SPROUT: Huh?

Security and Privacy Research OUTfit (SPROUT) is a group of people (faculty, students, visitors) who enjoy the exciting, rewarding, treacherous and slightly paranoid world of research in applied cryptography, computer/network security and privacy. Research directions/projects are broadly scoped, ranging from cryptographic protocols to usable security and privacy.

SPROUT funding comes from a variety of sources, including: National Science Foundation (NSF), Army Research Office (ARO), Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), Department of Education (DoED) and industry (e.g., Google and Experian).

SPROUT alumni can be found, both in the US and abroad, at: academic departments, research laboratories and other industrial settings.