Research interests

My research focus is on: large-scale distributed networks & applications; network security; privacy in information society, privacy enhancing technologies and information hiding techniques; anonymous networks' design, operations and modelling—in particular for peer-to-peer overlays and mobile agent systems; traffic performance measures for anonymous systems; and personal data management and security.

Professional activities

I am a founder and a member of P2Priv and a member of Security Research Group. I am an author or a co-author of tens of scientific publications, including 5 book chapters and one patent application. Have done multiple scientific reviews for conferences (recently for ICC, GLOBECOM, SPECTS, IPOM). I have been actively involved with the Network of Excellence Euro-NF, including WP.JRA.1.6 and WP.JRA.3.4. From 2003 till 2005 I was an adviser and a security technologist in the Bureau of the Inspector General for the Protection of Personal Data (GIODO). I have been involved in numerous r&d, auditing, and technical projects, among others for: PSPG, 3M Poland, Netia S.A., UPS, White & Case, Clearwire, Lidl, Wincor Nixdorf, primarily as a consultant in the field of IT security and personal data protection. I am Cisco certified instructor (Network Security, FNS/NS since 2004 and Network Associate, CCNA since 2002).

Some current and past projects

  • Project leader, P2P Direct and Anonymous Distribution Overlay (2006-..).
  • Overlays for Network Control and Support of Evolved Services Infrastructures (WP.JRA.1.6). Network of Excellence Euro-NF (2008-2010)
  • Trust, Privacy and Security (WP.JRA.3.4). Network of Excellence Euro-NF (2008-2010).
  • Trusted Communication Platform for Multi-Agent Systems (TrustMAS). US Army and US Air Force R&D project (2007-2008).
  • Rules of 802.16d Network Planning Including Potential Implementation of 802.16e Network. WiMAX joined project with Netia S.A. (2006).
  • E-GIODO Platform. Project founded by EU European Regional Development Fund – ERDF (2004-2005).

Teaching

  • Network Security (OINS), FE WUT course—coordinations, lectures.
  • From 2002 I have been a lecturer at the CITCOM Postgraduate Studies (currently The P2P and Web 2.0 course).
  • Other teaching experience includes as follows: Cisco CNAP courses (2002-2006), FE WUT's courses – Local Area Networks, lectures, projects, laboratories (2003-2008), Basis of Electronic Commerce, lectures, projects (2004-2005).

Students