Zhaneta Nikolova Tasheva graduated in 1989 from the Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria, with an M.S. degree in computer systems and technologies with excellent grades. She received the Ph.D. degree in communication networks and systems in 2004 from the National Military University Vasil Levski of Shumen, Bulgaria. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Computer Technique at the National Military University of Shumen. Her research interests are in the general area of data signal processing, communications, and wireless networks. Specific topics include cryptography, coding theory, network security, ring theory, and computational algebra.