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Yong-Dae Kim

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Computer Science

About the Lab

Professor Yong-Dae Kim's research lab specializes in secure and efficient group communication systems, with a strong focus on group key management, distributed key agreement protocols, and cryptographic access control in collaborative environments. The lab develops lightweight, fault-tolerant, and scalable solutions—such as the Tree-based Group Diffie–Hellman (TGDH) protocol—aimed at minimizing communication latency and cryptographic overhead in high-delay networks. Research also extends to admission control mechanisms for peer groups, integrating cryptographic protocols with access management to ensure security in dynamic group settings. Additionally, the lab explores microsystem applications, including thin-film strain gauges for structural health monitoring, demonstrating interdisciplinary expertise in secure systems and microfabrication.

group key managementsecure group communicationdiffie-hellmanadmission controlmicrosensors

Research Overview

Papers
289
Total Citations
8,690
Papers (5y)
38
Primary Field
Computer Science

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
38total
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Citations per year (5y)
250total
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Selected Papers

15
1
Article|490 citations·2000
Simple and fault-tolerant key agreement for dynamic collaborative groups
Yongdae Kim, Adrian Perrig, Gene Tsudik

Secure group communication is an increasingly popular research area having received much attention in recent years. The fundamental challenge revolves around secure and efcient group key management. While centralized methods are often appropriate for key distribution in large groups, many collaborative group settings require distributed key agreement techniques. This work investigates a novel approach to group key agreement by blending binary key trees with DiAEe-Hellman key exchange. The result

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science
2
Article|490 citations·2004
Tree-based group key agreement
Yongdae Kim, Adrian Perrig, Gene Tsudik
ACM Transactions on Information and System Security

Secure and reliable group communication is an active area of research. Its popularity is fueled by the growing importance of group-oriented and collaborative applications. The central research challenge is secure and efficient group key management. While centralized methods are often appropriate for key distribution in large multicast-style groups, many collaborative group settings require distributed key agreement techniques. This work investigates a novel group key agreement approach which ble

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science
3
Book Chapter|205 citations·2001
Communication-Efficient Group Key Agreement
Yongdae Kim, Adrian Perrig, Gene Tsudik
SJR Q3IFIP advances in information and communication technologyOA
Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science
4
Article|162 citations·2004
Group key agreement efficient in communication
Yongdae Kim, Adrian Perrig, Gene Tsudik
SJR Q1IEEE Transactions on Computers

In recent years, collaborative and group-oriented applications and protocols have gained popularity. These applications typically involve communication over open networks; security thus is naturally an important requirement. Group key management is one of the basic building blocks in securing group communication. Most prior research in group key management focused on minimizing computation overhead, in particular minimizing expensive cryptographic operations. However, continued advances in compu

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science
5
Article|134 citations·1991
Differential expression of basement membrane collagen chains in diabetic nephropathy.
Yongdae Kim, Mary M. Kleppel, Ralph J. Butkowski, S. Michael Mauer, Jörgen Wieslander, A. F. Michael
PubMedOA

Diabetic nephropathy is characterized by progressive expansion of mesangial matrix and thickening of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). Kidney tissues from 13 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were studied by immunohistochemical techniques for the distribution of three recently described collagen peptides (M28+, M28 [Good-pasture antigen], and Alport antigen) and various components of classical type IV collagen [alpha 1(IV) noncollagenous (NC) globular domain, alpha 2(IV) NC

NephrologyMedicine
6
Article|79 citations·2003
Admission control in peer groups
Yongdae Kim, Daniele Mazzocchi, Gene Tsudik

Security in collaborative peer groups is an active research topic. Most previous work focused on key management without addressing an important pre-requisite: admission control, i.e., how to securely admit a new member. This paper represents an initial attempt to sketch out an admission control framework suitable for different flavors of peer groups and match them with appropriate cryptographic techniques and protocols. Open problems and directions for future work are identified and discussed.

