Eugene Y. Vasserman

Eugene Y. Vasserman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Kansas State University's College of Engineering, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Cybersecurity and Trustworthy Systems. His office is located in 2171 Engineering Hall, and he holds office hours on Tuesdays from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm and Wednesdays from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm during the Fall 2025 semester.

Dr. Vasserman's research spans multiple critical areas of cybersecurity including network and distributed system security, privacy and anonymity, censorship resistance, operating system security, medical and IoT security, usable security, and applied cryptography. His work bridges theoretical security concepts with practical implementations, addressing real-world challenges in diverse domains from medical systems to blockchain technologies.

His recent publications reveal a research trajectory that has evolved from foundational network security work to increasingly interdisciplinary research intersecting with artificial intelligence, medical systems, and cybersecurity education. The 15 most recent publications demonstrate his ongoing commitment to both theoretical advances and practical security solutions across multiple domains.

• Outstanding short paper award for 'Hypersparse Traffic Matrix Construction using GraphBLAS on a DPU' at IEEE HPEC 2023
• Best graduate student poster award for 'Empowering pre-service teachers to utilize programming in the classroom' at ASEE Midwest Conference 2013

Dr. Vasserman has mentored numerous graduate students through the Systems and Network Security (SyNeSec) Lab, with alumni now working at organizations including Paycom, Corelight, Sandia National Labs, Microsoft, and Cerner. He teaches multiple cybersecurity courses each semester including CIS 525: Introduction to Network Programming, CIS 755: Systems Security, and CIS 351: Cyber Defense Basics, demonstrating his long-term commitment to cybersecurity education since at least 2010.

As Director of the Center for Cybersecurity and Trustworthy Systems, he leads initiatives that address critical security challenges across multiple domains, fostering collaboration between researchers, students, and industry partners to develop trustworthy systems for the future.