Yung is a fellow of the IEEE, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), and the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS). In 2018 he received the IEEE Computer Society W.W. McDowell award for innovative contributions to computer and network security, predicting, both attack scenarios and design needs in this important evolving area. In 2010 he gave the IACR Distinguished Lecture. He is also the recipient of the 2014 ACM’s SIGSAC Outstanding Innovation award, the 2014 ESORICS (European Symposium on Research in Computer Security) Outstanding Research award, an IBM Outstanding Innovation award, a Google OC award, and a Google founders’ award. Yung’s main professional interests are in Security, Privacy, and Cryptography.