Brent Lagesse, Associate Professor
Brent Lagesse received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2009. He was a Cybersecurity Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cambridge in 2018 and the Johann-von-Spix International Guest Professor at the University of Bamberg in 2019-20. Prior to coming to UW Bothell, he held positions as a research scientist in the cybersecurity research groups at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and BBN Technologies.
Research
Dr. Lagesse’s expertise is at the intersection of cybersecurity, machine learning, and pervasive computing. His recent work includes detecting and locating hidden webcams, developing scalable AI/ML defense mechanisms that can be deployed in existing products by non-experts, and developing a privacy preserving video sharing system. His interdisciplinary work includes AI/ML systems for inexpensive air quality prediction, automated analysis of yeast cells during mitosis, and rapid development of Guide-Donor libraries for Crispr/CAS9.
Education
University of Texas, Arlington
Arlington, TX
- Ph.D. Computer Science
Contact
Location:
UW1-260G
Phone:
425-352-5313
Email:
lagesse@uw.edu