Agnes H. Chan
Agnes H. Chan
Agnes H. Chan
Agnes H. Chan
Research Interests
- Applied cryptography
- Secure communication
Education
- PhD in Mathematics, Ohio State University
- MS in Mathematics, Ohio State University
- BA in Mathematics, Smith College
Biography
Agnes Chan is a professor emeritus and the executive director of information assurance and cybersecurity at Northeastern University. Her research focuses on cryptography and communication security. In the past, she has worked on designing efficient implementations on divisible electronic cash and efficient mutual authentication algorithms for small mobile devices. Chan currently works on protocols, key management schemes, and anti-jamming algorithms for securing communications among devices in a hostile, resource-constrained environment. Her recent research focuses on examining practical algorithms to ensure privacy and security on open clouds.
Chan received her doctorate in mathematics and joined Northeastern’s faculty in 1977. In 2005, Chan led the effort in establishing the interdisciplinary Institute of Information Assurance with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern. She was also instrumental in Northeastern’s designation by the NSA and the Department of Homeland Security as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, Research, and Cyber Operations.
Chan holds two patents, one on ultrafast pseudorandom sequence generators and another on software-based stream ciphers. She has also been widely published in IEEE conferences and journals, and in Crypto and Eurocrypt. Her research has been funded by NSA, NSF, DARPA, and telecommunication industries. She has served on the IEE Information Theory Society’s board of directors and is currently on the editorial board of the International Journal on Cryptography and Communication.
Chan has been active in promoting women in sciences, in particular. She was an invited speaker at NSA’s “Women in Mathematics” and “Alumni Mathematicians” at Smith College. She is also serving on the Committee for Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence at Northeastern University.
Research Interests
- Applied cryptography
- Secure communication
Education
- PhD in Mathematics, Ohio State University
- MS in Mathematics, Ohio State University
- BA in Mathematics, Smith College
Biography
Agnes Chan is a professor emeritus and the executive director of information assurance and cybersecurity at Northeastern University. Her research focuses on cryptography and communication security. In the past, she has worked on designing efficient implementations on divisible electronic cash and efficient mutual authentication algorithms for small mobile devices. Chan currently works on protocols, key management schemes, and anti-jamming algorithms for securing communications among devices in a hostile, resource-constrained environment. Her recent research focuses on examining practical algorithms to ensure privacy and security on open clouds.
Chan received her doctorate in mathematics and joined Northeastern’s faculty in 1977. In 2005, Chan led the effort in establishing the interdisciplinary Institute of Information Assurance with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern. She was also instrumental in Northeastern’s designation by the NSA and the Department of Homeland Security as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, Research, and Cyber Operations.
Chan holds two patents, one on ultrafast pseudorandom sequence generators and another on software-based stream ciphers. She has also been widely published in IEEE conferences and journals, and in Crypto and Eurocrypt. Her research has been funded by NSA, NSF, DARPA, and telecommunication industries. She has served on the IEE Information Theory Society’s board of directors and is currently on the editorial board of the International Journal on Cryptography and Communication.
Chan has been active in promoting women in sciences, in particular. She was an invited speaker at NSA’s “Women in Mathematics” and “Alumni Mathematicians” at Smith College. She is also serving on the Committee for Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence at Northeastern University.
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