Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Websites
Farkas, Csilla
Professor
Dr. Farkas research interests include information security, data inference problem, financial and legal analysis of cyber crime, and security and privacy on the Semantic Web. She is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Career award.
Biographical Profile
- College
- Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing
- Department
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- No
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Science and Engineering (Other), Computational Sciences
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- Yes (Hungary)
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Hungarian)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Web services security, information privacy, database access control, economic and societal impact of cyber attacks, critical infrastructure security.
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Science and Engineering (Other), Computational Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Information assurance research, education, and outreach
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 - 2000 | George Mason University | Fairfax, Virginia | PhD | Information Technology |
| 1991 - 1993 | George Mason University | Fairfax, Virginia | M.S. | Computer Science |
| 1980 - 1985 | Eotvos Lorand University | Budapest, Hungary | B.S. | Geology |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 - 1987 | Computer Scientist, River Exploration Company, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 1987 - 1989 | Geologist and Computer Scientist, Hungarian Oil and Gas Trust, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 1995 - 1996 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia | |
| 1996 - 2000 | Research Assistant, Department of Information and Software Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia | |
| 2000 - 2006 | Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina | |
| 2006 | Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina |
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