Lishoy Francis




In brief, the vision of my research area is enabling smart cards to authenticate and securely access all types of telecommunication and network access systems from a single framework. My work is looking at developing a secure and optimal universal framework capable of hosting multiple subscriber identity applications. This work is supported by Giesecke & Devrient and Vodafone along with The ISG Smart Card Centre.

My recent work include demonstrating new security exploits (cloning, skimming, relay, p2p relay, x) using Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled mobile phones, and presenting the related security countermeasures.

My research interests include,

  • Security of smart card and mobile platforms.
  • Security of contactless and proximity technologies.
  • Security of near field communications (NFC).
  • Security attacks and countermeasures.
  • Security of multi-access system environments.
  • Security of ubiquitous and mobile environments.
  • Security of location based systems.
  • Security of identification and payment transactions.
  • Security prototyping.
  • Security protocols.
  • Security evaluation and certification processes.
  • Security of satellite and broadcast systems.