Smirity Kaushik (smirity.bsky.social) (@smirity) 's Twitter Profile
Smirity Kaushik (smirity.bsky.social)

@smirity

PhD @UIUC | ex-Visiting Researcher #MPI_SP | Trust & safety research for at-risk x HCI x user privacy x tech policy| ex-Privacy Consultant @EY

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linkhttps://smiritykaushik.github.io calendar_today22-02-2010 10:11:58

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Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou (@kyriezz78) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Hello, I’m on the academic job market this year, looking for faculty positions in information science (iSchools) and postdoc positions in any school (CS, law, etc.). My research is about three main topics: computer accessibility, AI ethics and policy, and computing education,

Daricia 🇰🇳 (@iamdaricia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎉 Exciting News! I'm currently recruiting Ph.D. students at ASU for funded graduate research assistant (GRA) positions for the Fall 2025 semester. If you're passionate about #ResponsibleAI, #SocialComputing, & #OnlineSafety please apply. I'll be at HF/E Society #ASPIRE, #AIES, #CSCW

🎉 Exciting News! I'm currently recruiting Ph.D. students at ASU for funded graduate research assistant (GRA) positions for the Fall 2025 semester. If you're passionate about #ResponsibleAI,  #SocialComputing, &amp; #OnlineSafety please apply. I'll be at <a href="/HFES/">HF/E Society</a> #ASPIRE, #AIES, #CSCW
Tadayoshi (Yoshi) Kohno (@yoshi_kohno) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Publishing in a new research discipline is like creating a new island by throwing rocks into the ocean. Eventually, the island becomes visible, though the process of getting there can be discouraging and challenging medium.com/navigating-aca…

Publishing in a new research discipline is like creating a new island by throwing rocks into the ocean. Eventually, the island becomes visible, though the process of getting there can be discouraging and challenging medium.com/navigating-aca…
Smirity Kaushik (smirity.bsky.social) (@smirity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Had a fantastic time at my first CI Research and Applications symposium at Rutgers Uni and presenting our ongoing policy analysis work on GenAI & fraudulent content on social media. Grateful for the warm welcome from such an amazing community :)

Had a fantastic time at my first <a href="/priva_ci/">CI Research and Applications</a> symposium at Rutgers Uni and presenting our ongoing policy analysis work on GenAI &amp; fraudulent content on social media. Grateful for the warm welcome from such an amazing community :)
Yixin Zou (@yixinzouu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Emiliano De Cristofaro and I are co-chairing the Usability and Measurements track for ACM CCS 2025. We are seeking nominations for PC members to join our track. If interested, please fill out the form -- self-nominations are welcome!

Ram (@ramakrishnan13s) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm excited to join Baskin Engineering at UCSC, and grateful to go into our beautiful campus and work with amazing students and colleagues! I have multiple student research positions in my lab, which works on online security, privacy, and freedom. Please reach out and consider applying to UCSC.

I'm excited to join <a href="/BaskinEng/">Baskin Engineering at UCSC</a>, and grateful to go into our beautiful campus and work with amazing students and colleagues!

I have multiple student research positions in my lab, which works on online security, privacy, and freedom. Please reach out and consider applying to UCSC.
Mainack Mondal (@_mainack) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks Google AI for awarding me and Yixin Zou a Google Academic Research Award. We will work to design tech for defending emerging adults from scams on platforms like TikTok where content sometimes gets a bit undeserved trust. Thanks for the support Max Planck Society, IIT Kharagpur🇮🇳

Mia Cha (@nekozzang) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My first interview with the Max Planck Society on combating #disinformation in social media and fostering #facts and #fair dialogues online! Max Planck Society

konrad kollnig (@fascinatingtech) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨PhD student + team player sought. Please share, repost, or apply.. Are you passionate about how digital technologies affect citizens, curious about the social element of those technologies, and eager to work in a truly interdisciplinary team? Then, you may want to consider

🚨PhD student + team player sought. Please share, repost, or apply.. Are you passionate about how digital technologies affect citizens, curious about the social element of those technologies, and eager to work in a truly interdisciplinary team? Then, you may want to consider
Maastricht Law&Tech Lab (@maaslawtech) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Legal innovators sought... 🔍 We're hiring a PhD student to explore Human-Centered AI and Law! Conduct cutting-edge legal research using interviews & surveys to gain insights into AI regulation and how to improve it. 📚💡 Application details below 👇 vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastricht…

Smirity Kaushik (smirity.bsky.social) (@smirity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I attended my first PrivCI Symposium this year and found an incredibly kind and inspiring community of people. I’m very excited to see PrivCI going to Europe next year 🥳 CI Research and Applications

Jaron Mink (@jaronmink) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Happy Lab is hiring multiple PhD students for Fall 2025! RT appreciated :-) We discover how human factors can 1) mitigate ML-enabled abuse (deepfakes) and 2) be harnessed with ML-powered security to create safe, human-centric systems! Find us at: happyresearchlab.com :)

PETS (@pet_symposium) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are excited to announce the list of accepted papers for PETS 2025 Issue 1. Congratulations to all authors!🎉 #pets2025 petsymposium.org/2025/paperlist…

Abraham Mhaidli (@abrahammhaidli) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hi all! We are conducting a study looking at how software developers use ethical frameworks in their day-to-day jobs. See attached flyer for details. Please spread the word and/or consider participating if eligible!

Hi all! We are conducting a study looking at how software developers use ethical frameworks in their day-to-day jobs. See attached flyer for details. Please spread the word and/or consider participating if eligible!
Manoel (@manoelribeiro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New CSCW paper, new content moderation paradigm. Post Guidance lets moderators prevent rule-breaking by triggering interventions as users write posts! We implemented PG on Reddit and tested it in a massive field experiment (n=97k). It became a feature! arxiv.org/abs/2411.16814

New CSCW paper, new content moderation paradigm.

Post Guidance lets moderators prevent rule-breaking by triggering interventions as users write posts!

We implemented PG on Reddit and tested it in a massive field experiment (n=97k). It became a feature!

arxiv.org/abs/2411.16814
Subigya Nepal (@sknepal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

[Please Repost] 🚀 Super excited to join UVA CS as an Asst. Prof. this Fall! My lab focuses on AI + everyday tech = mental health innovation. Hiring PhD students who want to build technology that truly supports human wellbeing. Please see for more info: subigya.me