing and in intelligent mechanisms applied in Trusted Computing. He works under the supervision of Dr Allan Tomlinson. Room: McCrea 355 Tel: 01784 414221 Email: William.DeSouza.2012[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Jean Paul Degabriele BEng (Malta) MSc (Royal Holloway) received his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Malta and has later completed a MSc in Information Security at Royal Holloway. Before he commenced his studies, he worked for Eurobank (Greece), HP Labs (Bristol), and the University of Malta. He is currently studying for a PhD under the supervision of Prof. Kenny Paterson. His current research interests include Cryptography and Network Security. Room: McCrea 255 Tel: 01784 414398 Email: jpdega[at]gmail.com |
 | Mr Robert Fitzpatrick BSc (Aberdeen) obtained his BSc in Mathematics with first class honours from the University of Aberdeen in 2008. He then worked for 2.5 years in the Oil & Gas industry as a mathematical modeller and programmer. He joined the ISG in 2011 and is currently working towards a PhD under the supervision of Dr Carlos Cid. His current area of research lies in lattice-based cryptography, in particular the Learning with Errors problem.
Room: Portakabin 3 Tel: 01784 414345 Email: robfitzpatrick2005[at]gmail.com |
 | Mr Lishoy Francis B.E. (India), M.Sc. (London), CISSP (Associate) received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science & Engineering with a Distinction from Viveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, India, in 2002.
After graduating, he worked as a Software Engineer developing Intranet and Quality systems for Wipro Fluid Power Ltd., Bangalore, India, until early 2003. In 2004, he completed a Masters in Information Security at the ISG, Royal Holloway University of London. He is currently studying for a Ph.D degree under the supervision of Dr. Keith Mayes, and guided by Dr. Konstantinos Markantonakis. He has research interests including: Smart Cards and Tokens; Contactless Environment; Security issues raised
by the convergence of Emergent Technologies; Interoperability in Open Devices; and Content Protection and Management in Mobile & Pay TV systems. Room: Founders West 152 Tel: 01784 414939 Email: L.Francis[at]rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Eduarda Freire B.Eng. (UFPE, Brazil), M.Sc. (UFPE, Brazil) obtained her B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE in 2006 and her MSc in Electrical Engineering from the same university in 2009. She conducted her master's research under the topic "Construction of linear block codes via digital transforms". Eduarda is currently a full time PhD student under the supervision of Professor Kenny Paterson and advised by Professor Chris Mitchell. Her research interest areas include cryptography, authentication, digital signatures, finite fields and coding theory. Room: McCrea 355 Tel: 01784 414221 Email: Eduarda.Freire.2009[at]rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Darryl Green received his BSc from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal in 2007. After graduating, he worked at the university as an academic assistant before coming to RHUL. Darryl completed his MSc in Mathematics of Cryptography and Communications in 2010, and is currently working towards a PhD under the supervision of Prof. Keith Martin in the area of secret sharing. Room: McCrea 247 Tel: 01784 276142 Email: scion3872[at]gmail.com |
 | Mr Graham Hili BSc Hons (Malta), MSc (Royal Holloway) began his career with the Vodafone Group (Malta) where he was in charge of the security and the availability of the mobile value added systems (SMS, MMS, WAP). After this he moved to a consultancy position with LogicaCMG and Orange Group in the Netherlands. His main field of specialisation is security and digital identity in virtual worlds. Graham is working under the supervision of Dr. Keith Mayes. Room: Queens Annexe 104 Tel: 01784 414287 Email: Graham.Hili.2009[at]rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Nick Hoare BSc (Sussex), MSc (Royal Holloway) spent nine years in the Electrical Engineering industry before obtaining a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Sussex. He then obtained Royal Holloway's MSc in Information Security (distinction!!) before moving to Imperial College to undertake an MSc in Computing Science. He is now studying under the supervision of Professor Kenny Paterson and his main research areas are Cryptography and Network Security.
