Lalita Devadas

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Lali Devadas earned her B.A. in mathematics and computer science from Columbia University in 2020, and her Ph.D. in computer science from MIT in 2026. While at MIT, Lali worked in the Computer and Information Security group under the supervision of Yael Tauman Kalai and Vinod Vaikuntanathan, and focused on exploring the theoretical frontiers of cryptographic delegation of computational tasks. Nowadays, she is interested in building practical secure multiparty computation protocols with low overhead. 

Aside from research, Lali enjoys fiber arts, particularly knitting and crochet, and trying new recipes. 

"I am so excited to be here at Cooper! Everything I’ve seen and heard so far tells me that this is a really special place with incredible students who are brilliant and curious. I felt that my undergraduate experience was a very exciting time in my life, as I honed in on an area I wanted to dive deeper into. I can’t wait to have the opportunity to help other students find their passions."

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