Dr. Justine Sherry

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Justine Sherry is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in computer networking. Her work encompasses middleboxes, networked systems, measurement, cloud computing, and congestion control. Her recent research delves into the opportunities and challenges presented by the deployment of middleboxes, such as firewalls and proxies, as services offered by cloud providers and ISPs. Sherry earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 2016, following a Master’s degree in 2012 and a Bachelor’s degree in 2010, which combined Computer Science and International Studies from the University of Washington. She has received numerous accolades including the SIGCOMM Doctoral Dissertation Award, the David J. Sakrison Prize, and multiple paper awards from prestigious conferences like USENIX NSDI and ACM SIGCOMM. Sherry is also recognized for her contributions to the Future Enterprise Security Initiative and has been quoted in major publications regarding internet performance and cloud computing during critical events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent Facebook outage.

Research Interests

Awards

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SIGCOMM Doctoral Dissertation Award

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David J. Sakrison Prize

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Multiple Paper Awards

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

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2020 VMWare Systems Research Award

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.