Cecilia Testart

Cecilia Testart is an Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, holding joint appointments in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy and the School of Computer Science. Her research focuses on internet protocols, network security, and policy, emphasizing data-driven approaches to improve security and societal alignment. She earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT, alongside a master’s in Technology and Policy, and holds engineering degrees from Universidad de Chile and École Centrale Paris.

Her research explores how internet protocols evolve and interact with societal expectations. Notable contributions include work on RPKI adoption and routing security, recognized with a Distinguished Paper Award at ACM IMC 2019. She co-organized workshops on routing security and policy-relevant internet measurement, and serves on program committees for SIGCOMM and IMC.

She leads the Internet and Society Lab and is part of the Internet Intelligence Lab. Her awards include the PAM 2023 Best Community Artifact Award for work on sibling ASes. She advises students, including Deepak Gouda, and has affiliations with Inria, .CL, Akamai, MSR, and the OECD. Her work bridges technical and policy challenges to enhance internet reliability and security.