Sauvik Das
@sauvik.me
I work on human-centered {security|privacy|computing}. Associate Professor (w/o tenure) at @hcii.cmu.edu. Director of the SPUD (Security, Privacy, Usability, and Design) Lab. Non-Resident Fellow @cendemtech.bsky.social
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Sauvik Das
@sauvik.me
· Nov 20
I created a starter pack for researchers who work at the nexus of HCI & cybersecurity / privacy here.
Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the list!I'm sure I've missed many folks.
go.bsky.app/RGsu5jn
Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the list!I'm sure I've missed many folks.
go.bsky.app/RGsu5jn
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Sounds like a great opportunity for anyone building a spring 2026 schedule right now! Hey @cmu.edu students, check out this HCII special topics course "Building Technologies for the Resistance." 👀
hcii.cmu.edu/course/speci...
#privacy #cybersecurity #ethics #TechEthics #SurveillanceCapitalism
hcii.cmu.edu/course/speci...
#privacy #cybersecurity #ethics #TechEthics #SurveillanceCapitalism
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Sounds like a great opportunity for anyone building a spring 2026 schedule right now! Hey @cmu.edu students, check out this HCII special topics course "Building Technologies for the Resistance." 👀
hcii.cmu.edu/course/speci...
#privacy #cybersecurity #ethics #TechEthics #SurveillanceCapitalism
hcii.cmu.edu/course/speci...
#privacy #cybersecurity #ethics #TechEthics #SurveillanceCapitalism
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I'm fortunate to be able to teach my new class on "Building Technologies for the Resistance" next semester. If you're a CMU student, consider enrolling! This will be a collaborative, project-based class where you'll get to prototype resistance technologies.
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I'm fortunate to be able to teach my new class on "Building Technologies for the Resistance" next semester. If you're a CMU student, consider enrolling! This will be a collaborative, project-based class where you'll get to prototype resistance technologies.
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I am pleased to say that I submitted the last of my dissertation work for publication!
This work was a long-term goal starting with a Mozilla grant I applied for in my first year of PhD.
Since then, I’ve learned a lot and hope that what I contributed will be useful to the community.
This work was a long-term goal starting with a Mozilla grant I applied for in my first year of PhD.
Since then, I’ve learned a lot and hope that what I contributed will be useful to the community.
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I am pleased to say that I submitted the last of my dissertation work for publication!
This work was a long-term goal starting with a Mozilla grant I applied for in my first year of PhD.
Since then, I’ve learned a lot and hope that what I contributed will be useful to the community.
This work was a long-term goal starting with a Mozilla grant I applied for in my first year of PhD.
Since then, I’ve learned a lot and hope that what I contributed will be useful to the community.
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Gave a talk at PGH TechFest on The Promise and Perils of AI for Products. I summarize capabilities of AI today, challenges (trust, explainability, human agency), and recommendations.
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Gave a talk at PGH TechFest on The Promise and Perils of AI for Products. I summarize capabilities of AI today, challenges (trust, explainability, human agency), and recommendations.
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🚀💫 I’m on the job market for academic (tenure-track) and industry research positions!
👋I am a Postdoc Fellow at @hcii.cmu.edu working at the intersection of human-AI interaction, cognitive science, responsible AI, design, and social computing. I earned my PhD from @gtresearch.bsky.social in 2024.
👋I am a Postdoc Fellow at @hcii.cmu.edu working at the intersection of human-AI interaction, cognitive science, responsible AI, design, and social computing. I earned my PhD from @gtresearch.bsky.social in 2024.
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🚀💫 I’m on the job market for academic (tenure-track) and industry research positions!
👋I am a Postdoc Fellow at @hcii.cmu.edu working at the intersection of human-AI interaction, cognitive science, responsible AI, design, and social computing. I earned my PhD from @gtresearch.bsky.social in 2024.
👋I am a Postdoc Fellow at @hcii.cmu.edu working at the intersection of human-AI interaction, cognitive science, responsible AI, design, and social computing. I earned my PhD from @gtresearch.bsky.social in 2024.
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Excited and grateful to share that I’ve been named a Presidential Fellow by @cylab.bsky.social !
Endless thanks to my advisors @sauvik.me and Jodi Forlizzi, and all my collaborators for their constant inspiration as we work toward shaping the future of privacy-preserving AI.
Endless thanks to my advisors @sauvik.me and Jodi Forlizzi, and all my collaborators for their constant inspiration as we work toward shaping the future of privacy-preserving AI.
Congrats to my student @hankhplee.bsky.social for being recognized as one of the 2025 CyLab Presidential fellows!
