Cybersecurity

Election-hacking, net neutrality and the “internet of things” — Penn State has cybersecurity experts to bring complex topics down to the personal level and are readily available to provide commentary as discussions continue to unfold on trending topics like election security and data breaches.

Sascha Meinrath

Palmer Chair in Telecommunications

Civil Rights, Law and Policy, Telecommunications
S. Shyam Sundar

James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects

Social Sciences, Journalism & Media, Telecommunications

Penn State has experts in both the technical and policy aspects of cybersecurity.

In October of 2018, the National Science Foundation (NSF) pledged nearly $10 million to establish the Center for Trustworthy Machine Learning and develop a rigorous understanding of the security risks of the use of machine learning and to devise the tools, metrics and methods to manage and mitigate security vulnerabilities.
Penn State offers multiple majors within the College of Information Sciences and Technology, including Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, Security and Risk Analysis, and Data Sciences.
The Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) at Penn State brings scholars from diverse disciplines together to pursue holistic, interdisciplinary research and solutions to threats to individuals, physical and electronic infrastructure, food and water supplies, public health, and the natural environment.

Civil Rights, Law and Policy, Telecommunications

Sascha Meinrath

Palmer Chair in Telecommunications,
Director of the X-Lab

Expertise:

Civil Rights
Law and Policy
Telecommunications

Focus Areas:

Cybersecurity
Technology Policy
Election Hacking
Privacy
Surveillance
Artificial Intelligence

In The Media:

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Contact Sascha Meinrath with questions about: How surveillance, cybersecurity, and privacy have changed in a post-9/11 world; government policy; broadband; and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on Internet connectivity. He can also comment on voting security, technology policy, privacy, surveillance, civil liberties, broadband mapping and artificial intelligence.

Social Sciences, Journalism & Media, Telecommunications

S. Shyam Sundar

James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects,
Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory

Expertise

Social Sciences
Journalism & Media
Telecommunications
Digital Media Technologies and Families

Focus Areas:

Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Media
Social Media
Psychological Effects of Digital Media Technologies
Interactive Media
Mobile Media
Customized and Personalized Media
Online Credibility
Fake News
Online Privacy
Virtual Assistants
Communication
Artificial Intelligence

In The Media:

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Contact S. Shyam Sundar with questions about: the rampant misinformation and fake news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccines, in particular, as well as how trustworthy internet-based information sources can be identified.

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