Interests

Network Security Data SecurityLightweight and Post-Quantum Cryptography

Skills

  • Programming:
  • C/C++
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Operating Systems
  • Debian
  • Ubuntu

Education

PhD in Computer Engineering

Middle East Technical University (METU)
Ankara, Turkey
September 2014 - August 2020

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

Middle East Technical University (METU)
Ankara, Turkey
September 2011 - September 2014

Bachelor Degree in Mathematics

Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Eskisehir, Turkey
February 2006 - June 2009
Pamukkale University
Denizli, Turkey
September 2005 - January 2006

Experience

Lecturer in Asynchronous Online Education Programme, 2019, 2020 and 2021

  • Course: Computer Systems and Structures with Python Programming Language

Research and Teaching Asistant in Computer Engineering, METU, 2010-2020

  • I served as a teaching assistant for Discrete Computational Structures(CENG223), C Programming(CENG230), and Network Security (CENG781)
  • Teaching asistant in Asynchronous Online Education Programme: "Computer Systems and Structures" and "Data Structure with JAVA"

System Administrator in Computer Engineering, METU, 2011 - 2020

As a system administrators in Computer Engineering at METU, Our responsibilities:
  • Provided maintenance, development and support for IT services provided to department's students and staff (about 750 active users each semester).
  • Administered services including email (postfix, dovecot, spamassassin, clamav, amavis), webmail (Roundcube and SOGo), web (Apache), database (MySQL - MariaDB), DNS, LDAP (OpenLDAP), DHCP, wireless (PacketFence), NNTP news, NFS, remote login, online course management system (moodle), bigdata (MAPR), parallel computing (Slurm), Puppet, Webinar (BigBlueButton).
  • Maintained Linux(Ubuntu and Debian) on 180 PCs, 12 server machines and 40 virtual machines (XEN).
  • Assisted faculty, staff and students with their usage of Campus Computing Sites facilities and services. Resolved equipment and software problems.
  • Security of Deparmant of Computer Engineering services and servers.







Projects

METU - Post-Doc, Post Quantum Cryptography Based Secret Sharing

2021- 2022

FIPS 186-4 Cryptographic Algorithm Generation and Validation

2015- 2016

Trainings and Certifications

DNS/DNSSEC Workshop by .tr ccTLD

2016

COST Training School on Symmetric Cryptography and Blockchain

2018

Teaching in Higher Education Course, METU

  • Course planning, teaching and learning, valuing student differences, learner motivation, student assessment, university culture and ethics, and self improvement in an academic context.
2019 - 2020, Spring

Publications

Journal

Hüsnü Yıldız, Murat Cenk, and Ertan Onur, PLGAKD: A PUF-based Lightweight Group Authentication and Key Distribution Protocol, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2020.3032757
October 2020

Conference

Coşkun B., Yayla O., Yıldız H., Application of Blockchain Technology and Internet of Things in Uroflowmetry for Clinical Trials: A Pilot Test, 37th Annual EAU Congress (EAU22)
March 2022

Book Chapter

Hüsnü Yıldız, Adnan Kılıç, and Ertan Onur, Lightweight Cryptography in 5G Machine-Type Communication in Networks of the Future edited by Mahmoud Elkhodr, Qusay F. Hassan, Seyed Shahrestani, ISBN:9781498783972
September 2017

Workshop

METU Cyber Security Workshop - Link

Group Authentication and Group Key Distribution for IoT Devices

2019

Nesnelerin İnternetinde Güvenlik Çalıştayı

Nesnelerin İnternetinde PUF-Tabanlı Hafifsiklet Kimlik Doğrulama ve Anahtar Dağıtımı

2021

References

Prof. Dr. Ertan Onur

Computer Engineering Department in METU, Ankara/Turkey
eronur@metu.edu.tr, +90 312 210 55 34

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Cenk

Institute of Applied Mathematics in METU, Ankara/Turkey
mcenk@metu.edu.tr, +90 312 210 56 89

Asst. Prof. Dr. Pelin Angın

Computer Engineering Department in METU, Ankara/Turkey
pangin@ceng.metu.edu.tr, +90 312 210 55 32

Prof. Dr. Fatoş Yarman Vural

Computer Engineering Department in METU, Ankara/Turkey
vural@ceng.metu.edu.tr, +90 312 210 55 95

Dr. Ozgur Kaya

Computer Engineering Department in METU, Ankara/Turkey
okaya@ceng.metu.edu.tr, +90 312 210 55 48