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Monday, September 27, 2021

Wise Named 2021 Google PhD Fellow

Jenna Wise, a Software Engineering Ph.D. student in the Institute for Software Research, has been named a 2021 Google PhD Fellow in Programming Technology and Software Engineering.
Thursday, July 29, 2021

One size does not fit all when managing data practices on the web

A new study by Carnegie Mellon University CyLab researchers aimed to learn about users' awareness of data practices, how they felt about them, and how much control they perceived to have over them.
Thursday, July 22, 2021

CMU Researchers Tapped for ACM Distinguished Paper Award

A joint team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Lisbon will receive an ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the upcoming ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE 2021) for their work on a new analysis engine for the popular Alloy modeling language.
Thursday, July 15, 2021

Misconceptions plague security and privacy tools

According to a new study by ISR/CyLab researchers, people hold a myriad of misconceptions about the security and privacy tools out there meant to help protect our privacy and online security. The study was presented at the recent Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium.
Friday, June 18, 2021

ISR/CyLab researchers shine at PEPR 2021

Last week, more than 500 people gathered virtually to share and learn about the state of the art in privacy engineering at the third annual Conference on Privacy Engineering Practice and Respect (PEPR), co-hosted by CyLab and the Future of Privacy Forum, likely making the event the largest gathering of privacy engineers ever.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

ISR Researchers Honored for Most Influential Paper in Adaptive Systems

Researchers from the Institute for Software Research received a Most Influential Paper award this past May during the International Symposium on Software Engineering for Adaptive and Self-Managing Systems (SEAMS 2021).
Monday, June 14, 2021

Interdisciplinary Research for an Intersectional Student

Aurelia Augusta, a Ph.D. student in societal computing, works to improve online experiences.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

What if opting out of data collection were easy?

New study shows dearth of privacy opt-out choices and offers solution to empower users to readily identify choices often buried deep in the text of privacy policies
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Meiklejohn and Miller Tapped for Amazon Research Award

A research team consisting of the Institute for Software Research’s Heather Miller and Chris Meiklejohn, is among those selected to receive a coveted 2020 Amazon Research Award.
Researchers develop new guidance for designing privacy choices
Monday, May 17, 2021

Researchers develop new guidance for designing privacy choices

People can have greater control over their personal data today than they have for a while, at least in theory. Privacy regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) have created a path towards empowering people to control their privacy.
Fei Fang Honored With Endowed Professorship
Monday, May 17, 2021

Fei Fang Honored With Endowed Professorship

Institute for Software Research assistant professor Fei Fang was among eight faculty members across Carnegie Mellon University who recently received Career Development Chairs to support their continued research and teaching.
Vasilescu Recognized for Early Career Achievement
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Vasilescu Recognized for Early Career Achievement

Bogdan Vasilescu, Assistant Professor in the Institute for Software Research, is a recipient of this year’s MSR Ric Holt Early Career Achievement Award.
ISR/CyLab research impacts new privacy law
Monday, March 22, 2021

ISR/CyLab research impacts new privacy law

A groundbreaking law that gives consumers more agency over the sale of their private information was updated in California this week, and it reflects the work of researchers from CMU and the University of Michigan.
CMU and Pitt launch center dedicated to combating extremist hate
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

CMU and Pitt launch center dedicated to combating extremist hate

Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are jointly launching a new center to study extremist hate. Scholars at both universities will partner through the Collaboratory Against Hate — Research and Action Center to develop effective tools that inhibit hate’s creation, growth, and destructive consequences.
Researchers awarded MURI grant to study human-bot teams
Monday, March 08, 2021

Researchers awarded MURI grant to study human-bot teams

Lujo Bauer, Matt Fredrikson, and Cleotilde Gonzalez are part of a team of researchers that was named a winner of a prestigious US Department of Defense (DoD) Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Award. The team’s project aims to address the challenge of human-bot cybersecurity teams (HBCTs), which are commonly deployed to combat cybersecurity threats and attacks but are not yet well understood.
REUSE Students Tapped for Top Computing Research Honors
Monday, January 11, 2021

REUSE Students Tapped for Top Computing Research Honors

Research Experience for Undergraduates in Software Engineering (REUSE) program students Lindsay Popowski and Reed Oei were recently tapped for top honors as a part of the Computer Research Association’s Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award program.
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