Email: N.S.Hoare[at]rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Christian Janson received his Diploma in Mathematics from University of Bremen in Germany. His interests encompass all of information security and cryptography, however his chief interests are Boolean functions, mathematical models of security, game theory, lattice-based cryptography and number theoretical aspects. He's supervised by Prof Dusko Pavlovic. Room: McCrea 130 Email: Christian.Janson.2012[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Michelle Kendall MMath (York) is studying cryptography under the supervision of Prof. Keith Martin. Email: Michelle.Kendall.2009[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Lazaros Kyrillidis received his BSc in Computer Science from the Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2005 and his MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway in 2008. His research interests include smart cards, mobile phones / smartphones security and network security & security architectures. He is conducting PhD research in smartphones security under the supervision of Dr. Keith Mayes. He is partly funded by Orange Labs UK. When not studying, he is a football, motorbikes and music addict. Room: Founders West 154 Tel: 01784 414423 Email: lazaros.kyrillidis.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Hafizah Mansor holds a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and MSc in Computer Science from Malaysia. She is currently working in the Smart Card Center under the supervision of Dr. Kostas Markantonakis. Her research interests include smart card security and cryptography. Room: Founders West 154 Tel: 01784 414423 Email: Hafizah.Mansor.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Gibson Mba holds BSc in Computer Science (University of Nigeria), MSc, Information Technology -Information Security concentration (Liverpool) and MBA, Banking and Finance (ESUT, Nigeria). He is registered for PhD (Part-time / Distance Learning) with Dr Lorenzo Cavallaro as Supervisor and Dr Carlos Cid as Adviser. His research interests include Underground Economy and Malware. Email: Gibson.Mba.2012[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Wandile Mcanyana is supervised by Dr Stephen Wolthusen. Email: Wandile.Mcanyana.2010[at]rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Konstantinos Mersinas Ptychio (Greece), MSc (RHUL), CISSP associate, ISO 27001 Auditor, received his first degree in Mathematics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) in 2002 and his MSc in Information Security (distinction) from Royal Holloway in 2003. He has worked as a Forecasting Consultant (Veltio) and as a self-employed Information Security Consultant (Egnatia Odos S.A.). He has also been a Mathematics & Informatics Tutor in a variety of institutions during the past years. He is currently an assistant Tutor on the Distance Learning Program of the MSc in Information Security and a PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr. Colin Walter. His current research interests lie in the field of classical and chaos-based Cryptography. Room: McCrea 247 Tel: 01784 276142 Email: konstantinos.mersinas.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Caroline Moeckel BA (Hons), MSc, holds a BA in Digital Media (1st class honours) with an emphasis on internet computing from Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland, Oulu Polytechnic, Finland, and Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany. After graduation, she joined the e-banking department of a German bank and completed her MSc in Business (top of the class with distinction, thesis title: "European B2C E-Commerce in the Banking Sector") at Fachhochschule Mainz and London South Bank University on a corporate sponsorship. She has also spent some time working with the E-Security Research Centre at the same institution. Caroline continues to receive support from her employer for her PhD studies. Her research interests lie in the field of usable security and e-banking security, but also extend to the general themes of information assurance and risk management as well as identity management. She is supervised by Dr Geraint Price. Room: McCrea 253 Tel: 01784 443113 Email: caromoeckel[at]me.com |
 | Mr Shahram Mossayebi holds a BSc in Physics and an MSc in Information Security. His main research interests are: Quantum information, Quantum Cryptography and Modern Cryptography. He is currently researching Quantum Public Key Cryptography under the supervision of Prof Ruediger Schack. Room: McCrea 255 Tel: 01784 414398 Email: shahram.mossayebi.2008[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Mehari Msgna received a BSc in Electronics and Communication Engineering (with distinction) from Mekelle Institute of Technology (MIT) in July 2007. He worked in a Information Security Company as a system developer, before coming to Royal Holloway to complete his MSc in Information Security (with distinction) in 2009. He is currently studying under the supervision of Dr. Konstantinos Markantonakis. His areas of interest, in general, are cryptography, smart cards, side-channel attacks and biometrics. Room: Founders West 154 Tel: 01784 414423 Email: mehari.msgna.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Mwawi Nyirenda Kayuni received her BSc (Mathematics) from Chancellor College, University of Malawi, in 2008 and her MSc in coding theory and cryptography from Mzuzu University, Malawi in 2011. She worked with University of Malawi, and is being sponsored by the Schlumbeger Foundation. Mwawi's research interests are cryptography and network security, and she is supervised by Professor Keith Martin. Room: McCrea 247 Tel: 01784 276142 Email: Mwawi.NyirendaKayuni.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Anthony Palmer M.Sc. (Open), MBCS, CITP received his M.Sc. in Computing for Commerce and Industry from the Open University in 1996. He currently runs his own Information Security Consultancy - Symbiotic Consulting, whose clients include a major International Bank and the UK Home Office. In previous employment, he provided information security consultancy to clients in UK Banking Industry, UK Payment Clearing Schemes and was active in the development of ISO Standards. He is currently registered as a part-time Ph.D. student under the joint supervision of Prof. Kenny Paterson and Prof. Johannes Zanker. His research interests include automated personal identification, identity management, biometrics, usability and PKI. Email: Anthony.Palmer[at]rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Liuxuan Pan received a BSc in Economics from Jinan University in China and a MSc in Financial Mathematics from King's College London. She is supervised by Prof Dusko Pavlovic. Her main interests are complexity and information asymmetry in financial market, economics of information security investment and game theory. Room: McCrea 130 Email: Liuxuan.Pan.2013[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Viet Pham obtained a BEng (Best thesis award) in Information Technology (Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences - Finland), and an MSc (Distinction) in Information Security (University College London - UK). He commenced work for a PhD in Information Security (departmental funding) in Oct 2010 under Dr. Carlos Cid's supervision. His current areas of interest include: networked systems, network security, cryptography, and game theory.
