Lianying Zhao, Carleton University

Research

Hardware-based security Micro-architectural side channel attacks Systems security Trusted Computing Trusted Execution Environment Verifiable code execution

Latest funding

Towards Actionable Security Guidelines for IoT Compliance Auditing and Integration with Trustworthiness
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$135,000
From Trusted Computing to Trustworthy Execution
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500
From Trusted Computing to Trustworthy Execution
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$145,000

All 4 grants and awards

Towards Actionable Security Guidelines for IoT Compliance Auditing and Integration with Trustworthiness

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Majumdar, Suryadipta S

Keywords: cybersecurity; iot security; proactive security; security policy

$135,000

From Trusted Computing to Trustworthy Execution

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Zhao, Lianying

$12,500

From Trusted Computing to Trustworthy Execution

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Zhao, Lianying

Keywords: trusted computing; systems security; micro-architectural side channel attacks; trusted execution environment; hardware-based security; verifiable code execution

$145,000

Towards 5G-ready Security Evaluation

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Zhao, Lianying L

$90,000

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Hardware-based security Dear Professor Zhao, 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 hardware-based 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 "From Trusted Computing to Trustworthy Execution" (2020), 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]