Scholar
Z. Berkay Celik
Google Scholar ID: g1I269gAAAAJ
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University
Citations & Impact
Citations
11,846
H-index
28
i10-index
51
Publications
20
Co-authors
39
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Recipient of multiple awards including the NSF CAREER Award (2022), Google Aspire Award (2021, 2022, 2023), Amazon Research Award (2024), ACM CCS Distinguished Paper Award (2024), USENIX Security Honorable Mention Paper Award (2025), the Most Influential Professor Award by Purdue CS Graduate Student Board (2020 and 2024), and College of Science Faculty Leadership Award (2024). Has mentored several PhD and MSc students.
Research Experience
- His research group actively publishes at top security conferences such as USENIX Security, Oakland, CCS, and NDSS. The work has been sponsored by NSF, ONR, DARPA, USDOT, DOE, United States Military Academy, Google, Apple, Cisco, Rolls Royce, Denso North America Foundation, and Sandia National Laboratories. He is part of the NSF AI Institute ACTION, DARPA FIREFLY, and USDOT National Center TraCR.
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Penn State University, advised by Professor Patrick McDaniel.
Background
- Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University and co-director of the Purdue Security Laboratory (PurSec Lab). His research interests lie in the design and evaluation of security for software and systems, particularly on emerging computing platforms and the complex environments they operate in. Through systems design, program analysis, and formal methods, his work aims to improve security and privacy guarantees in commodity computer systems.
Miscellany
- Actively looking for motivated PhD students and research interns to join his team.
