Birhanu Eshete

Birhanu Eshete is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in the Department of Computer and Information Science within the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He leads the Data-Driven Security & Privacy Lab (DSPLab) and serves as a faculty affiliate at the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS). His academic journey includes a Ph.D. from the University of Trento, M.Sc. and B.Sc. from Addis Ababa University.

• Research Focus: Trustworthy Machine Learning (security, privacy, transparency, fairness), Cyber Threat Intelligence, and Cybercrime Analysis.
• Teaching: Courses in Trustworthy AI, Data Security & Privacy, and Compiler Design.

Awards:

• 2023 NSF CAREER Award (#2238084)
• 2021 NSF Research Grant (#2103596)
• 2020 U.S. Patent (#0059481)
• 2018 Distinguished Paper at USENIX Security

His recent publications emphasize adversarial machine learning, privacy-preserving techniques, and cybersecurity innovation. Former students hold positions at Google, Amazon, and Tesla, while current advisees include Ph.D. candidates and Master's students focusing on cutting-edge security and ML research.