Vasisht Duddu
Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
Secure Systems Group
University of Waterloo
vasisht.duddu at uwaterloo.ca



Publications Talks CV

I am pursuing my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo advised by N. Asokan. I am part of the Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) group and the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI).

Research: I work on enhancing trust in machine learning systems by

• systematically evaluating risks to security, privacy, fairness, and transparency, and designing practical defenses
• designing technical mechanisms for ensuring accountability (e.g., regulatory compliance, safety, reliability)

Selected Awards:

• IBM PhD Fellowship, 2024 News
• Distinguished Paper Award @ IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, 2024 News
• Mastercard Cybersecurity and Privacy Excellence Graduate Scholarship, 2024 News
• David R. Cheriton Graduate Scholarship, 2024-26

Past: I completed my masters from University of Waterloo (advised by N. Asokan), and my undergraduate from IIIT-Delhi. During my undergrad, I interned with Antoine Boutet (INRIA Privatics) and Reza Shokri (National University of Singapore).