penggao

Peng Gao

Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Virginia Tech

Office: Gilbert Place 4104
E-mail: penggao [at] vt [dot] edu

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About Me

I am an assistant professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher in Computer Science at UC Berkeley (with Dawn Song). I received my Ph.D. and M.A. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University (with Prateek Mittal, Sanjeev R. Kulkarni). I received my B.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

I am broadly interested in security and privacy, systems and networking, and AI. My research focuses on creating scalable, intelligent, secure, and trustworthy systems and technologies to solve real-world security, privacy, and computing challenges. Current topics include:

Education & Experience

Prospective students: I am seeking highly motivated Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers to join my lab. If you’re interested, please email your CV and transcript to penggao.jobs [at] gmail [dot] com. In your message, please include a brief statement explaining your understanding of our research topics and relevant publications. While I may not be able to respond to every message due to the volume of inquiries, I genuinely appreciate your interest.