Yan Solihin is the Charles N. Millican Professor of Computer Science at the University of Central Florida and director of the university’s Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster. He earned bachelor’s degrees in computer science from the Bandung Institute of Technology and in mathematics from Indonesia Open University, a master’s in computer engineering from Nanyang Technological University, and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Solihin is known for his work in computer architecture and cybersecurity, including contributions to cache sharing fairness, memory encryption, and the Bonsai Merkle Tree. His research has influenced technologies such as Intel’s Cache Allocation Technology and Secure Guard eXtension’s Memory Encryption Engine.

He has received several honors, including the 2023 HPCA Test of Time Award, the 2004 NSF CAREER Award, and the 2005 and 2010 IBM Faculty Partnership Awards. He is also a fellow of the IEEE and has been named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery.

At UCF, Solihin has expanded the Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster, developed a master’s program in the field, and established an NSF-funded scholarship program.