Patrick Traynor, Ph.D.

Professor
John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Preeminent Chair in Engineering
Associate Chair for Research

Primary Research Area

Information Security

Research Areas

Information Security, Networks, Pervasive and Mobile Computing

Education

Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2008)
M.S. Computer Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2004)
B.S. Computer Science, University of Richmond (2002)

Research Interests

Cellular and Mobile Security
Internet Security
Systems Security
Applied Cryptography
National Policy

Awards & Distinctions

NSF CAREER Award (2010)
Lockheed Inspirational Young Faculty Award (2012)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow (2014)
UF Rising Preeminence Hire
John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Preeminent Chair in Engineering (2016)
Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion Fellow (2016)
Kavli Fellow (2017)
Co-Founder: CryptoDrop, Pindrop Security

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