Anwar Hithnawi

Anwar Hithnawi is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, where he leads the Privacy Preserving Systems Lab. His research focuses on system security, data privacy, applied cryptography, and privacy-preserving systems. He is affiliated with the CS department and can be contacted via email at ahithnawi@cs.toronto.edu or through his lab website at https://pps-lab.com/people/anwarhithnawi/. His work includes secure computation, differential privacy, and privacy-enhancing technologies.

Anwar Hithnawi is a researcher at the University of Toronto with expertise in Data Privacy, Applied Cryptography, Computer Security, and Systems. His work focuses on developing secure and privacy-preserving technologies for emerging systems, particularly in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). He has published extensively on topics such as encrypted query processing, homomorphic encryption, federated learning, and decentralized access control. His research emphasizes the design of cryptographic protocols that enable secure data sharing, storage, and processing while maintaining user privacy. Hithnawi's contributions span both theoretical and applied aspects of cryptography and system security, with a strong emphasis on real-world deployment and scalability.