Computer Science Faculty

Ilya Volkovich

Assistant Professor

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Ilya Volkovich

Ph.D.

Contact

245 Beacon Street 428F

Telephone: 617-552-3905

Email: ilya.volkovich@bc.edu

Education

  • B.A., Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
  • Ph.D., Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

Research Interests

Computational Complexity with Applications to Cryptography and Machine Learning.

In particular:

  • Algebraic Complexity
  • Randomness in Computation
  • Computational Learning Theory

I am also interested in teaching Theory of Computation to undergraduate students

Department

Computer Science

Biography

Ilya Volkovich is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at md传媒国产剧 College. Before joining md传媒国产剧 College he taught courses in the theory of computation听at the University of Michigan and Princeton University. He also held a visiting position at the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton.

He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, advised by Prof. Amir Shpilka. His research interests are in the broad area of theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics. More specifically, he is interested in aspects of algebraic complexity, randomness in computation, computational learning theory, and their applications to cryptography and machine learning. In addition, he is also interested in teaching theory of computation to undergraduate students.

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