ICSI experts bring to light critical issues to support informed decision making around technology design, regulation, and use.
We advance online safety for teens by conducting human-centered, interdisciplinary research and developing strategies to build more resilient digital ecosystems.
We are studying how software developers understand and implement regulations aimed at protecting user privacy.
We are applying agent-based modeling to inform the design and regulation of software systems that are accountable to the legal and social contexts in which they are implemented.
We study the privacy implications of smart home devices for bystanders—people who encounter these devices but are not their primary users.
We are studying how privacy labels for mobile apps are applied and interpreted by developers and users.
We study how users perceive privacy regulations and protections and how developers implement those protections in mobile health apps.
Nicholas Weaver exposes the risks and realities of crypto, helping the public and policymakers cut through the hype
How ICSI’s Netalyzr exposed hidden ISP behavior, empowering users and reshaping debates on net neutrality
How ICSI’s creative research helped expose the business model behind global spam operations
Five landmark research efforts that highlight how ICSI scientists have transformed computing, security, AI, and everyday technology
How ICSI researchers uncover privacy violations in children’s apps, spurring lawsuits, reforms, and a startup to protect user data
How ICSI researchers uncovered value and vulnerabilities in public collections and shaped the future of online privacy awareness
How ICSI researchers infiltrated cybercriminal networks to reveal, and disrupt, the business behind malware
Dr. Wisniewski received the honor in recognition of impactful research redefining youth online safety
ICSI researchers published a new study that identifies a vulnerability in AI safety systems
Dr. Alexander Titus and Dr. Michele Holko involved in the new book, Cyberbiosecurity
Dr. Serge Egelman testified at the hearing along with Professor Angela Campbell and Baroness Beeban Kidron
Dr. Serge Egelman testified at a hearing titled “Protecting Kids Online: Internet Privacy and Manipulative Marketing”
Serge Egelman at ICSI received the Caspar Bowden Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Abbas Razaghpanah and Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez have received two prestigious awards for their work on the article “An Analysis of Pre-installed Android Software”
We study how human factors impact privacy and security. Our work informs solutions for a safer digital future.
We examine how digital technologies impact the safety, privacy, and well-being of vulnerable users. Our interdisciplinary work designs human-centered approaches for safer, more empowering digital ecosystems.
Our experts conduct visionary research, mentor and collaborate with our fellows and visitors, and are frequently invited to serve as keynote speakers and panelists. In addition, ICSI experts are available for technical and strategy consulting, allowing you to apply ICSI brainpower to your organization’s most pressing challenges across many areas at the nexus of technology, law, and society.
ICSI offers the best of all worlds—a place to do transformative work without unnecessary bureaucracy. With no teaching obligations, minimal red tape, and flexible employment models, you’re free to do your best work, your way.
ICSI is a global research community that feels like home. A visit to ICSI puts you at the center of the action to collaborate with top researchers in a world-class innovation ecosystem.
Want to discuss opportunities to work with ICSI? We’d love to hear from you.