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



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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). I completed my master’s from University of Waterloo (advised by N. Asokan), and my undergraduate from IIIT-Delhi, India.

Research: I work on trustworthy machine learning systems by grounding my research in systems security principles:

• Assessing Risks: Define realistic threat models to evaluate novel risks to security, privacy, safety, fairness, transparency
• Designing Defenses: Formulate requirements (e.g., effective, efficient, robust) to design practical defenses
• Holistic System Analysis: Study practical deployment concerns (e.g., interactions among defenses and risks)
• Technical Governance: Design technical mechanisms for accountability and regulatory compliance

Selected Research Awards (full list):

• Best Paper Award @ ACM CODASPY, 2025 News
• IBM PhD Fellowship, 2024 News
• Distinguished Paper Award @ IEEE S&P, 2024 News