CV
Positions
- Postdoctoral Fellow2026 – present
- Host: Vassilis Zikas
- Randomized and early-stopping protocols; composable treatment of blockchain protocols; round-efficient Byzantine agreement
- Research supported by Sunday Group, Inc. and DAG Technologies, Inc.
- Research InternSummer 2025
- Mentor: Sandro Coretti; collaborated with Christian Badertscher
- Universally composable framework for smart contracts and decentralized applications
- Graduate Research AssistantTexas A&M University2019 – 2025
- Advisor: Juan Garay
- Contributor to NSF-funded projects (CNS-2001082, CNS-2055694, CNS-2055599)
- Graduate Research AssistantInformation Systems and Security Lab (ISSL), Sharif University of Technology2017 – 2019
- Code-based post-quantum signatures; privacy-preserving data aggregation
Education
- PhD in Computer ScienceTexas A&M University2025
- Dissertation: Secure Composition of Asynchronous Cryptographic Protocols
- Advisor: Juan Garay
- MS in Electrical Engineering (Secure Communication and Cryptography)Sharif University of Technology2019
- Thesis: Design and analysis of a new code-based signature with provable security based on polar codes
- BS in Electrical EngineeringIran University of Science and Technology2016
Professional Service
- Journal reviewer
- Journal of Cryptology (2025, 2026); Journal of the ACM (2024); IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (2026); Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (2025); IET Information Security (2020, 2021)
- Conference reviewer
- CRYPTO (2025, 2026); EUROCRYPT (2024, 2025, 2026); ASIACRYPT (2022); TCC (2024, 2025); ITC (2026); PODC (2025); DISC (2026); SCN (2022, 2024)
- Co-organizer, Advanced Cryptography Reading GroupTexas A&M UniversityFall 2023
- Co-organizer, Universal Composability and Lattice-Based Cryptography Reading GroupTexas A&M UniversitySpring 2025
- Volunteer, local organization of CRYPTO 20242024
Honors and Awards
- Graduate and Professional School Travel AwardTexas A&M University2025
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering Travel GrantTexas A&M University2025
- IACR Travel Grant, CRYPTO 20242024
- Ranked 1st among Secure Communication and Cryptography MS studentsSharif University of Technology2018