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Career

· Assistant Professor, University of Washington2020–
· Advanced topics on secure hardware, UC Berkeley2018–
· Co-founder, Somerset Recon2012–
· Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Security, University of California, San Diego2011–2018
· PhD Student, University of California, San Diego2011–2018
· Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Berkeley
· Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley
· T4CS (Linux and the Command Line), University of California, San Diego
· Computer Security and Privacy (CSE484), University of Washington
· Hardware Security (CSE599), University of Washington
· Introduction to Computer Programming III (CSE123), University of Washington

Publications (28)

Keystone: an open framework for architecting trusted execution environments
European Conference on Computer Systems · 2020
463
cited
On Subnormal Floating Point and Abnormal Timing
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy · 2015
203
cited
Prime+Abort: A Timer-Free High-Precision L3 Cache Attack using Intel TSX
USENIX Security Symposium · 2017
186
cited
Hertzbleed: Turning Power Side-Channel Attacks Into Remote Timing Attacks on x86
IEEE Micro · 2023
127
cited
Trusted Browsers for Uncertain Times
USENIX Security Symposium · 2016
82
cited
Augury: Using Data Memory-Dependent Prefetchers to Leak Data at Rest
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy · 2022
60
cited
Keystone: A Framework for Architecting TEEs
arXiv.org · 2019
51
cited
Opening Pandora’s Box: A Systematic Study of New Ways Microarchitecture Can Leak Private Data
International Symposium on Computer Architecture · 2021
51
cited
GoFetch: Breaking Constant-Time Cryptographic Implementations Using Data Memory-Dependent Prefetchers
USENIX Security Symposium · 2024
43
cited
On the effectiveness of mitigations against floating-point timing channels
USENIX Security Symposium · 2017
39
cited
Keystone: An Open Framework for Architecting TEEs
2019
36
cited
DVFS Frequently Leaks Secrets: Hertzbleed Attacks Beyond SIKE, Cryptography, and CPU-Only Data
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy · 2023
28
cited
Synchronization Storage Channels (S2C): Timer-less Cache Side-Channel Attacks on the Apple M1 via Hardware Synchronization Instructions
USENIX Security Symposium · 2023
23
cited
Sanctorum: A lightweight security monitor for secure enclaves
Design, Automation and Test in Europe · 2018
20
cited
Welcome to the Entropics: Boot-Time Entropy in Embedded Devices
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy · 2013
20
cited
Verifying RISC-V Physical Memory Protection
arXiv.org · 2022
18
cited
GPU.zip: On the Side-Channel Implications of Hardware-Based Graphical Data Compression
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy · 2024
16
cited
Building Open Trusted Execution Environments
IEEE Security and Privacy · 2020
10
cited
Peek-a-Walk: Leaking Secrets via Page Walk Side Channels
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy · 2025
9
cited
Avoiding Instruction-Centric Microarchitectural Timing Channels Via Binary-Code Transformations
International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems · 2024
8
cited
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