Xiao Liang is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He took a bachelor's degree in economics at the Beijing Institute of Technology, then master's and doctoral degrees at Stony Brook University, moving from economics into computer science. His research centres on cryptography and where it meets quantum computing, computational complexity theory and computer security, covering theoretical foundations such as zero-knowledge protocols, secure multi-party computation, non-malleability and digital signatures, as well as applications including secure spectrum allocation and plausibly deniable storage. The work has appeared at conferences including FOCS, CRYPTO and ICALP.
Liang works on both the theory and application of cryptography: zero-knowledge protocols and secure multi-party computation handle computing without revealing data, while secure spectrum allocation and deniable storage put that theory into real systems.
Achievements
- 2019 · Completed a master's degree at Stony Brook University.
- 2024 · Completed a PhD at Stony Brook University.