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Prateek Mittal is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University, where he serves as the Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, completed in 2012, and has earned both his M.S. in 2010 and B.Tech. in 2006 from the same institution. His research interests encompass a range of topics including machine learning, data science, network science, and distributed systems, within the overarching themes of computing and networking as well as data and information science. Mittal’s work has significantly impacted the design of widely-used systems like the Tor network, which provides anonymous communication, and the Let's Encrypt Certificate Authority, exemplifying his contributions to applied cryptography and security. He serves on the faculty for both the Computer Science department and the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP), guiding students and influencing the research landscape in his areas of expertise.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.