Thang Hoang
Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolThang Hoang is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech with a decade of experience spanning applied cryptography, security, and privacy-enhancing technologies. He earned advanced degrees across institutions in Asia and the U.S., culminating in a PhD from Oregon State University, and has blended academic research with industry-facing internships at Bosch and research roles in multiple countries. His work bridges rigorous cryptographic research and practical privacy solutions, informed by prior roles as a lecturer and research scientist that emphasize real-world impact and teaching. Thang’s cross-cultural academic journey and industry collaborations give him a versatile perspective on deploying secure systems in diverse environments. He is based in Blacksburg, Virginia, and is known for translating theoretical advances into usable security primitives and privacy tools.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science, Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science at Chonnam National UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of South FloridaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at Oregon State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at VNUHCM - University of Science
English, Vietnamese, Korean
Github Skills (17)
ranking8
science7
react7
computer-science6
privacy-enhancing-technologies6
distributed-computing6
error-correction3
computation3
backpack2
searchable2
bulletproofs2
prng2
verifiable2
security1
numeric1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
thanghoang/academic-kickstart
Aug 2022 - Aug 2025
📝 Easily create a beautiful website using Academic, Hugo, and Netlify
Contributions:255 pushes in 3 years
hugojamstacknetlifyhugo-themestatic-site-generator
thanghoang/IM-DSSE
Jun 2016 - Feb 2020
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch, 7 comments in 3 years 8 months
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