Dr. Lujo Bauer

Biography

Lujo Bauer is a Professor in the Software Societal Systems Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Yale University in 1997 and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Princeton University in 2003. Professor Bauer has served as the program chair for prominent computer security conferences, including IEEE Security and Privacy in 2015 and the Internet Society's Network and Distributed System Security Symposium in 2014. He is also an associate editor for the ACM Transactions on Information System Security. His research areas primarily focus on Adversarial Machine Learning, aiming to understand the robustness of machine learning algorithms when facing adversaries. Additionally, he investigates information-flow control in modern app ecosystems, seeking to secure platforms against information leaks and privilege escalations. His work on passwords addresses usability and security, striving to help users create passwords that are easy to remember yet hard for attackers to guess. Professor Bauer is also exploring techniques for developing a universal, secure access-control device that extends the capabilities of existing smart devices.

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