CERIAS at Purdue University

The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) is currently viewed as one of the world’s leading centers for research and education in areas of information security that are crucial to the protection of critical computing and communication infrastructure. CERIAS is unique among such national centers in its multidisciplinary approach to the problems, ranging from purely technical issues (e.g., intrusion detection, network security, etc) to ethical, legal, educational, communicational, linguistic, and economic issues, and the subtle interactions and dependencies among them. The Research conducted through CERIAS includes faculty from seven different colleges and 20+ departments across campus. The areas below summarize the research focus areas for the faculty involved with the center: Assured Identity and Privacy Cryptology and Rights Management End System Security Human Centric Security Network Security & Resiliency Policy, Law, and Management Prevention, Detection, and Response Security Awareness, Education, and Training