Gordon Agnew, PhD, FTICA, FCAE, FAAIA. PEng

Dr. Gordon B. Agnew is an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, having retired in 2023. He is also a co-founder of Certicom Corp.

Dr. Agnew’s research interests span cryptography, data security, communication security, blockchain systems, and high-speed communication networks.

In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Agnew is a Foundation Fellow of the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Throughout his career, Dr. Agnew has published extensively, including conference papers, journal articles, and book chapters.

• Cryptography, data security, Communication security, High speed communication networks, Communication & Information Systems, Computer & Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Application security, Privacy and cryptography, Information security, Network security,

• 1982, Doctorate PhD, University of Waterloo, Ontario

• 1978, Bachelor's BASc, University of Waterloo, Ontario

• ECE 222 - Digital Computers
  • Taught in 2021
• ECE 409 - Cryptography and System Security
  • Taught in 2021, 2022
• ECE 628 - Computer Network Security
  • Taught in 2021, 2022

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