Paul Royal is a Research Scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he engages in collaborative research on various facets of the online criminal ecosystem. Prior to Georgia Tech, Royal served as Principal Researcher at Purewire, Inc, where he worked with other researchers to identify threats and design methods that enhanced the company's web security service. Royal often focuses on research topics interesting to both academics and industry practitioners, with previous work presented at Black Hat USA that subsequently appeared in ACM CCS.