Ben Livshits

Ben Livshits is an Associate Professor of Computing at Imperial College London, affiliated with the University of Washington. His research interests include blockchain, security, privacy, program analysis, compilers, and software engineering. He previously worked as a research scientist at Microsoft Research. Livshits actively seeks motivated Ph.D. students and post-docs interested in systems security and programming languages. He encourages interested candidates to contact him via email with their application subject line and details of their research experience.

Benjamin Livshits is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at Imperial College London, specializing in Security, Blockchain, Compilers, Privacy, and Performance. His research focuses on identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities in software systems, including Java and JavaScript applications, through static analysis and program query languages. He has developed tools such as PQL, DynaMine, and Zozzle to detect malware, security flaws, and error patterns. Livshits also investigates blockchain vulnerabilities, particularly in the DeFi ecosystem, and explores privacy-preserving techniques for personal data. His work emphasizes soundness in program analysis and the enforcement of security policies in web technologies.