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Biography

I am an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) where I head the Technology Usability Lab in Privacy and Security (TULiPS). The goal of my research is to make security and privacy technologies more accessible for a wide range of users including end users, developers, and system administrators. I believe that technology should support people in their activities. My recent projects include topics like patch management, developer-centered privacy, phishing, online anonymity, smart speaker privacy, and privacy on social media.

Interests

• Cyber Security and Privacy
• Human Computer Interaction
• Phishing
• Smart speaker privacy
• System administration

Education

• PhD in Computer Science, 2012
  Carnegie Mellon University
• BSc in Computer Science, 2005
  Oregon State University

Lab and Group Associations

Research Topics

Experience

Associate Professor

September 2023 – Present Waterloo, CA

Honorary Fellow

October 2023 – Present Edinburgh, Scotland

Honorary role to help remaining PhD students graduate from University of Edinburgh.

Reader (Associate Professor) of Cyber Security and Privacy

July 2015 – October 2023 Edinburgh, Scotland

• Associate Professor from August 2023
• Assistant Professor from July 2015
• Conducted research, supervised students, taught courses, participanted in ethics panel, was Deputy Director of the Academic Center for Excellence in Cyber Security Research, was Director of Equality and Diversity

Assistant Professor

July 2014 – July 2015 Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Contact

Contact information below. I generally prefer email.

• kami.vaniea@uwaterloo.ca
• 519-888-4567 x31718
• 200 University Ave W., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1
• Davis Center 2532