The lab's mission is to provide individuals with better control over their privacy, and protection from digital threats. We want to work towards a future where digital services are inherently designed with user privacy and security at the forefront.
Our work involves a combination of internet measurements, systems building, and applied machine learning. Check out our Research and Publications pages to learn more.
Jun 2026 Our paper on using power traces to detect IoT network attacks has been accepted to the IoT Journal 2026.
Feb 2026 Two short papers accepted at ConPro 2026. One on privacy impact of interactive ads on social media, the other on impact of cross-site tracking on political and misinformation content.
Nov 2025 Our paper on longitudinal analysis of tracking on government sites has been accepted at PETS 2026.
Oct 2025 Yashaswi joins Haven lab as a research assistant! She will work on security/privacy issues in agentic systems
Sep 2025 Hashim decides to continue with us as a PhD student!