Elaine Shi
Professor, Computer Science Department, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Affiliations
Research Interests
- AI and ML for security
- anonymity
- automotive and transportation security and privacy
- blockchain
- cloud security
- cryptography
- cyber physical systems security and privacy
- cybersecurity + privacy
- data security and privacy
- distributed systems security
- embedded systems security
- emerging applications security
- formal methods for security
- hardware security
- IoT security and privacy
- language-based security
- measurements of fraud, malware, spam
- mobile and app security and privacy
- network security
- privacy
- privacy algorithms
- privacy engineering
- privacy enhancing technologies
- protocol security
- security and privacy economics
- security education, awareness, and training
- security of AI and ML
- social networks security and privacy
- software security
- systems security
- threat analysis and modeling
- usable privacy and security
- verification
Media mentions
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab faculty, students to present at ACM CCS 2025
Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will present on a wide range of topics at the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control’s (SIGSAC’s) Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ACM CCS). Held at the Taipei International Convention Center in Taipei, Taiwan on October 13-17, the event brings together information security researchers, practitioners, developers, and users from all over the world to explore cutting-edge ideas and results.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab faculty, students to present at the 34th USENIX Security Symposium
Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will present on a wide range of topics at the 34th USENIX Security Symposium. Held in Seattle on August 13-15, the event brings together experts from around the world, who will highlight the latest advances in the security and privacy of computer systems and networks.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab announces third round of Secure Blockchain Initiative funded projects
Carnegie Mellon University's Secure Blockchain Initiative (SBI) has announced its third round of funded proposals, providing $130K to six groundbreaking research projects that are exploring the security and privacy of distributed ledger technology.
Carnegie Bosch Institute
Meet CBI faculty host Elaine Shi working with Fellow Lisa
Elaine Shi is a professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, interested in cryptography, game theory, algorithms, and foundations and blockchains. She and CBI Fellow Elisa Masserova are working on advancing the state of the art in secure multi-party computation (MPC).
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Applications open for CMU Ph.D. programs in cybersecurity and privacy
Carnegie Mellon University offers several Ph.D. programs that attract students interested in pursuing research careers in security and privacy.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CMU hosts researchers and industry experts for the Second Annual Secure Blockchain Summit
To address research and industry challenges around distributed ledger technologies, Carnegie Mellon University’s Secure Blockchain Initiative (SBI) brought together the foremost blockchain researchers and industry experts for the Second Annual Secure Blockchain Summit.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Anaxi Labs becomes strategic partner with Carnegie Mellon University for Secure Blockchain Initiative
Anaxi Labs, a scientific organization dedicated to researching and developing cryptographic technology, has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University to support technology creation through the Secure Blockchain Initiative (SBI).
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab researchers present research at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy
CyLab faculty members and students presented their research on topics ranging from mobile money practices in Africa to uncovering and identifying side-channel and evasion attacks at the 45th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Symposium on Security and Privacy.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Corina Pasareanu and Elaine Shi named 2023 ACM Fellows
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has recognized CyLab faculty members Corina Pasareanu and Elaine Shi as 2023 ACM Fellows for their transformative contributions to computing science and technology.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab UBRI honorees make a splash in research-driven blockchain innovation
Ripple launched the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) in 2018 to foster collaborative partnerships with leading universities globally to support academic research, technical development, and innovation in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital payments. In the five years since, Carnegie Mellon University faculty members, students, and alumni have made a big impact on UBRI’s diverse portfolio of blockchain research, technical development, and innovation.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab announces first round of Secure Blockchain Initiative funded projects
Carnegie Mellon University's Secure Blockchain Initiative (SBI) is off and running, as six projects have been selected for its first round of seed funding. Through research, the initiative aims to revolutionize blockchain technology within enterprise ecosystems by tackling various challenges.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab names 2022 Presidential Fellows
Each year, CyLab recognizes high-achieving Ph.D. students pursuing security and/or privacy-related research with a CyLab Presidential Fellowship that covers one year of tuition.