Sanjam Garg

Sanjam Garg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests lie in Theory (THY) and Security (SEC). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Prof. Garg's work has been recognized with best paper awards at EUROCRYPT 2013, CRYPTO 2017, and EUROCRYPT 2018. He is also the recipient of the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, the Sloan Research Fellowship, and the IIT Delhi Graduates of the Last Decade Award. His research is associated with the Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence (RDI) and the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing (SITC).

Sanjam Garg is a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in cryptography, security, privacy, and theoretical computer science. His work focuses on developing cryptographic primitives and protocols that ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and privacy. Key areas include obfuscation, functional encryption, attribute-based encryption, and secure multi-party computation. His research explores the theoretical foundations of cryptographic constructions and their practical applications in secure communication and data protection. Notable contributions include candidate multilinear maps, differing-inputs obfuscation, and efficient oblivious RAM protocols. His publications address challenges in cryptographic hardness, secure computation, and privacy-preserving technologies.