Syed Badruddoja

Syed Badruddoja is an Assistant Professor at California State University, Sacramento. His research focuses on blockchain protocols, smart contract security, and consensus mechanisms, with recent work on randomizing forger selection to improve decentralization in proof-of-stake systems and developing XAST, an explainable AST-transformer for vulnerability detection. He also investigates backdoor attacks in image recognition, metaverse interoperability for e-commerce, and reputation systems for data cooperatives. His contributions span information security, data science, and artificial intelligence, addressing both theoretical foundations and practical defenses in emerging technologies.