Marshini Chetty - Department of Computer Science (original) (raw)
Marshini Chetty is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago where she directs the Amyoli Internet Research Laboratory (AIR lab). She specializes in human-computer interaction, usable privacy and security, and ubiquitous computing. Her work has won best paper and honorable mention awards at SOUPS, CHI, and CSCW, and she was a co-recipient of the Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers award. Her research has been featured in the NYTimes, CNN, Washington Journal, BBC, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, WIRED, and Slashdot. She has received generous funding from the National Science Foundation, through grants and an NSF CAREER award, as well as the National Security Agency, Facebook, and multiple Google Faculty Research Awards.
Research
Focus Areas: Human-Computer Interaction, Privacy, Security, Ubiquitous Computing, Usable security
Chetty specializes in human-computer interaction, usable privacy and security, and ubiquitous computing. Marshini designs, implements, and evaluates technologies to help users manage different aspects of Internet use from privacy and security to performance, and costs. She often works in resource-constrained settings and uses her work to help inform Internet policy.
Research
Security & Privacy
Understanding and defending against emerging threats in our increasingly computational world
Labs & Groups
Amyoli Internet Research (AIR) Lab
Marshini Chetty
Working to make the Internet more trustworthy and inclusive, drawing on human-computer interaction, usable privacy and security, ubiquitous computing, and...
Awards & Honors
2026
Future of Privacy Forum’s 2026 Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award.
2023
Best Paper Honorable Mention, CHI
2021
CAREER Award
Best Paper Honorable Mention, CHI
2019
10th annual privacy papers for policymakers (PPPM) award
Distinguished paper award, SOUPS
2010
Georgia Tech GVU Foley scholar award
Intel Ph.D. Fellowship
Georgia tech research and innovation conference travel grant
2008
Georgia Tech GVU Foley scholar finalist
2007
Google Anita B.org scholarship
Georgia Tech Sam Nunn security fellowship
2006
2nd place at the ACM CHI student design competition
Google women of color scholarship to attend Grace Hopper conference
2005
Computer science merit certificate for academic achievement
Fulbright scholarship
2003
National research foundation equity scholarship
University of Cape Town University council bursary
2001
Class medal for CS 302F
Microsoft scholarship to attend Tech Ed conference
2000
HSBC bursary for academic achievement
William Campbell-Pill scholarship
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