Lattice‑Based Cryptography
Design and analysis of module‑LWE/LWR schemes, signatures, and efficient implementations.
Research Areas
PQC Implementation Security
Side‑channel resistance, fault‑injection hardening, and secure deployment of NIST PQC.
Hybrid Classical–Quantum Protocols
Forward‑secure communication using combined classical and quantum primitives.
Quantum‑Safe Blockchain Consensus
PQC‑ready consensus, signature migration, and secure wallet architectures.
AI‑Assisted Cryptographic Analysis
ML‑driven detection of protocol weaknesses and cryptographic misconfigurations.
Secure Multiparty Computation
Efficient MPC, threshold crypto, and privacy‑preserving computation frameworks.
Zero‑Knowledge Proof Systems
Design and optimization of SNARKs, STARKs, and PQ‑secure proof systems.
Publications
Peer‑reviewed research in post‑quantum cryptography, blockchain security, and quantum‑resilient systems.
4
Publications
2
Surveys
2
PQC / Signatures
2
Blockchain
SILMARILS: Information-Theoretic and Quantum-Secure Designated-Verifier Signatures
arXiv preprint, 2026. arXiv:2605.03230 · Interactive demo
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title={SILMARILS: Information-Theoretic and Quantum-Secure Designated-Verifier Signatures},
author={Hassan Khodaiemehr and Khadijeh Bagheri and Chen Feng and Dariia Porechna},
year={2026},
eprint={2605.03230},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
primaryClass={cs.CR},
url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.03230},
}
NIROPoK-Based Post-Quantum Sidechain Design on Ethereum
Cryptology ePrint Archive, 2026. ePrint
@misc{cryptoeprint:2026/401,
author = {Hassan Khodaiemehr and Khadijeh Bagheri and Saeid Yazdinejad and Chen Feng},
title = {{NIROPoK}-Based Post-Quantum Sidechain Design on Ethereum},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2026/401},
year = {2026},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2026/401}
}
Blockchain Security Risk Assessment in Quantum Era, Migration Strategies, and Proactive Defense
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2026. DOI
@ARTICLE{11202410,
author={Baseri, Yaser and Hafid, Abdelhakim and Shahsavari, Yahya and Makrakis, Dimitrios and Khodaiemehr, Hassan},
journal={IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials},
title={Blockchain Security Risk Assessment in Quantum Era, Migration Strategies, and Proactive Defense},
year={2026},
volume={28},
pages={2925-2964},
doi={10.1109/COMST.2025.3621113}
}
Navigating the Quantum Computing Threat Landscape for Blockchains: A Comprehensive Survey
Computer Science Review, 2026. ScienceDirect
@article{KHODAIEMEHR2026100846,
title = {Navigating the quantum computing threat landscape for blockchains: A comprehensive survey},
journal = {Computer Science Review},
volume = {59},
pages = {100846},
year = {2026},
author = {Hassan Khodaiemehr and Khadijeh Bagheri and Chen Feng},
doi = {10.1016/j.cosrev.2025.100846}
}