Florian Schaub

Florian Schaub is an associate professor of Information at the University of Michigan School of Information and an associate professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering. His interdisciplinary research combines privacy, human-computer interaction, emerging technologies, and public policy. He studies people's privacy decision-making and behavior, investigates technology-related privacy implications, and develops human-centered privacy solutions. He received the 2019 Caspar Bowden Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies and best paper awards at ACM CHI, USENIX Security, and SOUPS. He is an ACM Distinguished Member and a DARPA Young Faculty Award recipient. His research has influenced industry practice and public policy, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) rulemaking process.

• 2016 – Present·University of Michigan School of Information·Assistant Professor (2016–2022); Associate Professor (current)
  • Researches privacy, HCI, cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and public policy.
• 2017 – Present·University of Michigan Electrical Engineering and Computer Science·Assistant Professor (2017–2022); Associate Professor (current, courtesy appointment)
• 2014 – 2016·Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science·Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Worked on the Usable Privacy Policy Project and studied human factors of privacy, mobile security, and HCI.
• Before 2014·Ulm University Institute of Media Informatics·Research Associate (historical; the public page does not state exact dates)

• “Toggles, Dollar Signs, and Triangles: How to (In)Effectively Convey Privacy Choices with Icons and Link Texts,” ACM CHI, 2021.
• “Finding a choice in a haystack: Automatic extraction of opt-out statements from privacy policy text,” The Web Conference, 2020.
• “Put Your Warning Where Your Link Is: Improving and Evaluating Email Phishing Warnings,” ACM CHI, 2019.
• “Keeping a low profile? Technology, risk and privacy among undocumented immigrants,” ACM CHI, 2018 (Best Paper Award).

• 2014·University of Ulm·Ph.D. in Computer Science
• 2008·University of Ulm·M.S.
• 2006·Deakin University·B.A. in Information Technology