This Site umd.edu HOME ABOUT US NEWS & EVENTS FACULTY & STAFF RESEARCH EDUCATION PARTNERS Return to Faculty Directory Hicks, Michael Professor Computer Science/UMIACS 5246 Iribe Center Email: mwh@cs.umd.edu (link sends e-mail) Phone: 301-405-9800 Fax: 301-405-6707 Website Research Interests Software security, web security, program analysis, language-based security, system security. Related News As New Director, Mazurek Expands on MC2’s Momentum She now leads numerous successful programs and partnerships established by the center’s prior directors, and is developing new ideas and initiatives of her own. October 7, 2021 New Postdocs Bring Expertise in Secure Software Development and Usable Security and Privacy to MC2 Ethan Cecchetti and Nathan Malkin will start at the Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2) in September. July 26, 2021 MC2 Researchers Present 10 Papers at Upcoming Security Symposiums They will present research on a diverse array of security-related topics at USENIX and SOUPS. July 14, 2021 Maryland Cybersecurity Center Kicks Off Second Year of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program The fellowship offers an opportunity to work closely with faculty and graduate students in the center. February 24, 2021 UMD Team to Receive Distinguished Paper Award at POPL 2021 Their paper presents the first fully verified optimizer for quantum circuits. January 6, 2021 MC2 Researchers Have 13 Papers Accepted to Upcoming Cybersecurity Events The papers highlight the center’s cutting-edge research in programming languages, encrypted databases, and more. August 10, 2020 New Faculty Member Brings Wide Range of Secure Software Development Skills Leonidas Lampropoulos's research focuses on using programming language abstractions to make it easier to write, debug, and reason about software and their specifications August 7, 2020 Graduating Students and Postdocs Affiliated with MC2 Accept Positions in Academia and Industry Being hired by top universities and companies is a testament to their creativity, hard work and ambition. July 20, 2020 Hicks Wins NSA’s Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Award Hicks and a team of researchers won the NSA's 7th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition. October 2, 2019 MC2 Faculty, Students Have Five Papers Accepted to ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security MC2 researchers are presenting work covering a wide array of security-related topics October 10, 2018 Mazurek, Hicks Receive NSF Grant to Study Factors Leading to Insecure Software Project to focus on the human and organizational factors that contribute toward insecure software development September 12, 2018 Mazurek Part of Team Receiving Top Honors in NSA Cybersecurity Paper Competition Mazurek's team wins the 5th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition September 27, 2017 MC2 Graduate Students Bring Passion, Innovation to the Field of Cybersecurity Graduate students say MC2 provides a collaborative and supportive environment for research September 19, 2017 Mazurek, Hicks Receive Google Faculty Research Award Researchers will develop tools/strategies that encourage software developers to write more secure code February 28, 2017 UMD Cybersecurity Symposium to Focus on Campus Research, Education Initiatives 5th Annual event to be held Dec. 5 at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center November 15, 2016 MC2 Faculty, Students Present Nine Papers at ACM CCS 2016 UMD presented the most papers at the annual conference November 1, 2016 Paper Co-Authored by Gordon, Loeb, Lucyshyn and Zhou Receives Honorable Mention in NSA Competition Gordon, Loeb, Lucyshyn and Zhou will be honored at Nov. 2 Award Ceremony October 17, 2016 Paper on Build It, Break It, Fix It Competition Sheds Light on Building Secure Software 2016 Contest Opens Sept. 22 September 22, 2016 First Run of Cybersecurity MOOCs Taught by MC2 Faculty Finishes with a Flourish First UMD Cybersecurity Specialization Wraps Up with Competition-style Game July 24, 2015 UMD Researchers Awarded $3.4M DARPA Grant to Develop Automated Software-Analysis Tools UMD Researchers Awarded $3.4M DARPA Grant to Develop Automated Software-Analysis Tools May 13, 2015 MC2 Doctoral Student Presents Research at HotSoS MC2 Doctoral Student Presents Research at HotSoS April 21, 2015 MC2 Researchers Benefit from Amazon Award MC2 Researchers Benefit from Amazon Award April 21, 2015 Michael Hicks Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Michael Hicks Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher March 26, 2015 MC2 Doctoral Student Spreads His Wealth of Bitcoin Knowledge MC2 doctoral student Andrew Miller is co-teaching two Bitcoin classes February 20, 2015 Hicks Co-Organizes Seminar on Programming Languages and Cryptography Michael Hicks, a professor of computer science with appointments in UMIACS and the Maryland Cybersecurity Center, recently co-organized a seminar that explored the synergy between programming languages and cryptography. December 19, 2014 Winning Teams Announced in Build It, Break It, Fix It Contest The online contest—conceived by faculty and graduate students in the Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2)—drew the interest of students from 61 universities from across the U.S., including 39 students from the University of Maryland. October 15, 2014 Online Cyber Contest Challenges Students Cybersecurity competition challenges students to Build, Break and Fix secure computing systems. August 13, 2014 NSA Highlights Papers by MC2 Researchers NSA highlights papers by MC2 researchers as "Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper" of 2013. August 7, 2014 Hicks Featured on Security Podcast Dr. Michael Hicks discusses Programming Language Design and Implementation conference. July 2, 2014 MC2 Director, Faculty Named to President’s Task Force on Cybersecurity Jonathan Katz and other MC2 faculty are part of President’s Task Force on Cybersecurity. March 20, 2014 Katz Named Director of Maryland Cybersecurity Center Jonathan Katz, professor of computer science, was appointed to a three-year term. October 25, 2013 MC2 Director Talks Small Business Cybersecurity in U.S. News Article One successful attack can destroy a company. Make sure yours is well-guarded June 23, 2013 Cyber Symposium Tackles Policy, Tech, Privacy & More - May 14-15 Maryland Cybersecurity Center showcase event features speakers from academia, private sector, government. April 26, 2013 UMD and Sourcefire Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership UMD and Sourcefire to establish collaborative activities in cybersecurity July 13, 2012 UMD and CyberPoint Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership UMD and CyberPoint's new partnership will promote cybersecurity education and research March 5, 2012 UMD and SuprTEK Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership UMD and Superlative Technologies Inc. will collaborate on cybersecurity education and research. January 26, 2012 UMD and Lunarline Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership New partnership to establish collaborative activities in cybersecurity January 6, 2012 UMD and Future Skies Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership The University of Maryland and Future Skies, Inc. announced a new partnership December 5, 2011 Researchers Explore How Cyber-Attackers Think Like Regular Crooks In unique collaboration, engineer and criminologist apply criminological concepts and research methods to study of cybercrime. November 29, 2011 Dr. Michael Hicks to Lead Maryland Cybersecurity Center as Director Distinguished Professor Praised as Innovative Researcher, Scholar, and Leader October 26, 2011 Follow us on Twitter UMD | Clark School | MC2 Home | CMNS | Site Map Copyright © 2021 University of Maryland