Find Academic Supervisors

• Distributed Systems
• Blockchain
• Concurrency
• +2 more

Maurice Herlihy serves as the An Wang Professor of Computer Science at Brown University, where he leads research in distributed systems and blockchain technology. His academic career spans decades with continuous contributions to concurrency theory and practical distributed system design. Education: PhD in Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1984) MS in Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1980) BA from Harvard University (1975) His research focuses on fundamental problems in distributed computing, particularly transactional memory systems and blockchain scalability. Recent work centers on overcoming concurrency limitations in blockchain execution through sharding techniques, optimized transaction scheduling, and cross-chain protocols. He investigates how hardware features like trusted monotonic counters can enhance Byzantine fault tolerance in asynchronous networks. Analysis of his 2020-2025 publications reveals a dominant focus on blockchain systems, with 85% of recent work addressing scalability, concurrency, and security challenges. Key trends include sharded permissioned ledgers for enterprise applications, concurrent execution models for Ethereum, and formal verification of cross-chain protocols. His work bridges theoretical distributed computing with practical cryptocurrency system design. He has secured significant research funding including NSF SHF grants for run-time support in concurrent programming. While specific advisees aren't listed in source materials, his teaching of advanced courses like CSCI 1760 (Multiprocessor Synchronization) indicates active graduate mentorship in distributed systems.

• Public Economic Law
• Economic Policy
• Political System
• +4 more

Marek Jakubiak is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Economic Law and Economic Policy, Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology. His research spans public law, economic policy, political systems, and historical analysis of technical institutions. Leader of the Research Team on Humanistic Aspects of Artificial Intelligence ORCID: 0000-0001-7087-393X Published 70 works, supervised 72 promoted theses Research interests include: Historical development of Polish technical universities AI in education and its ethical implications Sustainable development in urban governance Cybersecurity and societal impacts of digital technologies

Anitha GollamudiView profile

Assistant Professor

• Language-based Security
• Trusted Execution Environments
• Formal Methods
• +4 more

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.

• Cybersecurity
• Infocommunications
• Cloud Technologies
• +5 more

Alexey Nikolaevich Nazarov is a Professor at the Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computer Science, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), where he has worked since 2015. His academic and teaching experience spans 14 years, with a focus on cybersecurity, cloud technologies, and information confrontation in social media. Doctor of Technical Sciences (2000) Engineer-Mathematician, Moscow Geological Prospecting Institute (1980) UN and ITU-certified expert His research interests center on cybersecurity , information warfare , and mathematical modeling , particularly in IoT and social media contexts. Articles highlight trends in neural network intrusion detection , ferroelectric memory devices , and cloud resource optimization . He has supervised 5 postgraduate and 2 doctoral students, organized scientific seminars, and contributed to cloud technology curricula. His expertise includes international standards (ITU, VAK), Skolkovo grant #87 (2012), and leadership in cybersecurity research.

• Computer Vision
• Multimedia Computation
• Machine Learning
• +2 more

Litao Yu is a Part-Time Lecturer and Visiting Scholar at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney. Concurrently, he serves as a Senior Data Analyst at Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry. His academic appointments include Research Fellow at UTS (2019-2024) and post-doctoral positions at Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology. Education: PhD from The University of Queensland (2013-2016) MPhil from Dalian University of Technology (2009-2012) BSc from Dalian Maritime University (2003-2007) Dr. Yu's research focuses on computer vision and machine learning with applications in agriculture, multimedia systems, and multimodal learning. His work spans few-shot learning, semantic segmentation, fine-grained recognition, and multimodal fusion techniques. Key application domains include animal welfare monitoring, aquaculture quality control, and travel information enhancement. His publications demonstrate strong thematic convergence around efficient visual recognition systems , with recurring focus on few-shot learning paradigms and attention mechanisms. Recent work shows increasing emphasis on agricultural applications of computer vision, including poultry monitoring, fish processing automation, and sheep tracking. Blockchain integration for supply chain transparency represents another emerging theme. No scientific awards are mentioned in available records. Teaching responsibilities at UTS include courses on Real-time Operating Systems and Shell Programming . No information is available regarding research grants, supervised students, or laboratory affiliations.

