Syed Shariq Ali

Syed Shariq Ali

Class of 2018
BS Computer Science

Core Skills

  • Python (Programming Language)
  • C++
  • Linux
  • Cloud Development
  • DevOps

Academic Awards / Achievements

  • Merit Scholarship since Aug 2014

Experience

Leadership / Meta-curricular

  • Study Abroad, KU Leuven (Belgium), Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
  • Treasurer, Tachi Club, Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
  • Founding Member Brain. Hack(), April 2015 - April 2018

Internship / Volunteer Work

  • Teaching Assistant, Aug 2015 - April 2018

Final Year Project

Project Title

Multi-party Computation (MPC) using Lightweight Ciphers for the Internet of Things (IoT) Devices

Description

The Internet of Things (IoT) involves the collection and communication of data by light-weight data sensors. Because the sensors do not have a lot of computation power, they use special light-weight encryption schemes to secure their data. This capstone project implements these schemes using a new cryptographic framework called multi-party computation (MPC). The project took root in a course on cryptography offered at Habib University by Dr Elena Andreeva who was visiting from KU Leuven, Belgium and is a co-supervisor. For the project, I spent 3 months at KU Leuven in order to work more closely with Dr. Andreeva.