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security.cs.berkeley.edu is the website of the Security Group in the EECS Department at UC Berkeley. It is an informational research hub, not a product or service: the site introduces the group's research areas, lists its faculty, affiliates, postdocs, staff, graduate students, and alumni, and points visitors to further pages for research details. It is worth browsing if you want to understand who works on security at Berkeley, what topics they cover, or how to follow their work; it is not a place to sign up for a tool or buy anything.
What the group studies
According to the site, the Security Group studies a wide variety of topics, including:
- Cryptography
- Network security
- Usable security
- Secure machine learning
The page frames this as an overview rather than a complete list, and directs readers to individual faculty and student pages for deeper research information.
Who is on the site
The page organizes people into several groups, which tells you how the lab is structured:
| Group | Role on the page | Examples named |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty | Core research leads | Henry Corrigan-Gibbs, Natacha Crooks, Chris Fletcher, Anthony Joseph, Vern Paxson, Raluca Ada Popa, Dawn Song, David Wagner |
| Affiliates | Associated researchers | Serge Egelman, Nicholas Weaver |
| Postdocs & staff | Research and support roles | Alisa Frik, Zhanhao Hu, Yiping Ma, Mona Wang, Primal Wijesekera |
| Graduate students | Current PhD researchers | Noura Alomar, Boru Chen, Sizhe Chen, Vivek Nair, Julien Piet, Chawin Sitawarin, and others |
| Alumni | Former members | A long list including Nicholas Carlini, David Fifield, Ian Goldberg, Prateek Mittal, Adrian Perrig, and many more |
The alumni list is unusually long, which is a useful signal if you are trying to trace where security researchers in this community have gone.
What else the page covers
Beyond people, the site states that Berkeley security research spans multiple labs, centers, departments, colleges, and schools, and it links out to related groups. It also highlights that the group hosts events and teaches courses, and closes with an invitation to join. Those sections are pointers rather than detailed content, so expect to click through for schedules, course listings, or collaboration details.
How to use the site
If you want to learn more about the research, the page's own recommendation is to visit the linked faculty and student pages. A practical path:
- Start with the faculty list to identify whose work matches your interest (for example, cryptography vs. usable security).
- Follow individual names to their pages for publications and projects.
- Check the affiliates, postdocs, and students if you are looking for collaborators or current work rather than established leads.
- Use the alumni list if you are researching the group's history or tracking specific researchers.
What it is not
The page contains no pricing, sign-up, or access-restriction information, so nothing here should be read as offering a free or paid service. It is a research group's public-facing overview page, and its value is in the people and topic pointers it provides.