Hi, I'm Aastha Mehta

I am looking for PhD students to join my group at UBC!

Students with an interest and background in systems, networking, or security, please apply here.

I am a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the CS Department, University of British Columbia. I am affiliated with the Systopia Lab and the Security and Privacy Group.

I am broadly interested in systems security, data privacy, operating systems, networking, and distributed systems. My current research focuses on building principled systems for ensuring data security and privacy in cloud and edge platforms. I look at improving the security of both existing applications as well as emerging applications.

• Jun 2026, Peterson Yuhala wins a prestigious [SNSF Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowship](https://www.snf.ch/en/XIZpfY3iVS5KRRoD/funding/careers/postdoc-mobility).
• Apr 2026, Kha Dinh Duy and Peterson Yuhala join as postdocs in the Principled Systems Security Group.