Diogo Barradas, University of Waterloo

Research

Censorship Eavesdropping Encrypted tunnels Future Internet architectures Metadata obfuscation Network security Privacy-enhancing technologies Satellite networks

Latest funding

A coast-to-coast-to-coast low-earth-orbit satellite network testbed for Canada
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Preserving Communication Privacy in the Next Generation Internet
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Preserving Communication Privacy in the Next Generation Internet
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$62,000

All 3 grants and awards

A coast-to-coast-to-coast low-earth-orbit satellite network testbed for Canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Pan, Jianping

Keywords: low earth orbit; satellite network; network testbed

$150,000

Preserving Communication Privacy in the Next Generation Internet

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Barradas, Diogo

$12,500

Preserving Communication Privacy in the Next Generation Internet

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barradas, Diogo

Keywords: censorship; eavesdropping; encrypted tunnels; future internet architectures; metadata obfuscation; network security; privacy-enhancing technologies; satellite networks; surveillance; traffic analysis

$62,000

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: Censorship Dear Professor Barradas, 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 censorship 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 "Preserving Communication Privacy in the Next Generation Internet" (2023), 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]