Kaan Onarlioglu
Part-Time Lecturer

Research interests
- Systems security
- Web proxy and cache attacks
- Operating systems
Education
- PhD in Information Assurance, Northeastern University
- MS in Computer Engineering, Bilkent University — Turkey
- BS in Computer Engineering, Bilkent University — Turkey
Biography
Kaan Onarlioglu is a part-time lecturer at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences.
Beyond teaching systems security topics at undergraduate and graduate levels, Onarlioglu is a research partner to Khoury College's Secure Systems Lab, his scientific works published at top-tier venues including Usenix Security, ACM CCS, NDSS, and IEEE S&P.
Onarlioglu’s recent research focuses on discovering and eliminating systems-centric vulnerabilities in proxied web architectures and content delivery networks.
Outside of academia, Onarlioglu is a principal architect of cybersecurity at Akamai, helping build a secure global cloud platform for a better Internet.
Recent publications
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Untangle: Multi-Layer Web Server Fingerprinting
Citation: Cem Topcuoglu, Kaan Onarlioglu, Bahruz Jabiyev, Engin Kirda. (2024). Untangle: Multi-Layer Web Server Fingerprinting NDSS. https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss-paper/untangle-multi-layer-web-server-fingerprinting/ -
Game of Registrars: An Empirical Analysis of Post-Expiration Domain Name Takeovers
Citation: Tobias Lauinger, Abdelberi Chaabane, Ahmet Salih Buyukkayhan, Kaan Onarlioglu, William Robertson. Game of Registrars: An Empirical Analysis of Post-Expiration Domain Name Takeovers. USENIX Security Symposium. August 2017. -
BabelCrypt: The Universal Encryption Layer for Mobile Messaging Applications
Citation: Ozcan, Ahmet Talha, et al. "BabelCrypt: The Universal Encryption Layer for Mobile Messaging Applications." Financial Cryptography and Data Security. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. 355-369.|