title: “About Me” date: 2025-09-16 draft: false

Ahmet Malal received his B.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics (double major) from Bilkent University in 2020 and his M.Sc. in Cyber Security from Middle East Technical University in 2023. He has been working as a digital design engineer at ASELSAN since 2020 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Cryptography at Middle East Technical University. His research interests include hardware cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, and high-throughput cryptographic implementations.