Room: McCrea 355 Tel: 01784 414221 Email: viet.pham.2010[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Gordon Procter received an MMATH from Warwick in 2011. He is currently studying cryptography under the supervision of Carlos Cid and is advised by Simon Blackburn. Room: McCrea 255 Tel: 01784 414398 Email: Gordon.Procter.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Sarah Louise Renwick graduated from the University of Bristol with a First Class Honours degree in Mathematics. She is currently studying for a PhD under the supervision of Prof Keith Martin and Dr Carlos Cid in partnership with Thales UK, her research being focused in the area of Cryptography. Room: McCrea 355 Tel: 01784 414221 Email: SarahLouise.Renwick.2012[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Muhammad Qasim Saeed BE (NUST), MS (NUST) received BE (Avionics) and MS (Information Security) NUST, Pakistan. He is currently studying for a PhD under the supervision of Dr Colin Walter in the area of security aspects of the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Room: Portakabin 1 Tel: 01784 414347 Email: muhammad.saeed.2010[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Jaime Santos received his BSc degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Cantabria in 2003 and his MSc in Telematics from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 2011. Since 2003 he has worked in networking, focusing for the last 4 years on service provider's security and cloud computing as a senior Network Engineer. Jaime holds several high-end professional certifications issued by the main network vendors. His research interests are Network Security, high-performance Routing Protocols and Linux/FreeBSD based systems. He commenced his PhD studies (part-time) in May 2013 under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Wolthusen.
Email: Jaime.Santos.2013[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
| Mr Ian Sargeant is supervised by Dr Allan Tomlinson. Email: i_sargeant[at]yahoo.co.uk |
 | Mr James Sellwood was awarded his BSc in Combined Sciences from Southampton University and his MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway. James works as an Information Security Consultant and is studying part-time for a PhD under the supervision of Dr Jason Crampton. James’ interests include the application of cryptography to real world security problems and the hardware and software components of the security of consumer mobile devices. Email: james.sellwood.2010[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Dale Sibborn BSc (Ebor) MASt (Cantab) completed his degree in Mathematics at the University of York before receiving a Master of Advanced Study in Pure Mathematics from the University of Cambridge. He is currently studying for a PhD under the supervision of Professor Kenny Paterson in the areas of applied and theoretical cryptography as part of the EPSRC funded project "Cryptography: Bridging Theory and Practice". Room: McCrea 255 Tel: 01784 414398 Email: dale.sibborn.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Ms Kimberly Tam obtained a BSc in Computer and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in March 2012. She worked at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore CA summer of 2010, University of Maryland in College Park summer of 2011, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Lab summer of 2012. Kimberly is under the supervision of Lorenzo Cavallaro as of September 2012 and is currently deciding her research topic. Room: McCrea 255 Tel: 01784 414398 Email: Kimberly.Tam.2012[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
| Ms Susan Thomson is supervised by Prof Kenny Paterson. Room: McCrea 247 Tel: 01784 276142 Email: susan[at]sthomson.co.uk |
 | Ms Zhiqian Xu B.Eng (BUPT, China) M.A (WSU, USA) received her B.Eng in Computer Engineering from Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Beijing, China and a M.A. in Computer Science from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. She is a part-time student working at FedEx in the USA. Her research interests include distributed data protection and key management in distributed systems. She is supervised by Prof. Keith Martin. Email: zhiqian.xu.2009[at]rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Muzamil Yahia Joint BSc in computer science and mathematics (Khartoum university), Pg-diploma in mathematics (AIMS), MSc in information security (RHUL). Interested in cryptography, game theory, complexity theory, algorithmic information theory, security modelling as well as cloud security. Supervised by Prof Dusko Pavlovic. Room: McCrea 130 Email: Muzamil.Yahia.2011[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
 | Mr Jiun Yi Yap obtained a B.Eng and M.Phil (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) respectively in 2003 and 2004 from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He worked for 8 years in the public sector before joining the ISG in September 2012 as a PhD student. Jiun Yi is supervised by Dr Allan Tomlinson and advised by Dr Stephen Wolthusen. Room: McCrea 355 Tel: 01784 414221 Email: Jiun.Yap.2012[at]live.rhul.ac.uk |
