Dr. Prateek Mittal

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Biography

Prateek Mittal is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University, where he also serves as the Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, obtained in 2012, and holds both an M.S. (2010) and a B.Tech. (2006) from the same institution. His research interests lie at the intersection of security, machine learning, and data science, harnessing techniques from network science and distributed systems. Mittal's work has significantly impacted the design of widely-used systems, such as the Tor network for anonymous communication and the Let's Encrypt Certificate Authority. He is also affiliated with the Computer Science department and the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP).

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Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.