Cryptography, Data Security, and Cloud Computing
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "E1: Mathematics and Computer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 763
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cloud security; privacy-preserving computing; blockchain; cloud computing; data outsourcing; applied cryptography; secret sharing; authentication
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Dear Colleagues,
In the era of digital transformation, cloud computing has become the backbone of modern IT infrastructure while simultaneously introducing complex security challenges. The convergence of cryptographic techniques, data protection mechanisms, and cloud architectures has emerged as a critical research domain. Recent advances in quantum computing, AI-driven attacks, and sophisticated malware demand fundamentally new approaches to secure cloud ecosystems while maintaining performance and scalability.
Current security solutions face some fundamental limitations; for example, traditional cryptographic methods are becoming vulnerable to quantum attacks, existing access control models cannot adequately address dynamic cloud environments, and privacy-preserving computation techniques often impose impractical performance overhead. These challenges are further exacerbated by the expanding attack surface created by hybrid cloud deployments and edge computing paradigms.
We invite researchers and practitioners to submit original contributions and review articles exploring the intersection of cryptography, data security, and cloud computing. High-quality research papers addressing theoretical advancements, practical implementations, and emerging challenges in securing cloud-based systems are welcome.
Dr. Yujue Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- post-quantum cryptography
- encryption
- digital signature
- privacy protection
- authentication
- cloud security
- cloud access control
- homomorphic encryption
- secure multi-party computation
- intrusion detection systems
- edge-cloud security
- zero-trust architectures
- AI-driven threat modeling
- blockchain for data integrity
- lightweight authentication
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