Diogo Barradas

Diogo Barradas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. His research focuses on network security, internet censorship circumvention, and anonymous communication systems. He holds a Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Sc. from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. His work addresses challenges such as website fingerprinting defenses, programmable network security, and steganographic techniques for censorship resistance.

Education:

• Ph.D., Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (2021)
• M.Sc., Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (2016)
• B.Sc., Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (2014)

Research interests include:

• Network traffic analysis and obfuscation
• Security of programmable network infrastructures
• Digital forensics and information hiding
• Covert channels in multimedia protocols

His recent publications explore cutting-edge topics like time series analysis for website fingerprinting detection, distributed traffic correlation on programmable networks, and satellite-based censorship circumvention. These contributions highlight advancements in both theoretical frameworks and practical tools for privacy-preserving communication.