Micah Sherr

Micah Sherr is the Callahan Family Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, where he leads research in security and privacy technologies. He co-directs the CS SecLab and serves as PI of the RACECAR anti-censorship project. His research focuses on privacy-preserving systems, network security, and censorship circumvention.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania (2009)
• M.S.E. in Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania (2005)
• B.S.E. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania (2000)

Research Interests: Sherr's work spans privacy technologies, e-voting security, wiretap systems, and network intrusion detection. His lab develops practical solutions for real-world security challenges, with recent focus on censorship resistance and distributed measurement.

Publications Focus: Recent papers demonstrate strong emphasis on censorship circumvention, privacy-preserving computation, and security system vulnerabilities, reflecting consistent innovation in network defense mechanisms.

Awards:

• Farr Faculty Excellence Award (2025)
• Best Practice Award (2024)
• Andreas Pfitzmann Best Student Paper Award (2021)
• Callahan Family Professorship (2021)
• NSF CAREER Award (2012)

Student Advising: Actively mentors PhD and Master's students in security research. Current lab includes 15+ researchers working on network protocols, privacy systems, and applied cryptography.

Research Infrastructure: Leads the SecLab research group and RACECAR project, with extensive funding from DARPA, NSF, and other agencies supporting large-scale security experimentation.