Overview

The DACES (Data structures and Algorithms for Communications Engineering Safety) is a research group at The Grainger College of Engineering of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We study data structures and algorithms for ensuring the trust, reliability, and security of modern communications infrastructure. Through the lens of the theory of information and computation, we aim to design and analyze algorithms for trustworthy systems with provable guarantees.

Topics

Here are some research topics we devote our attention to:

• Creating and Auditing Trustworthy Statistics and Machine Learning:
  • Attack Models for Data Privacy, Security, Robustness
  • Solution Models for Data Privacy, Security, Robustness
• Representation, Learning, and Verification of Structured Data and Outcomes:
  • Verification of Computational Science (including Materials Science)
  • Safety of Quantum Information

People

Check out the faculty and students in the group!

Courses

• Fall 2025: Topics in Informaton-Theoretic Cryptography

Tutorials

• SIGMOD 2025 Tutorial

Outreach

Most of our outreach is done through the activities of NaijaCoder, Inc.