Stefano Tessaro

Professor
Paul G. Allen Career Development Professor
Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington

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I work on cryptography, computer security, and theoretical computer science. A common theme of my research are theoretical problems motivated by practical applications of cryptography. I am also broadly interested in the design of privacy-preserving systems and cryptographic protocols, and in the foundations of cryptography.

I co-lead the cryptography group at UW, along with Andrea Coladangelo and Huijia Lin. I am also a member of the theory group.

My research has been supported by several NSF awards (including the CAREER award), a Sloan Fellowship, a Hellman Fellowship, and research awards from CISCO, JP Morgan, and Microsoft.

My publications are available. See also my DBLP entry. You can also check out my (often outdated) CV.

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Short bio: I joined UW in Winter 2019, after five lovely years as an assistant professor at UC Santa Barbara. Even earlier, I was a research scientist at MIT CSAIL and a postdoctoral scholar at UC San Diego. I completed my PhD in 2010 at ETH Zurich.

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Current teaching:

• Foundations of Computing II (CSE 312; undergraduate) (Autumn 2024)