Mert D. Pesé
Mert D. Pesé

Assistant Professor

About Me

Mert D. Pesé is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Founding Director of the TigerSec Laboratory in the School of Computing at Clemson University. He received two B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2022.

His current research focuses on autonomous vehicle security, generative AI for security applications, as well as automotive data privacy. He has several peer-reviewed publications in top security and privacy venues, such as CCS, PETS, ACSAC, DSN and has received the Best Paper Award at VehicleSec 2023. He has worked and collaborated with several automotive companies, such as General Motors, Ford, BMW, Audi, DENSO and Harman. His research is supported by US Army GVSC, NSA, DENSO and BMW.

Interests
  • Autonomous Vehicle Security
  • Adversarial Machine Learning
  • Generative AI Applications in Security
  • Automotive Data Privacy
Education
  • PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, 2022

    University of Michigan

  • MSc in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology, 2016

    Technische Universität München

  • Dual BSc in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology and Computer Science, 2015

    Technische Universität München

Recent News

[05/25] I will serve on the TPC of IEEE SecDev 2025.

[05/25] Yu Wei (Sam) Liu (Master’s) has joined TigerSec Lab!

[04/25] One paper was accepted to DSN 2025!

[03/25] One paper was accepted to CVPR-W 2025!

[03/25] Two papers were accepted to VehicleSec 2025!