About
I am a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with an appointment in the School of Computing and Data Science. My research focuses on online privacy, network security, and applied cryptography.
News
Research
Current Projects
Zero-Knowledge Zero Trust
Anonymous Credentials for the Web
Past Projects
- Off-the-Record Messaging
- Refraction Networking
- Sensor Fingerprinting
Selected Publications
See Google Scholar for a full list of publications.
ProbFlow: Using Probabilistic Programming in Anonymous Communication Networks
Hussein Darir, Geir Dullerud, Nikita Borisov, NDSS 2023
Detecting AI Trojans Using Meta Neural Analysis
Xiaojun Xu, Qi Wang, Huichen Li, Nikita Borisov, Carl A. Gunter, Bo Li, S&P 2021
Assessing the Privacy Benefits of Domain Name Encryption
Nguyen Phong Hoang, Arian Akhavan Niaki, Nikita Borisov, Phillipa Gill, Michalis Polychronakis, ASIACCS 2020
Running Refraction Networking for Real
Benjamin VanderSloot, Sergey Froov, Jack Wampler, Sze Chuen Tan, Irv Simpson, Michalis Kallitsis, J. Alex Halderman, Nikita Borisov, Eric Wustrow, PETS 2020
Teaching & Students
Teaching
- Spring 2025: CS563/ECE522: Advanced Computer Security
- Fall 2025: CS463/ECE422: Computer Security (w/ Prof. Yupeng Zhang)
Current Students
- Dylen Greenenwald (PhD)
- Aarushi Aggrwal (BS)
Contact
Office Hours
Spring 2025: by appointment
Location
460 Coordinated Science Lab
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign