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Cloud architecture fragment focused on protecting the security of computation andnetwork communication in cloud platforms.
Who is Nicolae Paladi?
– I am from the Republic of Moldova; having worked for several years at an on-line payments a fintech startup in Stockholm, I joined RISE SICS (previously the Swedish Institute of Computer Science) to write my master thesis in information security. My supervisor, Christian Gehrmann, convinced me to continue at RISE SICS and later helped me enroll to LTH as an industrial PhD student. – I like being outdoors regardless of the weather, and in my free time I tend to go on long hikes, kayaking or cross-country skiing — ideally to remote areas. When I am not outdoors I like to organize documentary film screenings with my friends. Anything you want to share from your PhD time?
–– There were plenty of exciting and funny occasions! As a PhD student, I presented my work at many events, something that even involved travelling to conferences at remote destinations, such as Greenland and Japan. Besides breathtaking views of the Ilulissat Icefjord, in Greenland I experienced the shortest commercial flight so far – less than 15 minutes, between Ilulissat and Aasiaat. – Before travelling to Japan I was happy to learn that I did not need a visa to enter the country. However, at the border control in Osaka airport the border control officer took me to a separate room and very politely explained that I could not enter the country without a visa, since my passport was not biometric. I explained that I was a PhD student going to a conference, but he seemed remained unconvinced. As a last resort, I handed him a hard copy of my article, which I discovered by chance in my backpack. After he thoroughly examined the article and offered me a bunch of papers to fill in, I was given a visa and could finally continue to Kyoto where the conference was starting the next day. I learned that I must always carefully read the fine print and notes about travel regulations — and that nothing beats having a paper printed copy of the research article. What are your plans?
– I will continue creating tools that build trust in distributed environments and allow users to better control their information. We live in an increasingly interconnected world and where data is in the long run the most valuable commodity – so it is paramount to manage it well, PhDNicolae Paladi concludes. The PhD Thesis is available at: http://portal.research.lu.se/portal/en/publications/trust-but-verify(22c1d979-2d87-4099-b19c-ea140cd76663).html
Sidansvarig: Anders.Borgstrom@eit.lth.se | 2019-02-14