Billy Brumley

Billy Brumley is a Professor in the Department of Cybersecurity at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), holding the Kevin O’Sullivan Endowed Professorship in Cybersecurity. He serves as Director of Research at the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCI). His research focuses on system security, cryptography engineering, and side-channel analysis. Brumley earned his Sc.D. from Aalto University (2012) and previously held a Professorship at Tampere University (Finland) for a decade. He is a 2018 ERC Starting Grant Laureate and former Staff Engineer at Qualcomm's Product Security Initiative.

• Education: Sc.D., Aalto University (2012)
• Key Roles: Director of Research (GCI), Endowed Professor

Brumley’s research addresses vulnerabilities in cryptographic implementations and open-source software security, particularly OpenSSL. His work includes side-channel attack analysis, microarchitectural timing exploits, and countermeasure development. Recent projects include investigating child sexual abuse material dissemination on the Tor network and advancing post-quantum cryptography standards.

He teaches courses such as Side Channel Analysis and Open Source Software Security, emphasizing practical mitigation strategies and vulnerability lifecycle management. Awards include the ERC Starting Grant and recognition as an Endowed Professor.

• Grants: ERC Starting Grant (2018)
• Labs/Teams: Leads cybersecurity research initiatives at RIT’s ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute