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Zachary Kissel is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Merrimack College. His research focuses on the intersection of cryptography, complexity theory, and secure computing. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UMass Lowell, an M.S. from Northeastern University, and a B.S. from Merrimack College.
His research interests include federated learning, machine learning with encrypted data, constrained pseudorandom functions, and cryptographically enforced access control. He has co-authored books such as Introduction to Network Security: Theory and Practice (2015) and published extensively in theoretical cryptography and network security domains.
Recent work emphasizes privacy-preserving techniques like searchable encryption and policy-based redactable signatures. His publications span topics from verifiable privacy-preserving data structures to fault-tolerant parallel computation. He actively contributes to experiential learning frameworks for computer science education, focusing on practical skill development in technology disciplines.
Professional contributions include work on cloud security, untrusted content distribution systems, and verifiable phrase search over encrypted data. His research often bridges theoretical foundations with real-world applications in secure computing environments.
