Cybersecurity and Privacy

Computing devices, whether they be an individual workstation or embedded as a part of another system, may have security vulnerabilities that can lead to the compromise of data, disruption of operations, injections of malware, and theft of intellectual property. Our research group focuses on developing methods and processes for detecting, improving, and protecting systems from compromise. This encompasses a broad range of topics, such as investigating the causes of compromise, developing new communications protocols, and finding techniques to integrate security across hardware, software, and network interfaces.

Research areas of interest include:

System security across networked, cloud-based, embedded and Internet of Things devices
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, trustworthy AI, and threat detection
Data and information privacy
Human-centered cybersecurity
Digital forensics and malware analysis
Cryptography and quantum cryptography
Host, network, and device security