Mohammad Hajiabadi, University of Waterloo

Research

Black-box separations Chosen ciphertext security Cryptography Multi-party computation Non-interactive zero knowledge Oblivious Transfer Private-Information Retreival Private set intersection

Latest funding

New Techniques for Public-Key Cryptography
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500
New Techniques for Public-Key Cryptography
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$102,000

All 2 grants and awards

New Techniques for Public-Key Cryptography

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Hajiabadi, Mohammad

$12,500

New Techniques for Public-Key Cryptography

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hajiabadi, Mohammad

Keywords: cryptography; public-key encryption; trapdoor functions; oblivious transfer; black-box separations; multi-party computation; private-information retreival; private set intersection; chosen ciphertext security; non-interactive zero knowledge

$102,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Black-box separations Dear Professor Hajiabadi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on black-box separations connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "New Techniques for Public-Key Cryptography" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]