Shuhan Mirza

About Me

My research interests are Applied Cryptography, Blockchain, Security and Privacy. I am currently co-advised by Dr. Foteini Baldimtsi and Dr. Giuseppe Ateniese for my PhD in Computer Science. Currently, my primary focus is building cryptographic foundations for metadata-private instant messaging—where who talks to whom, when, and how often stays private.

Before joining academia, I used to craft scalable, distributed, and enterprise-grade products that solved real-world problems for millions of users. My contributions are battle-tested and I managed cross-functional teams. I have 5+ years of Software Engineering experience in the FinTech industry.

My undergrad thesis was supervised by Dr. Md Sadek Ferdous. He has been a true inspiration in my research journey.

Find my CV here.

News

• [Aug 2024] Started Ph.D. in Computer Science at George Mason University.
• [May 2024] Our research “Decentralised Identity Federations using Blockchain” got accepted in International Journal of Information Security.
• [Mar 2024] Our article published on CSCloud’23 got featured in HelloFuture Orange.
• [Oct 2023] Checkout out our submission at js13kgames!
• [Aug 2023] Our article published on CSCloud’23 got featured in TechXlpore.
• [May 2023] Our paper about secure instant messaging network using blockchain got accepted in CSCloud’23.
• [May 2023] Got promoted to Assistant Lead Software Engineer at bKash limited.

Publications

Services

Conference Review

• IEEE International Workshop on Cryptocurrency Exchanges (CryptoEx) 2023-2024
• International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Applications (ICBTA) 2023
• International Congress on Blockchain and Applications (BLOCKCHAIN) 2022-2024

Journal Review

• International Journal of Network Management (IJNM) 2023-2024

Distinguished Juror

• PatriotHacks 2024
• Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh (BCOLBD) 2023
• Robot Olympiad Bangladesh (BdRO) 2020-2023

FOSS

Blog Posts

• Why Token-based Pagination Performs Better Than Offset Based?
• Kickstarting Web Scraping with Residential Proxies: A Python Guide
• S.O.L.I.D Principle: The Superhero’s Guide to Writing Clean Code!
• Two simple methods to refactor deeply nested code
• How we scaled our campus online radio application system (SUSTCast)?

Speaking

Local Community

• Blockchain Learning Guideline || Shuhan Mirza || Jhankar Mahbub
• An Introduction to BlockChain | Shuhan Mirza | Ep-1 | RoboSUST
• Blockchain: USES & IMPLICATIONS at Ostad.app | Batch 1

Media Coverage

Research

• [HelloFuture Orange] Quarks: decentralized and blockchain-secured instant messaging
• [elblog.pl] Quarks: Revolutionizing Digital Communication Security
• [bnnbreaking.com] Discord Data Breach Exposes 760,000 Users: Blockchain Messaging as Future Security Hope
• [TechXplore] A decentralized, blockchain-based messaging network for safer communications

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