Dr. Peihan Miao

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Peihan Miao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Brown University. His research interests broadly encompass cryptography, security, and theoretical computer science, with a specific focus on secure multi-party computation. Peihan's work has been supported by the National Science Foundation's SaTC Award and the DSI Seed Grant, and he is recognized as a Google Research Scholar and a recipient of the Amazon Research Award. He completed his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley in 2019 under the supervision of Sanjam Garg, following his Bachelor of Science degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where he graduated with honors in the ACM Honors Class. Before joining Brown, he served as a Research Scientist at Visa Research from 2019 to 2020, and as an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago from 2020 to 2022. Peihan's research aims to develop, implement, and evaluate novel techniques that achieve efficient secure multi-party computation from both theoretical and applied perspectives, bridging the gap between theory and practice.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2022-01-01 — Present

Brown University • Providence, RI

Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Computer Science.

Staff Research Scientist

2019-01-01 — 2020-01-01

Visa Research • San Francisco, CA

Worked on research projects related to cryptography and secure computation.

Assistant Professor

2020-01-01 — 2022-01-01

University of Illinois Chicago • Chicago, IL

Taught courses on cryptography and secure computation.

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics