Ali Hajiabadi
Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zurich

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Computer Security Group at ETH Zurich, led by Prof. Kaveh Razavi. I completed my PhD at National University of Singapore (NUS) with Prof. Trevor E. Carlson. My PhD thesis explores innovative solutions to build efficient and secure processors through hardware/software co-design.
My research has been recognized and supported by the School of Computing CS PhD Thesis Award (Honorable Mention), Dean’s Graduate Research Excellence Award, 61st DAC Best Paper Award nomination, President’s Graduate Fellowship (2019-2023), NUSGS Research Incentive Award, and Research Achievement Award.
You can find my CV here.
latest news
Mar 22, 2025 | Cassandra is accepted to appear in ISCA 2025 (top-tier conference in Computer Architecture). |
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Aug 06, 2024 | I am a winner of the prestigious award of Deans Graduate Research Excellence Award. |
Jul 15, 2024 | I have started a new position as a PostDoc in the COMSEC group, ETH Zurich. |
Jul 02, 2024 | My thesis is recognized by the SoC CS PhD Thesis Award (Honorable Mention), as top five selected theses. |
Jun 26, 2024 | Conjuring is nominated for the 61st DAC Best Paper Award. |
selected publications
- DAC’24Conjuring: Leaking Control Flow via Speculative Fetch AttacksIn Proceedings of 61st Design Automation Conference (DAC 2024), Jun 2024