Bahar Kaviani is a Research Associate at the PACS Lab, joining in October 2026. She is a computer engineer and researcher working at the intersection of distributed systems, blockchain, and DevOps, with a focus on bridging theoretical system design and production-grade deployment. Her research leverages machine learning for the static and dynamic analysis of Solidity smart contracts to detect rug pull vulnerabilities. Her background includes backend and DevOps engineering at Chainova Startup Studio and academic research at VAISR.