Jennifer Rexford
Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor in Engineering
Chair and Professor of Computer Science
Office:
222
Computer Science Building
Princeton,
NJ
08540
Email: jrex@cs.princeton.edu
Phone: 609-258-5182
Interdisciplinary Research Area: Computing and Network Systems, Security and Privacy
Research Specializations: Communication networks; network management; protocol design; internet measurement
Areas of Impact
Public Policy
To be effective in solving critical societal problems, engineers must often work beyond purely technological domains and engage closely with policymakers. Several engineering faculty members are appointed jointly with the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and many others engage broadly on problems tied to policy. The Center for Information Technology Policy is a joint venture of the engineering school and the Wilson school.
Security and Privacy
As digital systems play critical roles in nearly every aspect of society, their security and the privacy of their data become increasingly important. The Center for Information Technology Policy serves as a focal point for much of this work. In addition, engineers are uniquely positioned to improve broader areas of security in the face of natural hazards and other threats.
Primary affiliation
Computer Science
Princeton has been at the forefront of computing since Alan Turing, Alonzo Church, and John von Neumann were among its residents. The department, now in a period of major growth, has strong groups in artificial intelligence and machine learning, theory, programming languages, graphics and vision, systems and networking, computer architecture, computational biology and neuroscience, security, privacy, and information technology policy.
