Robert H DENG
Full-time Faculty
Professor of Computer Science; Deputy Dean
School of Computing and Information Systems
SCIS
Qualification
- PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1985
Teaching Topics
- Information Security and Trust
- Advanced Information Security and Trust
- Advanced Topics in Information Security
- Networking
Research Advisor/Co-Research Advisor to
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsRobert H. Deng is an internationally renowned cybersecurity and cryptography expert whose pioneering research and leadership have shaped secure systems, privacy protection, and trusted computing across academia, industry, and policy.
Combines foundational advances in cryptography and privacy with real-world system design and deployment; recognized for bridging theory and practice in secure mobile, cloud, and IoT systems; influential in shaping national and international cybersecurity policy and research agendas; highly cited and awarded for both academic and applied contributions; extensive patent portfolio and industry collaborations; committed to education, mentoring, and community service.
Focused research areas include Design and analysis of cryptographic protocols; privacy-preserving data analytics and federated learning; secure and efficient access control for cloud and IoT; post-quantum cryptography; trusted execution environments; secure authentication and authorization; blockchain and decentralized identity; secure multimedia content dissemination.
Combines foundational advances in cryptography and privacy with real-world system design and deployment; recognized for bridging theory and practice in secure mobile, cloud, and IoT systems; influential in shaping national and international cybersecurity policy and research agendas; highly cited and awarded for both academic and applied contributions; extensive patent portfolio and industry collaborations; committed to education, mentoring, and community service.
Focused research areas include Design and analysis of cryptographic protocols; privacy-preserving data analytics and federated learning; secure and efficient access control for cloud and IoT; post-quantum cryptography; trusted execution environments; secure authentication and authorization; blockchain and decentralized identity; secure multimedia content dissemination.
Areas of Expertise
Information securitycryptographydata privacycomputer securitynetwork security
Past Awarded Grant
- DeepShield: An Interpretable, Continuous, and Traceable System for Deepfake Detection, AI for Deepfake Detection, AI Singapore, National University of Singapore (NUS), PI: HE Shengfeng, Co-PI: Robert H DENG, ZHOU Pan, Zhize LI, 2025, S$1,649,888
- Trusted Decentralized Identities, Digital Trust Centre (DTC) Research Grant, National Research Foundation (NRF), PI: YANG Guomin, Co-PI: Robert H DENG, 2024, S$1,613,872
- Development of Secured Components & Systems in Emerging Technologies through Hardware & Software Evaluation, National Cybersecurity R&D (NCR) Programme, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), PI: DING Xuhua, Debin GAO, Robert H DENG, David LO, Co-PI: Guansong PANG, JIANG Lingxiao, DUAN Yue, YANG Guomin, PANG Hwee Hwa, 2023, S$11,365,070
- National Satellite of Excellence in Mobile Systems Security and Cloud Security, National Cybersecurity R&D (NCR) Programme, National Research Foundation (NRF), PI: Robert H DENG, Co-PI: Debin GAO, PANG Hwee Hwa, DING Xuhua, LI Yingjiu, 2019, S$7,498,320
- Intelligent and non-instrusive monitoring of Android devices for protection against data-infringing malware, AI Singapore 100 Experiments, AI Singapore, National University of Singapore (NUS), PI: Debin GAO, Co-PI: David L'O, Robert H DENG, 2018, S$479,616
Latest Publications
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- X Dai, Q Wu, M Wang, B Qin, F Deng, M Zhai, RH DengIEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 2026
- S Yuan, X Li, X Cao, H Zhang, RH Deng, Z Han, M Debbah, C YuenIEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2026
- J Jia, W Zhang, J Guo, X Jia, S Ma, J Gui, RH DengIEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2026
- Q Tong, X Yao, Z Ren, Y Miao, X Li, M Li, RH DengIEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2026
- R Zhang, Z Yan, RH DengIEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2026
- L Yang, Y Miao, R Xie, X Li, J Wu, G Xu, Z Liu, KKR Choo, RH DengIEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2026
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Qualification
- PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1985
Teaching Topics
- Information Security and Trust
- Advanced Information Security and Trust
- Advanced Topics in Information Security
- Networking
