November 2022
ECE Korhammer Seminar Series – Yongdae Kim, KAIST: Unpatched Vulnerabilities in Cellular Standards
In a couple of years, "study items" for the 6G security standard will be set. Security issues not included in these study items are unlikely to be standardized and patched even in 6G. Therefore, before these study items are set, the security research community needs to put in ...
February 2023
CITP Distinguished Lecture Series: Jon Kleinberg – The Challenge of Understanding What Users Want: Inconsistent Preferences and Engagement Optimization
Online platforms have a wealth of data, run countless experiments and use industrial-scale algorithms to optimize user experience. Despite this, many users seem to regret the time they spend on these platforms. One possible explanation is that incentives ...
CITP Distinguished Lecture Series: Thomas Ristenpart – Mitigating Technology Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence and Encrypted Messaging
Computer security is traditionally about the protection of technology, whereas trust and safety efforts focus on preventing technology abuse from harming people. In this talk, we'll explore the interplay between security and tech abuse, and make the case ...
March 2023
CITP Distinguished Lecture Series: Alessandro Acquisti – Who Benefits from the Data Economy?
In the public debate around privacy and the data economy, several claims have been made concerning the benefits that multiple stakeholders may accrue from the collection and analysis of consumer data. How many of those claims are empirically validated by ...
CITP Distinguished Lecture Series: Ed Felten – Scaling Arbitrum, from Lab to Product
The Arbitrum blockchain protocol started as a Princeton University research project, and has grown into a robust community hosting hundred of applications and over 600,000 monthly users. Along the way, the system has evolved through at least three generations ...