About Me / Publications / Service / Teaching
Incoming Assistant Professor, UT Arlington CSE
Hi, I’m Dr. Sophie Stephenson. I am an incoming Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UT Arlington, starting Fall 2026. I earned my PhD in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin—Madison under Professor Rahul Chatterjee. At UW, I was also on the leadership team of the Madison Tech Clinic, which provides direct service to survivors of technology-facilitated abuse across Wisconsin.
I research interpersonal security & privacy (S&P). In my work, I seek to (i) combat technology-facilitated abuse, hate, and harassment and (ii) support digital safety and privacy within interpersonal relationships. I use a context-sensitive, interdisciplinary approach involving qualitative research methods and community-engaged design. My work has been published in top S&P and HCI venues including USENIX Security, ACM CHI, ACM CSCW, SOUPS, and IEEE S&P.
I am the recipient of the UW Madison CS Department Best Dissertation Award (2026), a Best Paper Award (CHI 2026), and a Best Paper Honorable Mention (CSCW 2025). I am also an alumna of the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum.
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May 2026:
April 2026:
🏆 Best Dissertation Award from the UW-Madison CS Department!March 2026:
🏆 Best Paper Award at CHI, for our paper on Trauma-Informed Digital Evidence Collection!Pages
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