Adrian Perrig

Adrian Perrig
Name	Adrian Perrig
Nationality	Swiss
Fields	Computer science, Computer security, Network security
Institutions	Carnegie Mellon University, ETH Zurich, Princeton University, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Alma mater	ETH Zurich, Carnegie Mellon University
Doctoral advisor	Vern Paxson
Known for	Secure network architectures, SCION (internet architecture), network security

Adrian Perrig

Adrian Perrig is a Swiss computer scientist and professor noted for contributions to Computer security, Network architecture, and secure routing. He is a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University and a principal investigator behind the development of the SCION (internet architecture), with collaborations spanning ETH Zurich, Princeton University, and industry partners such as Cisco Systems and Google. Perrig's work intersects with initiatives from National Science Foundation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and European research programs.

Early life and education

Perrig was born and raised in Switzerland and pursued studies at ETH Zurich before moving to the United States for graduate studies at Carnegie Mellon University. At Carnegie Mellon University he completed doctoral work under the supervision of Vern Paxson, connecting to research communities including USENIX, IEEE, and ACM. His doctoral research built on foundations from projects associated with DARPA and drew on techniques from scholars at Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University.

Academic and research career

Perrig began his academic career with appointments at ETH Zurich and later joined the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, maintaining affiliations with Princeton University and collaborating with groups at EPFL, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, and Technical University of Munich. He has been active in venues such as IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, NDSS, and USENIX Security Symposium. Perrig's institutional engagements include partnerships with National Science Foundation, European Research Council, Swiss National Science Foundation, and research consortia involving Cisco Systems, Google, and Microsoft Research.

Research contributions and projects

Perrig led or co-led multiple projects addressing secure routing, secure naming, and trustworthy network architectures. He is a principal architect of SCION (internet architecture), which aims to provide path-aware networking and secure inter-domain routing, and has connected work to concepts from BGP research, RPKI, and alternatives proposed at IETF. Other notable projects include work on SABER, secure software update frameworks, and contributions to practical systems evaluated in collaboration with Cloudflare, Facebook, and Amazon Web Services. Perrig's research introduced cryptographic mechanisms influenced by studies at RSA Conference and methodologies appearing in IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, ACM Transactions on Information and System Security, and Communications of the ACM. He has published influential papers coauthored with researchers from ETH Zurich, Princeton University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Washington, and Cornell University.

Perrig's work spans secure bootstrapping, attestation, and key management systems that relate to concepts developed at Trusted Computing Group and implementations intersecting with Linux Foundation projects. His designs for resilient network architectures have been evaluated in testbeds connected to GENI, PlanetLab, and European test infrastructures such as GÉANT. He has participated in workshops with stakeholders from ICANN, IETF, ITU, and national CERT teams, and his work informed policy discussions involving European Commission programs and US Department of Homeland Security.

Awards and honors

Perrig has received recognition from academic and professional organizations, including best paper awards at venues like USENIX Security Symposium and ACM CCS, and funding awards from National Science Foundation and European Research Council. He has been invited to give keynote lectures at IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, NDSS, and international conferences hosted by ACM and USENIX. Perrig's projects have been highlighted by awards and honors from institutions including ETH Zurich and Carnegie Mellon University and have been cited in policy briefings for European Parliament and advisory committees connected to DARPA and National Science Foundation.

Teaching and mentorship

In his role at Carnegie Mellon University and previously at ETH Zurich, Perrig taught graduate and undergraduate courses related to Computer security, Network security, and secure systems engineering, supervising doctoral students who later joined faculty positions at institutions such as ETH Zurich, Princeton University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of California, Berkeley. His mentees have contributed to projects and startups working with partners like Google, Microsoft, Cloudflare, and various cybersecurity firms. Perrig has participated in curriculum development for programs endorsed by ACM and IEEE and served on program committees for conferences including IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, ACM CCS, NDSS, and USENIX Security Symposium.

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