Matthew Wright
Department Chair
Matthew Wright
Department Chair
Education
BS, Harvey Mudd College; MS, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Bio
Matt Wright is Chair and Professor of Cybersecurity. He graduated with his PhD from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts in May, 2005, where he earned his MS in 2002. His dissertation work examined attacks and defenses of systems that provide anonymity online. His other interests include adversarial machine learning and understanding the human element of security. Previously, he earned his BS degree in Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College. He has been the lead investigator on over $2.9 million in externally funded projects, including an NSF CAREER award, and he has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, including numerous contributions in the most prestigious venues focused on computer security and privacy. Learn more: https://sites.google.com/site/matthewkwright/
Currently Teaching
In the News
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February 7, 2024
All about deepfake technology
South Korean international broadcasting station KBS World Radio talks about deepfakes with Matthew Wright, professor and chair of the Department of Cybersecurity. The interview, on the daily current affairs show Korea24, starts at 19 minutes and 50 seconds and ends around 40 minutes and 45 seconds.
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January 29, 2024
The AI trust deficit
Politico talks to Matthew Wright, department chair, Department of Cybersecurity, about AI voice cloning technology and its impact on the upcoming election.
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April 18, 2023
RIT researchers developing tool to help journalists spot deepfakes
Spectrum News talks to Matthew Wright, chair and professor of computing security, and John Sohrawardi, computing and information sciences Ph.D. student, about deepfake detection.
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June 19, 2020
NSF Grant Award