Scholar
Istemi Ekin Akkus
Google Scholar ID: FgA3Rb8AAAAJ
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Nokia Bell Labs
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,030
H-index
12
i10-index
12
Publications
20
Co-authors
25
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- DMTS at Nokia Bell Labs, researching edge/cloud computing, confidential computing, and decentralization
- Main architect and developer of KNIX, an open-source high-performance serverless computing platform with process-based lightweight function execution and container-based isolation
- Developed Priv3+, a browser extension (2014 at ICSI) that prevents third-party cookie tracking while preserving social networking functionality
- Interned at Microsoft Research India, working with Saikat Guha on a privacy-preserving, cloud-free digital assistant/recommendation system
- During Ph.D., researched web privacy issues focusing on enabling website functionality (e.g., analytics, social features) without third-party tracking
