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.
Current topics of interest include improving security/privacy/trust:
On the web
In mobile/IoT/emerging technology ecosystems
In on-device machine learning
October 2025 Yashaswi joins Haven lab as a research assistant! She will work on security/privacy issues in agentic systems
September 2025 Hashim decides to continue with us as a PhD student!
August 2025 The lab had its first cohort of amazing summer student assistants. Stay tuned for upcoming work!
February 2025 Salim joins Haven Lab as a postdoc! He will work on data-driven analysis of online phenomena.
February 2025 Vahan joins Haven Lab as a postdoc! He will work on security/privacy applications of on-device models.