I work on human-centered {security|privacy|computing}. Associate Professor (w/o tenure) at @hcii.cmu.edu. Director of the SPUD (Security, Privacy, Usability, and Design) Lab. Non-Resident Fellow @cendemtech.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.mehttps://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3mkbeufhw4x2uWhen was the last time you read a paper end-to-end for non-reviewing purposes? Seems like we write more than ever and read less than ever. (I'm guilty too) GenAI tools are kind of like a ddos attack on our attention. Far too much being produced to handle and justify consuming.24 Apr 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbeufhw4x2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3miex3usf3m26The overleaf git project for one of my #uist2026 submissions was assigned a uuid starting with "67". I believe this lets me mine the latest block on the gen alpha blockchain using the "Proof of Relevance" protocol. Who should I speak with about this31 Mar 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miex3usf3m26https://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3mgxrwljn6c2yI am working on a UX audit agent for my company (fuguux.com/). I passed in the output of our audit agent into Claude code for my personal website and...voila, a refreshed and much better site. Surprised it worked! Before -> after sauvik.me13 Mar 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxrwljn6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3mgnarstppk22An exciting development: Privy was recognized with a best paper honorable mention at #chi2026! Congrats to the whole team, including: @hankhplee.bsky.social @kyzyl.me @jodiforlizzi.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnarstppk22https://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3mg3l7cakxs2uHonored to be named Privacy co-chair of ACM's U.S. Technology Policy Committee with @benwinters.bsky.social On that note: please read USTPC's statement discouraging adtech vendors from sharing personal data with DHS/ICE. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3l7cakxs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3mejkk7h2ml2u📣 New at #CHI2026 People share sensitive things “anonymously”… but anonymity is hard to reason about. What if we could quantify re-identification risk with AI? How should we present those AI-estimated risks to users? Led by my student Isadora Krsek Paper: https://www.sauvik.me/papers/70/serve10 Feb 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejkk7h2ml2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3meh5qn2jyp2h📣 New at #CHI2026 Developing a new AI product? How would you figure out what are the privacy risks? Privy help non-privacy expert practitioners create high quality privacy impact assessments for early-stage AI products. Led by @hankhplee.bsky.social Paper: https://www.sauvik.me/papers/69/serve09 Feb 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3meh5qn2jyp2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3m5xbtwfkiw25I'm fortunate to be able to teach my new class on "Building Technologies for the Resistance" next semester. If you're a CMU student, consider enrolling! This will be a collaborative, project-based class where you'll get to prototype resistance technologies.19 Nov 2025 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5xbtwfkiw25https://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3m3qioujidk2fCongrats to my student @hankhplee.bsky.social for being recognized as one of the 2025 CyLab Presidential fellows! https://cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/10/20-presidential-fellows.html https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/10/20-presidential-fellows.html21 Oct 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3qioujidk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3m3mxhpsihk2tTwo spuddies will be at #CSCW2025: @yuxiwu.com will present our work on designing citizen harm reporting interfaces for privacy (and is on the job market!). Isadora Krsek will present our work on user reactions to AI-identified self-disclosure risks online.20 Oct 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mxhpsihk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sauvik.me/post/3m3g5xpabay2oHonored to be one of the recipients of the Google Academic Research Awards this year! @alan-ritter.bsky.social and I will further our work on exploring how AI can be used to help users make safe disclosure decisions online. https://research.google/programs-and-events/google-academic-research-awards/google-academic-research-award-program-recipients/17 Oct 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:pnq6sbefpzuxdrym4mi2ugwr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3g5xpabay2o