About

Deepak M. is a PhD candidate at Cornell Tech with a keen interest in computer security and applied cryptography. He has a broad range of experience in the field and has been primarily focused on decentralized identity systems in recent years. Deepak's research has led to the development of several noteworthy protocols, including DECO, a privacy-preserving oracle protocol licensed from Cornell by Chainlink, and CanDID, a Sybil-resistant decentralized identity system that builds on DECO to port legacy credentials. In addition to his work on decentralized identity, Deepak has also contributed to the development of GoAT, a file geolocation protocol that is useful in proving the location of files, and ZkAttest, an anonymity layer on top of WebAuthn that was developed during his research internship at Cloudflare. Deepak's education history includes a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at Cornell Tech, with an expected graduation date of 2023. As a research scientist with 6.43 years of relevant experience, Deepak is well-versed in a variety of tech stacks and is particularly skilled in decentralized systems. He is a driven and dedicated individual who is passionate about making a positive impact in the field of computer security and applied cryptography.