Rosario Gennaro
Director, CAISS
Areas of Expertise/Research
- Blockchain
- Cryptocurrencies
- Cryptography
- Cybersecurity
- Privacy
Building
Shepard Hall
Office
279
Phone
212-650-5961
Fax
212-650-5381
Rosario Gennaro
Profile
Rosario Gennaro received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1996, and was a researcher at the IBM T.J.Watson Research Center before joining City College in the Summer of 2012. His research focuses on cryptography and network security and more in general on theoretical computer science. His most recent works address the security of the cloud computing infrastructure, the issues of privacy and anonymity in electronic communication, and proactive security to minimize the effects of system break-ins.
Prof.Gennaro serves as the Director of the Center for Algorithms and Interactive Scientific Software (CAISS)
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, 1996
M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, 1993
Laurea in Matematica, Universita' di Catania, Italy, 1989.
Research Interests
Cryptography, Network Security, Theoretical Computer Science