Verifying Properties in Electronic Voting Protocols

Lead Research Organisation: University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Computer Science

Abstract

Electronic voting promises the possibility of a convenient, efficient and secure facility for recording and tallying votes, and to offer security guarantees not available on paper-based systems (such as voter verification of the election). But it also carries the potential of making abuse easier to perform undetectably and at a large scale, and therefore rigorous security analysis is essential.The research will analyse existing voting protocols defined in the literature in terms of the formalisations of properties previously undertaken by the investigator and the named visitor.
 
Title Online voting video 
Description Video about online internet voting. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2013 
Impact None yet. 
URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI7IHtHpwf4
 
Description Formal characterisation of the coercion-resistance property of electronic voting protocols.

Analysis of existing protocols in terms of said characterisation.

Development of automated techniques for said analysis.
Exploitation Route Research can be used to inform partner companies that make voting systems, such as Opt2Vote and Electoral Reform Services.

Research can be used to inform partner UK government departments such as Ministry of Justice.
Sectors Creative Economy

Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software)

Financial Services

and Management Consultancy

Government

Democracy and Justice

Security and Diplomacy

Other

 
Description Instigated a new field of formal methods analysis of electronic voting systems, which has been taken up by several other groups around the world. Our papers in this area have been cited over 461 times. Beneficiaries: Democratists, computer scientists Contribution Method: Instigated a new field of formal methods analysis of electronic voting systems, which has been taken up by several other groups around the world. Our papers in this area have been cited over 461 times.
Sector Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy,Other
Impact Types Societal

Economic