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Career

· Associate Professor, University of Chicago2023–
· Assistant Professor, University of Chicago2017–2023
· Ph.D. in Societal Computing, Carnegie Mellon University2016–
· M.S. in Computation, Organizations, and Society, Carnegie Mellon University2014–
· Research Intern, Microsoft Research2013–2013
· PhD Student, Carnegie Mellon University2011–2016
· A.B. in Computer Science, Harvard University2007–
· Program Development Specialist, Senior Project Coordinator, Rutgers University School of Engineering2007–2010

Publications (59)

Smart, useful, scary, creepy: perceptions of online behavioral advertising
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security · 2012
409
cited
How Does Your Password Measure Up? The Effect of Strength Meters on Password Creation
USENIX Security Symposium · 2012
352
cited
Fast, Lean, and Accurate: Modeling Password Guessability Using Neural Networks
USENIX Annual Technical Conference · 2016
318
cited
Measuring password guessability for an entire university
Conference on Computer and Communications Security · 2013
266
cited
"I Added '!' at the End to Make It Secure": Observing Password Creation in the Lab
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security · 2015
236
cited
Rethinking Access Control and Authentication for the Home Internet of Things (IoT)
USENIX Security Symposium · 2018
216
cited
Why Johnny can't opt out: a usability evaluation of tools to limit online behavioral advertising
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2012
205
cited
Measuring Real-World Accuracies and Biases in Modeling Password Guessability
USENIX Security Symposium · 2015
194
cited
Do Users' Perceptions of Password Security Match Reality?
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2016
191
cited
Tag, you can see it!: using tags for access control in photo sharing
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2012
165
cited
What matters to users?: factors that affect users' willingness to share information with online advertisers
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security · 2013
164
cited
Can long passwords be secure and usable?
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2014
160
cited
Correct horse battery staple: exploring the usability of system-assigned passphrases
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security · 2012
159
cited
Designing Password Policies for Strength and Usability
ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security · 2016
150
cited
Biometric authentication on iPhone and Android: Usability, perceptions, and influences on adoption
2015
146
cited
"i read my Twitter the next morning and was astonished": a conversational perspective on Twitter regrets
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2013
143
cited
Design and Evaluation of a Data-Driven Password Meter
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2017
135
cited
Usability and Security of Text Passwords on Mobile Devices
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2016
122
cited
A Spoonful of Sugar?: The Impact of Guidance and Feedback on Password-Creation Behavior
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2015
93
cited
Measuring the Effectiveness of Privacy Tools for Limiting Behavioral Advertising
2012
89
cited
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