Sebastian Neumayer

Sebastian Neumayer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). Prior to his academic role, he served as Technical Staff in MIT's Lincoln Laboratory's Cyber Analytics and Decision Systems Group from 2012 to 2017, focusing on security metrics for network threats. His research emphasizes network reliability during physical/cyber attacks and geographically correlated failures, with additional interests in cryptocurrency security, particularly Bitcoin transaction policies and dynamic mining incentives.

Education includes a Ph.D. (2013) and M.S. (2007) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Highest Honors) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2013).

His research interests span three core areas:

• Network Survivability under Combined Cyber & Physical Threats
• Algorithmic Solutions for Geographically Vulnerable Infrastructures
• Cryptocurrency Security & Mining Economics

He develops metrics to quantify attack risks and designs resilient network topologies, including policies to counteract attacker pivoting. His Bitcoin-related work explores transaction acceptance mechanisms and mining under dynamic fee structures.

Advising/Grants: Currently no advisees listed. His Lincoln Lab tenure involved grants related to cybersecurity and decision systems. Current research is supported by UAA institutional resources and potential external funding sources not explicitly stated.

Labs/Teams: Previously affiliated with MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Cyber Security and Information Sciences Division. Currently leads a research group at UAA investigating network reliability and cryptocurrency systems, with a unique project exploring Bitcoin integration in jewelry design.