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Security and Privacy

Carnegie Mellon boasts one of the largest university-based security research and education centers in the world

Our faculty work in all areas of security: software security, network security, formal methods, threat analysis and modeling, cryptography, business risk assessment and economic implications, and usable privacy and security.

Our efforts come together in CyLab, a unique multidisciplinary, university-wide organization devoted to computer security research. CyLab draws its more than 50 faculty and 130 grad students from six colleges. Current interdisciplinary CyLab research thrusts include trustworthy computing platforms and devices; next-generation secure and available networks; mobility; security of cyber-physical systems; secure home computing; survivable distributed systems and outsourced services; and privacy protection.

https://www.cylab.cmu.edu

Events

News

Skarlatos Receives Intel Rising Star Faculty Award for Data Center Innovations

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Dimitrios Skarlatos, an assistant professor in Carnegie Mellon University’s Computer Science Department, has received a 2024 Intel Rising Star Faculty Award. Presented annually, the $50,000 award recognizes early career faculty whose work has the potential to disrupt industries and facilitates long-term collaboration between academia and senior technical leaders at Intel.

CSD Faculty win two “Test of Time” awards at USENIX 2024

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Matt Fredrikson, associate professor in the Computer Science Department and Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D), and Bryan Parno, professor in the Computer Science Department and Kavčić-Moura professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, were honored with prestigious “Test of Time” awards during the 33rd USENIX Security Symposium.

Researchers Working in this Area

Last First Professional Title
Aldrich Jonathan Professor, Affiliated Faculty
Andersen David Professor
Balzer Stephanie Assistant Professor
Blum Manuel University Professor Emeritus
Brumley David Professor of ECE, Affiliated Faculty
Crary Karl Associate Professor, Director of Doctoral Programs
Fanti Giulia Associate Professor, Affiliated Faculty
Fredrikson Matt Associate Professor
Garlan David Professor
Harper Robert Professor
Hoffmann Jan Associate Professor
O'Donnell Ryan Professor
Parno Bryan Professor
Pfenning Frank Professor
Satyanarayanan Mahadev Jaime Carbonell University Professor of Computer Science
Sherry Justine Associate Professor
Skarlatos Dimitrios Assistant Professor
Steenkiste Peter Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wang Weina Associate Professor
Wing Jeannette Adjunct Faculty
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