About me

I am an assistant professor at the University of Virginia. I got my PhD from Purdue University and my Bachelor’s degree from Fudan University. I work on differential privacy and machine learning privacy, focusing on designing algorithms that work in practice.

My lovely wife Xuejun Zhao is an assistant professor in Information System and Operations Management at UNC Charlotte.

Note I am very happy with the size of my fantastic group of current phd and intern students. I do not plan to take new phd students fall 25 and fall 26.
Note Due to over commitment to conference program committees, I will not review journal papers. If you need reviews, I highly recommend my students (see Students tab).

Last updated: March 10th, 2025