Elissa M. Redmiles

Dr. Elissa M. Redmiles is the Clare Luce Boothe Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Georgetown University and a former researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems. Her research spans security and privacy, focusing specifically on user behavioral patterns in decisions related to digital security and privacy. She investigates the impact of social inequality on user decision-making and collaborates with marginalized and high-risk communities to design equitable and privacy-respecting secure systems. Her work has been honored with multiple awards, including the ACM SIGSAC Distinguished Early Career Researcher Award, and she has presented her research at venues such as the White House, the National Academy of Sciences, and the European Commission. Additionally, her work has been extensively featured in mainstream media, including The New York Times and Scientific American.

• Present·Georgetown University·Clare Luce Boothe Assistant Professor
  • Researching user decision-making behaviors related to security, privacy, and online safety.
• Past | Max Planck Institute for Software Systems | Researcher
  • Focused on applying computational, economic, and social science methods to security and privacy.
• Formerly served as consultant and researcher | Microsoft Research, Meta, World Bank, Center for Democracy & Technology, Partnership on AI.

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