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My research focuses on discovering previously unknown cybersecurity vulnerabilities in real-world systems and standards. I analyze the impact of these vulnerabilities using large-scale measurement studies and user studies to understand how they affect deployed systems and operational practices. I also develop defenses with formal guarantees and build practical tools and solutions that help users and operators better understand and evaluate the security of their systems. My work aims to bridge the gap between vulnerability discovery, real-world impact assessment, and usable security.
I teach cybersecurity research with a focus on developing adversarial thinking and scientific reasoning. My instruction emphasizes how to identify threat models and system weaknesses, conduct rigorous and reproducible research, and communicate results clearly. I train students in technical writing for scientific publications and research presentations, highlighting clarity, structure, and common pitfalls. My goal is to prepare students to conduct and present high-quality cybersecurity research.
1. Anna Raymaker, Akshaya Kumar, Miuyin Yong Wong, Ryan Pickren, Animesh Chhotaray, Frank Li, Saman Zonouz, and Raheem Beyah, “A Sea of Cyber Threats: Maritime Cybersecurity from the Perspective of Mariners,” in Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), October 2025.
2. Twisha Chattopadhyay, Fabricio Ceschin, Marco E. Garza, Dymytriy Zyunkin, Animesh Chhotaray, Aaron P. Stebner, Saman Zonouz, and Raheem Beyah, “One Video to Steal Them All: 3D-Printing IP Theft through Optical Side-Channels,” in Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), October 2025.
3. Ryan Pickren, Animesh Chhotaray, Frank Li, Saman Zonouz, and Raheem Beyah, “Release the Hounds! Automated Inference and Empirical Security Evaluation of Field-Deployed PLCs Using Active Network Data,” in Proceedings of the 2024 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), December 2024.
4. Animesh Chhotaray and Thomas Shrimpton, “Hardening Circuit-Design IP Against Reverse-Engineering Attacks,” in Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, 2022.
5. Animesh Chhotaray, Adib Nahiyan, Thomas Shrimpton, Domenic Forte, and Mark Tehranipoor, “Standardizing Bad Cryptographic Practice: A Teardown of the IEEE Standard for Protecting Electronic-Design Intellectual Property,” in Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), October 2017.