GCRI Affiliated Faculty, Professor of Practice in Computer Science & Engineering, and Adjunct Professor at the Texas A&M University Law School, Dr. Paula deWitte invited to Brookings Institute and Naval War College Workshop. February 8, 2024 by Gregory Kunkle Dr. deWitte will be participating in a two-day, by-invitation only workshop on February 15-16, 2024. The […]
Student Team Tops Embedded Security Challenge
Electrical and Computer Engineering doctoral students Peng-Hao Huang and Nicholas Heinrich-Barna spent two months solving cybersecurity challenges, competing with students worldwide. December 6, 2023 By Katie Satterlee Two doctoral students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University recently won first in the U.S. and second in the region at the 2023 Embedded Security Challenge. […]
International Coverage of EarSpy Research and Publication
GCRI Associate Director Dr. Nitesh Saxena along with his student Ahmed Tanvir Mahdad received significant media coverage on their publication and research, EarSpy: Spying Caller Speech and Identity through Tiny Vibrations of Smartphone Ear Speakers. Advanced smartphone features attract users who want more from their devices, especially in health and entertainment areas, but do these […]
Saxena and Team Awarded $6Million DoD Grant on Cognitive Security
Dr. Nitesh Saxena, professor in the Department of Computer Science at Texas A&M University and Engineering Dean’s Research Fellow, is part of a research team that was recently awarded a $6.2 million grant from the highly competitive Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative. Given over five years, the funds will support their work investigating […]
Recent Study by GCRI Researchers Covered by the The Register
Websites often provide visitors with the opportunity to opt out of data collection. This is not out of their abundant concern for your privacy – it’s the law and they’re forced to do it. But according to a trio of privacy researchers, opting out doesn’t always work – visitor data still gets collected. Legal frameworks […]