Its our pleasure to host Avesta Hojjati, Head of R&D at DigiCert, Inc, Entrepreneur who created multiple tech startups in security industry with successful exists.

Avesta Hojjati is the Head of R&D at DigiCert, where he manages advanced development of cybersecurity products. Before joining DigiCert, was part of the Symantec and Yahoo security teams, as well as operating his own cybersecurity startup. Avesta focuses on applied cryptography, blockchain, post-quantum crypto, and IoT security. Avesta earned his Masters in computer science with a concentration on security from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and he’s currently completing his PhD dissertation on applications of blockchain and IoT in manufacturing.

Key Achievements:

• Co-Founder & CEO: Security 7 a penetration testing startup.
• Co-Founder & CFO: Microsim Technologies LLC
  
• Head of R&D at DigiCert, Inc 
• Started multiple tech startups and made successful exits.
  
• Product Manager: Symantec
• Research Assistant: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Visiting Researcher: University of Michigan
• Paranoids Security: Yahoo!
• Teaching Assistant: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Research Assistant: Texas Tech University 

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