- "Authentication Against Insecure Bootstrapping for 5G Networks: Feasibility, Resiliency, and Transitional Solutions in Post-Quantum Era" submitted to IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC) and available on Arxiv.
- "QPADL: Post-Quantum Private Spectrum Access with Verified Location and DoS Resilience" submitted to IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS) and available on Arxiv.
- "LiteQSign: Lightweight and Quantum-Safe Signatures for Heterogeneous IoT Applications" accepted for publication in IEEE Access.
Conferences:
- Paper accepted for presentation at SVCC 2025: Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference.
- Paper accepted for presentation at Track 3 - Cyber Security and Trusted Computing at the IEEE Military Communications Conference.
Other Achievements:
- Publication Chair for the ACM CCS Workshop on Quantum-Resistant Cryptography and Security (ACM QRSEC 2025).
- Involved as an investigator on the USA side in the NSF-SNSF funded international project "A Resilient and Efficient Cybersecurity Fabric and Evaluation Framework for Future Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks (SATUQ)."
Research Experience
Researcher at the Applied Cryptography Research Laboratory (ACRL), involved in multiple research projects.
Education
Ph.D. Candidate: Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Computing, University of South Florida (Advisor: Dr. Attila Yavuz); M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Communication-System), K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2021.
Background
Research Interests: Post-Quantum Cryptography, Applied Cryptography, Network Security, Privacy, Next-Generation Networks, Blockchains. Biography: Saleh Darzi is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Computing, actively engaged in research within the Applied Cryptography Research Laboratory (ACRL) under the supervision of Dr. Attila Yavuz. His primary research pursuits revolve around post-quantum and applied cryptography, with a focus on addressing challenges in the privacy and security of IoT, Blockchain technology, and network security.