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
CyLab names 2025 Presidential Fellows
Each year, CyLab recognizes high-achieving Ph.D. students pursuing security and/or privacy-related research, with a CyLab Presidential Fellowship, covering an entire year of tuition.
www.cylab.cmu.edu
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Excited and grateful to share that I’ve been named a Presidential Fellow by @cylab.bsky.social !
Endless thanks to my advisors @sauvik.me and Jodi Forlizzi, and all my collaborators for their constant inspiration as we work toward shaping the future of privacy-preserving AI.
Endless thanks to my advisors @sauvik.me and Jodi Forlizzi, and all my collaborators for their constant inspiration as we work toward shaping the future of privacy-preserving AI.
Congrats to my student @hankhplee.bsky.social for being recognized as one of the 2025 CyLab Presidential fellows!
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
CyLab names 2025 Presidential Fellows
Each year, CyLab recognizes high-achieving Ph.D. students pursuing security and/or privacy-related research, with a CyLab Presidential Fellowship, covering an entire year of tuition.
www.cylab.cmu.edu
October 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Congrats to my student @hankhplee.bsky.social for being recognized as one of the 2025 CyLab Presidential fellows!
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
Two spuddies will be at #CSCW2025:
@yuxiwu.com will present our work on designing citizen harm reporting interfaces for privacy (and is on the job market!).
Isadora Krsek will present our work on user reactions to AI-identified self-disclosure risks online.
@yuxiwu.com will present our work on designing citizen harm reporting interfaces for privacy (and is on the job market!).
Isadora Krsek will present our work on user reactions to AI-identified self-disclosure risks online.
October 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Two spuddies will be at #CSCW2025:
@yuxiwu.com will present our work on designing citizen harm reporting interfaces for privacy (and is on the job market!).
Isadora Krsek will present our work on user reactions to AI-identified self-disclosure risks online.
@yuxiwu.com will present our work on designing citizen harm reporting interfaces for privacy (and is on the job market!).
Isadora Krsek will present our work on user reactions to AI-identified self-disclosure risks online.
Honored to be one of the recipients of the Google Academic Research Awards this year!
@alan-ritter.bsky.social and I will further our work on exploring how AI can be used to help users make safe disclosure decisions online.
research.google/programs-an...
@alan-ritter.bsky.social and I will further our work on exploring how AI can be used to help users make safe disclosure decisions online.
research.google/programs-an...
Google Academic Research Award Program recipients
research.google
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Honored to be one of the recipients of the Google Academic Research Awards this year!
@alan-ritter.bsky.social and I will further our work on exploring how AI can be used to help users make safe disclosure decisions online.
research.google/programs-an...
@alan-ritter.bsky.social and I will further our work on exploring how AI can be used to help users make safe disclosure decisions online.
research.google/programs-an...
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tl;dr: i'm on the academic job market; say hi at #CSCW2025!
i'm a distinguished postdoc fellow at northeastern studying how tech's deep entanglements into society have caused concrete harms to people and changed what privacy fundamentally means (is it dead? is it recoverable? how? 😨)
yuxiwu.com
i'm a distinguished postdoc fellow at northeastern studying how tech's deep entanglements into society have caused concrete harms to people and changed what privacy fundamentally means (is it dead? is it recoverable? how? 😨)
yuxiwu.com
yuxi wu, phd
yuxiwu.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
tl;dr: i'm on the academic job market; say hi at #CSCW2025!
i'm a distinguished postdoc fellow at northeastern studying how tech's deep entanglements into society have caused concrete harms to people and changed what privacy fundamentally means (is it dead? is it recoverable? how? 😨)
yuxiwu.com
i'm a distinguished postdoc fellow at northeastern studying how tech's deep entanglements into society have caused concrete harms to people and changed what privacy fundamentally means (is it dead? is it recoverable? how? 😨)
yuxiwu.com
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I'm on the job market looking for CS/ischool faculty and related positions! I'm broadly interested in doing research with policymakers and communities impacted by AI to inform and develop mitigations to harms and risks. If you've included any of my work in syllabi or policy docs please let me know!
October 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I'm on the job market looking for CS/ischool faculty and related positions! I'm broadly interested in doing research with policymakers and communities impacted by AI to inform and develop mitigations to harms and risks. If you've included any of my work in syllabi or policy docs please let me know!
