Faculty & Staff

Cyber Security Director

Robert Walls
Associate Professor, Computer Science, Program Director, Cybersecurity, Computer Science

Phone: +1 (508) 8316343

My research focuses on systems security and performance.  Consequently, my projects often lie at the intersection of software and hardware. Some of my projects include developing compiler-based defenses for embedded microcontrollers, providing security and privacy for deep learning, and reverse-engineering the behavior of proprietary GPU microarchitectures to improve system performance. 

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Cyber Security Faculty

Jun Dai
Associate Professor, Computer Science

Phone: +1 (508) 8316069

Dr. Jun Dai is currently an Associate Professor in Department of Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). His research interests mainly lie in the intersections of network and distributed system, AI, and cybersecurity, with recent focus on intrusion detection, vulnerability analysis, secure programming, and cybersecurity education. Dr. Dai has published papers in prestigious academic venues, such as NDSS, ACM SIGMOD, IEEE TDSC, IEEE TIFS, ACM SIGCSE, and IFIP WISE. ...

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Fatemeh Ganji
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Before joining the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Fatemeh was a Post Doctoral Associate at the University of Florida (from 2018-2020) and at the Telecom Innovation Laboratories/Technical University of Berlin (from 2017-2018). She defended her dissertation with the title "On the Learnability of Physically Unclonable Functions" at the Technical University of Berlin, with an overall grade of "distinction" (= summa cum laude). For her dissertation, she was awarded the BIMoS Ph.D. ...

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William Martin
William Martin  (he/him/his)

Phone: +1 (508) 8316764

Bill Martin’s goal is to find mathematical research projects that lie between beautiful and powerful mathematical theory, on the one hand, and pressing technological applications, on the other. This effort requires one to keep abreast of both mathematical developments and applications in computer science and engineering. 
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Koksal Mus
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Koksal Mus’ research and teaching interests focus on Cybersecurity and Cryptography and extend to hardware programming in computer engineering. He is passionate about helping students grasp theoretical subjects and implementing them through hands-on projects in a student-centered classroom by using deep pedagogy. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and expertise with undergrads and grads on various levels in his classes. Prof. ...

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Patrick Schaumont

Phone: +1 (508) 8316472

My research interests are in hardware security related topics, a field that gained enormous traction over the past two decades. I work on challenges in cryptographic engineering, and on making systems secure and tamper resistant. My students have built numerous demonstrators which has driven my research in attacks and countermeasures against faults and side-channel analysis. In addition to research in tamper-resistant design, I also work on the conception, design and implementation of efficient realizations of secure hardware and software.  ...

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Craig Shue
Professor & Department Head, Computer Science

Phone: +1 (508) 8314933

I am interested in computer networking and security. Given the significance of the Internet in our economy and society, I am interested in improvements and studies that can have a real-world impact. My recent work has focused on how to make both enterprise and residential networks more secure. In my research work, I am exploring ways to change the traditional computer network communication model using techniques such as software-defined networking and network function virtualization. ...

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Berk Sunar

Phone: +1 (508) 8315494

I received my PhD in ECE from Oregon State University in December 1998 and worked briefly as a member of the research faculty at OSU’s Information Security Laboratory. In 2000 I joined WPI as an assistant professor. My research interests include applied cryptography and cybersecurity; 

For personal website please visit https://sunar.org

 

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Shahin Tajik
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Phone: +1 (508) 8315239

I joined Worcester Polytechnic Institute in July 2020 as an assistant research professor. Before joining WPI, I was an assistant research professor at Florida Institute for Cybersecurity (FICS) Research at University of Florida. I received my Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2017 from the working group SECT, a collaboration of the Technical University of Berlin and Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories in Germany. ...

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Craig Wills
Professor, Computer Science

Phone: +1 (508) 8315622

My research has primarily focused on Internet application performance and measurement with more recent work examining issues related to Internet privacy. This work has led to a number of research publications and presentations as well as visibility in venues such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and NPR Science Friday. ...

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Emeritus Faculty

Staff

Beckley Schowalter
Scholarship for Service Program Manager, Computer Science

Phone: +1 (508) 8316018

Beckley came to WPI in 2018 to assist Professor Craig Shue in administering the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program (SFS). Funded by the National Science Foundation, SFS awards federal scholarships to cybersecurity students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees at WPI. Beckley manages outreach, selection, administration, and evaluation for SFS, with particular emphasis on advising and supporting the students in WPI’s SFS cohort. ...

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