CV

Education

• Ph.D in Computer Science, University of Maryland, 2025 (expected)
  Advisor: Jonathan Katz
• M.Sc. in Computer Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2019
  Advisor: Kurt Rohloff
  Thesis: Efficient Lattice Trapdoors and Their Applications
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Sabanci University, 2017

Publications

Please see the publications page.

Research

• SandboxAQ
  PQC Research Scientist Resident (2023-2024)
• NJIT
  Research Programmer (2016-2019)

Teaching(TAship)

• UMD
  CMSC818L(Fantastic Zero Knowledge Proofs and How to Use Them): Fall 2024
  CMSC657(Introduction to Quantum Information Processing): Fall 2022
  CMSC456(Introudction to Cryptography): Spring 2022
  CMSC858T(Introduction to Secure Distributed Computing): Spring 2021
  CMSC451(Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms): Fall 2020, Fall 2021
  CMSC414(Computer and Network Security): Fall 2019

• Sabanci University
  CS201(Introduction to Computing): Spring 2017
  MATH101/102(Calculus 101/102): Fall 2014-Fall 2016

Service

• Program Committee: WAHC (2024)
• External Reviewer: Eurocrypt (2024-25), Asiacrypt (2024)

Awards & Fellowships

• UMD Dean’s Fellowship
• Sabanci University Dean’s High Honor List
• Sakip Sabanci High Honor Scholarship
• Turkish Prime Ministry High Honor Scholarship