Communication System Security

Lidong Chen is a mathematician in the Computer Security Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. She earned a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Aarhus University. Dr. Chen was an associate editor of IEEE Communications Letters and has been a program committee member for numerous conferences in cryptography and security. Her research areas include cryptographic protocols, network security, and security in wireless and mobile applications.

Guang Gong is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. She earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. Dr. Gong has been an associate editor of several journals, a co-chair and committee member of technical programs and conferences, and a recipient of awards such as the NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement Award and the Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence Award. Her research interests are in the areas of sequence design, cryptography, and communication security.