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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-doctoral Research Fellow in the H2020 SAFEcrypto project on quantum-safe cryptography. She is QUB lead on the UK Quantum Communications Hub (Phase 2) and was Co-I on the Innovate UK AQuASeC project led by Toshiba Europe Limited (Nov 2018- Sept 2020) and the Rolls Royce funded project SEQURED (Nov 21-Nov 22). She is a senior member of IEEE and an EPSRC SPRITE+ Expert Fellow.
Her research interests include homomorphic encryption, post-quantum cryptography, privacy-preserving technologies and hardware acceleration and optimisation of cryptosystems.
Teaching
Currently co-teaching the EEECS stage 2 UG module CSC2056 - Systems Security and Cryptography (20CATS)
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Projects
- 2 Active
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R1081ECI: Phase 2 Quantum Technologies Hub proposal
Rafferty, C., Khalid, A. & O'Neill, M.
10/07/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R3924ECI: CSIT Phase 2
O'Neill, M. (PI), Martinez-del-Rincon, J. (CoI), McCanny, J. V. (CoI), McLaughlin, K. (CoI), Miller, P. (CoI), O'Kane, P. (CoI), O'Sullivan, E. (CoI), Rafferty, C. (CoI), Scott-Hayward, S. (CoI), Sezer, S. (CoI) & Zhou, H. (CoI)
03/05/2017 → …
Project: Research
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Deep learning enhanced side channel analysis on CRYSTALS-Kyber
Hoang, A.-T., Kennaway, M., Pham, T. D., Mai, T. S., Khalid, A., Rafferty, C. & O'Neill, M., 16 May 2024, The 25th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED'24): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED): Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Efficient soft core multiplier for post quantum digital signatures
Shah, Y., Rafferty, C., Khalid, A., Khan, S., Javeed, K. & O'Neill, M., 02 Jul 2024, 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS): proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS): proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Evaluating NTT/INTT implementation styles for post-quantum cryptography
Imran, M., Khan, S., Khalid, A., Rafferty, C., Shah, Y. A., Pagliarini, S., Rashid, M. & O'Neill, M., 06 Jun 2024, (Early online date) In: IEEE Embedded Systems Letters. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Experimental integration of quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography in a hybrid quantum-safe cryptosystem
Garms, L., Paraïso, T. K., Hanley, N., Khalid, A., Rafferty, C., Grant, J., Newman, J., Shields, A. J., Cid, C. & O'Neill, M., Apr 2024, In: Advanced Quantum Technologies. 7, 4, 8 p., 2300304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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Developments in post- quantum cryptography for quantum-safe communications
Ciara Rafferty (Advisor)
29 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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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 Sept 2022 → 08 Sept 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 Sept 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
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