一、研究方向

主要从事低功耗有损网络协议栈设计以及网络安全和信息保护的研究。主要涉及方向包括：1）低功耗有损网络标准路由协议RPL和Contiki操作系统的研究、改进与设计；2）基于IEEE 802.15.4标准的无线物联网的高效、可靠、安全数据传输的分析与设计；3）基于网络协议的密钥分发、信息加密及隐私保护的研究与验证。

二、个人履历

2018.9-2023.08韩国全北国立大学计算机科学与工程系，博士

2024.1-至今 福建农林大学资源与环境学院，讲师

三、部分代表性论著

论文：

1. K. Zhang, K.S. Bhandari, and G. Cho."TB-RPL: A Try-the-Best Fused Mode of Operation to Enhance Point-to-Point Communication Performance in RPL,"Electronics, vol.12(7): 1639, 2023.

2. K. Zhang, J. Kim, and G. Cho."An Efficient and Energy-Saving Data Dissemination Mechanism for LowPower and Lossy Networks,"IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing, vol.7, No.4, pp. 271-278, 2018.

3. K. Zhang, and G. Cho. "A Blind-Arithmetic Method to Enhance the Transaction Privacy of Bitcoin System," In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Information Technology Convergence (ISITC), Sep. 19-21, 2019, Tianjin, China. [Oral]

4. K. Zhang, J. Park, and G. Cho. "An Enhanced Trickle Timer Algorithm for the Low-Power and Lossy Networks," In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Information Technology Convergence (ISITC), Oct. 24-27, 2018, Jeonju, South Korea. [Oral]

5. K. Zhang, K. Ko, and G. Cho. "Trickle-I: An Improved Trickle Timer Algorithm for Lowpower and Lossy Networks," The International Conference on Smart Media and Application (SMA), Dec. 17-19, 2017, Boracay, Philippines. [Poster]

6. K. Zhang, and G. Cho. "A Proxy-Based Collaborative Group Key Establishment Method for the Internet of Things," In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Information Technology Convergence (ISITC), Oct. 19-21, 2017, Shijiazhuang, China. [Oral]

7.  P. J. Rana, K. S. Bhandari, K. Zhang, and G. Cho. "EBOF: A New Load Balancing Objective Function for Low-power and Lossy Networks," IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing, vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 244-251, 2020.