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

Office Hours Tues: 1-2 pm, 6-8:30 pm; Thurs: 1:30-4 pm

Current Research Interests: Privacy, Cryptology, Electronic Voting, Information Theory and Coding, Game Theory.
My publications on: Privacy in Auctions, Information theory applied to security problems, Voting
Past Research Interests: Color Imaging, Image Processing (watermarking, counterfeit deterrence)
Classes:
Fall 2009: Discrete Structures II, CSCI 124, taught annually since 2006 Advanced Cryptography, CSCI 381, taught 2004, 2005, and 2007
Spring 2009: Cryptography, CSCI 284/162, taught annually since 2004
Others: Computer Security, CSCI 283/172 taught 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008; Cryptography Modules at Chantilly High School Academy (2007 and 2008)


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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.

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