Poorvi Vora
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
George Washington University
Send mail to poorvi at the following address: gwu dot edu


Office Hours Fall '08: Tues: 1-4 pm, Wed: 2-5 pm

Research Interests: Privacy, Cryptology, Electronic Voting, Game Theory.
I organized VSRW 06, a well-attended workshop on evaluating voting systems.
Classes:
Fall 2008:
Discrete Structures II, CSCI 124 (A second course in discrete mathematics for undergraduates), also taught Fall 2006 and 2007
Computer Security I, CSCI 283 (Introductory graduate level computer security) also taught Fall 2003, 2005 and 2006
Spring 2008:
Cryptography, CSCI 284/162 (Introductory graduate/upper-level cryptography, also taught Spring 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007).
Cryptography Modules taught at Chantilly High School Academy (also taught 2007)
Others:
Advanced Cryptography, CSCI 381 (Advanced graduate cryptography), taught Fall 2004, 2005, and 2007


Research


Resume


My Education: B. Tech (EE), IIT Bombay, 1986; M.S. (EE), North Carolina State Univ. (NCSU), 1988; M.S. (Math.), Cornell, 1990; Ph.D. (EE) NCSU, 1993.


I have translated some of the poetry of Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz from the Urdu; the translations are here. One of these was referenced in the Huffington Post (search for "Poorvi Vora"). The official Faiz site, maintained by his family, is here.

Last update: 14:43:46, Thursday, 04 September, 2008 local time.