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About

We work closely with industry and government to produce high-impact and practical solutions to real- world cybersecurity challenges.

The Center for Cybersecurity and Trusted Foundations (CTF) has partnered with leading technology companies including PayPal, Samsung, Google, Microsoft, and IBM, and has a broad portfolio of government-sponsored research from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, and the Army Research Office. CTF’s team of researchers includes faculty from across ASU, software engineers, and a robust lab of graduate student researchers.

Faced with evolving threats and adaptive attackers, the center is keeping the future in mind and training the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

CTF is designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in cyber defense and research by a joint National Security Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security program. The center takes a hands-on approach to education, which includes a high school research internship hosted on campus, free cybersecurity curriculum for middle school teachers, encouraging students to participate in capture-the-flag competitions, collegiate cyber challenges, and industry-sponsored events to sharpen their skills. CTF focuses on the cybersecurity pipeline, providing opportunities for learners across ages and skill levels.

$8.9M

in research expenditures in FY 2024

78+

research publications since the Center’s launch

11

affiliated faculty

Leadership

Adam Doupé

Director

Global Security Initiative, Center for Cybersecurity & Trusted Foundations

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Adam Doupé is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (SCAI) and is the Director of the Center for Cybersecurity and Trusted Foundations (CTF) at Arizona State University, and he researches cybersecurity.

Yan Shoshitaishvili

Associate Director of Workforce Development

Global Security Initiative, Center for Cybersecurity & Trusted Foundations

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Guides students through their cybersecurity journey all the way to the world championship of hacking competitions at DEF CON. Explores cutting-edge problems in cybersecurity.

Tiffany Bao

Associate Director of Research Acceleration

Global Security Initiative, Center for Cybersecurity & Trusted Foundations

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Tiffany Bao is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence and Associate Director of Research Acceleration at the Center for Cybersecurity and Trusted Foundations.

Fish Wang

Associate Director of Impact

Global Security Initiative, Center for Cybersecurity & Trusted Foundations

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Wang conducts research on system security, with focus on automated binary program analysis and reverse engineering of software.

Jackie LeFevers

Associate Director of Research Operations

Global Security Initiative, Center for Cybersecurity & Trusted Foundations

Jackie oversees operations of CTF’s research and education portfolio, including managing relationships with government/industry sponsors, and ensuring performance through deliverables, personnel, finances, and logistics.