The PurSec Lab focuses on System Security Research. We are actively looking for interns, PhD students, and Postdocs working in #SystemSecurity at Purdue.

West Lafayette, IN
Joined July 2020
I am currently looking for highly motivated students to join my research group. Reach out if you're interested in systems/software security technologies, such as software compartmentalization, fuzzing, or any domain of embedded systems, such as automotive, ICS, robotics, CPS...
1
4
8
1,489
I am thrilled to announce that I will join the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (@PennStateEECS ) at @penn_state as an Assistant Professor starting this Fall. Huge thanks to my advisors and mentors: Dongyan Xu, @davejingtian, @anton00b, and @ZBerkayCelik.
12
7
116
7,797
Thrilled to announce I'll be joining the CS Department at Indiana University, Bloomington (@IUBloomington, @IULuddy) as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2024. Huge thanks to my mentors and beloved family members for their unwavering support. Super excited about this new chapter!
12
7
1
116
9,967
I am honored to receive the Diamond Award from @cerias. I would like to thank all my mentors and collaborators, especially Dr. @ZBerkayCelik, for his guidance and support. Special thanks to the @cerias leadership, including Dr. Dongyan Xu, Dr. @TheRealSpaf, and @joel_rasmus!
4
6
1
35
3,596
“Overall, the most important part of patching is not automation but safety,” adds @davejingtian, an assistant professor at @PurdueCS. “It turns out that it’s non-trivial to prove that a patch does exactly what it should — nothing more or less."
Google offers free access to fuzzing framework trib.al/GKI1g2D
3
2
831
I'm excited to announce that my paper on robotic vehicles has been accepted to S&P'24!🎉The topic is quite different from what I did before. I'm eager to share more details after the meta-review step. Please stay tuned!
4
1
36
2,569
It is my honor to be mentioned as one of the noteworthy reviewers at RAID’23. Thanks for providing valuable junior PC opportunities!
Replying to @chrossow
Among all the reviewers, some stood out for especially high quality. We are thus delighted to especially recognize the following reviewers for their excellent contributions throughout the review process. Among them, five (!) "junior" PC members! HUGE thanks to everyone. 3/3
2
11
1,225
Is simulating cyber and physical attacks on drones a challenge? Check out my tutorial to learn how to run drone software on simulators! I will keep sharing how I run drone software on simulators. github.com/KimHyungSub/Robot… If you want to contribute, please create a pull request.
1
6
11
1,713
Happy to announce that our study on the S&P implications of toxic content on refugees was accepted to @USENIXSecurity 2024! This work was done with @HabibaFarrukh, Eliz Tekcan, and @ZBerkayCelik.
1
7
39
1,754
#Purdue selected as major partner on a new University Transportation Center (UTC) focused on #Cybersecurity, funded by the @USDOT. purduecs.info/3QB1MbL
4
1
9
1,460
PurSec Lab retweeted
Excited to announce that I will be presenting our paper - "ARGUS: A Framework for Staged Static Taint Analysis of GitHub Workflows and Actions" at @USENIXSecurity. ARGUS is the first static taint analysis system for identifying vulnerabilities in GitHub Actions. #usesec23
4
25
72
7,413
First CVE☠️! nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE… Thanks to help from @anton00b and @_conand!
2
3
626
📢📢I am delighted to share that I have successfully defended my Ph.D. thesis at @PurdueCS. As to what’s next: Starting in Fall 2023, I will join the University of California, Irvine, as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science @UCIbrenICS. (1/3)
31
11
5
243
30,815
#PurdueCS graduate student, Raymond Muller, has been awarded an X-Force Fellowship through @NSIN_us. 🔗 purduecs.info/43qeJsp
1
6
575
#PurdueCS paper at @IEEESSP One Key to Rule Them All: Secure Group Pairing for Heterogeneous IoT Devices @HabibaFarrukh, @mozgurozmen, Faik Kerem Ors, @ZBerkayCelik
1
5
14
1,726
#PurdueCS paper at @IEEESSP EC: Embedded Systems Compartmentalization via Intra-Kernel Isolation @Arslan0o0, Dongyan Xu, @davejingtian
1
1
3
450
#PurdueCS paper at @IEEESSP Low-Cost Privilege Separation with Compile Time Compartmentalization for Embedded Systems @Arslan0o0, Dongyan Xu, @davejingtian
1
1
3
538
12 #PurdueCS papers at @IEEESSP 🧵⬇️
1
1
7
1,222
Grateful and humbled to have been chosen as a CPS rising star. Truly an honor! Deeply grateful to my advisors (Dongyan Xu, @anton00b, @ZBerkayCelik) for their invaluable support. risingstars.linklab.virginia…
7
3
13
1,576
Proud of our history, alumni, students, and faculty! #BoilerUp 🚂🆙
In 1962, #Purdue became the first university to create a #ComputerScience department. Learn how @PurdueCS evolved into the largest and most selective program on campus and how important initiatives in #DataScience and #AI will shape its future. ⬇️ purdue.university/44BLEeW
9
1
26
4,671