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Daniel E. Collins

Computer Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1996Rising activity
Cryptographic Implementations and SecurityCryptography and Data SecurityLinguistics and language evolutionChaos-based Image/Signal EncryptionCoding theory and cryptography

Publications

29

Citations

207

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

30

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
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This researcher works in cryptography, focusing on the design and security analysis of secure messaging systems, including protocols for encrypted communication (like the 'Double Ratchet' used in apps such as Signal and WhatsApp), key exchange methods, and lightweight cryptographic building blocks for constrained devices. Their work often involves proving mathematically that these protocols are secure against various types of attacks, including scenarios where past keys are compromised.

Secure messaging protocolsCryptographic key exchange and ratchetingAuthenticated encryptionLightweight and hardware-oriented cryptographyMulti-party computation and distributed key generation

Publication output has grown from none in the earlier part of the decade to a steady rate of about 2-4 papers per year since 2020, with the most recent years (2023-2025) showing the highest activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222023: 4 publications4232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Lecture notes in computer science×9
  • Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies×1
  • The Computer Journal×1
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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