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Dr. Ahmad Al Badawi
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About

A senior research scientist working on fully homomorphic encryption, privacy-preserving AI, and hardware acceleration of lattice cryptography. Below: where I've worked, what I've taught, the awards and service that frame the work, and the code I've shipped.

  • Research Statement

    Why private computation should be a default, not a feature. The agenda behind the work.

  • Research Impact

    Where the work is actually used: OpenFHE ranked the #1 FHE library (51% adoption), RNS-BFV as standard library infrastructure, and a 12 nm FHE ASIC.

  • Experience

    Industry and academic roles, including senior scientist positions, technical leadership on DARPA DPRIVE, and research at A*STAR and NUS.

  • Education

    Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore. Earlier degrees and theses.

  • Honors and Awards

    EB-1A and O-1A "Extraordinary Ability" recognitions, SINGA fellowship, and other honors.

  • Service

    Program committee service, journal reviewing, and community contributions in cryptography and privacy-preserving ML.

  • Teaching

    University courses, student supervision, and short-form tutorials.

  • Talks

    Invited talks, conference presentations, and tutorials.

Portrait of Dr. Ahmad Al Badawi

Dr. Ahmad Al Badawi

Sr. Scientist, Cryptography

NYC Metropolitan Area, US

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