Byoungjin Seok | Cryptography | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Byoungjin Seok , Korea University, South Korea .

Publication profile

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Education and Experience

• Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering
  Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Mar. 2019 – Feb. 2023) 
• M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering
  Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Sep. 2017 – Feb. 2019) 
• B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering
  Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Mar. 2012 – Aug. 2017) 
• Research Professor
  Korea University (Mar. 2024 – Present) 
• Senior Researcher
  Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Mar. 2023 – Feb. 2024) 
• Lecturer
  Kangnam University (Sep. 2023 – Feb. 2024) 

Suitability for The Award

Professional Development ()

Byoungjin Seok is actively involved in the cybersecurity community through various roles, including participation on program committees for international conferences like ICISC and Korea Digital Forensic Society. He has delivered specialized lectures on neural cryptanalysis and web hacking training, contributing to educational initiatives in cybersecurity. Additionally, Dr. Seok has organized and administered cryptanalysis contests, fostering collaboration and skill development in the field. His dedication to professional growth is evident in his research projects focused on AI-based encrypted traffic analysis and lightweight BIoT technology. 

Research Focus 

Dr. Byoungjin Seok’s research is concentrated in three primary areas: cryptography, where he explores advanced cryptographic techniques; AI security, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity measures; and digital forensics, aimed at enhancing investigative methodologies for cyber incidents. His contributions include developing neural cryptanalysis techniques and security frameworks for cryptocurrency and IoT environments. By advancing these fields, Dr. Seok significantly impacts the ongoing efforts to secure digital information and infrastructures. 

Awards and Honors ()

• 2023
  • Best Paper Award, CISCW‘23 
  • Best Paper Award, CISC-S‘23 
  • Best Paper Award, ICT Platform Technology Summer 2023 
  • Best Paper Award, Digital Contents Society Summer 2023 
• 2022
  • Special Award, National Cryptography Contest 
  • Best Paper Award, ICT Platform Technology Summer 2022 
• 2021
  • Excellence Award, National Cryptography Contest 
• 2020
  • Best Award, National Cryptography Contest 
• 2019
  • Best Paper Award, KIPS Spring Conference 2019 
• 2018
  • Excellence Award, National Cryptography Contest 
• 2017
  • Best Paper Award, KIPS Spring Conference 2017 

Publication 

• “A novel approach to construct a good dataset for differential-neural cryptanalysis” – IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2024 (Cited by: N/A)
• “A Security Analysis of Cryptocurrency Wallets against Password Brute-Force Attacks” – Electronics (Switzerland), 2024 (Cited by: N/A)
• “Digital forensic investigation framework for the metaverse” – Journal of Supercomputing, 2023 (Cited by: 2)
• “Related-Key Amplified Boomerang Attack on Full-Round MM-128” – Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences, 2023 (Cited by: N/A)
• “Decentralized Access Control for Internet of Things Using Decentralized Identifiers and Multi-signature Smart Contracts” – PlatCon 2022 Proceedings, 2022 (Cited by: 1)
• “HANMRE – An authenticated encryption secure against side-channel attacks for nonce-misuse and lightweight approaches” – Applied Soft Computing Journal, 2020 (Cited by: 3)
• “Secure D2D communication for 5G IoT network based on lightweight cryptography” – Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2020 (Cited by: 11)
• “A lightweight hash-based blockchain architecture for industrial IoT” – Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2019 (Cited by: 15)