International Association for Cryptologic Research

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Ph.D. Position in Applied Cryptography
Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Computer Science; Chicago, USA
We are looking for a Ph.D. student who is interested in one of the following areas:
  • Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC): MPC enables multiple parties to jointly compute on their data without revealing private information. Our research develops highly efficient MPC protocols for real-world applications such as healthcare analytics, cyber risk management, and biometric authentication.
  • Hardware-Accelerated Cryptography: We design cryptographic schemes optimized for hardware acceleration and explore co-design strategies between cryptography and hardware (e.g., GPU, FPGA). The goal is to achieve secure and privacy-preserving computation with high performance and scalability.
  • Blockchain Security and Privacy: We build secure and privacy-preserving blockchain infrastructures. Our research addresses challenges including resource-constrained users, confidential yet verifiable data, and trustworthy decentralized services.
Advisor information: https://yanxue820.github.io/
Contact: Send the following to jiayanxue820@gmail.com with the subject "Fall 2026 Application – Your Name – Your University":
  • CV or resume
  • Academic transcripts (unofficial is okay)
  • Brief statement of research interest (informal is okay)

Last updated: 2025-11-03 posted on 2025-11-01