• Computational Biology
• Bioinformatics
• Privacy-Preserving Data Mining
• +5 more

Kana Shimizu is a Professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, and a leading authority on privacy-preserving algorithms for genome and biomedical data. Since obtaining her Dr.Eng. from Waseda, she has held positions at AIST and a visiting investigator role at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, advancing to full Professor at Waseda in 2018. Education: Dr.Eng., Waseda University M.Eng., Waseda University (Dept. of Information Science) B.Eng., Waseda University (School of Science and Engineering) Research Interests: Prof. Shimizu integrates cryptography with life-science data analytics, developing homomorphic encryption and secret-sharing protocols that enable secure genome search, private chemical database queries, and privacy-preserving machine learning. She also contributes to computational biology through algorithms for next-generation sequencing, structural bioinformatics, and prediction of intrinsically disordered proteins. Publication Trends: Her recent works (2022-2024) emphasize practical privacy technologies—secure range queries, function secret sharing, and gradient-clipping for synthetic genomes—while earlier high-impact papers established fast similarity search (SlideSort), binding-site databases (PoSSuM), and encrypted genomic search using the Burrows-Wheeler transform, collectively bridging algorithmic innovation and real-world biomedical privacy needs. Scientific Awards: KDDI Foundation Achievement Award 2022 MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology (Research) 2018 Multiple best-paper/demo awards at CSS, IIBMP, and domestic bioinformatics meetings Grants & Advising: She currently leads JSPS KAKENHI (S) on “Compressed Secure Computation for Large-Scale Data” and an AMED project on precise cancer-genome graphs. She serves as advisor/evaluator for JST PRESTO, AMED, NBDC, and the Tokyo High Court, and has supervised numerous bachelor theses at Waseda. Labs & Teams: Prof. Shimizu heads a laboratory within the School of Fundamental Science and Engineering at Waseda, collaborating with national centers (AIST, RIKEN) and international partners (MSKCC, Finland Tekes/AF), focusing on encrypted bioinformatics platforms and high-performance genomic algorithms.

Erik GaugerView profile

Professor

• Quantum Nanostructures
• Quantum Technologies
• Condensed Matter Physics
• +5 more

Erik Gauger is a Professor at the Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences , School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University. He leads the Quantum Technology Theory group , focusing on quantum nanostructures for energy, sensing, and information processing technologies. His work bridges condensed matter physics, quantum optics, and quantum biology through analytical and numerical modeling. Diplom in Physics, University of Konstanz (2005) DPhil in Physics, University of Oxford (2009) Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Oxford (2009-2011) Research/Senior Fellow at National University of Singapore (2011-2014) Proleptic Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt (2015) Associate Professor (2020) Full Professor (2022) Research interests include quantum transport optimization, environmentally assisted energy transfer, and quantum coherent effects in artificial/natural nanostructures. Recent work explores dipole engineering, non-Markovian dynamics, and bio-inspired quantum technologies. Collaborations include experimental teams across Europe and Singapore. Notable awards: Royal Society of Edinburgh's Young Academy membership (2018) and Personal Research Fellowship (2015). His group contributes to UN SDG 7 (Affordable Energy) and 13 (Climate Action) through quantum energy technologies. Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship He supervises PhD students and develops simulation toolkits like ACE (non-Markovian open quantum system solver). Current activities include adaptive quantum estimation, cooperative emission studies, and exploring quantum ratchet states for energy harvesting.

Daniel WichsView profile

Professor

• Cryptography
• Computer Security
• Algorithms
• +7 more

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.

Myoungsoo JungView profile

Professor

• Computer Architecture
• Operating Systems
• Solid State Drives
• +6 more

Myoungsoo Jung is the KAIST Endowed Chair Professor and Full Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, holding primary appointment in the School of Electrical Engineering with additional affiliations in the School of Semiconductor System Engineering, Graduate School of AI Semiconductor, Graduate School of System Architect, and Graduate School of AI. His research focuses on cutting-edge computer architecture and operating systems with specialization in memory and storage systems. Professor Jung's research interests span computer architecture, operating systems, flash memory, solid-state drives, non-volatile memory, file systems, parallel processing, and heterogeneous computing. He has pioneered work in CXL-based memory expansion, computational SSDs, and memory disaggregation technologies that are transforming modern data centers and AI infrastructure. His recent publications demonstrate significant advancements in CXL-driven architectures, computational storage, and memory systems. The research trends show increasing integration of storage and memory technologies with AI workloads, particularly in large-scale graph processing, federated learning, and billion-scale data management. His team's work frequently appears in top-tier venues including ISCA, HPCA, SOSP, and USENIX ATC. Hall of Fame, IEEE/ACM ISCA (2024) Digital Innovation Award from Minister of Science and ICT (2024) CES Innovation Award Winner, CXL-Enabled AI Accelerator (2025) Korea Innovative Startup Award, Ministry of Science and ICT (2025) Samsung Best Paper Award Winner (Grand Prize) (2022) Professor Jung has successfully advised numerous PhD students including Miryeong Kwon (recipient of KAIST Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award) and Donghyun Gouk. His CAMEL research lab has secured over $13M in funding from sources including DOE, NSF, and Korean government agencies. The lab maintains strong industry partnerships with Samsung, SK Hynix, and Panmnesia, focusing on translating research into practical systems. Current projects include CXL-based memory expansion, computational SSDs for AI acceleration, and next-generation storage architectures for hyperscale data centers.