PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Mikhail J. Atallah

Also known as Mike Atallah, Mikhail Jibrayil Atallah

Mikhail Atallah is a distinguished professor of computer science at Purdue University, and his research interests are in information security and algorithms. He earned a PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1982, and Purdue named him a professor in 1989. In 1985 he received a Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation. He co-founded Arxan Technologies in 2001 and became its chief technology officer in 2007. His key management paper received the 2015 CCS Test of Time Award.

Works
385
Citations
16,021
h-index
58

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1982–1989

    Joining Purdue's faculty

    At Johns Hopkins University he earns a PhD in 1982, then joins Purdue's computer science department. Purdue names him associate professor in 1986 and professor in 1989.

  2. 1985

    A Presidential Young Investigator Award

    In 1985 the National Science Foundation gives him a Presidential Young Investigator Award.

  3. 2001–2007

    Co-founding Arxan Technologies

    In 2001 he co-founds Arxan Technologies to commercialize a security technology he developed with doctoral student Hoi Chang. In 2007 he becomes its chief technology officer.

  4. 2015

    A CCS Test of Time Award

    His key management paper receives the 2015 CCS Test of Time Award.

  5. 2017

    The Arden L. Bement Jr. Award

    Purdue chooses him as the 2017 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award recipient, an honor the university gives for pure and applied science and engineering.

  6. As of October 2026

    A distinguished professor at Purdue

    He is a distinguished professor of computer science at Purdue University, and his research interests are in information security and algorithms.

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  1. Mike Atallah - CERIAS - Purdue University cerias.purdue.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Professors Atallah and Comer Appointed as Distinguished Professors cs.purdue.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Arden L. Bement Jr. Award Recipients - Office of Research purdue.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Mikhail Atallah - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Mikhail J. Atallah - Department of Computer Science - Purdue University cs.purdue.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. ACM CCS The Test-of-Time Awards sigsac.hosting.acm.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Computer scientist chosen for Purdue's 2017 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award - Purdue University News purdue.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.