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Paul C. van Oorschot

Paul C. van Oorschot

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Computer Science
Canada
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
72
Citations
40083
World Ranking
1633
National Ranking
56

Paul C. van Oorschot 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 Paul C. van Oorschot sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 228 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul C. van Oorschot 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 Paul C. van Oorschot sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2016 - ACM Fellow For contributions to applied cryptography, authentication and computer security.
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Paul C. van Oorschot is affiliated with Carleton University in Canada and specializes in the field of Computer Science. Their research encompasses several subfields including Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications, Signal Processing, and Sociology and Political Science.

The researcher's work spans a variety of topics, with a strong focus on security and verification within computing. Notable research topics include Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, User Authentication and Security Systems, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Security and Verification in Computing, Information and Cyber Security, Advanced Authentication Protocols Security, and Privacy, Security, and Data Protection.

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "Security Best Practices: A Critical Analysis Using IoT as a Case Study," 2022, ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security
  • "Side-Channel Attacks: A Short Tour," 2024, IEEE Security & Privacy
  • "A Survey and Analysis of TLS Interception Mechanisms and Motivations: Exploring how end-to-end TLS is made "end-to-me" for web traffic," 2023, ACM Computing Surveys
  • "SoK," 2022, Proceedings of the 2022 ACM on Asia Conference on Computer and Communications Security
  • "Systematic analysis and comparison of security advice as datasets," 2022, Computers & Security

Frequent co-authors working with Paul C. van Oorschot include Christopher Bellman, Srivathsan G. Morkonda, Sonia Chiasson, David Barrera, and AbdelRahman Abdou.

Publication venues where the researcher's work frequently appears are:

  • IEEE Security & Privacy
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security
  • ACM Computing Surveys
  • Computers & Security

Paul C. van Oorschot has contributed to book publications under Springer Nature, including two editions of "Computer Security and the Internet" released in 2020 and 2021.

Awards received include being named an ACM Fellow in 2016 for contributions to applied cryptography, authentication, and computer security, and being appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2011 within the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Handbook of Applied Cryptography

    Alfred J. Menezes;Scott A. Vanstone;Paul C. Van Oorschot

  • Authentication and authenticated key exchanges

    Whitfield Diffie;Paul C. Van Oorschot;Michael J. Wiener

  • The Quest to Replace Passwords: A Framework for Comparative Evaluation of Web Authentication Schemes

    J. Bonneau;C. Herley;P. C. van Oorschot;F. Stajano

  • Graphical passwords: Learning from the first twelve years

    Robert Biddle;Sonia Chiasson;P.C. Van Oorschot

  • A white-box DES implementation for DRM applications

    Stanley Chow;Phil Eisen;Harold Johnson;Paul C. Van Oorschot

  • Parallel Collision Search with Cryptanalytic Applications

    Paul C. Oorschot;Michael J. Wiener

  • White-box cryptography and an AES implementation

    Stanley Chow;Philip Eisen;Harold Johnson;Paul C. Van Oorschot

  • A methodology for empirical analysis of permission-based security models and its application to android

    David Barrera;H. Güneş Kayacik;Paul C. van Oorschot;Anil Somayaji

  • On unifying some cryptographic protocol logics

    P.F. Syverson;P.C. van Oorschot

  • Graphical password authentication using cued click points

    Sonia Chiasson;P. C. Van Oorschot;Robert Biddle

  • MDx-MAC and Building Fast MACs from Hash Functions

    Bart Prenel;Paul C. van Oorschot

  • A Research Agenda Acknowledging the Persistence of Passwords

    C. Herley;P. Van Oorschot

  • Passwords and the evolution of imperfect authentication

    Joseph Bonneau;Cormac Herley;Paul C. van Oorschot;Frank Stajano

  • Computer network security system and method having unilateral enforceable security policy provision

    Michael Brownlie;Stephen Hillier;Paul C. Van Oorschot

  • Multiple password interference in text passwords and click-based graphical passwords

    Sonia Chiasson;Alain Forget;Elizabeth Stobert;P. C. van Oorschot

  • A second look at the usability of click-based graphical passwords

    Sonia Chiasson;Robert Biddle;P. C. van Oorschot

  • Influencing users towards better passwords: persuasive cued click-points

    Sonia Chiasson;Alain Forget;Robert Biddle;P. C. van Oorschot

  • Method and apparatus for extending secure communication operations via a shared list

    James Arthur Turnbull;Ian H. Curry;Paul C. Van Oorschot;Stephen William Hillier

  • Persuasive Cued Click-Points: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Knowledge-Based Authentication Mechanism

    S. Chiasson;E. Stobert;A. Forget;R. Biddle

  • Key management system for mixed-trust environments

    Paul C. Van Oorschot;Michael James Wiener

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Menezes
Alfred Menezes University of Waterloo
Evangelos Kranakis
Evangelos Kranakis Carleton University
Sonia Chiasson
Sonia Chiasson Carleton University
Cormac Herley
Cormac Herley Microsoft (United States)
Nitesh Saxena
Nitesh Saxena Texas A&M University
Robert Biddle
Robert Biddle Carleton University
Dinei Florencio
Dinei Florencio Microsoft (United States)
Ponnurangam Kumaraguru
Ponnurangam Kumaraguru International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
Dirk Balfanz
Dirk Balfanz Google (United States)
Chengcui Zhang
Chengcui Zhang University of Alabama at Birmingham

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