Research
Our research and education in cryptography, privacy, medical information security, and software and system security, among other areas, is widely recognized among academics and policy-makers. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the University, through ISI’s leadership, as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance in Research and Education.
Cryptography and Privacy
At Hopkins, we are actively researching both the theoretical foundations and the practical applications of cryptography. Our goal is to explore the boundaries of what is possible and to develop computing and communication systems that are provably secure, highly efficient, and creatively solve today’s real-world problems.
Topics of particular interest are anonymous authentication, electronic cash, pervasive computing and communications, program obfuscation, secure and private data storage, and specialized encryption and signature schemes.
Health and Medical Security
The HMS Lab studies the interplay between security and healthcare IT. We look at everything from encrypting medical records to protecting legacy security devices, to designing the devices and healthcare networks of the future.
Student Research
Conducting research is the signature of MSSI experience. Such research experiences range from student projects through educational partnerships with government intelligence agencies, industry, and non-profit institutions, to presentations at the National Cryptologic Museum, to participating in paid on-campus research projects, to summer internships with firms from Washington, D.C, to New York City, and to Silicon Valley.
Here are just a few examples of the projects in which our students take on real-world and interesting problems in the information security field.
