Anh Tu Hoang

Dr. Anh Tu Hoang is a Postdoctoral Researcher at TU Hamburg's Institute for Data Engineering, specializing in privacy-preserving systems, blockchain technologies, and knowledge graph anonymization. He holds a PhD from the University of Insubria, Italy, and degrees from Vietnam National University. His research addresses data security challenges in machine learning, federated learning, and decentralized systems.

Education:

• Bachelor of Information Technology, University of Science, Vietnam National University (Ho Chi Minh City)
• Master of Information Systems, University of Science, Vietnam National University
• PhD in Computer Science, University of Insubria, Italy (2020)

Research Focus: His work centers on developing mechanisms to protect privacy and security during data sharing, machine learning training, and blockchain operations. Key contributions include time-aware anonymization for knowledge graphs and blockchain-based federated learning frameworks. Projects include CDL-BOT and Orchid, focusing on decentralized learning and privacy-aware systems.

Publications: Over 12 peer-reviewed articles in top venues like IEEE ICDE, ACM TOPS, and IEEE TDSC, with a focus on anonymization techniques, federated learning, and cryptographic protocols. Recent work explores zero-knowledge proofs for self-sovereign identity and proximity marketing privacy.

Expertise: Combines cryptographic methods with data privacy principles to address modern challenges in distributed systems, social networks, and collaborative AI environments.