Saba Eskandarian
Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolSaba Eskandarian is an assistant professor at UNC Chapel Hill with 11 years of experience bridging applied cryptography research and practical systems development. She earned a PhD from Stanford, where she conducted research in applied cryptography under Dan Boneh, and earlier work explored cryptography tied to physical objects and proofs of space. Her background includes industry-focused internships—building privacy-preserving payment-splitting prototypes at Visa and implementing backend systems across startups and research platforms—giving her a strong blend of theoretical rigor and hands-on engineering. Based in Chapel Hill, she continues to translate cutting-edge cryptographic ideas into deployable prototypes and interdisciplinary collaborations that span academia and industry.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
MCS, Computer Science, MCS, Computer Science at University of VirginiaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at Stanford University
Github Skills (8)
sql-database9
privacy3
security3
privacy-preserving3
golang2
linux2
intel-sgx2
multi-process2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
SabaEskandarian/PunchCard
Mar 2020 - Apr 2021
A privacy-preserving digital version of punch cards used in store loyalty programs
Contributions:22 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 1 year 1 month
privacysecuritypunchprogramsloyalty-programs
SabaEskandarian/Clarion
Oct 2020 - Apr 2021
Contributions:48 commits, 1 comment, 1 issue in 5 months
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