Portrait of Michael Ngo

Michael Ngo

1st Year PhD Student at MIT
Cryptography & ML
Recent News
Started my PhD at MIT in Fall 2026!
Awarded the 2026 NSF GRFP!

About Me

Hi! I’m a 1st-year PhD student at MIT EECS. Previously, I was an undergraduate at Cornell University, advised by Michael P. Kim. My research interests lie in trustworthy machine learning, specifically the intersection of cryptography and machine learning theory. I am honored to be an NSF Graduate Research Fellow.

During my time at Cornell, I founded the CS theory club, was a peer mentor and participant of the Engineering Leadership Certification Program, and served as a teaching assistant for 5 semesters for the Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (CS 2800) and Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms (CS 4820).

On the personal side, I occasionally craft YouTube videos and write things on my blog. I’m also interested in piano, One Piece, variety gaming culture, musicals, movies, and books (from time to time). Ask me for a chat via email!

Selected Research

My research interests intersect cryptography, proof systems, and machine learning. [All] [Scholar]