
Email: bicakci(at)etu.edu.tr (the best way to reach me is by e-mail)
Phone: +90-312-292-4262
Fax: +90-312-292-4180
Office: Room-168
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Kemal Bicakci is an assistant professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, TOBB (The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) University of Economics and Technology. He has obtained his PhD degree from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in 2003. Between 2004 and 2006, he was a postdoc researcher in Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam working with Prof. Tanenbaum in EU FP6 project named SecurE-Justice. His previous research experience includes several NSF funded security projects in which he participated as a research assistant during his MS studies in University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
His research interests include information security, applied cryptography, wireless and sensor networks and medical informatics. He has co-authored 11 SCI-Indexed papers and more than 20 conference papers. He has supervised MS Thesis of Yusuf Uzunay, 2005 – 2006 Academic Year Middle East Technical University Best Thesis Award Winner. He is currently responsible for coordinating a research project on computer security funded by Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Institute (TUBITAK).
Recent Publications:
Note: The articles are copyrighted by the respective publishers and may be downloaded only for personal use.
Education
Middle East Technical U., Informatics Institute Ankara, TURKEY
Ph.D. degree in information systems (September 2003).
Ph.D. Thesis: On the Efficiency of Authentication Protocols, Digital Signatures and Their Applications in E-Health: A Top-Down Approach.
University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, CA, USA
M.S. degree (program in computer networks) (May 1999).
Hacettepe University Ankara, TURKEY
B.S. degree in electronics engineering (July 1996).
B.S. Thesis: Implementation of RSA Crypto-system.
Ataturk Anatolian High School, Ankara, TURKEY
High school diploma (June 1992).
Employment
Assistant Professor Ankara, TURKEY
TOBB Economics and Technology University, August 2007- ?
Turkish Army Ankara, TURKEY
Compulsary Military Service August 2006 - July 2007
EU Education and Youth Programmes National Agency Ankara, TURKEY
IT Coordinator April 2006 - August 2006
Vrije University, Dept. Computer Science Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Postdoc Researcher August 2004 - January 2006
Middle East Technical University Ankara, TURKEY
Research Assistant (or Instructor) May 2000 – August 2006
USC Information Science Institute (ISI) Los Angeles, USA
Graduate Research Assistant January 1998 - March 2000
Middle East Technical University Ankara, TURKEY
Research Assistant July 1996 - August 1997
ASELSAN A. S., Civil Communications Department Ankara, Turkey
Summer Intern July 1995 - August 1995
Turkish Airlines Ankara, Turkey
Intern December 1993 - June 1994
Projects
Graphical Passwords 2008 - 2010
Design and Implementation of Secure and Usable Graphical Password Methods
It is well known that user authentication using alphanumerical passwords can not provide an adequate level of security for security-sensitive applications. Based on the fact that human can memorize pictures better than text, graphical passwords were recently proposed as a viable alternative. Graphical passwords are thought to be a solution for low entropy problem, password sharing, password stealing, etc. attributed to classical passwords. In this project, we will design, implement and evaluate a new graphical password method. The final objective of the project is to show that the new method will be more secure and more user-friendly than the previous methods in the literature.
Role: Project Coordinator
Funded by Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Institute (TUBITAK).
Avicenna 2004 - 2006
Network of universities for open distance learning.
Responsible for producing an online computer security and cryptography course.
Role: Tutor
Funded by UNESCO.
SecurE-Justice 2004 - 2006
Secure Communication and Collaboration Framework for the Judicial Co-operation Environment.
Responsible for security evaluation.
Role: Post doctorate Researcher
Funded by EU FP6.
SAS 1999 - 2000
Server Assisted Signatures
Implemented SAS protocol using OPENSSL library and extended X509 certificate handling code in OPENSSL for issuing custom SAS certificates.
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Funded by NSF.
FLOTS 1998 - 2000
Flexible One-Time Signatures
Implemented one-time digital signature scheme using RSAREF and multiprecision library.
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Funded by NSF
CRISIS 1998 - 1999
Critical Resource Allocation and Intrusion Response for Survivable Information Systems,
Participated in the design and definition of the common intrusion detection framework.
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Funded by NSF
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses:
Graduate Courses:
Supervised Thesis:
Professional Activities
Other Skills
LANGUAGES
English: Advanced (KPDS: 95/100, UDS: 97.5/100)
COMPUTER LANGUAGES
C, C++, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Visual Basic, SQL, Assembler.
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows, Windows 2003 Server Administration, Linux.
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Openssl, RSAREF, Java Crypto Extension, other crypto libraries,
NS-2, network programming,
LTSpice, Electric, Matlab.
Honors
Personal
References
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