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Salman Avestimehr is a Dean's Professor and inaugural director of the USC-Amazon Center for Secure Trusted Machine Learning. He is also the director of the vITAL research lab. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2008, after obtaining his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 2003. Prior to his current position, he was an Assistant Professor at Cornell University and a postdoctoral scholar at the Center for Mathematics of Information at Caltech. His research focuses primarily on information theory, machine learning, distributed computing, secure private learning, and federated learning. Avestimehr has received several accolades, including the IEEE Information Theory Society's James L. Massey Research and Teaching Award and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. He is also a Fellow of IEEE and has held editorial roles with reputable journals. He has been recognized for his contributions to research and teaching through various awards and is a prominent figure in his field.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
Serving as a Dean's Professor and inaugural director of the USC-Amazon Center for Secure Trusted Machine Learning.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Worked in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department.
Center for Mathematics of Information, Caltech • Pasadena, CA
Conducted research in information theory.
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