Cristian Borcea

Cristian Borcea is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His research focuses on federated learning, privacy-preserving systems, mobile computing, and distributed systems. He has led multiple NSF-funded projects, including collaborative studies on privacy interventions in publishing ecosystems and cybersecurity education initiatives. His work spans IoT-driven network control, edge computing, and secure mobile applications.

• Key Research Areas: Federated Learning, Edge Computing, Privacy-Preserving AI, Mobile Sensing, IoT
• Notable Projects: CyberCorps Scholarship Program, SaTC Core Project on Online Privacy, NSF-funded Mobile Distributed Computing

Recent contributions include ZoneFL (zone-based federated learning at the edge), SGCode (secure prompt-optimizing systems), and FedMTL (privacy-preserving multi-task learning frameworks). He actively collaborates with institutions globally, including Japan's National Institute of Informatics, where he delivered a talk on privacy-preserving machine learning systems.

He has advised over 100 research outputs, including peer-reviewed articles in top venues like ACM Web Conference and IEEE Transactions. His grants total over $5M in funding, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to distributed systems security and privacy.