SPHERE Research Infrastructure is heading to the Internet Society Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium 2025 in San Diego, California on February 24-28, 2025. NDSS is a leading security forum that fosters information exchange among researchers and practitioners of network and distributed system security. Principal Investigator, Jelena Mirkovic, and Community Outreach Director, David Balenson,…

We are honored to have our article, “Enabling Reproducibility through the SPHERE Research Infrastructure,” published in USENIX ;login: Online, a digital magazine of the USENIX Association. This publication serves as a platform for technical articles, case studies, and research reports on system administration, security, networking, and software development. Our article is one of five recently…

As we step into 2025, we’re excited to continue our community outreach, participating in top cybersecurity conferences, workshops, and NSF events. Upcoming highlights include the Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) in February and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Infrastructure Workshop (RIW) in March. This year, we will host specialized workshops on Cyber-Physical…

We’re proud to announce that our PI, Dr. Jelena Mirkovic, is featured as one of 23 visionary researchers in the Fall 2024 USC Viterbi Magazine! She’s highlighted among USC’s leading innovators who are reimagining computing through a human-centered lens. “For the last decade, Jelena Mirkovic, USC Viterbi research associate professor of computer science, has studied…

SPHERE joins forces with FABRIC and Chameleon Cloud at SACNAS NDiSTEM! Our Lead PI, Dr. Jelena Mirkovic, alongside Paul Ruth (FABRIC) and Marc Richardson (Chameleon Cloud), introduced three powerful NSF-funded research testbeds that are transforming computing research and education. SPHERE, FABRIC, and Chameleon Cloud each offer unique capabilities for researchers: SPHERE focuses on cybersecurity and…

SPHERE Research Infrastructure made a significant impact at ACM CCS 2024 in Salt Lake City last week. David Balenson presented our research infrastructure through an engaging poster session, generating substantial interest from the cybersecurity research community. We were delighted to see our advisory board member, Dr. Patrick Traynor, at the conference. Dr. Traynor, who co-directs…

SPHERE Research Infrastructure held its annual review and planning meeting at Northeastern University, marking a significant milestone as we completed our first year and planned our path forward. The comprehensive two-day session brought together team members to evaluate our progress and strengthen our strategic direction. Our Year 1 review highlighted several successful initiatives in developing…

SPHERE is excited to share our experience from the 2024 Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Principal Investigators’ Meeting (2024 SaTC PI Meeting), held on September 4-5 in Pittsburgh, PA. This biennial forum brought together leading experts from academia, industry, and Federal agencies to address critical challenges in cybersecurity research and education. We had a fantastic time…

SPHERE’s Lead PI, Dr. Jelena Mirkovic, recently demonstrated SPHERE’s capabilities at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) STEM Leadership Academy.