Aastha Mehta

Aastha Mehta is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of British Columbia (UBC), affiliated with the Systopia Lab and the Security and Privacy Group. Her research focuses on systems security, data privacy, and distributed systems, particularly in cloud and edge platforms. She teaches courses such as CPSC 538M (Systems Security) and CPSC 317 (Introduction to Computer Networking).

Research Interests: Her work spans systems security, network privacy, ICS security, and privacy-preserving technologies. Key projects include compliance tools for serverless applications (Growlithe), network side-channel mitigation (NetShaper), and epidemic risk mitigation systems leveraging Bluetooth beacons.

• Received NCC Funding for ICS security research (2024)
• Faculty Teaching Awards (UBC)

Advising: Currently supervises PhD and MSc students like Yayu Wang, Angela DeMarco, and Satvik Vemuganti. Collaborates with researchers from MPI-SWS, UofT, and UBC ECE on security and privacy projects.

Service: Serves on program committees for CCS 2025, ASPLOS 2025, and Oakland S&P. Organized mentoring programs at SOSP and OSI.