PhD Thesis Proposal Defence


"Anonymous and Trustworthy Computing in Peer-to-Peer Systems"

by

Mr. Jinsong Han


Abstract:

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) model has become a promising solution aiming to
effectively utilize and manage increasingly large and globally distributed
information and resources over the Internet. In order to protect user
privacy, provide reliable computing and resource sharing, and construct
trustworthy environments for large-scale P2P applications, we must address
several major technical challenges including the privacy, security, and
trust. In this proposal, we will address above critical issues by 1)
anonymizing P2P overlay networks; 2) developing anonymous authentications;
and 3) constructing trust management architectures in anonymous P2P
systems. We propose to analyze the issue, develop several effective
protocols, and evaluate and compare these techniques by simulations. We
also discuss the related research issues on anonymous and trust
approaches. Preliminary simulation results show that our proposed
protocols are fully distributed, scalable, and effective to achieve
anonymity and security guarantee.


Date:     		Friday, 15 December 2006

Time:                   2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

Venue:                  Room 1504
			lifts 25-26

Committee Members:      Dr. Yunhao Liu (Supervisor)
                        Prof. Lionel Ni (Chairperson)
			Dr. Lei Chen
			Dr. Qian Zhang


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