HKUST RFID Security & Privacy Group was launched by Prof. Yunhao Liu in 2008,  in the Department of Computing Science and Engineering, HKUST. It aims at establishing a research and practice environment to improve the current technolegies and systems of RFID security & privacy. Due to the strong research abilities, the group has attracted a wide attention in both academia and industry.

With the deep background of computer science, communication, and methematics, the group is dedicated to conducting both fundamental and application research in RFID technology. Its goals are to enhance secruity and privacy protection on RFID, reduce the cost of writing and maintaining of RFID software, and invent novel computing technologies. The group's research mainly (but not limited to) focuses on designing of cryptographic protocols, evaluation of attacks, and implementation of RFID technologies.

Besides participating academic Symposiums, the group is ofen invited to give talk ,training, consulting and auditing to industial partners. Thus, it has a close relationship with its partners.

The group is supported by LSCM, which aims to strengthen collaborative applied research activities between the industry and research organizations.