Ph.D. in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University (2004)
B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Minnesota Morris (1999)
Nick Hopper joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering as an assistant professor in 2004. He also currently serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department. Hopper received his Ph.D. (2004) in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. Hopper was awarded with the NSF CAREER Award in 2006 and received a McKnight Land-Grant Professorship in 2008. Prior to his time at the University, he was a Graduate Research Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University for five years.
Hopper’s primary research interest is in online communications security and privacy. Within this field his main focus is on anonymous communication, censorship resistance, and applied cryptography. In the past, he also worked on security and privacy in peer-to-peer networks, BGP routing, electronic cash, and provable security for steganography and watermarking.
Research Division
Computing Foundations
Current Research
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Ph.D. Graduates
Michael Schliep (2021); Se Eun Oh (2021); Shuai Li (2019); John Geddes (2016); Max Schuchard (2016); Rob Jansen (2012); Zi Lin (2012); Eric Chan-Tin (2011); Hun Jeong Kang (2010; co-advised with Yongdae Kim); Eugene Vasserman (2010).
2008: McKnight Land-Grant Professorship
2007: Science and Engineering Student Board - Best Professor Award
2006: National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER Award)
Selected Grants
DeepCoFFEA: Powerful and Efficient Metadata Traffic Analysis via Metric Learning and Amplification
Wright, M., Yang, S., Hopper, N.; Rochester Institute of Technology; 10/22-10/24
SaTC: CORE: Small: Models and Measurements for Website Fingerprinting
Hopper, N.; National Science Foundation; 9/18-8/23
SaTC: CORE: Small: Consistent and Private Group Communication
Hopper, N.; National Science Foundation; 9/18-8/23