Cyber-Physical Security and Privacy (System and Network Security)

In the age of ubiquitous connectivity and the Internet of Things, our security and privacy have taken on new dimensions. For example, how can we ensure that our locations are not being tracked from our cellphones? And, how can we prevent an unauthorized user from hacking into our smart home systems? Our research aims at developing primitives that can address these challenges. To do so, we explore intrinsically new security mechanisms that operate across all computing stacks to secure not only the bits but also the integrity of the sensed signals, and to protect the privacy of the sensed environments.