Biography

Dr. Casey Deccio is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Brigham Young University. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Brigham Young University in 2002 and 2004, respectively, and received a Ph.D. from UC Davis, in Computer Science, in 2010.

Prior to coming to BYU, Dr. Deccio was a Senior Research Scientist at Verisign Labs since 2014, where his research included DNS ecosystem tools, monitoring, measurement, and modeling, with the objective of increasing stability, security, and safety of the Internet. Before that he was a Principal Research and Development Cyber Security Staff member at Sandia National Laboratories, where he had been employed since 2004 and where he was responsible for network-related research and development, including DNSSEC and IPv6 deployment efforts. While at Sandia he developed DNSViz, the widely used tool for DNS analysis and visualization. He also served as an ICANN Research Fellow supporting the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) in 2013.

Outside of work, he enjoys making music and participating in recreational activities with his wife and five children.

Areas

Witty Picture of a Real Bug on a Page of Code
Computer Networks, Systems, and Security

Students

King, Josh
MS
Pilli, BALA
MS
Taylor, Anika
Research Assistant, Mid-level
King, Jacob
Research Assistant, Entry
Smith, Taylor
Research Assistant, Entry