Rate My Professor Hui Cui

Dr. Hui Cui is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University. She obtained her PhD in Cybersecurity, specializing in Privacy Preserving Public Key Cryptography, from the University of Wollongong, Australia. Before joining Monash University, Dr. Cui was a Lecturer at Murdoch University, Australia. She also held research fellow positions at Singapore Management University in Singapore, RMIT University in Australia, and Data61, CSIRO, Australia. Her academic career reflects a strong commitment to advancing secure computing technologies through rigorous research and teaching in cybersecurity.

Dr. Cui's research specializations include cryptography, applied cryptography, cloud security, IoT security, and blockchain security. Her work addresses critical challenges in privacy preservation, identity management, and secure data handling, contributing to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals such as Zero Hunger (SDG 2), Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3), and Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11). She has produced a substantial body of scholarly output, comprising 48 journal articles, 23 conference papers, 4 review articles, and 1 foreword/postscript. Notable publications include "DisIMS: A Distributed Identity Management System Via Blockchain" (Li, Z. Z., Cui, H., et al., 2026, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing), "SEARCHAIN: Searchable Encryption As Rewarded-Useful-Work on Blockchain" (Zhao, J., Yu, J., et al., 2026, Provable and Practical Security), "A Blockchain-Based Digital Identity Management System via Decentralized Anonymous Credentials" (Cui, H., Whitty, M., et al., 2025, ACM BSCI), "An Unbiased and Robust Privacy-Preserving Fingerprinting Scheme for Relational Databases" (Wang, W., Cui, S., Cui, H., et al., 2025, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security), and "A Privacy Preserving Attribute-Based Access Control Model for the Tokenization of Mineral Resources via Blockchain" (Nemala, P., Chen, B., Cui, H., 2025, Applied Sciences). In 2025, she shared the Best Student Paper Award with colleagues Norbu, T., and Park, J. Y., for their work (Wong, K.). Dr. Cui supervises Honours, Masters, and PhD students on topics like secure frameworks for digital credentials, deepfake detection, privacy in machine learning, and blockchain tokenization. She also serves as chief examiner for units such as FIT3186 and FIT3173 in software security.