Sk Md Mizanur Rahman is an assistant professor in the Information System Department at the College of Computer and Information Sciences, KSU. Prior to his current appointment, he worked for several years in cryptography and security engineering in the high-tech industry in Ottawa, Canada. He also worked as a postdoctoral researcher for several years at the University of Ottawa, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), and University of Guelph, Canada. He completed a Ph.D. in risk engineering (major: cyber security engineering) in the Laboratory of Cryptography and Information Security, Department of Risk Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Japan, in March 2007. The Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) awarded him with an IPSJ Digital Courier Funai Young Researcher Encouragement Award for his excellent contribution in IT security research. He was awarded a Gold Medal for his distinctive marks in his undergraduate and graduate programs. His primary research interests are cryptography, software security, information security, privacy enhancing technology, and network security. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal and international conference research papers and book chapters