Doctoral Candidate in Computer Science | Blockchain & Distributed Systems Researcher
Eugene, OR, USA
Doctoral candidate in Computer Science at the University of Oregon researching Blockchains, Distributed Systems, Cryptoeconomics, and Computer Security. Published in top-tier venues and recipient of the Ripple Fellowship. Experienced in quantitative research, software engineering, protocol design, and threat modeling.
Salary
USD 90,000 – 250,000
Department of Computer Science - University of Oregon
Sept 2022 — Present
Reviewer for IEEE TRel, IEEE TDSC, ACISP, and IWQoS. Designing a loss-bounded block construction protocol to mitigate predatory MEV. Designing a cross-exchange wash trading detection system and novel address clustering heuristic. Proposed a risk scoring framework for critical DeFi infrastructure. Developed SecPLF to secure Protocols for Loanable Funds from oracle manipulation attacks.
Department of Computer Science - University of Oregon
Sept 2021 — Jun 2022
Led weekly lab sessions for CIS 122 (Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving) covering basic Python programming, and CIT 383 (Networking Fundamentals) covering routing protocols and network analysis using Wireshark. Graded assignments for both courses.
Machine Learning Lab - IIIT Hyderabad
Jul 2021 — Sept 2021
Co-developed Tiramisu, a framework for layered consensus protocols over blockchains addressing scalability and composability. Designed ASHWAChain, a fast committee-based blockchain consensus protocol resistant to adversarial manipulation, with a prototype in Go and Python. Contributed to theoretical formulation, simulations, and system-level benchmarking.
AlphaMu Software Technologies
Sept 2019 — Nov 2019
Built a mobile application using React Native and Django integrated with AWS-based backend services for real-time data updates and user interaction. Designed UI/UX flows, optimized API response times, and contributed to deployment.
PhD · Computer Science
2021 – Present
BTech · Computer Science and Engineering
2017 – 2021