Asaf Cidon

Asaf Cidon is an Associate Professor at Columbia University, jointly affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a member of the Data Science Institute. His research focuses on software systems, storage, large-scale machine learning, and cybersecurity.

• Stanford University - PhD in Electrical Engineering
• Stanford University - MS in Electrical Engineering
• Technion - BS in Computer and Software Engineering

His work in distributed storage systems has been commercialized by companies such as Facebook, Tibco, and Rubrik. He has led projects like Sentinel and Forensics during his industry career.

Recent publications highlight advancements in software-based radiation protection (ASPLOS'26), PCIe pooling with CXL (HotOS'25), and AI phishing detection (IMC'25). These reflect his expertise in system architecture, security, and networking.

Scientific recognitions include best paper awards at OSDI, Usenix Security, CIDR, and ATC, along with NSF CAREER and ARO Young Investigator Awards. His papers Cookie Monster (SOSP'24) and Chablis (CIDR'24) received notable accolades.

He has mentored numerous PhD and Master's students, including Edward Guo, Harry Wang, and Teng Jiang, many of whom now hold roles at Google, Meta, Amazon, and academic institutions. His lab at Columbia is actively recruiting CS and EE PhD students.

Prior to Columbia, he founded and led the startup Sookasa to acquisition and served as Senior Vice President of Email Protection at Barracuda Networks, managing a $200M business with 100 engineers.