Adwait Nadkarni

Adwait Nadkarni is the Class of 1953 Associate Professor of Computer Science at William & Mary, leading the Secure Platforms Lab (SPL) and directing the W&M Cybersecurity Center. His research focuses on securing emerging platforms like smartphones and smart homes by evaluating security analysis tools and understanding developer/user expectations. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from North Carolina State University (under Prof. William Enck) and a B.E. from the University of Mumbai.

Education:

• Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Engineering, University of Mumbai (2011)
• Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science, North Carolina State University (2017 and 2012)

Research Interests:

His work spans cybersecurity, IoT security, and software security with a focus on static analysis tools, regulatory compliance, and privacy engineering. Key areas include vulnerability detection in smart devices, evaluating cryptographic misuse detectors, and analyzing privacy practices in political campaigns. His frameworks like Helion and MASC advance natural testing and mutation-based evaluations.

Grants & Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2023): $308,177 for IoT compliance research
• NSF Grant (2022): $799,839 for cyber-physical systems security
• Distinguished Paper Award at IEEE S&P 2024
• Best Paper Award at CODASPY 2019

Labs & Teams: Director of W&M Cybersecurity Center and leader of Secure Platforms Lab (SPL), which develops tools like IoTSpotter, MASC, and μSE for security analysis.