Christian Collberg

Christian Collberg is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on software security, reverse engineering, code obfuscation, and research ethics. He earned a PhD from the University of Lund in 1992 and has contributed extensively to tools and frameworks for software protection.

• Education: PhD, University of Lund (1992)
• Courses: CSc 553 (Compilers), CSc 520 (Programming Languages), CSc 372 (Comparative Programming Languages)

Collberg’s recent research includes scalable reverse engineering analysis tools, control-flow deobfuscation techniques, and software protection systems like Tigress. His work addresses ethical challenges in digital security and academic reproducibility.

Key trends in his publications span software integrity, tamper detection, and code artificiality metrics. Grants include NSF SaTC projects for educational modules and endpoint protection tools.

Contact: Office GS 758, Phone: 520-621-6612, Email: collberg@cs.arizona.edu