Information for Prospective Students
My (Main) Research Interests
- Design of Privacy-Preserving Cryptographic Schemes and Protocols
- Measurement, Analysis, and Combating the Prevalence of Web Tracking
- Usable Security and Privacy / Human Factors in Security and Privacy
For my previous research track record see: My Publications.
Expressing Interest to Work with Me
If you are interested in doing a research degree (a PhD or a Master's by Research) with me, please send me the following by email:
- the area you want to work on (see my research interests above),
- whether you'd need a scholarship or not,
- a short CV (~2 pages, including GPAs),
- your transcripts, and
- your best piece of work involving research, e.g. a research paper, a project report, or a bachelor's or master's dissertation.
Available Scholarships
- Doctoral Centre for Safe, Ethical and Secure Computing
- University Scholarships and other sources
- IGGI Scholarships
- Specific Topics: Gamification of Security and Privacy Decisions, Privacy and Security Issues in Games, Security and Robustness of Games with A Purpose (GWAP)
Current PhD Students
- Charles Dodd
- Co-supervising with Pooya Farshim at York
- Najla Aldaraani
- Co-supervising with Helen Petrie at York
- Kit Battarbee
- Co-supervising with Delaram Kahrobaei at York
- Sijia Tian
- Co-supervising with Vassilios G. Vassilakis at York
- Lee Livsey
- Co-supervising with Helen Petrie at York
Current MRes Students
- Ali Cherry
- Supervising with Konstantinos Barmpis at York
Graduated PhD Students
- Philokypros Ioulianou, PhD 2022
- Co-supervised with Vassilios G. Vassilakis at York
- Ehsan Toreini, PhD 2018
- Co-supervised with Feng Hao at Newcastle University, UK
- Patrick McCorry, PhD 2018
- Co-supervised with Feng Hao at Newcastle University, UK
- Maryam Mehrnezhad, PhD 2017
- Co-supervised with Feng Hao at Newcastle University, UK