Research

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My major research interests are:

  • Cyber security and privacy

  • e-Learning

  • Parallel and distributed systems

Major research grants from Australia Research Council (ARC):

  1. 2019-2021: Wanlei Zhou, Tianqing Zhu and Phillip Yu, Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project, DP190100981: “Enhancing privacy preserving in dynamic cyberspace,” Total: $314,000.

  2. 2019-2022: Tianqing Zhu, Bo Liu, Wanlei Zhou and Mengmeng Yang, ARC Linkage Project LP180101150: "Privacy preservation for personalised smart device". Total: $470,000 (ARC $320,000; Industry: $150,000).

  3. ARC Discovery Project DP180102828, 2018-2020, Wanlei Zhou and Shui Yu, "Enhancing information credibility using mathematical prediction." Total: $372,725.

  4. ARC Linkage Project LP170100123: 2017-2020, Wanlei Zhou, Tianqing Zhu, Gang Li and Paul Kidd, "A provable privacy-preserving data sharing system for the cloud environment". Total: $540,000 (ARC $300,000; Industry: $240,000).

  5. ARC Linkage Project LP170100458: 2017-2020: Yong Xiang; Wanlei Zhou; Gleb Beliakov; Longxiang Gao, "Novel audio watermarking techniques for tracing multimedia piracy." Total: $400,000 (ARC $310,000.00; Industry $90,000).

  6. ARC Linkage Project LP170100924, 2017-2020, Yang Xiang; Jun Zhang; Wanlei Zhou; Sheng Wen; Shigang Liu, “Developing an effective defence to cyber-reputation manipulation attacks”. Total: $750,000 (ARC: $450,000.00; Industry: $300,000).

  7. ARC Discovery Project DP140103649, 2014-2016, Wanlei Zhou and Yang Xiang, "Modelling and defence against malware propagation," Total: $330,000.

  8. ARC Linkage Project LP120200266, 2012-2015, Yang Xiang, Wanlei Zhou, Vijay Varadharajan, and Jonathan Oliver, "Developing an active defence system to identify malicious domains and websites," Total: $330,000 (ARC: $240,000. Industry: $90,000).

  9. ARC Discovery Project DP1095498, 2010-2012, Yang Xiang, Wanlei Zhou, and Yong Xiang, "Tracing real Internet attackers through information correlation," Total: $220,000.

  10. ARC Linkage Project LP100100208, 2010-2012, Wanlei Zhou and Yang Xiang, "An active approach to detect and defend against peer-to-peer botnets". Total: $192,160 (ARC: $159,160. Industry: $33,000).

  11. ARC Linkage Project LP100100816, 2010-2012, Wanlei Zhou and Robin Doss, "Secure and Efficient Communication in Vehicle-based Radio Frequency Identification Systems". Total: $192,160 (ARC: $159,160. Industry: $33,000).

  12. ARC Discovery Project DP0773264: 2007-2009, Wanlei Zhou and Yang Xiang, "Development of methods to address internet crime". Total: $222,000.

  13. ARC Linkage Project LP0562156: 2005-2008, Wanlei Zhou and Wei Shi, "Protecting Web Services from Distributed Denial of Service Attacks". Total: $90,444 (ARC: $72,444. Industry: $18,000).