Security & Privacy
Research Areas
Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Cryptocontracts
- Ari Juels Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
Cryptography
- Greg Morrisett Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Rafael Pass Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Thomas Ristenpart Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
Ethics and Policy
- James Grimmelmann, Professor of Law, Cornell Law School and Information Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Helen Nissenbaum, Information Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
Software Security
- Greg Morrisett, Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Thomas Ristenpart, Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Vitaly Shmatikov, Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
User Privacy
- Nicola Dell Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Deborah Estrin Computer Science and Information Science Field Member at Cornell CIS
- Helen Nissenbaum Information Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Thomas Ristenpart Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
Labs & Initiatives
Faculty
Nicola Dell
Associate Professor
Nicola Dell is an Associate Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and in the Information Science Department at Cornell University.
Research focus: Designing, building, and evaluating novel computing systems that improve the lives of underserved populations in low-income regions
Ari Juels
Weill Family Foundation and Joan and Sanford I. Weill Professor
Ari Juels is a Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and the Technion. He is a member of the Computer Science field at Cornell University.
Research focus: Computer security, cryptography, and privacy
Greg Morrisett
Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost, Cornell Tech
Greg Morrisett is the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech and a faculty member in the Computer Science Department at Cornell University.
Research focus: The application of programming language technology for building secure, reliable, and high-performance software systems
Helen Nissenbaum
Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Professor
Helen Nissenbaum is a Professor at Cornell Tech and in the Information Science Department at Cornell University.
Research focus: Ethical perspective on policy, law, science, and engineering relating to information technology, computing, digital media and data science
Rafael Pass
Professor
Rafael Pass is a Professor at Cornell Tech and in the Computer Science Department at Cornell University.
Research focus: Cryptography and its interplay with Computational Complexity and Game Theory
Thomas Ristenpart
Professor
Thomas Ristenpart is an Associate Professor at Cornell Tech and in the Computer Science Department at Cornell University.
Research focus: Computer security topics, with a recent focus on cloud computing security, as well as topics in applied and theoretical cryptography
Research Highlight: Ari Juels on Blockchains and Smart Contracts
Professor Ari Juels focuses his research on blockchains. Here, he discusses how smart contracts impact cryptocurrency transactions.
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Institutional Partners
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Cornell University Department of Computer Science
- Cornell University Department of Information Science
- EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne)
- ETH Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich)
- Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
- New York City Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV)
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- University College London
- University of California Berkeley
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
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