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Research Vision

Network Research, Cybersecurity, and Technology Impact Research comprise the scope of our scholarship. Merit Research seeks to inspire and advance innovation in networking and cybersecurity. We also seek to increase the understanding of the societal impacts of technology, broadband and information access for the purpose of making the world a better place to learn, discover, work and live.

Research Foci

Network Research

Merit’s Research & Development program aims at performing ground-breaking research that would benefit Merit’s Members, Michigan and the society. The group currently focuses on Internet measurements that provide insights into the evolution of the Internet and the adoption of new protocols, on network security and privacy, and on the development of tools that can help network operators better monitor and secure their networks.

Technology Impact Research

Launched in 2022, Merit’s Technology Impact Research program aims to connect academic insights with practical outcomes to enhance community resilience, workforce development, and business digital readiness. This initiative focuses on advancing understanding of technology impacts and improving broadband connectivity through collaborative research efforts.

Cybersecurity Research

Merit’s Cybersecurity research aims to support an increased understanding of cyberinfrastructure resilience, situational awareness, intrusion detection, and also seeks to foster new transformative research in the areas of Internet freedom, threat intelligence using distributed network telescopes, research innovations into performing complex queries on high-speed Internet traffic, and understanding the security and privacy of secure tunneling technologies such as Virtual Private Networks.

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