Systems Protection & Exploitation Research Group

SPERG is a multidisciplinary research group of faculty and students with computing , engineering, and security focus. We are looking for stand-out graduate and undergraduate students who want to pursue research in the areas of software protection and exploitation such as software obfuscation, malware analysis, and intrusion detection.

Our goals include:

1. Develop undergraduate and graduate interest in research projects related to:
   • Malware analysis,
   • Detection, mitigation,
   • Intrusion detection,
   • Obfuscation and deobfuscation,
   • Watermarking,
   • Tamper-proofing,
   • Reverse engineering,
   • Embedded systems protection,
   • Cyber/network attack and defense
2. Grow in knowledge of theory and practice related to the field
3. Publication
4. Funding opportunities for undergraduates and graduates