
Department of Computer Science
Room 359
Stony Brook, NY 11794-2424
Amir Rahmati is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and the director of Ethos Security & Privacy lab at Stony Brook University. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2017. His research focuses on understanding emerging security and privacy threats in computer systems and building practical solutions to tackle them. His work has resulted in tens of publications and patents, as well as thousands of citations. Rahmati's work is supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Office of Naval Research (ONR), Meta, NVIDIA, and IBM. His research has received multiple awards and frequent attention from media outlets, including MIT Technology Review, Washington Post, and Bloomberg. His work on the security of autonomous driving systems is part of the permanent display at the London Science Museum. He is a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors and IEEE.