Showcasing Undergraduate and BS/MS Researchers

The UW Security Lab is lucky to work with a number of impressive undergraduate and 5th year Masters students among our researchers. We’re excited to share some of their work that was showcased recently.

Theo Gregersen presenting at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium
Chongjiu Gao and Sergio Medina presenting at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium
Camila Alvarez and Petek Mertan presenting at the Allen School Undergraduate and BS/MS Research Showcase

At the UW-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium on May 19, Theo Gregersen (mentored by Prof. Franzi Roesner) presented his undergraduate thesis work on “Software-level Enforcement of Privacy Policies”. Chongjiu Gao, Sergio Medina, and their collaborators from the School of Art+Design (co-mentored by Prof. Roesner in CSE and by Prof. James Pierce in Art+Design) presented their work on “Arca, a Smart Home Camera for Your Entire Household: Designing, Prototyping, and Evaluating an Inclusive Security Camera that Improves Privacy”.

Then, at the first-ever Allen School Undergraduate and BS/MS Research Showcase on May 30, Camila Alvarez and Peter Mertan (mentored also by Prof. Roesner) presented their work on “A Visual Approach: Uncovering Mental Models of Security Threats Through Drawings”. Chongjiu, Sergio, and their collaborators presented again as well, and were recognized as runners-up for the People’s Choice Poster Award!

Congratulations to all of these budding researchers!