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Research Interests
Dr Ciara Rafferty is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Secure information Technologies, where she leads research into advanced cryptography and data security. She was a post-doc in the H2020 SAFEcrypto project on post-quantum or quantum-safe cryptography. She is QUB lead on the UK Quantum Communications Hub (Phase 2) and participates in a range of activities, including as Co-I on the Innovate UK AQuASeC project led by Toshiba Europe Limited. Her research interests include homomorphic encryption, post-quantum cryptography, privacy-preserving technologies and hardware acceleration and optimisation of cryptosystems.
Teaching
Currently teaching on EEECS UG module on the introduction of cyber security:
CSC2056 - Systems Security and Cryptography (20CATS)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Active
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R1081ECI: Phase 2 Quantum Technologies Hub proposal
O'Neill, M., Khalid, A. & Rafferty, C.
10/07/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R3924ECI: CSIT Phase 2
O'Neill, M., Martinez-del-Rincon, J., McCanny, J. V., McLaughlin, K., Miller, P., O'Kane, P., O'Sullivan, E., Rafferty, C., Scott-Hayward, S., Sezer, S. & Zhou, H.
03/05/2017 → …
Project: Research
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Acceleration of Post Quantum Digital Signature Scheme CRYSTALS-Dilithium on Reconfigurable Hardware
Campbell, D., Rafferty, C., Khalid, A. & O'Neill, M., 13 Feb 2023, 32nd International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 462-463 2 p. (International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL): Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open Access -
Approximate homomorphic pre-processing for CNNs
Khanna, S. & Rafferty, C., 05 May 2023, (Accepted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Poster presentation: Acceleration of Post Quantum Digital Signature Scheme CRYSTALS-Dilithium on reconfigurable hardware
Campbell, D., Khalid, A., Rafferty, C. & O'Neill, M., 01 Sep 2022. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Open AccessFile78 Downloads (Pure) -
Accelerating homomorphic encryption using approximate computing techniques
Khanna, S. & Rafferty, C., 29 Apr 2020, (Early online date) 17th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications - SECRYPT: Proceedings. p. 380-387 8 p. ( International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications - SECRYPT).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A Secure Algorithm for Rounded Gaussian Sampling
Brannigan, S., O’Neill, M., Khalid, A. & Rafferty, C., 09 Dec 2020, Cryptology and Network Security - 19th International Conference, CANS 2020, Vienna, Austria, December 14–16, 2020: Proceedings. Krenn, S., Shulman, H. & Vaudenay, S. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 593-612 20 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 12579 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Activities
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Implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography and Homomorphic Encryption: Challenges and Opportunities- Seminar at the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS)
Ciara Rafferty (Advisor)
24 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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IEEE International System-on-Chip Conference
Ciara Rafferty (Participant)
05 Sep 2022 → 08 Sep 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL)
Ciara Rafferty (Participant)
29 Aug 2022 → 02 Sep 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Foundations and Applications of Lattice-based Cryptography
Ciara Rafferty (Participant)
25 Jul 2022 → 28 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Ciphers, Codes and Notes: Past, Present, Future Public Lecture
Ciara Rafferty (Advisor)
24 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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An interview with a post-quantum cryptographer
19/04/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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EEECS Podcast - The Secret to Cryptography
09/07/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Security flaws in a doll sparks concern over Smart Toys
18/12/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Optimised Multiplication Architectures for Accelerating Fully Homomorphic Encryption
28/07/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities