Marten van Dijk

Marten van Dijk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Connecticut. He is affiliated with the Secure Computation Lab and holds the Charles H. Knapp Associate Professorship.

• Education: PhD in Mathematics, MSc in Mathematics, and MSc in Computer Science from Eindhoven University of Technology

As a systems security researcher, Marten focuses on foundational security problems in cloud computing environments by combining theoretical cryptography, algorithms, and systems architecture. His work emphasizes deployable trustworthy systems for secure data outsourcing and workload management.

His research spans secure processor design, memory integrity verification (e.g., Aegis single-chip secure processor), oblivious RAM techniques, and authenticated file systems (IRIS). He has contributed to cryptology advancements in homomorphic encryption and error-correcting codes for Blu-ray discs.

Scientific Awards & Recognition:

• A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic Design Automation (2015)
• ACSAC'02 Outstanding Student Paper Award
• CCS 2013 Best Student Paper Award
• NYU-Poly AT&T Best Applied Security Paper Award (3rd Place, 2012)
• Eurocrypt 2010 Best Paper Nomination
• Inclusion in 25 Years of International Conference on Supercomputing (2014)

Marten has led interdisciplinary research bridging security theory with practical implementations, including Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and data center security architectures.