The 2024 UNC-Intel Research Experience for Undergraduate Students brought 10 rising juniors to Chapel Hill to explore research projects in fields related to computer security. Students were guided by mentors from both UNC Computer Science and Intel.

UNC Computer Science is excited to announce a new department chair and several additions to the faculty ahead of its 60th academic year.

Computer scientist Saba Eskandarian is dedicated to deciphering the problems that come along with online messaging. He studies secure communication systems and applies his knowledge of cryptography — the technique of protecting information by shrouding it in codes — in new ways.

Associate Professor Cynthia Sturton received two NSF grants to bolster hardware security verification. Both projects represent multi-institutional collaborations with broad applications.

Andrew Kwong joined the department as an assistant professor, having recently completed a doctorate at the University of Michigan. Andrew’s primary research focus is in hardware security at the intersection of software, hardware, and applied cryptography.

Researchers from UNC Computer Science took part in the 2023 Women in Security and Cryptography Workshop in Bochum, Germany, sharing knowledge via a keynote lecture and building professional connections with women from 11 other countries.

The National Science Foundation granted Assistant Professor Saba Eskandarian its Faculty Early Career Development Award to study the longstanding challenge of how to combat abuse while safeguarding user privacy on private messaging apps.