Research & Academic Work

Theses

• PhD Thesis: ADoCSI — University of the Aegean

  2008

  PhD thesis on ADoCSI (Alternative Dissemination of Certificate Status Information), submitted to the University of the Aegean, Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering.

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• MSc Thesis: On the Dissemination of Certificate Status Information

  1999

  MSc thesis on certificate status information dissemination, awarded the David Lindsay Memorial Prize (British Computer Society) at Royal Holloway College, University of London.

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• BSc Thesis: ACT — Algorithm Comparison Tool

  1997

  BSc thesis on the Algorithm Comparison Tool (ACT), submitted to the Technological Educational Institute of Athens.

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Papers & research notes

• Addressing Security Issues in Programming Languages for Mobile Code

  Research on security issues in programming languages for mobile code, with a focus on Java and related protections.

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• ADoCSI: Towards an Alternative Mechanism for Disseminating CSI

  Research on an alternative mechanism for disseminating certificate status information and supporting scalable revocation checks.

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• A Taxonomy of Certificate Status Information Mechanisms

  A taxonomy of certificate status information mechanisms, including approaches to certificate revocation and status discovery.

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• Developing Secure Web-based Medical Applications

  Research on security requirements, threats and trusted services for secure web-based medical applications.

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• Distributed Component Software Security Issues

  A study of security issues in distributed component software and approaches to deploying secure electronic environments.

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• Evaluating Certificate Status Information Mechanisms

  A framework for evaluating certificate status information mechanisms, including management, performance and security considerations.

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• An Integrated Architecture for Deploying a Medical VPN over the Web

  Research proposing an integrated architecture for deploying a virtual private medical network over the web.

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• Towards Secure Sealing of Privacy Policies

  Research on the secure sealing and online verification of privacy policies.

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• PyTHIA: Towards Anonymity in Authentication

  A privacy-enhancing authentication approach using hashes to support anonymity and limit disclosure.

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• Security issues surrounding the Java programming language

  An examination of security issues in the Java programming language, including language features and runtime protections.

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• Towards a Framework for Evaluating CSI

  A framework for evaluating certificate status information mechanisms and comparing certificate status retrieval approaches.

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• Towards Secure Downloadable Executable Content: The Java Paradigm

  Research on security for downloadable executable content, using Java as a case study.

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• Trusted Third Party Services for Deploying Secure Telemedical Applications over the WWW

  Research on trusted third-party services for secure telemedical applications over the World Wide Web.

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