Alexander G. ChefranovAlexander G. Chefranov holds the degrees of a Ph.D. (Computer Science) and a Doctor of Engineering Sciences. He is currently an Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus. here he was one of the founders of Internet Technologies Research Center and served as its Director in 2008/09. Prior to joining Eastern Mediterranean University, he was a professor at the Department of Software Engineering at Taganrog State University of Radio-Engineering in Russia. His research interests in information security include symmetric and asymmetric ciphers, authentication and key exchange protocols, database security. He served as a program committee chair of SIN 2009 held in North Cyprus in 2009 and a program committee co-chair of SIN Conferences held in Russia, Australia, and India in 2010-12. Website: Alexander G. Chefranov Read More Read Less