Kexin Li (Cassie)

PhD Student in Computer Engineering at University of Toronto

Education

University of Toronto

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering (September 2024 – Present)
Supervisor: Prof. David Lie
Research Area: Trustworthy Machine Learning and Systems Security, with a focus on building secure and privacy-preserving Machine Learning systems, watermarking for intellectual property protection and detection of AI-generated content, and adversarial robustness
Grade: A+
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University of Toronto

Master of Applied Science in Computer Engineering (September 2022 – August 2024)
Supervisor: Prof. David Lie
Thesis: Recovering Utility in LDP Schemes by Training with Noise^2 - Invented methods to improve model utility under local differential privacy constraints while preserving strong privacy guarantees
Grade: A+
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University of Toronto

Bachelor of Applied Science with High Honours (September 2017 – June 2022)
Computer Engineering Specialist; Minor in Artificial Intelligence
CGPA: 3.91 / 4.0
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Nanchang No.2 High School Sino-Canadian Program

Graduated with Governor General Award
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Last update on December 15, 2025.
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