I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Illinois Tech. Previously, I was a post-doctoral researcher at Purdue University, advised by Aniket Kate. In 2022, I obtained my Ph.D. in Computer Science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

My research mainly focuses on applied cryptography, especially blockchain, secure computation and provable security. I am dedicated to designing efficient and secure cryptographic protocols that enhance collaboration while ensuring privacy protection. For more detailed information about my academic and research background, please refer to my CV.

I am currently looking for highly motivated Ph.D. students to start in Spring or Fall 2026. Please see this flyer for more details.

Service

• Program Committee Member:
  • 2026: Usenix Security, CCS, ACNS, FC
  • 2025: CCS, FC
  • 2024: CCS
• Conference Paper Review Service: CRYPTO(2025), ASIACRYPT(2024/2023/2021), EUROCRYPT(2020), IEEE S&P(2026/2025/2024/2023), CCS(2023/2021), ASIACCS(2020), FC(2024/2022), ACNS(2023/2022)
• Journal Paper Review Service: TOPS (2025/2024), TIFS(2024), IoTJ (2024), TDSC (2023)
• Workshop Organizing Committee: IMPACT (co-located with NDSS 2025)
• Session Chair: CCS(2024, Applied Crypto)

Mentorship

• Spring 2023 - Present, Zhongtang Luo (Ph.D. student at Purdue University)
• Fall 2024 - Present, Satvinder Singh (Ph.D. student at Purdue University)

Contact

If you are interested in my research or any other topics about cryptography, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me via email at yjia12@illinoistech.edu.