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.
November 2025 Our paper on longitudinal analysis of tracking on government sites has been accepted at PETS 2026.
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.