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I am an Assistant Professor in the department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). I work in the areas of computer and network security, and applied cryptography.

My students and I run the SPIES -- Security and Privacy In Emerging computing and networking Systems -- research group. I am serving as the Co-Director of UAB's M.S. program in Computer Forensics and Security Management (CFSM). I am also one of the core faculty members of UAB's Center for Information Assurance and Joint Forensics Research (CIA-JFR).

A more colorful 1-page description of my research, teaching and service can be found here.

I obtained my Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science from UC Irvine. I hold an M.S. in Computer Science from UC Santa Barbara, and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computing from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Before joining UAB, I was an Assistant Professor in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly; formerly Polytechnic University), where I still maintain a courtesy appointment and continue to advise students.

Note for Students: I am looking for several exceptionally bright PhD/MS/BS students to join my research group. If interested, please contact me with your CV.

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