Why Should I Join the Security Lab?

• The University at Stony Brook is recognized as one of the nation's finest public universities. It has over 19000 students (including over 6000 graduate students), and over 1600 faculty distributed over a 1100-acre campus. The Carnegie foundation classifies SUNYSB as a Type 1 research university --- the highest distinction granted to less than 2% of all colleges and universities. A study published by John's Hopkins University Press (The Rise of American Research Universities) places Stony Brook among the top 3 public universities in the U.S. -- second only to UC, Berkeley -- based on criteria such as fellowships and research productivity. For additional information about what SUNY at Stony Brook offers, please click here.

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• The Department of Computer Science is recognized as one of the best departments at Stony Brook. The CS department has about 40 faculty members, over a thousand undergraduate students, and over 100 Ph.D. and 200 M.S. students. In the most recent Gourman report of undergraduate computer science programs, Stony Brook was ranked 15th in the nation and 2nd in New York State. The National Research Council subjective quality rating ranks our Ph.D. program at 31 among all Ph.D. granting institutions in U.S. Using the same NRC data with a more objective criterion, such as faculty research productivity, places the department at 17 in the U.S. Our graduates hold prominent professorships in such institutions as Stanford University, Yale University, the University of Illinois, the University of Texas, and Cornell University. Some graduates continue into industry, including prominent positions with the research laboratories of Lucent, AT&T, IBM Yorktown Heights, JPL-Cal Tech, Sony, MERL, and B.B.N.

  A $250 million Center for Wireless and Information Technology at Stony Brook University has been announced by the New York Governor's office. This center will add a lot of laboratory space for advanced research in computer science and related fields in the next few years. For further information, please visit www.cewit.org.

  
• The Laboratory and Center. With the increasing dependence of individuals, businesses and governments on networked information systems to support critical services, the topic of securing such systems has assumed a great deal of importance and urgency. However, very few universities in the U.S. offer good research programs in this area, and Center for Cybersecurity and the Secure Systems Laboratory are among the few centers/labs in the U.S. dedicated for security research. In addition to research, the department offers a strong educational program in security, with declared concentrations at the graduate level in information assurance. The strength of our research program is well-recognized, and our research is supported by many federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Airforce Office of Scientific Research, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. We were recently awarded two highly competitive awards (one of two in the NY state and a dozen or so in the U.S.) in the areas of Critical Infrastructure Protection. For further information about our research, please visit our research page and our publications pages.
• The Place --- Stony Brook is a fun place to live. It is located on Long Island, 50 miles east of the New York city. The city is close enough to enjoy its cultural and other attractions, yet far enough that we stay away from congestion and pollution. Stony Brook, on the north shore of Long Island, enjoys moderate winters (30-40F) and beautiful summers (75-85F). Long Island beaches are among the best in the world, and are a great tourist destination.
  
  Smithpoint State Park
  
  Cathedral Pines State Park