Overview

The Distributed System Security Lab (DSSL) aims to secure various largely deployed distributed systems, including public blockchain networks, social networks, cloud storage, and decentralized storage systems.

Current Members

- Ph.D. Students

• Shixuan Guan (Fall 2024 - Present; Master at SDSU: Fall 2022 - Spring 2024)
  • Publications: ACM CCS 2024, ACM SIGMETRICS 2024, IEEE Blockchain 2023
  • Awards: Most Outstanding CS Master Student at SDSU, ACM CCS 2024 Student Grant

- Master Students

• Xiaocan Wang (Fall 2024 - )
  • Awards: ACM CCS 2024 DEI Student Grant
• Aron Chen (Fall 2024 - )
• Yahui Jiang (Fall 2024 - )

- Undergraduate Students

• Tong Yang (Fall 2024 - )

Alumni

• Jackson Keus (Fall 2023 - Spring 2025)
• Darren Lee (Fall 2022 - Spring 2024)
• Danyal Zina (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024)
• Nishee Agrawal (Summer Intern of 2023)
• Tj Hutchinson (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)

Student Opportunities

We are always looking for talented and self-motivated students to work on applied cybersecurity! If you are interested, please read our recent papers first and then send your CV and transcripts. Please use “Perspective Student - Your Name” as the subject in your email.