Sanket Goutam
Security Researcher @ Samsung Research America
I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stony Brook University, where I was advised by Prof. Amir Rahmati. I also earned a Master of Science (with Thesis) in Computer Science from North Carolina State University (NCSU), under the guidance of Professors William Enck and Brad Reaves.
My research explores the security of various consumer technologies, including smartphones, AR/XR wearables, software-defined networks, the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud infrastructure. I apply techniques such as system design, program analysis, formal threat modeling, data analysis, and empirical measurements to analyze systems and develop novel security enhancements without compromising functionality. My work draws on methods from operating systems, programming languages, applied cryptography, compilers, and computer networks.
My Ph.D. thesis introduced fundamental primitives for access control, authentication, and sensitive data protection in modern consumer devices, some of which have been incorporated into commercial products. During my doctoral studies, I collaborated closely with Samsung Research America on a wide range of Knox Security products. My industry experience also includes working at Netflix on the MSL Protocol and spending several years at HPE Networking, where I focused on low-latency distributed networking and shared-memory protocols for a Linux-based OS.
Over the years, my work has influenced products at HPE, Apple, Meta, Samsung, Google, and Netflix. I have an Erdős number of 4.
Research Funding:
My Ph.D. research was largely supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) grant on Robust Energy Infrastructure and Resiliency (N00014-22-1-2001), a Meta Research Award, and direct funding from Samsung Research America.
Media Coverage:
- My research on security hardening for AR and IoT systems was covered in Future Force Magazine - Vol. 9, 2023.
- I am a recipient of the Inclusive Computing Fellowship from CRA (Computing Research Association). I helped design a curriculum for Computer Science Teaching Assistants (TAs), which was featured by SBU News.