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Trent Jaeger publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Trent Jaeger sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 230 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Trent Jaeger D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Trent Jaeger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - ACM Senior Member
  • 2011 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Trent Jaeger is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, with a focus on security and verification. Their research portfolio comprises 68 publications primarily in computer science and related subfields including computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, signal processing, information systems, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their main research topics cover several areas within security and computing, including:

  • Security and Verification in Computing
  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
  • User Authentication and Security Systems
  • Radiation Effects in Electronics

Jaeger has published in various venues, with a significant number appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Security & Privacy
  • IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
  • IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • High-Confidence Computing

Among the recent research papers featuring their work are:

  • "A Survey on Sensor-Based Threats and Attacks to Smart Devices and Applications," 2021, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "A model checking-based security analysis framework for IoT systems," 2021, High-Confidence Computing
  • "Hardware Assisted Buffer Protection Mechanisms for Embedded RISC-V," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
  • "Exploitation Techniques for Data-oriented Attacks with Existing and Potential Defense Approaches," 2021, ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security
  • "SolarWinds and the Challenges of Patching: Can We Ever Stop Dancing With the Devil?," 2021, IEEE Security & Privacy

Jaeger frequently collaborates with other researchers, with several coauthors appearing multiple times in their publications. Some frequent coauthors include:

  • Zhiyun Qian
  • Giuseppe Petracca
  • Patrick McDaniel
  • Y. Lee
  • Hayawardh Vijayakumar

In terms of honors, Jaeger was recognized as an ACM Senior Member in 2018 and was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Design and implementation of a TCG-based integrity measurement architecture

    Reiner Sailer;Xiaolan Zhang;Trent Jaeger;Leendert van Doorn

  • PRIMA: policy-reduced integrity measurement architecture

    Trent Jaeger;Reiner Sailer;Umesh Shankar

  • Building a MAC-based security architecture for the Xen open-source hypervisor

    R. Sailer;T. Jaeger;E. Valdez;R. Caceres

  • On cellular botnets: measuring the impact of malicious devices on a cellular network core

    Patrick Traynor;Michael Lin;Machigar Ongtang;Vikhyath Rao

  • Attestation-based policy enforcement for remote access

    Reiner Sailer;Trent Jaeger;Xiaolan Zhang;Leendert van Doorn

  • Methods and arrangements for unified program analysis

    Trent R. Jaeger;Lawrence Koved;Liangzhao Zeng;Xiaolan Zhang

  • Analyzing integrity protection in the SELinux example policy

    Trent Jaeger;Reiner Sailer;Xiaolan Zhang

  • Using CQUAL for Static Analysis of Authorization Hook Placement

    Xiaolan Zhang;Antony Edwards;Trent Jaeger

  • Flexible and dynamic derivation of permissions

    Rangachari Anand;Frederique-Anne Giraud;Nayeem Islam;Trent Ray Jaeger

  • Practical safety in flexible access control models

    Trent Jaeger;Jonathon E. Tidswell

  • Sprobes: Enforcing Kernel Code Integrity on the TrustZone Architecture

    Xinyang Ge;Hayawardh Vijayakumar;Trent Jaeger

  • Seeding clouds with trust anchors

    Joshua Schiffman;Thomas Moyer;Hayawardh Vijayakumar;Trent Jaeger

  • TrustShadow: Secure Execution of Unmodified Applications with ARM TrustZone

    Le Guan;Peng Liu;Xinyu Xing;Xinyang Ge

  • Shamon: A System for Distributed Mandatory Access Control

    J.M. McCune;T. Jaeger;S. Berger;R. Caceres

  • Secure coprocessor-based intrusion detection

    Xiaolan Zhang;Leendert van Doorn;Trent Jaeger;Ronald Perez

  • Fine-Grained Control-Flow Integrity for Kernel Software

    Xinyang Ge;Nirupama Talele;Mathias Payer;Trent Jaeger

  • A logical specification and analysis for SELinux MLS policy

    Boniface Hicks;Sandra Rueda;Luke St.Clair;Trent Jaeger

  • Supporting multi-user, multi-applet workspaces in CBE

    Jang Ho Lee;Atul Prakash;Trent Jaeger;Gwobaw Wu

  • Policy management using access control spaces

    Trent Jaeger;Xiaolan Zhang;Antony Edwards

  • Security-as-a-Service for Microservices-Based Cloud Applications

    Yuqiong Sun;Susanta Nanda;Trent Jaeger

  • A Survey on Sensor-Based Threats and Attacks to Smart Devices and Applications

    Amit Kumar Sikder;Giuseppe Petracca;Hidayet Aksu;Trent Jaeger

  • Trusted virtual domains: toward secure distributed services

    John Linwood Griffin;Trent Jaeger;Ronald Perez;Reiner Sailer

  • The SawMill multiserver approach

    Alain Gefflaut;Trent Jaeger;Yoonho Park;Jochen Liedtke

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick McDaniel
Patrick McDaniel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Reiner Sailer
Reiner Sailer IBM (United States)
Xiaolan Zhang
Xiaolan Zhang Google (United States)
Atul Prakash
Atul Prakash University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gang Tan
Gang Tan Pennsylvania State University
Thomas F. La Porta
Thomas F. La Porta Pennsylvania State University
Somesh Jha
Somesh Jha University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ramón Cáceres
Ramón Cáceres Google (United States)
Mathias Payer
Mathias Payer École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
William Enck
William Enck North Carolina State University

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