AbdelRahman Abdou, Carleton University

Research

Computer Security Internet Measurements Internet Security Network Efficiency and Overhead Secure Delegation and Revocation

Latest funding

The Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$995,862
Delegation and Revocation for Internet Security
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$196,000
Delegation and Revocation for Internet Security
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

The Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: cybersecurity; privacy; democracy; regulation; standardization; resilience; elections; behaviour change; cybercrime; usable machines; evidence-based policies

$995,862

Delegation and Revocation for Internet Security

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Abdou, AbdelRahman

Keywords: internet security; computer security; internet measurements; network efficiency and overhead; secure delegation and revocation

$196,000

Delegation and Revocation for Internet Security

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Abdou, Abdelrahman

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their NSERC grant from 2019

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Computer Security Dear Professor Abdou, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on computer security connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Delegation and Revocation for Internet Security" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]