Cyber Security and Information Sciences
Creating new tools for cyber defense and human language processing
We research, develop, evaluate, and deploy tools and systems designed to ensure that national security missions can be accomplished successfully despite cyber attacks. We also develop advanced hardware, software, and algorithms for processing datasets from a range of sources, including speech, imagery, text, and network traffic.
Cyber Security and Information Sciences Groups
We develop artificial intelligence algorithms, technologies, and systems for extracting information from multimedia data in adverse conditions.
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Featured Projects
software
Secure Small Satellite Processing Platform
A secure reference architecture enables satellites to recover from cyberattacks and carry on their missions.
software
Large-scale Automated Vulnerability Addition
Computer scientists can test techniques for finding vulnerabilities in code.
cryptography
Tactical Key Management
Cryptographic keys can now be created and securely distributed in real time during a mission.
software
Cyber Adversarial Scenario Modeler and Artificial Intelligence Decision Engine (CASCADE)
CASCADE software simulates cyber attacker and defender actions and recommends multiple courses of action to make systems and networks more secure.
Laboratory Stories
My mentor was always open to any research ideas that I had and allowed me to explore those ideas, which ultimately gave me confidence in myself as a researcher.
Shamaria Engram
Cybersecurity Intern
Cyber Security and Information Sciences
Secure Resilient Systems and Technology
To hear [users] say, 'this tool improves my life,' and knowing I impacted someone's work and helped national security…that's a rewarding moment.
Bich Vu
Cybersecurity Researcher
Cyber Security and Information Sciences
Secure Resilient Systems and Technology
I’m doing research and theoretical work that I felt were missing during my industry internships.
Alice Lee
Software Engineer
Cyber Security and Information Sciences
Secure Resilient Systems and Technology
Cybersecurity is a young field, and there are ever-evolving vulnerabilities and new attacks on things we care about, that we need to protect.
Joseph Sobchuk
Cybersecurity Engineer
Cyber Security and Information Sciences
Secure Resilient Systems and Technology
Advancing Our Research
Events
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Human Language Technology and Applications Workshop 2020
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
Leadership
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Featured Publications
Artificial intelligence: short history, present developments, and future outlook, final report
Jan 1
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Report
Detection and characterization of human trafficking networks using unsupervised scalable text template matching
Dec 10
Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Big Data, 10-13 December 2018, pp. 3111-20.
Classifier performance estimation with unbalanced, partially labeled data
Jan 1
Proc. Machine Learning Research, Vol. 88, 2018, pp. 4-16.
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Career Opportunities
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