Dave Levin

Dave Levin is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland with a joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). His research focuses on network security, Internet censorship avoidance, and PKI analysis, combining empirical measurement with cryptographic and economic approaches to system design.

Recent research trends include certificate revocation systems (e.g., CRLite), geographic traffic evasion (Alibi Routing), and large-scale network measurement of DNS root servers. His work often involves undergraduate research groups through the Breakerspace lab, which he founded to scale cybersecurity education.

• Scientific awards include Best Paper Honorable Mention at ACM CCS 2022 and the Internet Defense Prize (2021).
• Teaching includes graduate security courses (CMSC 614) and undergraduate honors seminars (CMSC 396H).
• Service involves chairing conferences like ACM IMC 2021 and reviewing for IEEE S&P 2023.