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Don't miss 3 TechFest sessions with @hcii.cmu.edu faculty:
-"What can AI do for UX? Separating fact from fiction" Sauvik Das @sauvik.me
-"The Promise and Peril of AI for Products" Jason Hong @jas0nh0ng.bsky.social
-"Rapid Research Methods: Assumption Artifacts" Raelin Musuraca @raelinm.bsky.social
-"What can AI do for UX? Separating fact from fiction" Sauvik Das @sauvik.me
-"The Promise and Peril of AI for Products" Jason Hong @jas0nh0ng.bsky.social
-"Rapid Research Methods: Assumption Artifacts" Raelin Musuraca @raelinm.bsky.social
We’re proud to host the 2025 Pittsburgh TechFest, presented by the Pittsburgh Technology Council, in the Tepper Quad on Friday, October 24. Learn more and register through the Pittsburgh Technology Council: cmu.is/46VbEVP
#CMUTepper #CMUTepper##TechFesty#TechnologyCareersh#PittsburghTech
#CMUTepper #CMUTepper##TechFesty#TechnologyCareersh#PittsburghTech
2025 Pittsburgh TechFest
<p>Pittsburgh TechFest is an event where software development professionals from Southwestern Pennsylvania and surrounding areas will convene to explore and elevate through professional development. </p>
cmu.is
October 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Don't miss 3 TechFest sessions with @hcii.cmu.edu faculty:
-"What can AI do for UX? Separating fact from fiction" Sauvik Das @sauvik.me
-"The Promise and Peril of AI for Products" Jason Hong @jas0nh0ng.bsky.social
-"Rapid Research Methods: Assumption Artifacts" Raelin Musuraca @raelinm.bsky.social
-"What can AI do for UX? Separating fact from fiction" Sauvik Das @sauvik.me
-"The Promise and Peril of AI for Products" Jason Hong @jas0nh0ng.bsky.social
-"Rapid Research Methods: Assumption Artifacts" Raelin Musuraca @raelinm.bsky.social
The 1st Human-Centered AI, Privacy, and Security (#HAIPS2025) workshop at CCS will happen on Oct 17th! We have two amazing keynote speakers (@pgk.bsky.social and @jas0nh0ng.bsky.social), and a slate of insightful and provocative papers.
Agenda here: haips.com/#dates
#CCS2025 #AcademicSky
Agenda here: haips.com/#dates
#CCS2025 #AcademicSky
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The 1st Human-Centered AI, Privacy, and Security (#HAIPS2025) workshop at CCS will happen on Oct 17th! We have two amazing keynote speakers (@pgk.bsky.social and @jas0nh0ng.bsky.social), and a slate of insightful and provocative papers.
Agenda here: haips.com/#dates
#CCS2025 #AcademicSky
Agenda here: haips.com/#dates
#CCS2025 #AcademicSky
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Such good advice. I’m looking at you R2 …🫣
#chi2026 reviewing season is here! Friendly reminder that it is possible to write thoughtful reviews without nitpicking and without it taking a lot of time. I've actually completed my seven 2AC reviews already.
Some (updated) tips I wrote about this:
sauvik-das.medium.com/a-quick-gui...
Some (updated) tips I wrote about this:
sauvik-das.medium.com/a-quick-gui...
A quick guide to reviewing papers quick
Last year, the world was on fire [1]. While it burned, I reviewed. A lot. More than I care to review again in a single year.
sauvik-das.medium.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Such good advice. I’m looking at you R2 …🫣
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✨I’m on the academic job market ✨
I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻💻💪🏽💥
I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action
More info: cella.io
I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻💻💪🏽💥
I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action
More info: cella.io
Cella M. Sum –
cella.io
October 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
✨I’m on the academic job market ✨
I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻💻💪🏽💥
I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action
More info: cella.io
I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻💻💪🏽💥
I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action
More info: cella.io
#chi2026 reviewing season is here! Friendly reminder that it is possible to write thoughtful reviews without nitpicking and without it taking a lot of time. I've actually completed my seven 2AC reviews already.
Some (updated) tips I wrote about this:
sauvik-das.medium.com/a-quick-gui...
Some (updated) tips I wrote about this:
sauvik-das.medium.com/a-quick-gui...
A quick guide to reviewing papers quick
Last year, the world was on fire [1]. While it burned, I reviewed. A lot. More than I care to review again in a single year.
sauvik-das.medium.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#chi2026 reviewing season is here! Friendly reminder that it is possible to write thoughtful reviews without nitpicking and without it taking a lot of time. I've actually completed my seven 2AC reviews already.
Some (updated) tips I wrote about this:
sauvik-das.medium.com/a-quick-gui...
Some (updated) tips I wrote about this:
sauvik-das.medium.com/a-quick-gui...
📣 Accepted to #AIES2025: What do the audio datasets powering generative audio models actually contain? (led by @willie-agnew.bsky.social)
Answer: Lots of old audio content that is mostly English, often biased, and of dubious copyright / permissioning status.
Paper: www.sauvik.me/papers/65/s...
