Aayush Jain is an assistant professor in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Ph.D. from UCLA under the supervision of Amit Sahai. Before that, he received his undergraduate degree from IIT Delhi. Aayush is interested in cryptography and its fascinating connections with areas of theoretical computer science. His current interests include the design of advanced cryptographic primitives such as obfuscation and homomorphic and functional encryption schemes. He's excited about expanding the scope of modern cryptography through the investigation of new sources of cryptography-friendly hard problems.