Education:

 

2014 Ph.D. in Computer Science
University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
Thesis: A Suite of Fast and Efficient Cryptographic Mechanisms for Wireless Ultra-Low Power Device Networks (Supervisor: Dr. C. N. Zhang)

 

2007 Master of Science in Computer Science
University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
Thesis: An RC4 Based Lightweight Security Protocol (Supervisor: Dr. C. N. Zhang)

 

2003 Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology
National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
Thesis: Design and Implementation of the Hot Standby Router Protocol
(Thesis Advisor: Dr. B. S. Wang)

 

 

Refereed Journal Publication:

 

 

Refereed Conference Publication:

 

  • Q. Yu and C. N. Zhang. "RC4-MAC: An RC4 Based Message Authentication Code Algorithm for Ultra-Low Power Device Networks". To appear in the Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM 2015), Shanghai, China, September 2015.
  • A.F.M. Kabir, M. Shorif, H. Li, and Q. Yu. "A Study of Secured Wireless Sensor Networks with Xbee and Arduino". In the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI 2014), Shanghai, China, pp.492-496, November 2014.
  • Q. Yu and C. N. Zhang. "Using RC4-BHF to Construct One-way Hash Chains". In the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computer Engineering and Network (CENet 2013), Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Vol 277, Springer-Verlag, Shanghai, China, pp.1133-1141, July 2013.
  • Q. Yu, C. N. Zhang, M. A. Orumiehchiha, and H. Li. "RC4-BHF: An Improved RC4-Based Hash Function". In the Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT 2012), Chengdu, China, pp.322-326, October 2012.
  • Q. Yu and C. N. Zhang. "A Secure Multicast Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks". In the Proceedings of the 3rd FTRA International Conference on Mobile, Ubiquitous, and Intelligent Computing (MUSIC 2012), Vancouver, Canada, pp.158-163, June 2012.
  • Q. Yu and C. N. Zhang. "RC4 State and Its Applications". In the Proceedings of the 9th Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust (PST 2011), Montreal, Canada, pp.264-269, July 2011.
  • C. N. Zhang, Q. Yu, and X. W. Liu. "An Algorithm Based Concurrent Error Detection Scheme for AES". In the Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Cryptology And Network Security (CANS 2010), Lecture Notes in Computer Science Vol 6467, Springer-Verlag, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp.31-42, December 2010.
  • C. N. Zhang, Q. Yu, and X. W. Liu. "Multiple Dimensional Fault Tolerant Schemes for Crypto Stream Ciphers". In the Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Multicast Information Networking and Security (MINES 2010), Nanjing, China, pp.406-412, November 2010.
  • Q. Yu, C. N. Zhang, and X. Huang. "An RC4-Based Hash Function for Ultra-Low Power Devices". In the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Engineering and Technology (ICCET 2010), Chengdu, China, pp.v1:323-328, April 2010.
  • Q. Yu and C. N. Zhang. "Secure Broadcast in Wireless Sensor Networks". In the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications, Athens, Greece, pp.424-429, June 2009.
  • C. N. Zhang, Q. Yu, X. Huang, and C. Yang. "An RC4-based Lightweight Security Protocol for Resource-constrained Communications". In the Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering 2008, Sao Paulo, Brazil, pp.133-140, July 2008.
  • W. Dong, Q. Yu, C. N. Zhang, and H. Li. "Image Quality Assessment Using Rough Fuzzy Integrals". In the Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops (ICDCSW'07), Toronto, Canada, pp.1-5, June 2007.
  • C. N. Zhang, Q. Yu, and C. Yang. "A Lightweight Security Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks". In the Proceedings of the 2007 IWT International Workshop on Telecommunications, Santa Rita do Sapucai, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, pp.292-300, February 2007.
  • C. N. Zhang and Q. Yu. "An RC4 Based Light Weight Secure Protocol for Sensor Networks". In the Proceedings of the 6th IASTED International Multi-Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications, Banff, Canada, pp.536-541, July 2006.