Answer: Lots of old audio content that is mostly English, often biased, and of dubious copyright / permissioning status.
Paper: www.sauvik.me/papers/65/s...
September 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
📣 Accepted to #AIES2025: What do the audio datasets powering generative audio models actually contain? (led by @willie-agnew.bsky.social)
Answer: Lots of old audio content that is mostly English, often biased, and of dubious copyright / permissioning status.
Paper: www.sauvik.me/papers/65/s...
Answer: Lots of old audio content that is mostly English, often biased, and of dubious copyright / permissioning status.
Paper: www.sauvik.me/papers/65/s...
🔐 New #UIST2025 paper by @kyzyl.me
Imago Obscura uses #vision #language #models to understand user #privacy concerns, improve their awareness of image privacy risks, and their ability to address these risks.
📜: sauvik.me/papers/66/se...
🔗: cmu-spuds.github.io/imago-obscura/
#PrivacySky
Imago Obscura uses #vision #language #models to understand user #privacy concerns, improve their awareness of image privacy risks, and their ability to address these risks.
📜: sauvik.me/papers/66/se...
🔗: cmu-spuds.github.io/imago-obscura/
#PrivacySky
September 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🔐 New #UIST2025 paper by @kyzyl.me
Imago Obscura uses #vision #language #models to understand user #privacy concerns, improve their awareness of image privacy risks, and their ability to address these risks.
📜: sauvik.me/papers/66/se...
🔗: cmu-spuds.github.io/imago-obscura/
#PrivacySky
Imago Obscura uses #vision #language #models to understand user #privacy concerns, improve their awareness of image privacy risks, and their ability to address these risks.
📜: sauvik.me/papers/66/se...
🔗: cmu-spuds.github.io/imago-obscura/
#PrivacySky
Honestly, now I want to write a piper titled: "[mention a specific relevant paper by them]"
September 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Honestly, now I want to write a piper titled: "[mention a specific relevant paper by them]"
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If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
How does "AI search" differ from standard web search? Can you trust it?
I spoke to Jon Reed at CNET about this: www.cnet.com/tech/service...
I spoke to Jon Reed at CNET about this: www.cnet.com/tech/service...
AI Is Taking Over Your Search Engine. Here's a Look Under the Hood
ChatGPT, Gemini and company are going down the rabbit holes so you don't have to.
www.cnet.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
How does "AI search" differ from standard web search? Can you trust it?
I spoke to Jon Reed at CNET about this: www.cnet.com/tech/service...
I spoke to Jon Reed at CNET about this: www.cnet.com/tech/service...
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Hi all. I am delighted to announce our first Keynote speaker for the 2025 Summit on Responsible, Computing, AI, and Society: Dr. Rumman Chowdhury rcais.github.io
July 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Hi all. I am delighted to announce our first Keynote speaker for the 2025 Summit on Responsible, Computing, AI, and Society: Dr. Rumman Chowdhury rcais.github.io
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@sauvik.me and I are co-chairing the SOUPS mentoring!
If you are attending SOUPS, consider signing up to be a mentor or a mentee. It's a wonderful way to connect with others.
www.usenix.org/conference/s...
If you are attending SOUPS, consider signing up to be a mentor or a mentee. It's a wonderful way to connect with others.
www.usenix.org/conference/s...
SOUPS 2025 Mentoring Program
The Twenty-First Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2025), August 10–12, 2025, Seattle, WA, USA.
www.usenix.org
July 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
@sauvik.me and I are co-chairing the SOUPS mentoring!
If you are attending SOUPS, consider signing up to be a mentor or a mentee. It's a wonderful way to connect with others.
www.usenix.org/conference/s...
If you are attending SOUPS, consider signing up to be a mentor or a mentee. It's a wonderful way to connect with others.
www.usenix.org/conference/s...
Are you going to be at the best conference, SOUPS (@soupsconference.bsky.social)?
If so, consider signing up to be a mentor or mentee for the mentoring program! It's a great way to meet other folks at the conference :) www.usenix.org/conference/s...
If so, consider signing up to be a mentor or mentee for the mentoring program! It's a great way to meet other folks at the conference :) www.usenix.org/conference/s...
SOUPS 2025 Mentoring Program
The Twenty-First Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2025), August 10–12, 2025, Seattle, WA, USA.
www.usenix.org
July 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Are you going to be at the best conference, SOUPS (@soupsconference.bsky.social)?
If so, consider signing up to be a mentor or mentee for the mentoring program! It's a great way to meet other folks at the conference :) www.usenix.org/conference/s...
If so, consider signing up to be a mentor or mentee for the mentoring program! It's a great way to meet other folks at the conference :) www.usenix.org/conference/s...