His research spans broadly in computer security, with a recent focus on web security, binary analysis, and distributed cryptography. His research work on sandboxing and script injection defenses has influenced the design of several architectural elements in web browsers, web applications and public blockchains. He has received several awards including the David J. Sakrison Memorial Award for outstanding doctoral work at UC Berkeley (2012), Dean’s Chair at NUS (2012 - 2018), and AT&T Award for Best Applied Security Research Paper (2010).