- E-mail: archita.agarwal19@gmail.com
About Me
I am a computer scientist focusing on cryptography and
distributed systems. I currently work in the Cryptography
Research Group of MongoDB where I design protocols to integrate
cryptography into large distributed storage systems, thus making
them inherently secure to use.
Even though I am a cryptographer by training, I have very broad
research interests touching multiple subfields of computer
science, including approximation algorithms, databases, and
social networks. For example, during my stay at IBM Research, I
developed data analysis and visualization tools for large
weather datasets, and also designed approximation algorithms for
set cover and resource allocation problems.
Before joining MongoDB, I was an Assistant Professor for a year
at Denison University in Ohio, where I taught both introductory
and intermediate CS courses. In general, I like to experiment
with non-traditional teaching methods such as flipped
classrooms, group exercises to teach content, and theming
courses to make them more fun.
In my spare time, you can find me challenging a friend to a card
game; I take pride in knowing at least 30 of them. I am
passionate about all things beach-related, watercoloring, and
Hindi music. I dream of one day owning a board-game cafe on an
ocean beach where people can paint and play to relax with Hindi
music older than 2010 playing in the background. I love cricket
but I am very slowly moving toward soccer.