Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Butler Lab (PRISM)
Led by Kevin R. B. Butler · Computer and Information Science and Engineering
What we study
The Butler Lab studies security in computing systems, focusing on embedded systems, mobile devices, and privacy for vulnerable users. Their work includes securing networks, analyzing data trustworthiness, and protecting against cyber threats.
What working here is like
- Computational
- No organisms (data only)
- Coding required
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Center for Privacy and Security for Marginalized and Vulnerable Populations (PRISM)
Research on securing computing devices and systems for marginalized and vulnerable users.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Copycat Crimes: Characterizing Code Reuse in the Mobile Android Stalkerware Ecosystem
2025 · IEEE Security & Privacy
Finds that stalkerware apps often copy code from each other.
- Every Breath You Don’t Take: Deepfake Speech Detection Using Breath
2025 · Digital Threats Research and Practice
Creates a tool to spot fake speech using breath patterns.
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- Concerning the Responsible Use of AI in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
2025 · Communications of the ACM
- SrFTL: Leveraging Storage Semantics for Effective Ransomware Defense in Flash-based SSDs
2025 · ACM Transactions on Storage
Builds a system to protect flash drives from ransomware attacks.
- Eye-Tracked Virtual Reality: A Comprehensive Survey on Methods and Privacy Challenges
2025 · Proceedings of the IEEE
Reviews how eye-tracking works in virtual reality and privacy risks.
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How to reach out
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