Elaine Shi
Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Affiliations
Research Interests
- AI and ML for security
- anonymity
- automotive and transportation security and privacy
- blockchain
- cloud security
- cryptography
- cyber physical systems security and privacy
- cybersecurity + privacy
- data security and privacy
- distributed systems security
- embedded systems security
- emerging applications security
- formal methods for security
- hardware security
- IoT security and privacy
- language-based security
- measurements of fraud, malware, spam
- mobile and app security and privacy
- network security
- privacy
- privacy algorithms
- privacy engineering
- privacy enhancing technologies
- protocol security
- security and privacy economics
- security education, awareness, and training
- security of AI and ML
- social networks security and privacy
- software security
- systems security
- threat analysis and modeling
- usable privacy and security
- verification
Media mentions
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Corina Pasareanu and Elaine Shi named 2023 ACM Fellows
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has recognized CyLab faculty members Corina Pasareanu and Elaine Shi as 2023 ACM Fellows for their transformative contributions to computing science and technology.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab UBRI honorees make a splash in research-driven blockchain innovation
Ripple launched the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) in 2018 to foster collaborative partnerships with leading universities globally to support academic research, technical development, and innovation in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital payments. In the five years since, Carnegie Mellon University faculty members, students, and alumni have made a big impact on UBRI’s diverse portfolio of blockchain research, technical development, and innovation.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab announces first round of Secure Blockchain Initiative funded projects
Carnegie Mellon University's Secure Blockchain Initiative (SBI) is off and running, as six projects have been selected for its first round of seed funding. Through research, the initiative aims to revolutionize blockchain technology within enterprise ecosystems by tackling various challenges.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab names 2022 Presidential Fellows
Each year, CyLab recognizes high-achieving Ph.D. students pursuing security and/or privacy-related research with a CyLab Presidential Fellowship that covers one year of tuition.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Algorand Foundation selects Carnegie Mellon to join ACE Program
The Algorand Foundation has selected Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) as one of 10 global winners to join its Algorand Center of Excellence (ACE) Program. Over the next five years, Algorand's $50 million investment will support blockchain research and education hubs at each institution, aiming to grow a diverse and inclusive global community of blockchain researchers and educators.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab research leads to blockchain paradigm shift
New research out of CyLab lays the scientific foundation for studying decentralized mechanism design.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab student studying cryptography receives INI award
Nikhil Lalit Vanjani received an Outstanding Student Service Award for a Research Assistant at last month’s INI commencement.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Towards having your privacy and security and exchanging crypto too
A CyLab postdoc developed a new protocol towards better privacy and security protections when swapping cryptocurrencies.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Ripple becomes a founding sponsor of the CMU Secure Blockchain Initiative
The announcement comes three years after CMU announced a partnership with Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative.
Pittsburgh Business Times
Shi quoted on CMU partnership with crypto.com
ECECyLab’s Elaine Shi was quoted in The Pittsburgh Business Times on CMU’s recent partnersip with Crypto.com.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Crypto.com becomes strategic partner
The company will serve as a founding sponsor of Carnegie Mellon CyLab’s Secure Blockchain Initiative.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Algorand Foundation becomes strategic partner
The Foundation will serve as a founding sponsor of Carnegie Mellon CyLab’s Secure Blockchain Initiative.