About Me

Welcome to my academic homepage! I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Denver. My research focuses on cryptography, network security, and distributed systems. I have been with DU since 2018, previously serving as an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

Cryptography Network Security Distributed Systems Privacy-Preserving Computation

Current Research

My research lab focuses on developing novel cryptographic protocols for secure distributed computing. Current projects include:

  • Privacy-preserving machine learning algorithms
  • Post-quantum cryptographic schemes
  • Secure multi-party computation protocols
  • Blockchain privacy and scalability

Teaching

COMP 3810

Advanced Cryptography

Fall 2024

COMP 4600

Distributed Systems Security

Winter 2025

COMP 2300

Computer Security Fundamentals

Spring 2025

Recent Publications

  • "Efficient Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning" - ACM CCS 2024
  • "Post-Quantum Secure Multiparty Computation with Optimal Threshold" - IEEE S&P 2024
  • "Scalable Privacy-Preserving Distributed Learning" - USENIX Security 2023
  • "New Directions in Homomorphic Encryption" - CRYPTO 2023