Blockchain Security & Privacy Researcher
Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science · Wayne State University
Expected graduation: Summer 2027
I work on security and privacy in Ethereum: smart accounts, smart contracts, and zero-knowledge applications. I build analysis tools and protocols, then test how well they hold up against attackers.
Seeking faculty and industry research positions in blockchain security.
Account authorization, privacy-preserving protocols, and security analysis.
Screening delegate bytecode before account authorization
A bytecode-only screening framework for EIP-7702 account delegation, evaluated against an adaptive adversary that searches for ways to evade detection.
Research details: AuthGuard-7702 →Privacy-preserving gas sponsorship for stealth addresses
A three-stage sponsorship protocol that avoids recipient-side gas top-ups from known wallets and uses shielded credits to limit what the paymaster learns during redemption.
Research details: PrivGas →Static analysis for on-chain zero-knowledge verifiers
A Solidity/Yul analyzer for verifier-specific vulnerabilities, including pairing operations, Fiat-Shamir transcripts, and unchecked precompile return values.
Research details: ZKScan →Collaborative misbehavior detection in vehicular networks
A blockchain-assisted architecture combining local detection, collaborative validation, and rate limiting to address malicious vehicle safety messages.
Research details: Secure-BSM →What I plan to work on next.
How can wallets evaluate delegated code when attackers adapt to the screening method?
How can transaction infrastructure preserve privacy while controlling sponsorship costs and abuse?
How can an application ensure a valid proof authorizes the intended action and state transition?
I have been a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Wayne State University since 2021. I write course materials, teach programming sessions and labs, and mentor student software projects.
Teaching BE 1600 Python Programming (Fall 2026).
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award · 2026
Courses & teaching experience →Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science
Wayne State University
2021 – Present · Expected Summer 2027
M.Sc., Information Technology
Jahangirnagar University
2017
B.Sc., Information Technology
Jahangirnagar University
2015
Before my Ph.D., I spent almost five years as a software engineer, mostly on backend systems, data pipelines, and web applications.
Sep 2019 – Jul 2021
Software Engineer
Worked on an internal data-collection framework, client web projects, and the cloud infrastructure behind them.
May 2018 – Sep 2019
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Developed and maintained the SeeBiz inventory management platform, used by multiple businesses.
Nov 2016 – Apr 2018
Software Engineer
Built product prototypes, including a school management system later used by 20+ institutions in Bangladesh.
If you'd like to talk about a research collaboration, a faculty position, or an industry research role in blockchain security, email me.
mmimran@wayne.edu