Anthony Flath

I studied computer science at the University of Michigan where I wrote my honor's thesis on an anonymous communication system from RLWE-based FHE. Additionally, I wrote data collection software for the Radiological Health Engineering Lab.

I am interested in cryptography, particularly lattice-based cryptography, fully homomorphic encryption, and the construction of cryptographic systems.

Anthony Flath

Selected work

CHARTS

CHARTS: Compute-Efficient Anonymous Routing through Tag Sums began as my undergraduate honors thesis and defense, then developed into a full paper which has been submitted for publication. It explores an efficient anonymous routing scheme where anonymity is guaranteed through one honest-but-curious router and, to our knowledge, achieves the fastest known performance among schemes in this setting. This work was in collaboration with Ke Wu.

RWS-Lite

A low-cost platform for collecting weather and radiation measurements and serving the resulting data locally and online. This project was done with the Radiological Health Engineering Lab at the University of Michigan.

Background

Education

I studied computer science at the University of Michigan, where I completed an undergraduate honors thesis in cryptography. My coursework included cryptography, foundations of computer science, cybersecurity, operating systems, data structures and algorithms, and web systems.

Technical background

  • Languages: Python, C++, Bash, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Rust
  • Frameworks and tools: SQLite, Git, Numpy, Pandas, React, Flask, Plotly,
  • Systems: Linux, networking, HTTP APIs, data pipelines
  • Other experience: Data visualization and interdisciplinary research collaboration

Earlier projects

Some software i've played with include an MNIST digit recognizer, a text classifier, a custom C++ priority-map container, a D3.js CSV visualizer, a JavaFX chess application, a sorting-algorithm visualizer, and several small web and API projects.

Experience

Radiological Health Engineering Lab — University of Michigan

Research Assistant · May 2025 – May 2026

  • Writing software in Python that collects environmental data from local hardware such as background radiation.
  • Storing historic data in memory, on disk, and uploaded online.
  • Displaying collected data through customizable graphs with Plotly which are served through HTTP on a local server run by a Raspberry Pi.

Wisconsin Association of Sober Housing

Data Analysis Volunteer · August 2023 – November 2024

  • Parsed data published by the state of Wisconsin using the Python package PDFMiner, and merged it with an internal Pandas database.
  • Built a web-based dashboard for data visualization.

Playa Bowls

Assistant Manager · Ann Arbor, Michigan · February 2024 – current

  • Managed daily operations such as maintaining the quality of food, cleanliness, and the stocking of items.
  • Oversee business and orders with outside vendors, such as food, stock, laundry, window cleaning, and pest control.
  • Delegate tasks to employees to achieve efficiency.
  • Train new employees and keep current employees trained.
  • Resolve issues that arise during the operation of the store.

Poke Poke Sushi Unrolled

Shift Leader · Ann Arbor, Michigan · June 2023 – February 2024

  • Delegated tasks such as restocking supplies, prepared food, and worked with outside companies such as suppliers.
  • Utilized employees' strengths to accomplish tasks in the most efficient approach.
  • Served customers and provided a pleasant experience.
  • Opened the store in preparation for the day, and closed while preparing for the next day.

Jimmy John's

Delivery Driver / In-Shop Team Member · Escanaba, Michigan · May 2022 – August 2022

  • Operated as an overall team member preparing food, cleaning, and running a cash register.
  • Drove optimal routes to deliver food to customers in a timely fashion.
  • Practiced and communicated food safety responsibility.
  • Utilized amiability to assure a high level of customer service.

Sandy Shore's Cottages

Groundskeeper · Escanaba, Michigan · May 2018 – August 2021

  • Managed facility and cosmetic maintenance on buildings including painting, cleaning gutters, etc.
  • Maintained lawns and gardens including mowing and weeding.
  • Prepared outdoor guest areas by weatherproofing, taking down furniture in cold seasons, etc.