- Renowned cryptography expert, Professor at University of Maryland & former Chief Scientist at Dfns (MPC blockchain WaaS). Fellow of the IACR & the ACM
- Acclaimed scientific & academic author with 240+ scientific papers, manuscripts, refereed papers & 14 books published, including widely used Cryptography textbooks.
- Secured $multi-million Research Grants/Gifts from Fortune 500 companies & governments such as DARPA, US Army, NSF, Facebook, Alibaba and Cisco.
- Received numerous awards, including an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, a UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award & an ACM SIGSAC Outstanding Contribution Award
