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About the Author
Dr. Avesta Hojjati is VP of Engineering at DigiCert. Prior to joining
DigiCert, Dr. Hojjati held a variety of roles at large enterprises such as
Symantec and Yahoo, as well as being a founder and CEO of Security7
Inc., a penetration testing company. At DigiCert, Dr. Hojjati leads the
advanced development of a suite of cybersecurity products, including
embedded/IoT device security and post-quantum cryptography (PQC)
solutions, in addition to influencing the broader product roadmap in
conjunction with the M&A strategy.
Dr. Hojjati earned his Master’s and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his Bachelor’s in
Computer Science from Texas Tech University. He has authored over 20
journal/conference papers and is the inventor of 30 U.S. patents, both granted and pending.
Avesta can be reached online at https://www.linkedin.com/in/avestahojjati/ and at our company website
https://www.digicert.com/
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