Applied Cryptography
A special issue of Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy (ISSN 2624-800X). This special issue belongs to the section "Cryptography and Cryptology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 1726
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applied cryptography; network security; blockchain technologies; privacy-preserving technologies
Interests: wireless networks; cyber security; cyber physical systems; Internet of Things; big data analytics; wireless virtualization; software-defined networks; smart grid systems security; and vehicular/wireless ad-hoc networks
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cryptography is essential for establishing trust and ensuring security in the digital world. With the enormous amount of data produced daily, we must guarantee its security and privacy. Moreover, applied cryptography provides a collection of cryptographic primitives to ensure data security and privacy for real applications. This Special Issue aims to investigate new cryptographic primitives for data security and privacy and their applications.
We invite submissions for this Special Issue, focusing on cryptographic algorithms, technologies, and practices. Specifically, we are interested in research related to IoT security, quantum cryptography, and cryptographic protocols. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Dr. Yangguang Tian
Prof. Dr. Danda B. Rawat
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cryptography and cryptanalysis
- applied cryptography
- cryptography for iot and blockchains
- cryptography for secure computing
- cryptography for data protection
- privacy-preserving technologies
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