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Mazurek, Michelle

Mazurek, Michelle

Director, Maryland Cybersecurity Center
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Maryland Cybersecurity Center
UMIACS
Electrical and Computer Engineering
5236 Iribe Center
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EDUCATION

  • B.S. from the University of Maryland, 2004
  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, 2014

BACKGROUND

Michelle Mazurek is director of the Maryland Cybersecurity Center. She is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science with a joint appointment in the University of Maryland Institute for  Advanced Computer Studies and the Human-Computer Interaction Lab. Mazurek is also an affiliate associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Her research focuses on human-centered computer security. Mazurek is interested in understanding and influencing security and privacy behaviors and preferences by collecting real data from real users. Recently, she has focused on topics including making security easier for professionals such as sysadmins and software developers, understanding how and why end users learn and apply security behaviors, and investigating adoption of end-to-end encrypted messaging.

She leads the Security, Privacy, People lab (SP2) within the Maryland Cybersecurity Center.

Mazurek received her doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

  • Cryptography
  • Cybersecurity
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Systems and Networking

MC2 Researchers Present Eight Papers at USENIX/SOUPS

The papers showcase MC2's commitment to human-centered security by faculty, postdocs, students, and alumni.

MC2 Researchers Present Six Papers at ACM Security Conference

Two of the six papers received honorable mention awards at the annual conference.

MC2 Kicks Off Third Year of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The fellowships offer an opportunity to work closely with MC2 faculty in multiple areas of cybersecurity.

MC2 Researchers Present Six Papers at ACM Conference on Information Security

The papers cover hot topics like key management for cryptocurrencies, fuzzy message detection and more.

MC2 Researchers Present 10 Papers at Upcoming Security Symposiums

They will present research on a diverse array of security-related topics at USENIX and SOUPS. 

Maryland Cybersecurity Center Kicks Off Second Year of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The fellowship offers an opportunity to work closely with faculty and graduate students in the center.

MC2 Researchers Have 13 Papers Accepted to Upcoming Cybersecurity Events

The papers highlight the center’s cutting-edge research in programming languages, encrypted databases, and more.

Graduating Students and Postdocs Affiliated with MC2 Accept Positions in Academia and Industry

Being hired by top universities and companies is a testament to their creativity, hard work and ambition.

MC2 Faculty, Students Have Five Papers Accepted to ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security

MC2 researchers are presenting work covering a wide array of security-related topics

MC2 Researchers Have Six Papers Accepted to USENIX Security Symposium

MC2 researchers are presenting on a wide array of security-related topics at the August 15-17, 2018 event

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