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)
  • Publications: ACM CCS 2024, ACM SIGMETRICS 2024, IEEE Blockchain 2023
  • Awards: Most Outstanding CS Master Student at SDSU, ACM CCS 2024 Student Grant
• Xiaocan Wang (Fall 2025 - Present)
  • Awards: ACM CCS DEI Student Grant

- Master and Undergraduate Students

• Zhen Yang (Spring 2026 - Present)
• Tong Yang (Fall 2024 - Present)

Alumni

• Aron Chen (Fall 2024 - Spring 2026), Master of Computer Science at SDSU
• Yahui Jiang (Fall 2024 - Spring 2026), Master of Computer Science at SDSU
• Jackson Keus (Fall 2023 - Spring 2025), Bachelor of Computer Science at SDSU
• Darren Lee (Fall 2022 - Spring 2024), Bachelor of Computer Science at SDSU
• Danyal Zina (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024), Bachelor of Computer Science at SDSU
• Nishee Agrawal (Summer Intern of 2023), Master of Computer Science at SDSU
• TJ Hutchinson (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023), Bachelor of Computer Science at SDSU

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.