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CS PhD Candidate @ UW-Madison

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Hi, I’m Sophie! I am a final-year PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, where I am advised by Professor Rahul Chatterjee. Here, I am on the leadership team of the Madison Tech Clinic, which provides direct service to survivors of technology-facilitated abuse across Wisconsin. I am also an incoming Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UT Arlington, starting Fall 2026.

I research interpersonal security & privacy (S&P). Through qualitative and system-building methods, I seek to (i) combat technology-facilitated abuse, hate, and harassment and (ii) support digital safety and privacy within interpersonal relationships.

I publish in top S&P and HCI venues including USENIX Security, ACM CHI, ACM CSCW, and IEEE S&P, and have earned paper awards at CHI and CSCW. I am also an alumna of the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum.

✉️ Email me:  [email protected]

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I am recruiting PhD students to start Fall 2026! Interested students, please email me with your research interests and experience.

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March 2026: I am excited to share that this fall, I will start as an Assistant Professor at UT Arlington! ⭐

March 2026: Thrilled to have earned a 🏆 Best Paper Award at CHI this year for our paper on Trauma-Informed Digital Evidence Collection!

March 2026: Visited and gave a talk 💬 at The George Washington University.

February 2026: Visited and gave research talks 💬 at UT Arlington, Berkeley, UT Dallas, and Cal Poly.

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