Manoj's primary research interest is in theoretical cryptography. He is also interested in computational complexity, information theory, applied cryptography and security. Manoj graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, with a BTech in Computer Science and Engineering and the Institute Gold Medal, in 2000. He received a PhD in Computer Science from Princeton University in 2005. Manoj has received an IBM PhD Fellowship, an NSF CAREER award and a Beckman Faculty Fellowship.