About
I am a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with an appointment in the School of Computing and Data Science. My research focuses on online privacy, network security, and applied cryptography. I also serve as the Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs in ECE.
News
Panels at the Midwest Security Workshop and the NSF SaTC Aspiring PIs Workshop
GPU hugeint multiplication accepted at IEEE HPEC
Prezta paper accepted to USENIX Security
Congratulations, Aarushi, Cygnus, and Vaibhav, on completing your senior theses!
Research
Current Projects
Zero-Knowledge Zero Trust
Anonymous Credentials for the Web
Past Projects
- Off-the-Record Messaging
- Refraction Networking
- Sensor Fingerprinting
Selected Publications
See the full list of publications or Google Scholar.
Prezta: Provable Remote Execution of Zero-Trust Authorization using SNARKs
ProbFlow: Using Probabilistic Programming in Anonymous Communication Networks
Detecting AI Trojans Using Meta Neural Analysis
Assessing the Privacy Benefits of Domain Name Encryption
Running Refraction Networking for Real
Teaching & Students
Teaching
- Fall 2026: teaching release
- Spring 2026: CS563/ECE524: Advanced Computer Security
Current Students
- Dylen Greenenwald (PhD)
- Vaibhav Mattoo (MS)
Contact
Office Hours
Fall 2026: by appointment
Location
2080 Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (admin office)
460 Coordinated Science Lab (research office)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign