Hi, I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). I obtained my PhD degree from the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, where I was very grateful to have Giulia Fanti and Elaine Shi as my advisors.
My research interests include cryptography, privacy-preserving computation, security and privacy in machine learning, blockchain technology, etc. I design and implement algorithms.
🎓 Hiring!
I am currently looking for PhD students and research interns to join my group at HKUST.
I am looking for students who are interested in related topics including cryptography, privacy-preserving computation, security and privacy in machine learning, etc. Please feel free to reach out to me via email.
Education
I received my PhD from CMU and my B.S. in Computer Science from Peking University.
Publications
Preprints/Other Projects
Presentations/Talks
Teaching
- Teaching Assistant, CMU 18734/17731: Foundation of Privacy, Fall 2024
- Teaching Assistant, CMU 15893: Special Topics in Cryptography (PIR, ORAM, ZK), Spring 2024
Services
Reviewer: ToN 2025, TIFS 2025, Usenix Security 2025, Journal of Cryptology 2024, Crypto 2024, Eurocrypt 2024, etc.
Others
- If you have difficulty pronouncing my name, it is similar to "Ming-Shwin Joel" :)