Angelos D. Keromytis

Dr. Angelos D. Keromytis is the John H. Weitnauer, Jr. Endowed Chair Professor and Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a globally recognized leader in systems and network security and applied cryptography, with over 250 publications and 67 issued US patents. He is an elected Fellow of both the IEEE and ACM, and previously served as a Program Manager at DARPA and Program Director at NSF.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania (2001)
• M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania (1997)
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Crete, Greece (1996)

Research Interests:

Dr. Keromytis's research spans a broad spectrum of cybersecurity topics, including:

• Systems and Network Security: He has led foundational work in secure systems design, intrusion detection, and network anomaly detection.
• Applied Cryptography: His work includes cryptographic protocols, secure communications, and privacy-preserving systems.
• Hardware and Side-Channel Security: He has pioneered techniques for detecting hardware Trojans using electromagnetic side-channels.
• Cloud and IoT Security: He has developed novel approaches to securing cloud services and IoT devices.
• Software Security: His work includes defenses against malware, return-oriented programming (ROP), and automated software patching.

Scientific Awards:

• John H. Weitnauer, Jr. Endowed Chair
• Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar
• IEEE Fellow (2018)
• ACM Fellow (2017)
• ACM Distinguished Scientist (2012)
• DARPA Superior Public Service Medal
• DARPA Results Matter Award

Advising and Grants:

Dr. Keromytis has advised over 30 Ph.D. students and numerous postdocs. He has secured over $35M in research funding from agencies like DARPA, NSF, IARPA, ONR, and AFRL. His recent grants include:

• DARPA SMOKE: $22.7M for "Antikythera" cybersecurity framework
• NSF SaTC: $1.2M for mobile network anti-tracking architecture
• DARPA CHASE: $1.7M for network abuse behavioral engine
• DARPA OPS-5G: $7.3M for large-scale adversary defense
• ONR: $4.4M for dormant hardware Trojan detection

Labs and Teams:

He co-founded and co-directs the Center for Cyber Operations Enquiry and Unconventional Sensing (COEUS) at Georgia Tech. Previously, he founded and directed the Network Security Lab (NSL) at Columbia University, which produced foundational research in network security, intrusion detection, and software protection.