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
7
Article|63 citations·2010
Thin Polysilicon Gauge for Strain Measurement of Structural Elements
Yongdae Kim, Youngdeok Kim, Chulsub Lee, Sejin Kwon
SJR Q1IEEE Sensors Journal

In this paper, we propose a thin polysilicon strain gauge for the measurement of strain in structural elements. Metal-foil strain gauges are commonly used for such measurements even though polysilicon strain gauges have better sensitivity. However, the proposed polysilicon strain gauge can be applied to structural elements because the strain gauge element is separated from the silicon wafer, due to the small size and low thickness of the proposed gauge. A microelectromechanical system fabricatio

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
8
Preprint|25 citations·2002
Tree-based Group Key Agreement.
Yongdae Kim, Adrian Perrig, Gene Tsudik
IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive

Abstract. Secure and reliable group communication is an active area of research. Its popularity is caused by the growing importance of group-oriented and collaborative applications. The central research challenge is secure and efficient group key management. While centralized methods are often appropriate for key distribution in large multicast-style groups, many collaborative group settings require distributed key agreement techniques. This work investigates a novel group key agreement approach

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science
9
Article|16 citations·2006
Highly miniaturized RF bandpass filter based on thin-film bulk acoustic-wave resonator for 5-GHz-band application
Yongdae Kim, Kuk-Hyun Sunwoo, Sangchul Sul, Juho Lee, Duck-Hwan Kim, Insang Song, Sung‐Hoon Choa, Jong‐Gwan Yook
SJR Q1IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Highly miniaturized RF bandpass filter using a thin-film bulk acoustic wave resonator (TFBAR) is designed and fabricated for 5-GHz-band application. The topology of the fabricated filter is based on a ladder-type configuration that has a common trimming inductor connected concurrently with two shunt TFBARs and the trimming inductor is directly connected to the ground. The role of unit the TFBAR's physical characteristics such as the size and thickness of the TFBAR determine the performance of th

Biomedical EngineeringEngineering
10
Article|14 citations·2009
A novel micro-mixer with a quasi-active rotor: fabrication and design improvement
Yongdae Kim, Jongkwang Lee, Sejin Kwon
SJR Q2Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

In the present paper, a novel micro-mixer with a quasi-active rotor for micro-plant applications is proposed and design considerations for the improvement of the mixing performance of the proposed micro-mixer are derived. The proposed micro-rotor mixer combines an active micro-mixer with a passive micro-mixer. The micro-rotor, which is a moving part of an active micro-mixer, is added to the micro-chamber of a passive micro-mixer. The micro-rotor was rotated by inflows tangential to the chamber,

Biomedical EngineeringEngineering
11
Article|12 citations·2008
Proceedings of the 4th ACM international workshop on Storage security and survivability
Yongdae Kim, William Yurcik

This proceedings contains the papers presented at the 4th ACM International Workshop on Storage Security and Survivability (StorageSS 2008) which was held October 31st , 2008 at George Mason University in conjunction with the Fifteenth ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS). This workshop solicited papers from both research and industry presenting novel ideas on all theoretical and practical aspects of protecting data in storage and file systems and brought together researc

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science
12
Article|12 citations·2018
Large-Scale Analysis of Remote Code Injection Attacks in Android Apps
Hyunwoo Choi, Yongdae Kim
Security and Communication NetworksOA

It is pretty well known that insecure code updating procedures for Android allow remote code injection attack. However, other than codes, there are many resources in Android that have to be updated, such as temporary files, images, databases, and configurations (XML and JSON). Security of update procedures for these resources is largely unknown. This paper investigates general conditions for remote code injection attacks on these resources. Using this, we design and implement a static detection

Signal ProcessingComputer Science
13
Book Chapter|11 citations·2014
Using Principal Component Analysis for Practical Biasing of Power Traces to Improve Power Analysis Attacks
Yongdae Kim, Haeng-Seok Ko
SJR Q2Lecture notes in computer science
Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science
14
Article|11 citations·2003
Storage area networking - Secure group key management for storage area networks
Yongdae Kim, F. Maino, Maithili Narasimha, Kyung Hyune Rhee, Gene Tsudik
SJR Q1IEEE Communications Magazine

Storage area networks offer high availability, reliability, and scalability, and are a promising solution for large-scale storage needs of many enterprises. As with any distributed storage system, a major design challenge for SANs is to provide secure storage, which implies data integrity and data confidentiality. In this article we propose a solution that addresses these core security requirements. In particular, we focus on mechanisms that enable efficient key management for SAN entities and a

Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science
15
Article|9 citations·2003
Secure group services for storage area networks
Yongdae Kim, Fabio Maino, Maithili Narasimha, Gene Tsudik

Storage Area Networks, with their ability to offer high data availability, reliability and scalability, are a promising solution for the large scale storage needs of many enterprises. As with any distributed storage system, a major design challenge for a Storage Area Network (SAN) is to provide data integrity and confidentiality. In this paper we propose a solution which addresses these core security requirements. In particular, we focus on mechanisms that enable efficient key distribution to al

Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science

Research Areas

Computer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation SystemsSignal ProcessingNuclear and High Energy Physics

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