Department Head and Professor, Software and Societal Systems Department
Professor, Engineering and Public Policy
Courtesy Appointment, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nicolas Christin is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, jointly appointed in the School of Computer Science and the Department of Engineering & Public Policy. He is also a professor and department head in the Software and Societal Systems Department and a core faculty member in CyLab, the university-wide information security and privacy institute. He has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Christin holds a Diplôme d'Ingénieur from École Centrale Lille, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Virginia. He was a researcher in the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, prior to joining Carnegie Mellon in 2005.
2003 Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Virginia
2000 MS, Computer Science, University of Virginia
1999 Diplôme d'Ingénieur, École Centrale Lille, Franc
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
A recent CyLab research paper sheds light on how older adults in the United States are navigating the challenge of digital estate planning, and gives insights into areas where current tools and practices fall short.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CyLab researchers are set to present four papers, serve on one panel, and lead three workshops at the upcoming Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026).
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
This year, CyLab awarded nearly $500,000 in seed funding to 10 research projects featuring CMU students, faculty, and staff PIs representing nine departments at the university.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Lorrie Cranor, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, has been named a recipient of the 2026 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award, one of the highest honors in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
A new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University reveals that a little-known but highly effective cryptocurrency scam known as “blockchain address poisoning” has quietly become one of the largest phishing schemes operating on public blockchains today.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
To address research and industry challenges around distributed ledger technologies, Carnegie Mellon University’s Secure Blockchain Initiative (SBI) brought together the foremost blockchain researchers and industry experts for the third annual Secure Blockchain Summit.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Three faculty members from Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute participated in panels at the Global Cybersecurity Forum’s (GCF) 2025 Annual Meeting.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will present on a wide range of topics at the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control’s (SIGSAC’s) Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ACM CCS). Held at the Taipei International Convention Center in Taipei, Taiwan on October 13-17, the event brings together information security researchers, practitioners, developers, and users from all over the world to explore cutting-edge ideas and results.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will present on a wide range of topics at the 34th USENIX Security Symposium. Held in Seattle on August 13-15, the event brings together experts from around the world, who will highlight the latest advances in the security and privacy of computer systems and networks.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will share their research at the 2025 Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS), which takes place August 10-12 in Seattle.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Carnegie Mellon University faculty members and students will share their research at the 2025 Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS). Held annually, the 25th PETS will be a hybrid event taking place July 14-19, with a physical gathering held in Washington, D.C. and a concurrent virtual event.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Bryan Parno, Kavčić-Moura Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Computer Science, has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Cybersecurity Award for Practice for his contributions to the theory and practice of end-to-end secure systems.