Biography

William Enck is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the North Carolina State University where he is co-director of the Secure Computing Institute (SCI) and director of the Wolfpack Security and Privacy Research (WSPR) laboratory. Prof. Enck’s research interests span the broad area of systems security with applications to the software supply chain, 5G and cloud infrastructure, mobile platforms, Internet of Things (IoT), and networks. In particular, his work in mobile application security has led to significant consumer awareness and changes to platforms, as well as a SIGOPS Hall of Fame Award. He is currently serving as Vice President of the USENIX Board of Directors and on the steering committee of the USENIX Security Symposium. He was program co-chair of USENIX Security 2018 and is program co-chair of the 2024 and 2025 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P). Prior to joining NC State, Prof. Enck earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S in Computer Science and Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 2011, 2006, and 2004, respectively. Prof. Enck is a member of the ACM, IEEE, ISSA, and USENIX.

Fall 2024 Office Hours (Aug 19, 2024 to Dec 3, 2024) - these may be subject to change due to departmental obligations

  • Thursdays 3-4pm and by appointment
All office hours are virtual.  Please email for the zoom link for office hours if you are not enrolled in a class I'm teaching.

Directions to Dr. Enck's EBII 2240M Office
Enter EBII via the East Atrium. Take the Atrium stairs up to the second floor. The doors for the EBII 2240 suite are on the left. Enter via the middle doors by the TV. Please note that the 2240 suite is currently requires card access. A doorbell is located by the door. Please call my office phone if the doorbell is unsuccessful.

Research Areas

  • Cyber Security

Education

B.S., 2004, Pennsylvania State University
M.S., 2006, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., 2011, Pennsylvania State University

Awards

  • Best Paper at the ACM Conference on Data and Application Security and Privacy (CODASPY) - 2024
  • Distinguished Paper at the ISOC Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium (NDSS) - 2024
  • Best Paper of IEEE Security & Privacy Magazine - 2022
  • Carla Savage Award, Depatment of Computer Science, NC State University - 2022
  • Best Student Paper at the ACM Symposium on Access Control Models and Technologies (SACMAT) - 2022
  • SIGOPS Hall of Fame Award, with co-authors Peter Gilbert, Byung-Gon Chun, Landon P. Cox, Jaeyeon Jung, Patrick McDaniel, and Anmol N. Sheth - 2020
  • Carla Savage Award, Depatment of Computer Science, NC State University - 2020
  • Best Paper at the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec) - 2019
  • Distinguished Paper Award at the ACM Asia Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ASIACCS) - 2017
  • Most Receptive Graduate Professor Outside of the Classroom Award - 2016
  • Google Research Award - 2014
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early CAREER Award - 2013
  • Best Paper at the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec) - 2013

Publications

See William Enck's publication page.