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Kenneth G. Paterson

Kenneth G. Paterson

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Computer Science
Switzerland
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
61
Citations
17027
World Ranking
3034
National Ranking
66

Kenneth G. Paterson publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth G. Paterson sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 245 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Kenneth G. Paterson D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth G. Paterson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Kenneth G. Paterson is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their work primarily focuses on the field of Computer Science, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

Paterson's research topics extensively cover areas related to Cryptography and Data Security, Cryptographic Implementations and Security, Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data, Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption, Advanced Authentication Protocols Security, Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs, and Cloud Data Security Solutions.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Paterson include:

  • Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing (2020), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Remote Side-Channel Attacks on Anonymous Transactions (2020), published in Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • SWiSSSE: System-Wide Security for Searchable Symmetric Encryption (2023), published in Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
  • Four Attacks and a Proof for Telegram (2022), published in 2022 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP)
  • CrowdNotifier: Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Presence Tracing (2021), published in Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Frequent co-authors of Paterson include:

  • M. Albrecht
  • Miro Haller
  • Matilda Backendal
  • Lenka Mareková
  • Igors Stepanovs

Their work has been published in various venues including:

  • IEEE Security & Privacy
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
  • Proceedings of the 2022 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security

Paterson has contributed to book publications with Springer Science+Business Media, including titles such as Selected Areas in Cryptography - SAC 2019 (2020) and Topics in Cryptology - CT-RSA 2021 (2021).

Best Publications

  • Certificateless Public Key Cryptography.

    Sattam S. Al-Riyami;Kenneth G. Paterson

  • Pairings for cryptographers

    Steven D. Galbraith;Kenneth G. Paterson;Nigel P. Smart

  • Efficient identity-based signatures secure in the standard model

    Kenneth G. Paterson;Jacob C. N. Schuldt

  • Generalised Reed-Muller codes and power control in OFDM modulation

    K.G. Paterson

  • Lucky Thirteen: Breaking the TLS and DTLS Record Protocols

    N. J. Al Fardan;K. G. Paterson

  • ID-based Signatures from Pairings on Elliptic Curves

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  • On the existence and construction of good codes with low peak-to-average power ratios

    K.G. Paterson;V. Tarokh

  • On the security of RC4 in TLS

    Nadhem J. AlFardan;Daniel J. Bernstein;Kenneth G. Paterson;Bertram Poettering

  • Anonymous broadcast encryption: adaptive security and efficient constructions in the standard model

    Benoît Libert;Kenneth G. Paterson;Elizabeth A. Quaglia

  • On the Security of the TLS Protocol: A Systematic Analysis

    Hugo Krawczyk;Kenneth G. Paterson;Hoeteck Wee

  • Security of Symmetric Encryption against Mass Surveillance

    Mihir Bellare;Kenneth G. Paterson;Phillip Rogaway

  • CBE from CL-PKE: a generic construction and efficient schemes

    Sattam S. Al-Riyami;Kenneth G. Paterson

  • Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing

    Carmela Troncoso;Mathias Payer;Jean-Pierre Hubaux;Marcel Salathé

  • Security of symmetric encryption in the presence of ciphertext fragmentation

    Alexandra Boldyreva;Jean Paul Degabriele;Kenneth G. Paterson;Martijn Stam

  • Improved Reconstruction Attacks on Encrypted Data Using Range Query Leakage

    Marie-Sarah Lacharite;Brice Minaud;Kenneth G. Paterson

  • Access control through secure channel using personal identification system

    Gadiel Seroussi;Kenneth Graham Paterson;Wenbo Mao;Mark T. Smith

  • Tag size does matter: attacks and proofs for the TLS record protocol

    Kenneth G. Paterson;Thomas Ristenpart;Thomas Shrimpton

  • Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing

    Carmela Troncoso;Mathias Payer;Jean-Pierre Hubaux;Marcel Salathé

  • Pump up the Volume: Practical Database Reconstruction from Volume Leakage on Range Queries.

    Paul Grubbs;Marie-Sarah Lacharité;Brice Minaud;Kenny Paterson

  • Plaintext Recovery Attacks against SSH

    Martin R. Albrecht;Kenneth G. Paterson;Gaven J. Watson

  • Modular security proofs for key agreement protocols

    Caroline Kudla;Kenneth G. Paterson

  • Certificateless encryption schemes strongly secure in the standard model

    Alexander W. Dent;Benoît Libert;Kenneth G. Paterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Boyd
Colin Boyd Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Gadiel Seroussi
Gadiel Seroussi University of the Republic
Benoît Libert
Benoît Libert École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Tuvi Etzion
Tuvi Etzion Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Steven D. Galbraith
Steven D. Galbraith University of Auckland
Marc Fischlin
Marc Fischlin Technical University of Darmstadt
Srdjan Capkun
Srdjan Capkun ETH Zurich
Alexandra Boldyreva
Alexandra Boldyreva Georgia Institute of Technology

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