Mert D. Pesé is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Founding Director of the TigerSec Laboratory in the School of Computing at Clemson University. He received two B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2022.
His current research focuses on autonomous vehicle security, adversarial machine learning, as well as automotive data privacy. In particular, he focuses on in-vehicle network security, Android security, as well as attacks against the AI stack of autonomous vehicles. He has several peer-reviewed publications in top security and privacy venues, such as CCS, PETS and ACSAC. He has worked and collaborated with several automotive companies, such as General Motors, Ford, Audi, and Harman.
PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, 2022
University of Michigan
MSc in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology, 2016
Technische Universität München
Dual BSc in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology and Computer Science, 2015
Technische Universität München
[09/23] We are going to participate in the INSuRE+C program with Argonne National Laboratory!
[09/23] Our paper “PRICAR: Privacy Framework for Vehicular Data Sharing with Third Parties” has been accepted by IEEE SecDev 2023.
[08/23] Our paper “Using Phone Sensors to Augment Vehicle Reliability” has been accepted by IEEE CNS 2023.
[08/23] Two students, Levent Celik (PhD) and Derik Pack (PhD) have joined TigerSec Lab!
[06/23] Three students, Pedram MohajerAnsari (PhD), Alkim Dömeke (Summer Intern) and Ece Alptekin (Summer Intern) have joined TigerSec Lab!