Poorvi Vora
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
George Washington University
Send mail to poorvi at the following address: gwu dot edu
Office Hours Spring '09: Mon: 1-3 pm, 6-7 pm
Research Interests: Privacy, Cryptology, Electronic Voting, Game Theory.


Submit your best work to the special issue on electronic voting of the IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security: CFP.


I organized VSRW 06, a well-attended workshop on evaluating voting systems.

Classes:
Spring 2009:
Cryptography, CSCI 284/162 (Introductory graduate/upper-level cryptography, also taught Spring 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008).
Cryptography Modules at Chantilly High School Academy (also taught 2007 and 2008)
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
Others:
Advanced Cryptography, CSCI 381 (Advanced graduate cryptography), taught Fall 2004, 2005, and 2007


Research


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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: 09:53:28, Monday, 23 February, 2009 local time.