Ghada Almashaqbeh
Assistant Professor
School of Computing
I am an assistant professor in the School of Computing at UConn. I am also an affiliated member at the Connecticut Advanced Computing Center (CACC) and the Engineering for Human Rights Initiative. Before joining UConn, I spent a while exploring the entrepreneurship world. I cofounded CacheCash, a startup that came out of my PhD thesis! and I was a Cryptographer at NuCypher. Now, I am a scientific advisor at Sunscreen Tech and The Melon, a 2023 Foresight Institute fellow, and a 2023 TLDR fellow at Uniswap Foundation.
I received my PhD in Computer Science from Columbia University in 2019, where I was a member of the Cryptography Lab and the Data Science Institute. During the PhD, I was fortunate to have Allison Bishop and Tal Malkin as my advisors.
My research interests cover cryptography, computer systems security, and privacy, with a focus on blockchain-based systems and distributed cryptographic protocols. My research is supported by NSF, Protocol Labs, Uniswap Foundation, and UConn Research Excellence Award.
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ghada@uconn.edu | |
Phone | (860) 486-8136 |
Mailing Address | University of Connecticut 371 Fairfield Way, Unit 4155 Storrs, CT 06269-4155 |
Campus | Storrs |
Link | Affiliation Website |