Research in Cybersecurity
Cyber Security is a multifaceted topic that involves a variety of different research areas. ETH Zurich has a number of institutes and research groups that focus on different aspects of Cyber Security. The goal of this page is to provide an overview of ETH research groups whose research focus is related to one or the other aspect of Cyber Security.
Department of Computer Science D-INFK
Information Security
Prof. David Basin
Head of the Information Security Group
Research focus: information security, verification, formal methods, software engineering, logic in computer science
System Security
Prof. Srdjan Capkun
Head of the System Security Group
Research focus: system and network security, wireless security, secure localization, blockchain, trusted execution
Foundations of Cryptography
Prof. Dennis Hofheinz
Head of the Foundations of Cryptography Group
Research focus: cryptography, information security, proof systems, algorithms, theoretical computer science
Information Security & Cryptography
Prof. Ueli Maurer
Head of the Information Security & Cryptography Group
Research focus: cryptography, information security, theoretical computer science, information theory, discrete mathematics
Programming Methodology
Prof. Peter Müller
Head of the Programming Methodology Group
Research focus: program verification, static program analysis, type systems, testing, formal methods, tools
Applied Cryptography
Prof. Kenny Paterson
Head of the Applied Cryptography Group
Research focus: cryptography, information security, algorithms, discrete mathematics
Network Security
Prof. Adrian Perrig
Head of the Network Security Group
Research focus: system and network security, networks, internet architecture
Secure & Trustworthy Systems
Prof. Shweta Shinde
Head of the Secure & Trustworthy Systems Group
Research focus: system security, software security, trusted computing, secure hardware, verification
Advanced Software Technologies
Prof. Zhendong Su
Head of the Advanced Software Technologies Lab
Research focus: programming languages and compilers, software engineering, computer security, deep learning, education technologies
Computer Security and Privacy
Prof. Florian Tramèr
Head of the Computer Security and Privacy Group
Research focus: computer security, machine learning, cryptography
Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems
Prof. Martin Vechev
Head of the Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems Lab
Research focus: intersection artifical intelligence and programming languages
Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering D-ITET
Computer Architecture
Prof. Onur Mutlu
Head of the SAFARI Research Group
Research focus: computer architecture, systems, security, and bioinformatics
Computer Security
Prof. Kaveh Razavi
Head of the Computer Security Group COMSEC
Research focus: reliable and secure computing systems, all layers of computing stack
Networked Systems
Prof. Laurent Vanbever
Head of the Networked Systems Group
Research focus: complex network management, future networks, network programmability, data-driven networking, verification, routing, security
Department of Physics D-PHYS
Quantum Information
Prof. Renato Renner
Head of the Quantum Information Theory Group
Research focus: quantum information theory, quantum computation, quantum cryptographic systems
Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences D-GESS
Security Studies
Prof. Andreas Wenger
Head of the Center for Security Studies CSS
Research focus: Swiss and international security policy, security policy expertise in research, teaching and consulting
Security, Privacy and Society
Prof. Verena Zimmermann
Head of the Security, Privacy and Society Group
Research focus: human-centered security and privacy, usable IT security, human-computer interaction, human factors