Ersin Uzun

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Contact

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Research Areas

• Security & Privacy in computer networks, mobile and pervasive systems.
  
  
• Usable Security in access control, communication and ubiquitous systems.
  

Recent (2010-2013) Professional Activities

In program committees of:

• ACM Conference on Wireless Network Security 2013 (WiSec'13)
• International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2013 (FC'13)
• International Workshop on Security and Privacy in Spontaneous Interaction and Mobile Device Use 2013 (IWSSI/SPMU'13)
• ACM Conference on Wireless Network Security 2012 (WiSec'12)
• International Conference on Cryptography and Network Security 2012 (CANS'12)
• International Workshop on Secure Network Protocols 2012 (NPSec'12)
  
• International Workshop on Security and Privacy in Spontaneous Interaction and Mobile Device Use 2012 (IWSSI/SPMU'12)
• Workshop on Physically-augmented Security for Wireless Networks (PILATES'12)
• ACM Conference on Wireless Network Security 2011 (WiSec'11)
• International Conference on Cryptography and Network Security 2011 (CANS'11)
• International Workshop on Security and Privacy in Spontaneous Interaction and Mobile Device Use 2011 (IWSSI/SPMU'11)
• International Workshop on Smartphone Applications and Services 2010 (Smartphone'10)
• International Workshop on Mobile Computing Platforms and Technologies 2011 (MCPT'11)
• International Workshop on Security and Privacy in Spontaneous Interaction and Mobile Device Use 2010 (IWSSI/SPMU'10)

Selected Publications (authors are in alphabetical order)

Refereed Journals

• Can Jannie Verify? Usability of Display-Equipped RFID Tags for Security Purposes
  by Alfred Kobsa, Rishab Nithyanand, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  To appear in Journal of Computer Security
  
  
• Custodian-based information sharing
  by Jacobson et al.
  In IEEE Communications Magazine, July 2012
  
  
• User-aided reader revocation in PKI-based RFID systems.
  by Rishab Nithyanand, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun.
  In Journal of Computer Security, Vol.9 No.6, 2011.
  
  
• A comparative study of secure device pairing methods.
  by Arun Kumar, Nitesh Saxena, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun.
  In The Pervasive and Mobile Computing Journal (PMC), Vol.5 No.6, 2009.
  
  
• Secure Pairing of Interface constrained Devices.
  by Claudio Soriente, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  International Journal on Security and Networks, Vol.4 No.1, 2009.
  
  
• Using Audio in Secure Device Pairing
  by Michael T. Goodrich, Michael Sirivianos, John Solis, Claudio Soriente, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  International Journal on Security and Networks, Vol.4 No.1, 2009.
  
  
• A Reputation-Based Trust Management System for P2P networks.
  by Mark R. Pariente, Ali A. Selçuk, Ersin Uzun
  International Journal of Network Security, Vol.6, No.2, 2008.
  

Refereed Conference and Workshops

• PiCoDa: privacy-preserving smart coupon delivery architecture
  by Kurt Partridge, Manas A. Pathak, Ersin Uzun, Cong Wang
  Hot Topics in Privacy-Preserving Technologies (HotPETS 2012)
  
  
• Bitter to better - how to make Bitcoin a better currency
  by Simon Barber, Xavier Boyen, Elaine Shi, Ersin Uzun
  The 16th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security (FC'12)
  
  
• ANDaNA: Anonymous Named Data Networking Application
  by Steven DiBenedetto, Paolo Gasti, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  The 19th Annual Network & Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS'12)
  
  
• Usability of Display-Equipped RFID Tags for Security Purposes.
  Alfred Kobsa, Rishab Nithyanand, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  The 16th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS'11).
  
  
• Pairing Devices for Social Interactions: A Comparative Usability Evaluation.
  by Ersin Uzun, Nitesh Saxena, Arun Kumar
  The 29th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'11).
  
  
• Enhancing Cyber-physical Security Through Data Patterns.
  by Richard Chow, Ersin Uzun, Alvaro A. Cardenas, Zhexuan Song, Sung Lee
  Workshop on Foundations of Dependable and Secure Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSWeek'11).
  
  
• Readers Behaving Badly: Reader Revocation in PKI-Based RFID Systems.
  by Rishab Nithyanand, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  The 15th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS'10).
  (also appeared as a poster in IEEE S&P 2010).
  
  
• Groupthink: On the Usability of Secure Group Association of Wireless Devices.
  by Rishab Nithyanand, Nitesh Saxena, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  The 12th ACM International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp'10).
  
