Securing the Next Generation of Computers

Professor Amit Levy’s goal is to improve the security and reliability of the small electronic devices that we’re carrying around these days as the Internet of Things explodes into all aspects of everyday life.

Researchers Link Realism to Blockchain’s Promise

Depending on who you ask, blockchain technology is poised to revolutionize the world — from creating a universal currency to building a free and truly private internet. Or, the new technology, built with a combination of encryption and transparency, is a solution in search of a problem.

Computer Science Experts Criticize New Jersey’s Election Security

At a panel Wednesday evening about election security, computer science professor Andrew Appel highlighted the fact that New Jersey and four other states exclusively use computer-based ballots, which makes detecting hacks and recounting votes impossible.

Mayer Combines Expertise in Computer Science, Law, and Public Policy

When Jonathan Mayer ‘09 joined the faculty in spring 2018, he was conducting a seminar on information technology and public policy at Princeton while finishing his term as a technical adviser to U.S. Senator Kamala Harris. He alternated between creating political history in Washington and teaching it at Princeton.

Tool for Checking Complex Computer Architectures Reveals Flaws in Emerging Design

With backing from some of the largest technology companies, a major project called RISC-V seeks to facilitate open-source design for computer chips, offering the possibility of opening chip designs beyond the few firms that dominate the space. As the project moves toward a formal release, researchers at Princeton University have discovered a series of errors in the RISC-V instruction specification that now are leading to changes in the new system.

The Princeton University Department of Computer Science is home to one of the nation’s strongest security and privacy research groups. Faculty at Princeton CS are expert in applied security and privacy, cryptography, network security, systems security, and other core research areas. Many of the group’s faculty also engage with the public policy dimensions of security and privacy, through the Center for Information Technology Policy.