Xiao D
- Research Program Mentor

PhD at Indiana University - Bloomington

Expertise

Cryptography, Machine Learning, Algorithm

Bio

My research expertise lies in the fields of cryptography, machine learning, and algorithm design, where I have authored numerous research papers. At Polygence, I have a proven track record of mentoring high school students, guiding them to publish their work in prestigious venues such as the Journal of Student Research and the International Journal of High School Research. In addition to providing research guidance, I have also taught college-level computer science topics and advanced concepts such as machine learning, asymmetric key cryptography, homomorphic encryption to these students. I am passionate about sharing my knowledge and fostering the next generation of researchers in these areas.

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

Designing Privacy Preserving Pooling Systems for High School Student Council Using Homomorphic Encryption

In this project, the student will first study the number theory (such as modular arithmetic, Euler theorem, cyclic groups etc) to gain basic understanding of the mathematical foundations of modern cryptography systems. After that, we are going to learn the fundamental topics such asymmetric cryptograph, homomorphic encryption, oblivious transfer etc. Python programming will be used throughout this course, first to help students understand number theory, and then further creating the core engine for the research projects. Such system can be deployed in high schools to help conduct privacy preserving survey, opinion pools etc.