STRATUS

Returning Data Control to Users

Security Technologies Returning Accountability, Trust and User-centric Services in the Cloud

Project leaders believe STRATUS will create a whole new industry and put New Zealand on the cloud security map.

About us

STRATUS, led by the University of Waikato’s Dr Ryan Ko, is a six-year, $12.2 million cyber security project, funded by Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE).

Security Technologies Returning Accountability, Trust and User-centric Services in the Cloud (STRATUS) will create a suite of novel security tools, techniques and capabilities which return control of data to Cloud computing users. The aim is to empower users to be able to control their security of their data in the Cloud and to give companies tools and services to sell.

STRATUS is executed by a team of leading Cloud security researchers and practitioners from University of Waikato, University of Auckland, Unitec Institute of Technology and Cloud Security Alliance

Research Aims and Projects

Research Aim 1 (RA1)

Transparency and Auditability of Data Activities in Clouds
Project 1: Tracking and Reconstruction of Data Provenance
Project 2: Data Governance and Accountability in Clouds

Research Aim 2 (RA2)

Protection of Privacy of Data During Processing and Storing
Project 3: Secure Information Retrieval/Encrypted Search
Project 4: Efficient Privacy and Utility Preserving Encryption

Research Aim 3 (RA3)

Awareness and Response to Anomalous Data Activities
Project 5: Real-time Situational Awareness
Project 6: Effective Cloud Vulnerability Scanning
Project 7: Attribution and Revocation Actions

Research Aim 4 (RA4)

Resiliency and Recovery of Data
Project 8: Rapid Disaster Recovery Infrastructure

	Research Aim 1 (RA1) Transparency and Auditability of Data Activities in Clouds Project 1: Tracking and Reconstruction of Data Provenance Project 2: Data Governance and Accountability in Clouds
	Research Aim 2 (RA2) Protection of Privacy of Data During Processing and Storing Project 3: Secure Information Retrieval/Encrypted Search Project 4: Efficient Privacy and Utility Preserving Encryption
	Research Aim 3 (RA3) Awareness and Response to Anomalous Data Activities Project 5: Real-time Situational Awareness Project 6: Effective Cloud Vulnerability Scanning Project 7: Attribution and Revocation Actions
	Research Aim 4 (RA4) Resiliency and Recovery of Data Project 8: Rapid Disaster Recovery Infrastructure

Leading Research Institutes and Research Teams

The University of Waikato

Dr. Ryan Ko
(Principal Investigator, RA1 Leader)
Dr. Richard Nelson
(RA3 Leader)
Abigail Koay
(Research Fellow)
Prof. Geoff Holmes
(Key Researcher)
Shane Alcock
(Research Programmer)
Dr. Vimal Kumar
(Lecturer)
Dr. Panos Patros
(Lecturer)
Aleksey Ladur
(Research Programmer)
TJ Choi
(Assistant Research Programmer)
Harpreet Kaur
(Assistant Research Programmer)

Joshua Scarsbrook
(PhD Student)
Thye Way Phua
(PhD Student)

Scholarships

[PDF] Funded PhD Position on Guaranteeing Self-Organized Backup Systems
[PDF] Funded PhD Position Position on Cloud Interference Security

STRATUS

Returning Data Control to Users

About us