Dr. Elissa M. Redmiles is the Clare Luce Boothe Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. She was previously a Faculty Member at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems and has additionally served as a consultant and researcher at multiple institutions, including Microsoft Research, Meta, the World Bank, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and the Partnership on AI.
Dr. Redmiles uses computational, economic, and social science methods to understand users’ security, privacy, and online safety-related decision-making processes. Her research has been recognized with multiple paper awards and other recognitions from USENIX Security, ACM CCS, ACM CHI, ACM CSCW, and ACM EAAMO. Dr. Redmiles has presented her work to the White House and European Commission among other policy makers. Her work has been featured in popular press publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, Rolling Stone, Wired, and Forbes.
