{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260100282"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260100282","attributes":{"code":"DE260100282","administering-organisation":"University of Wollongong","announcement-administering-organisation":"University of Wollongong","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-01-01","anticipated-end-date":"2028-12-31","grant-summary":"Towards End-to-End Encryption in Impregnable Cloud Security. This project aims to develop a security framework that can seamlessly integrate with existing cloud services, providing strong end-to-end encryption while maintaining essential cloud functionalities such as file sharing and collaboration. Current solutions often require users to build and manage their own servers or rely on password-protected keys with inherent weaknesses, which can lead to vulnerabilities. This research will enhance encryption security, improve key management, and develop practical solutions for secure cloud computing. The outcomes will provide an integrated and enhanced approach to cloud security, benefiting individuals, businesses, and governments by reducing data breaches and strengthening cybersecurity resilience.","funding-current":520116.00,"funding-at-announcement":515978,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Yudi","familyName":"Zhang","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-7830-5133 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Yudi","familyName":"Zhang","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-7830-5133 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"University of Wollongong","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"University of Wollongong","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4604","name":"Cybersecurity and Privacy","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"460401","name":"Cryptography","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"220405","name":"Cybersecurity","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["Singapore","United States of America"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"With more data being stored on the cloud, data breaches and misuse have become major threats to personal and national security. Recent large-scale breaches, including Latitude Financial (2023), Optus (2022), Medibank (2022), and Service NSW (2020), have exposed sensitive information, risking individuals' privacy and financial security. This project aims to develop advanced end-to-end encryption (E2EE) techniques that will significantly enhance data protection in cloud environments. E2EE ensures users retain full control over their data, preventing access by cloud providers or attackers. While E2EE is explored in both industry and academia, the theory-practice gap in integrating it with pre-built cloud infrastructures prevents current approaches from achieving it on existing services. This project will close that gap by developing secure and practical E2EE schemes. By collaborating with government agencies and industry leaders, this project will drive the adoption of these techniques in cloud services, strengthening the security of platforms used by Australian government bodies and enterprises. The outcomes will directly benefit all Australians by safeguarding their privacy and financial assets from cyber threats. Moreover, this research will position Australia as a global leader in cloud security innovation, aligning closely with the Australian Cyber Security Strategy and Australian Signals Directorate Strategic Plan reinforcing national resilience against cybercrime."}}}