Summary
Benjamin Terner is a cryptographic engineer and PhD candidate in computer science at UC Irvine with 12 years of hands-on experience building and implementing cryptographic protocols for industry and research. He has applied multi-party computation and applied crypto at organizations including Confidencial Inc, DFINITY, SRI International, and Google’s MPC group, bridging cutting-edge theory with production systems. His background spans startups to national labs, from leading product development as a Chief Engineering Officer to integrating secure computation with cloud platforms during internships. Benjamin combines rigorous academic training (BS and MS from University of Virginia) with practical engineering chops, focused on making advanced cryptography usable at scale. Outside of work he plays ultimate frisbee, reflecting a collaborative, team-oriented mindset that he brings to complex engineering problems.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Irvine
BS, Computer Science (Minor: Engineering Business), BS, Computer Science (Minor: Engineering Business) at University of Virginia
English, Spanish, Hebrew