Zulkarnaim Masyhur
About Me
Zulkarnaim Masyhur
I am a PhD researcher in Computer Science at the University of Warwick, supervised by Professor Feng Hao. My research focuses on decentralised privacy-preserving electronic voting systems, with particular interests in cryptographic protocols, secure computation, blockchain-based governance, and voting mechanisms.
Research Interests
Applied cryptography, electronic voting, privacy-enhancing technologies, decentralised systems and blockchain security
Zulkarnaim Masyhur is a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Warwick, conducting research on decentralised privacy-preserving voting systems under the supervision of Professor Feng Hao.
His research investigates cryptographic approaches for designing secure and transparent electronic voting systems, with the aim of improving privacy, fairness, and verifiability in decentralised democratic processes.
He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Informatics from STMIK Dipanegara Makassar, Indonesia, and his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, specialising in Information Security, from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia.
Teaching and Academic Experience
Alongside his doctoral research, Zulkarnaim contributes to teaching and student development activities at the University of Warwick. He has served as a Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant (2025/26) in the Department of Computer Science, supporting undergraduate teaching in the following modules:
- CS355: Digital Forensics (2025/26)
- CS130:Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists (2025/26)
- CS435: Advanced Computer Security (2025/26)
He has also contributed to academic assessment activities as a Senior Invigilator at the University of Warwick, supporting the delivery of secure and fair examination processes.
Publications
QV-net: Decentralized Self-tallying Quadratic Voting with Maximal Ballot Secrecy
Zibo Zhou, Zongyang Zhang, Feng Hao, Bowen Zheng, and Zulkarnaim Masyhur. Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ACM CCS 2025).
This work presents a decentralised self-tallying quadratic voting protocol designed to provide strong ballot secrecy while enabling transparent vote computation without relying on trusted third parties.
Research Presentations
Warwick Postgraduate Colloquium in Computer Science (WPCCS) 2025
Presented research progress from my PhD project, discussing developments and challenges in decentralised privacy-preserving electronic voting systems.
Contact
Room CS3.33,
Computer Science Department,
The University of Warwick,
Coventry, United Kingdom
CV4 7AL
Email: zulkarnaim[dot]masyhur[at]warwick[dot]ac[dot]uk