Amir Houmansadr
Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolAmir Houmansadr is a professor and security/privacy researcher with over a decade of experience translating deep academic research into real-world impact at UMass Amherst, where he progressed from assistant to full professor. His work spans network security, censorship resistance, and privacy-preserving systems, grounded in a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UIUC and early industry internships in network security. Known for bridging theory and systems, he has led projects on multimedia watermarking and other practical defenses dating back to research roles before his doctoral studies. Based in Amherst, MA, Amir combines rigorous scholarship with hands-on system design, mentoring the next generation of security researchers while maintaining an active research portfolio.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Science (MSc), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Master of Science (MSc), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Sharif University of Technology
Github Skills (5)
censorship-resistance7
proxy4
cubing3
management2
censorship-circumvention1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
SPIN-UMass/IMProxy
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
Contributions:6 commits, 6 pushes in 1 day
SPIN-UMass/SWEET
Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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