Alexander Gaidis

Member of Brown University's Secure Systems Lab

[Georgios Portokalidis @portokalidis]

I'm #hiring #phd students in #software #Security. If you are interested in working on transforming C to Rust consider applying and/or dropping me an email. #IMDEA software in Madrid is a great place to live and work. Link: https://t.co/tzGILA8wpH

[Phani Vadrevu @pvadrevu]

@AuroreFass and I are pleased to invite (self-)nominations for @USENIXSecurity '25 Artifact Evaluation Committee . This year's "Open Science" policy requires heavy support from our community. Please fill this form by October 11 to express interest: https://t.co/6CWOpOiMF1 1/2

[Brown CS @BrownCSDept]

@BrownCSDept PhD student @ajgaidis has just been named a @USENIXSecurity 2024 Distinguished Artifact Reviewer. Learn more at Brown CS News: https://t.co/61S5TQIjz0

[Vasileios Kemerlis @vkemerlis]

📢 @di_jin42 will be presenting our work on hardening #Linux (e)BPF against transient execution attacks at @USENIXSecurity '24 tomorrow (Aug. 14, 1:45pm Track 2)! Joint work with @ajgaidis. https://t.co/Uz9x1OcLQh | https://t.co/Imk3UdY9ir | #brownssl #beebox #ebpf #bpf #usesec24

[Vasileios Kemerlis @vkemerlis]

EPF was the runner-up for the "Bug of the Year" award ("Weirdest Machine" category) at @IEEESSP LangSec (Language-Theoretic Security workshop) 2024! https://t.co/vV7Rr859Dp | @di_jin42 @Vatlidak #brownssl #epf

[Vasileios Kemerlis @vkemerlis]

📢@MariusMomeu at @ASIACCS2024 presenting our work on hardening SLAB-based (kernel) allocators, against memory errors, via SMAP-assisted isolation -- joint work with @TU_Muenchen, @proskurinserg, and @polychronakis | https://t.co/ym9ru2qCjK | #brownssl #islab

[Georgios Portokalidis @portokalidis]

There are two weeks left to apply for a PhD position in my group at #imdeasoftware to work on software systems and software supply chain security. If you love hacking, playing with compilers or love binary analysis, this is for you https://t.co/d1MVYkhrjy

[Alexander Gaidis @ajgaidis]

@vkemerlis @BrownCSDept @BrownUniversity Congrats! Your are an exceptional researcher and advisor! I’m proud to be working under your guidance! 🤓🍻

[Vasileios Kemerlis @vkemerlis]

It's official now, I got tenure 😎🤘. I'm beyond grateful to all my students, collaborators, mentors, letter writers, and colleagues that made this happen -- thank you all!! @BrownCSDept | @BrownUniversity | #brownssl

[Alexander Gaidis @ajgaidis]

@gliargko @kkaffes @ColumbiaCompSci Congrats!! 🎉

[Vasileios Kemerlis @vkemerlis]

📢 @YanivDa at @NDSSSymposium 2024 presenting our work on hardening PHP code against deserialization attacks using a neat duck typing-based approach -- joint work with @neochristou, @__wunused__, and @junfengy | https://t.co/d56GfL3t7i | https://t.co/TLTdG4yEKH | #brownssl #quack

[Lilika Markatou @_markatou_]

I’m hiring a PhD student in applied cryptography at TU Delft! More details: https://t.co/OuvKQDBkeR

[Georgia Tech Computing @gtcomputing]

This week's @acm_ccs features ~1K paper authors in security. Explore our visual analysis of papers and pick a country of interest.
https://t.co/KjOLveyajd

@GeorgiaTech work: https://t.co/QkPuSn1ssR

[Vasileios Kemerlis @vkemerlis]

📢 Off to #Copenhagen, #Denmark for @acm_ccs 2023! @ajgaidis will be presenting our work on adaptive system call filtering (SysXCHG) in session 6D (Kernel & Syscalls) -- Nov 28, 3PM-4PM. https://t.co/XMgapMTils | https://t.co/JB7R87QJbW | #brownssl #sysxchg

[Alexander Gaidis @ajgaidis]

Had a great time at @RAID_Conference 2023 this past week presenting our work on FineIBT! FineIBT enhances forward-edge, hardware-assisted CFI schemes, like @intel IBT, with fine-grain enforcement capabilities. https://t.co/8ZaWp2Pahu | https://t.co/hWOtKVkhcf | #brownssl #fineibt

[Vasileios Kemerlis @vkemerlis]

That's a wrap! Brown Secure Systems Lab had a strong representation at USENIX-sponsored events this year! @neochristou presented IvySyn at @USENIXSecurity '23, while @di_jin42 talked about EPF at @usenix ATC '23 earlier in July! #brownssl #ivysyn #epf #usesec23 #atc23 (1/3)

[OpenBSD Journal @openbsdjournal]

Mandatory enforcement of indirect branch targets https://t.co/PaAIIRRLlW #OpenBSD #BTI #IBT #security

[Megan Brief @MeganBrief]

Just as biodiversity strengthens ecosystems, human diversity strengthens social systems. Read my story to see how queering the climate crisis makes nature more beautiful and inclusive. @NatHab @WWF
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#Pride2023 #conservation #environmentaljustice

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[Brown CS @BrownCSDept]

From 6/22-24, @BrownCSDept will host the world’s most prominent workshop on new ideas in computer systems, the ACM SIGOPS 19th Workshop on Hot Topics in Operating Systems (HotOS 2023), bringing 100 of the field’s thought leaders to @CityofProv: https://t.co/hNLbm9Tdni

[Vasileios Kemerlis @vkemerlis]

📢 Our work on abusing/hardening the #Linux BPF interpreter for/against kernel exploitation has been accepted at the 2023 @usenix Annual Technical Conference (USENIX ATC)! Joint work with @di_jin42 and @Vatlidak | https://t.co/LzQ2wXFVDp | #epf #cbpf #ebpf #bpf #atc23 #brownssl