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• Cryptography
• Cloud Security
• Secure Outsourcing
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Dr. Matluba Khodjaeva is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY). She is also a Graduate Faculty member in the Digital Forensics and Cyber Security program at John Jay and a Doctoral Faculty member in Computer Science at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her academic career is dedicated to advancing research in cryptography and training the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Her educational background includes: Ph.D. in Computer Science / Cryptography from The Graduate Center, CUNY (2017) M.Phil. in Computer Science from The Graduate Center, CUNY (2017) M.S. in Computer Science from City College of New York, CUNY (2017) M.A. in Mathematics from Hunter College, CUNY (2011) B.A. in Mathematics from Hunter College, CUNY (2011) Dr. Khodjaeva's research focuses on cryptography, particularly secure outsourcing of computations to the cloud and the design of efficient cryptographic protocols for resource-constrained devices like RFID tags and embedded systems. Her work bridges theoretical security with practical applications, ensuring sensitive data protection in environments with limited computational power. She has made significant contributions to delegated computation, enabling secure and efficient offloading of cryptographic operations to cloud servers. Her recent publications (2018-2024) demonstrate a consistent focus on delegated computation, with an emphasis on pairing-based cryptography, RSA operations, and lattice-based schemes for post-quantum security. The research trends show increasing attention to practical implementations for IoT and cloud environments, with a strong emphasis on efficiency and security against malicious servers. Dr. Khodjaeva has received notable recognition for her scholarly work: Best Paper Award in Journal of Mobile Multimedia (2020) Second-Best Paper Award at the 4th Workshop on CPS&IoT Security and Privacy (2022) As an active researcher, Dr. Khodjaeva has secured multiple competitive grants to support her work. She has been the Principal Investigator (PI) for eight consecutive PSC-CUNY research grants from 2019 to 2026, totaling over $48,000, and served as Co-PI on a $299,993 NSF SaTC grant. Her grant portfolio reflects a sustained research program in secure delegated computation. In addition to her research, she is deeply committed to student mentorship through undergraduate and graduate courses, independent studies, and research projects in cryptography and cybersecurity. Although Dr. Khodjaeva does not lead a named research laboratory, she collaborates extensively with researchers including G. Di Crescenzo, D. Kahrobaei, and V. Shpilrain. Her research group consists of students and collaborators working on cutting-edge problems in cryptography, with opportunities for students to engage in funded projects and co-author publications.

Daniel WichsView profile

Professor

• Cryptography
• Computer Security
• Algorithms
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Daniel Wichs is a tenured Professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston. He is a prominent researcher in the field of cryptography and serves as a Senior Scientist at NTT Research. His academic journey includes a PhD from New York University under Yevgeniy Dodis, a postdoctoral fellowship at IBM Research T.J. Watson, and degrees from Stanford University. Current Position: Professor at Northeastern University Prior Positions: IBM Josef Raviv Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2013) Education: PhD NYU (2011), BS/MS Stanford (2005) Professor Wichs specializes in cryptography with research interests spanning computing on encrypted data, program obfuscation, lattice-based cryptography, information-theoretic cryptography, and foundational aspects of cryptography. He also maintains broad interests in computer security, algorithms, complexity theory, coding theory, and information theory. His research group includes current PhD students Manu Kondapaneni, LaKyah Tyner, and Ethan Mook, along with numerous successful alumni who have become professors at institutions worldwide. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on advanced cryptographic primitives including homomorphic encryption, zero-knowledge proofs, private information retrieval, and functional encryption. These works frequently appear at top-tier conferences like STOC, FOCS, CRYPTO, and EUROCRYPT, with several receiving best paper awards. His research often bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in privacy-preserving computation. Best Paper at STOC 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2018) NSF CAREER Award (2018) J.P. Morgan Faculty Research Award (2022) IBM Postdoctoral Fellowship (2011-2013) Professor Wichs actively contributes to the academic community through service as Area Chair for CRYPTO 2025 and EUROCRYPT 2024, Program Chair for ITC 2020, General Chair for STOC 2016, and membership on numerous program committees. He teaches advanced courses including Foundations of Cryptography (CS 7810) and Theory of Computation (CS 3800), and has organized events like the Charles River Crypto Day and the Simons Summer Program in Cryptography 2025. His research group operates at the forefront of cryptographic theory, addressing fundamental questions about secure computation on encrypted data while developing practical cryptographic tools for real-world applications.

Anitha GollamudiView profile

Assistant Professor

• Language-based Security
• Trusted Execution Environments
• Formal Methods
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Anitha Gollamudi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell. She teaches core courses including Systems Security (COMP 5300), Compiler Construction (COMP 4060/5340), and Organization of Programming Languages (COMP 3010). Her research focuses on language-based security through hardware-assisted mechanisms, cryptography, and formal methods. Current projects include: Automatic compartmentalization of Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) programs Formal foundations of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) compilers Privacy-preserving machine learning with encrypted learning Analysis of her 8 recent publications (2016-2025) reveals dominant themes in TEE security and secure compilation. Key contributions address memory safety in WebAssembly, authorization logic for computation principals, and formal verification of cryptographic systems. Her work consistently bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations for real-world security challenges. No scientific awards were mentioned in the available information. Professor Gollamudi actively mentors students across levels, currently advising PhD candidates Wesley B. Nuzzo and Samuel Dodson alongside undergraduate Benjamin Houle. Her former students include Nam Bui, James Chen, Yuka Akiyama (honors thesis), and Andrew Eggleston. She emphasizes collaborative research and encourages prospective students to contact her with research interests and academic background. She leads a research group focused on applying programming language techniques to security problems, with ongoing projects targeting enclave placement optimization, FHE correctness verification, and encrypted machine learning frameworks.