Oğuz Yayla

Oğuz Yayla is a full-time faculty member at Middle East Technical University (METU), Türkiye, active in research and graduate supervision. His scholarly output comprises 57 Web-of-Science-indexed publications, 31 peer-reviewed conference papers and numerous invited talks, with a WoS h-index of 13 and Scopus h-index of 3 (as of the latest data dump).

Research Interests

• Algebraic and applied cryptography, including post-quantum schemes
• Coding theory, particularly algebraic-geometry codes and codes over rings
• Sequences with good correlation properties for CDMA, stream ciphers and 5G/6G applications
• Blockchain security, distributed consensus, and IoT-medical data integrity
• Hardware-oriented security: TRNG design, side-channel countermeasures on FPGA/SoC

Over the past decade, his publications reveal a clear evolution from foundational work on finite fields and pseudorandom sequences toward practical cryptographic engineering, including verifiable timed signatures, threshold multi-secret sharing for blockchain storage, and FPGA-based true random number generators compliant with AIS-20/31.

Scientific Awards & Recognition

• Consistently high citation impact: >34 WoS citations and >20 Scopus citations
• PlumX reader and capture metrics place him in top percentiles for cryptography outputs in Türkiye
• Principal investigator / senior researcher on 7 funded national projects

Graduate Advising & Collaborative Grants

Yayla has formally supervised 15 graduate theses (MS and PhD) in mathematics and cryptography. He leads or co-leads multiple TÜBİTAK and BAP-funded projects on post-quantum cryptography, secure IoT medical devices, and code-based cryptography.

Laboratory & Teams

He heads the Cryptography & Information Security Research Group at METU, where a multidisciplinary team of graduate students and post-doctoral researchers work on lattice-based cryptography, side-channel analysis, and blockchain protocol design.