Security Engineer

The petitioner proposes to continue his research and teaching in cybersecurity, blockchain systems, and machine learning within a U.S. academic institution. His work focuses on enhancing transparency, accountability, and fraud resistance in sectors such as finance and healthcare through trust-centered technology. The endeavor aims to address critical national challenges including secure public service delivery and ethical AI use.

The petitioner proposes to enhance blockchain security and lower financial risks by creating innovative computational methods. His work focuses on improving blockchain utility in secure financial transactions and boosting the accuracy and performance of safety-critical software systems.

USCIS found that the petitioner's proposed endeavor to advance distributed software and systems in cloud environments holds substantial merit and national importance for the global economy and computing infrastructure. The petitioner was determined to be well-positioned to advance the endeavor based on his Ph.D. in computing science, a record of peer-reviewed publications, 164 citations, and 14 peer reviews. On balance, it was determined that waiving the labor certification requirement would benefit the United States.

The petitioner proposes to develop privacy-preserving technologies designed to compute data without compromising individual privacy. This work focuses on securing online transactions and protecting against identity theft or unauthorized access to personal information in an increasingly digitalized environment.