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Cody Freitag

Postdoctoral Researcher
c.freitag@northeastern.edu
I'm currently on the academic faculty job market! I'm primarily looking for tenure-track assistant professor positions in computer science starting fall 2026. Feel free to reach out if you or someone you know is hiring. I am a postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern University, hosted by Daniel Wichs, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem, hosted by Ilan Komargodski. My research primarily focuses on cryptography with an emphasis on cryptographic proofs and their applications to decentralization in distributed computing. In 2023, I completed my PhD at Cornell University (although technically at the Cornell Tech campus), advised by Rafael Pass. I did my undergrad at The University of Texas at Austin, and prior to that, I attended the unique Texas Academy of Math and Science. I have been fortunate to be funded by a Khoury College Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship while at Northeastern and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship while at Cornell.