Bio:
Dr. Berkay Celik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University and co-director of Purdue Security Laboratory (PurSec Lab). Dr. Celik is also affiliated with the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS), aiming to broaden interdisciplinary collaboration for security and privacy. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Penn State University, where he was advised by Professor Patrick McDaniel and was the lead graduate student of the Systems and Internet Infrastructure Security Laboratory (SIIS).

Dr. Celik’s research investigates the design and evaluation of security for software and systems, specifically on emerging computing platforms and the complex environments in which they operate. Through systems design, program analysis, and formal methods, my research seeks to improve security and privacy guarantees in commodity computer systems. His research approach is best illustrated by my extensive work in Internet of Things (IoT)/Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), including robotic vehicles, automobiles, self-driving cars, industrial control systems, and mobile systems, such as smartphones, wearables (e.g., smartwatches, AR/VR headsets).

Dr. Celik’s research group actively publishes at top security conferences (USENIX Security, Oakland, CCS, and NDSS). His group’s work has been sponsored by NSF, ONR, DARPA, USDOT, DOE, United States Military Academy, Google, Apple, Cisco, Rolls Royce, Denso North America Foundation, and Sandia National Laboratories. I am part of the NSF AI Institute ACTION, DARPA FIREFLY, and USDOT National Center TraCR.