I completed my PhD in 2023 at
Northeastern University advised by
abhi shelat and was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the
Data Science Institute (DSI) at
Brown University under the mentorship of
Anna Lysyanskaya.
Before that, I completed my undergraduate studies at
The University of Texas at Austin.
Quick Links to Spring 2026 Courses:
- COMS BC3262 (Introduction to Cryptography)
- COMS BC1016 (Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science)
Professional Updates:
April 2026: Congratulations to
Madiha Zahrah Choksi on being awarded a DSI Postdoc Fellowship!! So excited to be one of her co-mentors when she joins in the fall!!!
Mar 2026: I can't believe it either, but I'm on the
IACR Schools Committee!! Very excited to evaluate proposals for cryptology schools :)
Jan 2026: I guess I'm on the steering committee for
CFAIL now? Let's all continue to fail better ٩(^ᗜ^ )و
Dec 2025: Woah, I'm now a member of the
DSI at Columbia (affiliated with the
Cybersecurity Center)!
Aug 2025: Woohoo! Our paper on signature functionalities was accepted to TCC 2025! Aarhus, here we come!
May 2025: Yay! Our paper on multi-holder anonymous credentials was accepted to CRYPTO 2025! See you all there!
Spring 2025: I'M GOING TO BE A PROFESSOR!! I'm so so so excited to announce starting July 2025, I'll be an Assistant Professor of
Computer Science at
Barnard College,
Columbia University!!
Fall 2024: I'm planning to go on the job market! Wish me luck :)
Misc
In my spare time, I enjoy
doodling, as evident by the
Alice and Bob characters in my presentations.
How to pronounce my name:
My name is pronounced like Lisa without the "L" or Isa like
"Isa the Iguana" from Dora the Explorer (unfortunately I do not know any cool facts about the rainforest... but I did once disappoint a small child by not being an iguana).
