Ning Zhang

Ning Zhang is a Senior Lecturer in Distributed Systems Security at the University of Manchester, School of Computer Science. Her research interests include security in networked and distributed systems, applied cryptography, data privacy, trust, and digital rights management. She has led several security projects, including the FIDES and ES-LoA initiatives, and has supervised 38 PhDs to completion. She has also served as an Editor for the Journal of Information Assurance and Security and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Information Processing Systems. Her work contributes to the fields of security and privacy in digital systems.

Ning Zhang is a researcher at the University of Manchester with expertise in Security, Protocols, and Networks. Their work focuses on enhancing security in mobile devices, electric vehicle charging systems, and decentralized privacy-preserving schemes. Zhang has contributed to the development of protocols for certified e-mail delivery, fair document exchange, and anonymous multi-user communication. Their research also addresses challenges in wireless sensor networks, such as black hole attacks and ID anonymity. Zhang's publications highlight the integration of touch dynamics for mobile authentication and the design of secure middleware solutions for e-commerce and smart metering. Their work emphasizes practical and efficient security mechanisms for modern networking environments.