  
• SUDOKU: Secure and Usable Deployment of Keys on Wireless Sensors.
  by Matthias Wilhelm, Ivan Martinovic, Ersin Uzun, Jens B. Schmitt
  The Sixth Workshop on Secure Network Protocols (NPSEC'10).
  
  
• On the Usability of Wireless Device Authentication Based on Distance Bounding.
  by Mario Cagalj, Arun Kumar, Nitesh Saxena, Ersin Uzun
  The 8th International Conference on Cryptology And Network Security (CANS'09).
  
  
• Serial Hook-Ups: A Comparative Usability Study of Secure Device Pairing Methods.
  by Alfred Kobsa, Rahim Sonawalla, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun, Yang Wang
  The Fifth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS’09).
  
  
• Caveat Emptor: A Comparative Study of Secure Device Pairing Methods.
  by Arun Kumar, Nitesh Saxena, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  7th Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom’09) .
  
  
• HAPADEP: Human-Assisted Pure Audio (Secure) Device Pairing.
  by Claudio Soriente, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  The 11th international conference on Information Security (ISC’08) .
  
  
• BEDA: Button Enabled Device Pairing.
  by Claudio Soriente, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  International Workshop on Security for Spontaneous Interaction (IWSSI’07)
  Workshop proceedings of 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP’07).
  
  
• Framework for Comparative Usability Testing of Distributed Applications
  by Kari Kostiainen, Ersin Uzun
  extended abstract in Security User Studies: Methodologies and Best Practices Workshop in CHI'07.
  
  
• Usability Analysis of Secure Pairing Methods.
  by Ersin Uzun, Kristiina Karvonen, N. Asokan
  Usable Security (USEC'07), in proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security.
  
  
• Loud And Clear: Human-Verifiable Authentication Based on Audio.
  by Michael T. Goodrich, Michael Sirivianos, John Solis, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
  IEEE 26th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS’06).
  
  
• A Reputation based Trust Management System for P2P networks
  by Ali A. Selçuk, Ersin Uzun, Mark R. Pariente
  The 4th IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (IEEE CCGRID 2004) .

Technical Reports

• Security of Relational Databases in Business Outsourcing
  by Ersin Uzun, Bryan Stephenson
  Technical Report, HP Labs 2008. 
  
  
• Framework for Comparative Usability Testing of Distributed ApplicationsTechnical Report
  by Kari Kostiainen, Ersin Uzun, N. Asokan, Philip Ginzboorg
  Nokia Research 2007.
  
  

 Patents 

• Privacy-Preserving Behavior Targeting for Digital Coupons
  by Kurt Partridge, Ersin Uzun, Cong Wang
  U.S. Patent Application filed in 2011
  
  
• Encrypted Messaging System.
  by Todd Sexton, Ersin Uzun and Einar Mykletun
  U.S. Patent application filed in 2011
  (See in action at Identillect website)
  
  
• Transaction Verification on RFID Enabled Payment and Transaction Instruments
  by Ersin Uzun and Gene Tsudik.
  U.S. Patent application filed in 2011.
  
  
• RFID Reader Revocation Checking using Low Power Attached Displays.
  by Gene Tsudik and Ersin Uzun
  U.S. Patent application filed in 2010
  
  
• Fingerprinting a database.
  by Ersin Uzun and Bryan Stephenson
  U.S. Patent application filed in 2009
  
  
• Permuting Records in a Database for Leak Detection and Tracing.
  by Ersin Uzun and Bryan Stephenson
  U.S. Patent application filed in 2009
  
  
• Artificial Record Added to a database
  by Ersin Uzun and Bryan Stephenson.
  U.S. Patent Issued in 2012
  

Awards & News 

• Sept 2010, NSF FIA research funding (NDN project) 

• Oct 2010, Nominated for ACM Best Dissertation Award
  
  
• Dec 2009, Google Research Award for a research effort entitled "Secure and Usable Group Association of Personal Wireless Devices."
  
  
• Sep 2009, UCI Graduate Dean's Dissertation Fellowship
  
  
• May 2009, IEEE Computer Society Travel Grant to attend S&P
  
  
• Feb 2009, NSF Travel Grant to attend PerCom
  
  
• May 2008, IEEE Computer Society Travel Grant to attend S&P
  
  
• Aug 2007, NSF The Research Experience for US Students at INRIA (REUSSI)