Overview
Henry Birge-Lee serves as Chief Executive Officer at Crosslayer Labs, where Birge-Lee oversees development of solutions to defend against Internet infrastructure attacks.[1][2] Previously, Birge-Lee worked as a research software engineer at Princeton University in the Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments from May 2017 to December 2025, primarily under professors Prateek Mittal and Jennifer Rexford on Internet security and privacy research.[2][4] Birge-Lee specializes in cross-layer network attacks and Border Gateway Protocol research and is an inventor of Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration.[2] Birge-Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Princeton University, completed between September 2015 and May 2021, and participated in Y Combinator's W26 batch from January to March 2026.[5][6]
Profile introduction
I am CEO of Crosslayer Labs where I oversee the development of the leading solution to defend against Internet infrastructure attacks. Previously I was research software engineer at Princeton University in the CS and ELE departments. I primarily worked under professors Prateek Mittal and (now Princeton University provost) Jennifer Rexford on Internet security and privacy. I specialize in understanding and defending against cross-layer network attacks and have done extensive research on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). I am an inventor of Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration (MPIC) which…
Career history
- Chief Executive OfficerOct 2025 to presentCrosslayer Labs
- Research Software EngineerMay 2017 to Dec 2025Princeton University
Education
W26 BatchJan 2026 - Mar 2026Y Combinator
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer ScienceSep 2015 - May 2021Princeton University
- High School Diploma at North Hollywood High School Highly Gifted Magnet2011 - 2015
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