Adam Skillen
Former Research Associate
Computer Science
Carleton Computer Security Lab (CCSL)
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Advisor: Dr. Paul Van Oorschot
Undergraduate Studies:
B.Sc. Computer Science
Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Master's Studies:
M.A.Sc. Information Systems Security
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
E-mail:
askillen (at) ccsl.carleton.ca (PGP)
Office:
Herzberg Laboratories HP 5145
Research Interests:
- Mobile Device Security
- Applied Cryptography -- Storage Encryption
- Access Control/Permission Validation Mechanisms
- Authentication Mechanisms
Publications:
- Mobiflage: Deniable Storage Encryption for Mobile Devices (Pre-print version: Dec. 2, 2013, © IEEE). DOI: 10.1109/TDSC.2013.56. A. Skillen and M. Mannan. IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC), May-June 2014 (Volume:11, Issue:3).
- Even Hackers Deserve Usability: An Expert Evaluation of Penetration Testing Tools. M. Bingham, A. Skillen, A. Somayaji. 9th Annual Symposium on Information Assurance (ASIA 2014), June 3-4, 2014, Albany, NY. Best Paper Award.
- Deadbolt: Locking Down Android Disk Encryption. A. Skillen, D. Barrera, P.C. van Oorschot. In ACM CCS Workshop on Security and Privacy in Smartphones and Mobile Devices (SPSM 2013), Nov. 4-8, 2013, Berlin, Germany. (Slides)
- On Implementing Deniable Storage Encryption for Mobile Devices. A. Skillen and M. Mannan. In Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS 2013), Feb. 24-27, 2013, San Diego, CA, USA. (Slides)
- Myphrase: Passwords from your Own Words. A. Skillen and M. Mannan. (Version: January 25, 2013). Spectrum, Concordia University.
- Deniable Storage Encryption for Mobile Devices.