Speaker:
Tristen Mullins
ORNL

About: Dr. Tristen Mullins is a cybersecurity professionalspecializing in side-channel analysis, cyber-physical systems security, andsupply chain integrity. Currently an R&D Associate and Signal ProcessingEngineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), she conducts innovativeresearch at the intersection of hardware security and national security. Dr.Mullins earned her Ph.D. in Computing from the University of South Alabama in2022, where she focused on developing novel defense mechanisms againstside-channel attacks and made significant contributions to adaptive securityarchitectures. At ORNL, she leads initiatives in critical infrastructureprotection and cyber resilience while actively mentoring students and promotingcybersecurity education. Additionally, Dr. Mullins plays a vital role in theNational Security Sciences Academy and has founded the IEEE East TennesseeSection Young Professionals Affiliate Group to support emerging engineers.Honored with multiple awards for her contributions and leadership, she remainsdedicated to enhancing the security of next-generation computing systemsthrough collaboration with both federal agencies and industry leaders.

The weekly security seminar has been held every semester since spring of 1992. We invite personnel at Purdue and visitors from outside to present on topics of particular interest to them in the areas of computer and network security, computer crime investigation, information warfare, information ethics, public policy for computing and security, the computing "underground," and other related topics. More info