Jie Zhang Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Jie Zhang received the Ph.D. degree from Universtiy of Liverpool in 2018, and the M.S. degree from Nanjing Normal University in 2013. She is now an Assistant Professor in Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Her research interests include cryptographpy and network security, in particular, public key cryptgraphy and key management, post quantum cryptography, leakage-resilient cryptography, and Blockchain security.


  • PhD, University of Liverpool - 2018


  • Assistant Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, - 2018 to Present


  • Blockchain Security
  • Post Quantum Cryptography
  • Leakage-Resilient Cryptography
  • Public Key Cryptography
  • Key Mangement


  • Jie Zhang, Futai Zhang, Xin Huang, Xin Liu. Leakage-Resilient Authenticated Key Exchange for Edge Artificial Intelligence [J]. IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2020.
  • Jie Zhang, Xin Huang, Wei Wang, Yong Yue. Unbalancing Pairing-Free Identity-Based Authenticated Key Exchange Protocols [J]. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, Pagaes 878-890, 2019.
  • Jie Zhang, Nian Xue, Xin Huang. A Secure System for Pervasive Social Network-based Healthcare [J]. IEEE Access, Vol. 4, Pages 9239 – 9250, 2016.
  • Jie Zhang, Xin Huang, Paul Craig, Alan Marshall, Dawei Liu. An Improved Protocol for the Password Authenticated Association of IEEE 802.15. 6 Standard That Alleviates Computational Burden on the Node [J]. Symmetry, Vol. 8, No. 11, Pages 131, 2016.
  • Jie Zhang, Futai Zhang. Information-theoretical secure verifiable secret sharing with vector space access structures over bilinear groups and its applications[J]. Future Generation Computer Systems, Vol. 52, Pages 109-115, 2015.
  • Yanhong Liu, Futai Zhang, Jie Zhang. Attacks to some verifiable multi-secret sharing schemes and two improved schemes[J]. Information Sciences, Vol. 329, Pages 524-539, 2016.
  • Futai Zhang, Jie Zhang. Efficient and Information-Theoretical Secure Verifiable Secret Sharing over Bilinear Groups [J]. Chinese Journal of Electronics, Vol. 23, No. 1, Pages 13-17, 2014.
  • Jiaren Cai, Xin Huang, Jie Zhang, Jiawei Zhao, Yaxi Lei, Dawei Liu, Xiaofeng Ma. A Handshake Protocol with Unbalanced Cost for Wireless Updating [J]. IEEE Access, Vol. 6, Pages 18570-18581, 2018.


  • Chenxi Zhao, Jie Zhang, Xin Huang. Unbalancing Computations for SM2 Key Exchange Protocols [C]. 2020 IEEE 4th Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, Pages 335-341, IEEE, 2020.
  • Wenjun Zeng, Jie Zhang. Leakage-Resilient and Lightweight Authenticated Key Exchange for E-Health [C]. 2020 the 6th International Conference on Information Management, Pages 162-166, IEEE, 2020.
  • Jie Zhang, Futai Zhang. Secure Distributed Key Generation on Vector Space Access Structures in Bilinear Groups [C]. Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems (INCoS), 2013 5th International Conference, 2015.
  • Nian Xue, Xin Huang, Jie Zhang. S2Net: A Security Framework for Software Defined Intelligent Building Networks [C]. Trustcom/BigDataSE/I SPA, IEEE, 2016.
  • Nian Xue, Lulu Liang, Jie Zhang, Xin Huang. POSTER: A Framework for IoT Reprogramming [C]. Proceedings of International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Systems, 2016.
  • Nian Xue, Lulu Liang, Jie Zhang, Xin Huang. An Access Control System for Intelligent Buildings [C]. Proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on Mobile Multimedia Communications, 2016.
  • Xin Huang, Dawei Liu, Jie Zhang. An improved IEEE 802.15. 6 password authenticated association protocol [C]. Communications in China (ICCC), 2015 IEEE/CIC International Conference on, 2015.


  • Principal Investigator: Lightweight and Leakage-Resilient Authenticated Key Exchange Protocols, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 62002296), 240,000 RMB, 01/01/2021-31/12/2023
  • Principal Investigator: Authenticate Key Exchange for Edge Artificial Intelligence, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK 20200250), 200,000 RMB, 01/07/2020-30/06/2023
  • Principal Investigator: Authenticated Key Agreement for Intelligent Edge, XJTLU Key Programme Special Fund (KSF)—Exploratory Research Programme (No. KSF-E-54), 197,000 RMB, 01/01/2020-31/12/2022
  • Principal Investigator: Computing Model and Fundamental Mechanisms of Blockchain-Based IoT in IPV6 environments, CERNET Innovation Project (No. NGII20170301), 100,000 RMB, 01/02/2018-01/02/2020
  • Co-investigator: Computing Model and Fundamental Mechanisms of Blockchain-Based IoT, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61701418), 270,000 RMB, 01/01/2018-31/12/2020
  • Co-investigator: Identity-based and Multichannel-based Security Protocols in Ticketing Systems, Suzhou Science and Technology Development Plan (No. SYG201516), 50,000 RMB, 01/07/2015-30/06/2018
  • Co-investigator: Human Body Channel-based Security Protocols, Jiangsu Province National Science Foundation (No. BK20150376), 200,000 RMB, 01/07/2015-30/06/2018
  • Co-investigator: Leakage-Resilient Identity-based Certificateless Cryptographic Schemes,National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61170298), 570,000 RMB, 01/01/2012-31/12/2015


  • CAN304 Computer Systems Security
  • SAT405 MRes Dissertation Project
  • SAT406 MSc Dissertation Project
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