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Matthew Wright

O'Sullivan Professor and Department Chair

Department of Cybersecurity
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

585-475-5432
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100 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 70-1781

Matthew Wright

O'Sullivan Professor and Department Chair

Department of Cybersecurity
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Education

BS, Harvey Mudd College; MS, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Bio

Matthew Wright, PhD, is a Kevin O’Sullivan Professor and the Chair of Cybersecurity at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Dr. Wright has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers, including works appearing in top venues like IEEE S&P (“Oakland”), CCS, USENIX Security, NDSS, ACM CHI, INFOCOM, and numerous IEEE & ACM transactions. He won an NSF CAREER award in 2010 and has been PI on $5.8 million in externally funded projects. Within the field of cybersecurity, he has worked primarily in four topic areas: privacy and anonymity online, human factors in security, distributed systems security, and the application of AI to cybersecurity problems.

585-475-5432

Areas of Expertise

Currently Teaching

CSEC-472
3 Credits
Access control and authentication systems are some of the most critical components of cybersecurity ecosystems. This course covers the theory, design, and implementation of systems used in identification, authentication, authorization, and accountability processes with a focus on trust at each layer. Students will examine formal models of access control systems and approaches to system accreditation, the application of cryptography to authentication systems, and the implementation of IAAA principles in modern operating systems. A special focus will be placed on preparing students to research and write about future topics in this area.

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