Nicolas Christin
Professor, Engineering and Public Policy, Software and Societal Systems Department
Courtesy Appointment, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nicolas Christin is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, jointly appointed in the School of Computer Science and the Department of Engineering & Public Policy. He is also a professor in the Software and Societal Systems Department and a core faculty member in CyLab, the university-wide information security institute. He also has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Christin holds a Diplôme d'Ingénieur from École Centrale Lille, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Virginia. He was a researcher in the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, prior to joining Carnegie Mellon in 2005.
Studying Cybercrime for Prevention and Enforcement
Education
2003 Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Virginia
2000 MS, Computer Science, University of Virginia
1999 Diplôme d'Ingénieur, École Centrale Lille, Franc
Affiliations
Research Interests
- AI and ML for security
- anonymity
- Applications of security and privacy
- authentication and passwords
- autonomy
- blockchain
- censorship resistance and measurement
- computer security
- cryptography
- cybersecurity + privacy
- information networking
- Measurement and analysis
- measurements of fraud, malware, spam
- ML and AI
- mobile and app security and privacy
- network security
- privacy
- privacy engineering
- privacy policy and regulation
- risk analysis and management
- security analytics
- security and privacy economics
- security of AI and ML
- security policy and regulation
- systems security
- threat analysis and modeling
- Usability and human behavior
- usable privacy and security
- web security
Media mentions
The Wall Street Journal
Christin discusses the U.S. government’s bitcoin
CyLab/EPP’s Nicolas Christin talks to The Wall Street Journal about the U.S. government’s bitcoin assets. “The government moves generally very slowly to dispose of those assets because they’ve got to do a ton of due diligence, the cases are often complicated and there’s a lot of red tape,” he says.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab faculty, students to present at the 32nd USENIX Security Symposium
Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will present on a wide range of topics at the 32nd USENIX Security Symposium. Held in Anaheim, CA, on August 9-11, 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 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
CMU brings together experts from academia and industry during inaugural Secure Blockchain Summit
On May 8-9, the Carnegie Mellon CyLab Security and Privacy Institute hosted the University's first-ever Secure Blockchain Summit, bringing together experts from around the world to share their research and discuss the future of the technology and its applications.
CyLab
Faculty, alumna receive “Test of Time” awards
ECE’s Lujo Bauer, EPP/ECE’s Nicolas Christin, EPP/ECE’s Lorrie Cranor, and ECE's Bryan Parno received the “Test of Time” award at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer’s 44th Symposium on Security and Privacy.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab faculty earn two ‘Test of Time’ awards at IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) awarded two ‘Test of Time’ awards during its 44th Symposium on Security and Privacy, both going to papers co-authored by CyLab faculty members.
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.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Carnegie Mellon faculty, students present at the 31st USENIX Security Symposium
An overview of papers, authored by members of CMU's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, being presented at the 31st USENIX Security Symposium
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab well represented at SOUPS 2022
There is no shortage of Carnegie Mellon (CMU) students and faculty participating in this year's Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS).
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Algorand Foundation selects Carnegie Mellon to join ACE Program
The Algorand Foundation has selected Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) as one of 10 global winners to join its Algorand Center of Excellence (ACE) Program. Over the next five years, Algorand's $50 million investment will support blockchain research and education hubs at each institution, aiming to grow a diverse and inclusive global community of blockchain researchers and educators.
The Guardian
Christin quoted on cryptotheft
EPP/CyLab’s Nicolas Christin was quoted by The Guardian on the threat of cryptotheft, a type of cybercrime where victims are robbed of their cryptocurrency.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Ripple becomes a founding sponsor of the CMU Secure Blockchain Initiative
The announcement comes three years after CMU announced a partnership with Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative.