Post-Quantum Signatures from Legendre and Power Residue PRFs
Talk at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia · [Slides]
CV
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Monash University, 2021.05 - 2025.02
- Supervisors: Prof. Joseph Liu, Prof. Ron Steinfeld, Dr. Muhammed Esgin, Dr. Dongxi Liu
- Research Area: Post-quantum cryptography, with a focus on symmetric-key-based digital signatures and advanced signature schemes.
- Master of Information Technology, Monash University, 2018.02 - 2019.12
- Academic Result GPA 3.813
- Scholarship Information Technology International Merit Scholarship
- Awards
- 2018 Semester 2 Top Mark Certificate for FIT5163 Information and Computer Security
- 2019 Semester 2 Top Mark Certificate for FIT5214 Blockchain
- 2019 Semester 2 Receiving High Distinction in all units
- Master Thesis Revocable and Linkable Ring Signature
- Supervised by: Joseph Liu, Ron Steinfeld, Veronika Kuchta, and Jiangshan Yu
- Bachelor of Management, Hainan Normal University, 2013.09 - 2017.06
Research Interests
- Symmetric-key-based post-quantum cryptography
- Digital signatures and advanced signature schemes (group, ring, aggregate)
- Threshold cryptography and distributed cryptographic protocols
Work Experience
- 2025.02 - 2028.02: Research Fellow
- Monash University
- Duties: Design weighted threshold cryptographic protocols
- 2022.06 - 2022.12: Research Assistant
- Monash University
- Duties: Optimizing the transition process from proof-of-work blockchain to proof-of-stake blockchain.
Academic Services
- Anonymous Reviews
- AsiaCCS (CORE A) 2026 [Program Committee]
- Eurocrypt (CORE A*) 2024 [Sub-Reviewer]
- IEEE TDSC (CORE A) 2023, 2026 [Reviewer]
- IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (CORE A*) 2022 [Reviewer]
- Other Roles
- Monash Cybersecurity Group Seminar Coordinator
Selected Publications
- [CORE A*] Loquat: a SNARK-friendly post-quantum signature based on the legendre PRF with applications in ring and aggregate signatures (Crypto’24)
- [CORE B] DualRing-PRF: Post-quantum (linkable) ring signatures from legendre and power residue PRFs (ACISP’24, Best Paper Award)
Talks
Post-Quantum Signatures from Symmetric Key Primitives
Talk at Nanyang Technological University, Department of Mathematics, Singapore · [Slides]
Teaching
FIT5163 Information and Computer Security
Admin Teaching Associate · Master course · Monash University, Faculty of Information Technology · 2022 - 2024
FIT1047 Introduction to Computer Systems, Networks and Security
Teaching Associate · Undergraduate Course · Monash University, Faculty of Information Technology · 2024 Semester 1, 2
Supervision
- Weiping Ji (PhD Candidate, Monash University, FIT), 2026 - present
Project: Post-Quantum Group Signatures based on Symmetric Key Primitives