@drsancharidas
Assistant Professor at George Mason University | Ph.D. from Indiana University Bloomington | specializing in security, privacy, HCI, AR/VR, and accessibility | Prev Institutions : University of Denver, ParityTech, XRSI, and American Express. 🙏
Excited to share our #CSCW2025 paper: "Social Media #Misinformation and Voting Intentions: #OlderAdults ’ Experiences with Manipulative Narratives."
will be presented by Jennifer (Wed, Oct 22 · 14:30–16:00).
Authors: Filipo Sharevski, Jennifer Vander Loop, and me.
Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
📢 Excited to share that our replication study on graphical #authentication in AR/VR environments will be presented by Naheem Noah at the SeRIM Workshop, co-located with EuroS&P 2025!
📰 Read the preprint: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#AR #VR #CyberSecurity #EuroSP #SeRIM2025
Our paper about privacy-preserving propaganda detection tool TRIDENT will be at #PETS2025! 🎉
F1 = 0.80 (gold task), Recall = 0.89
User F1 (post-check) = 0.87
Built with adversarial learning + differential privacy.
#Privacy #Propaganda #NLP #Cybersecurity
@georgemasonu.bsky.social
📢 Excited to share that I’ll be presenting at #IEEESP2025
Topic: “When Threat Models Fall Short: Designing Security for Underserved and At-Risk Users”
Let’s connect and talk soon!
#CyberSecurity #Privacy #HCI #AI
@georgemasonu.bsky.social
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🚨 Accepted at #WiSec2025!
Three posters from the CAPS Lab @georgemasonu.bsky.social will be presented:
VeilPIR: Private Info Retrieval in IoT
Multi-signal Smishing Detection
Privacy-Preserving Propaganda Detection
Kudos to all collaborators!
Conference 🔗 wisec2025.gmu.edu
🕒 The ONLY submission deadline for #CSCW2026 is May 13, 2025 (AoE) - less than a week left!
Join the leading venue for human-centered research on collaboration, AI, equity, and more.
📌 CFP: cscw.acm.org/2026/papers....
All the best to everyone putting in their best!
@acm-cscw.bsky.social
Student Volunteer applications for #CSCW2025 are OPEN!
Join us, gain experience, & be part of an amazing community. Apply now!
Details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share and help spread the word!
Contact Michaela & Garrett (SV Chairs) for any further information!
@acm-cscw.bsky.social
🚨 Call for Poster Track ACs – #CSCW2025
We’re seeking Associate Chairs for the Posters Track at CSCW 2025 (Oct 18–22, Bergen 🇳🇴)! Help foster interactive and thoughtful reviews.
Apply by May 1 👉 forms.gle/gjSFLHRBwNcT...
Questions? Contact posters2025@cscw.acm.org
@acm-cscw.bsky.social
#CSCW #HCI
🗓️ April 22 | 4:30 PM EST
Excited to host the final speaker for Spring 2025 in AIT 690 – Usable Privacy in the Digital Age (Online)
@georgemasonu.bsky.social
Dr. Oshrat Ayalon , Senior Lecturer at the University of Haifa!
Paper link: usenix.org/conference/u...
#Privacy #HCI #ContactTracing #mHealth
❓Have questions about @acm-cscw.bsky.social #CSCW2026 ’s peer review process? You’re not alone.
The #CSCW2026 committee has shared a new blog post responding to community concerns and proposing a way forward.
🔗 cscw.acm.org/2026/blog/re...
#HCI #PeerReview #Academia #CSCW
🔍 AIT 690 happening today at 4:30PM EST:
Dr. Alisa Frik (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) will share insights on smart home surveillance, privacy, & power dynamics in caregiving spaces.
www.usenix.org/conference/s...
#DigitalPrivacy #Surveillance #SmartHomes #UsableSecurity #TechAndSociety
@georgemasonu.bsky.social faculty at the 2025 CCI Symposium!
Proud to be part of this amazing group driving research in #Cybersecurity, #AI, #NLP, #HCI, and #privacy
📍 Learn more: cyberinitiative.org/events-progr...
🚨 CSCW October Cycle – Reminder 🚨
Major revision resubmissions are due TOMORROW (April 15, 2025) by midnight AoE! ⏳
If your paper received a major revision decision, make sure to upload your revised manuscript and response letter.
Good luck, & we’re cheering you on!💪
#CSCW2025
@acm-cscw.bsky.social
Our paper on graphical authentication in AR/VR has been accepted to SeRIM 2025, co-located with IEEE EuroS&P!
Title: "Replication Study: Cross-Country Evaluation..."
Looking forward to presenting our work this summer.
🔗 st.fbk.eu/events/SeRIM...
#EuroSP2025
@georgemasonu.bsky.social students are innovating against health #misinformation!
At HooHacks 2025, CAPS Lab grad students (Aravind Panchanathan, Aishwarya Balasubramanian, Banudeep Reddy, and Praneeth Ravirala) created Medifact, a browser tool.
Learn more: cec.gmu.edu/news/2025-04...
Excited to host Dr. Renkai Ma – postdoc @vanderbiltusac.bsky.social & incoming faculty @uofcincy.bsky.social – in AIT-690 @georgemasonu.bsky.social.
Dr. Ma will share his research on trust, safety, and user experience in digital spaces.
🗓️ April 8 | 🕒 4:30 PM EST
🔗 renkaima.xyz
📣 CAPS Lab is proud to host Justin Merhoff (Director of Security @deque.com) for an invited talk today at 2:30PM EST!
Justin will share insights on his experience in industry and for making #cybersecurity
🔗 Learn more: www.linkedin.com/in/justimmer...
#CAPSLab
@georgemasonu.bsky.social
🚀 Industry friends! I’m helping students in my lab prep for the job market. If you can give a quick 30-min talk (virtual or in person) on navigating careers/job hunting, let me know!
Or just drop your best tips below 🙌
#CareerHelp
📣 Calling CSCW folks!
Nominations are open for the #CSCW2025 Lasting Impact Award 🏆
Know a paper (10+ yrs old) that shaped your work or the field? Nominate it!
🗓️ Deadline: April 28
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@acm-cscw.bsky.social
The #CSCW2026 CFP is live! 🎉
This year’s conference dives into how we collaborate, communicate, and live with tech - across work, home, healthcare, art, education, and more.
🗓️ Submit by May 13, 2025
More info: 🔗 cscw.acm.org/2026/papers....
@guofreeman.bsky.social @acm-cscw.bsky.social
Excited for AIT 690 seminar featuring #CyberSecurity stellars Dr. Filipo Sharevski & Dr. Nalin Arachchilage!
🕓 4:30 PM EST: Inclusive cybersecurity & ethics.
🕔 5:45 PM EST: Privacy in software via serious gaming.
@georgemasonu.bsky.social students are honored! 🙏
#UsablePrivacy
Excited to speak at #Impact2025 Conference next week!
I’ll be sharing my thoughts on:
🛡️ Building secure, trustworthy systems
💡 Designing user-centered tech
🧠 Balancing innovation wt privacy
More info: www.theimpactconference.com/dr-sanchari-...
#CyberSecurity #Privacy #AI
@georgemasonu.bsky.social
📢 Working on your #CSCW2025 paper revision?
🗓️ PCS opens April 1 for resubmissions
⏳ Final deadline: April 15
Get ready to upload your revised paper!
🔗 cscw.acm.org/2025/index.p...
@acm-cscw.bsky.social @sukritv.bsky.social
🚀 #CSCW2025 Posters Track is now accepting submissions!
🎯 Share your early-stage research, innovative ideas, & late-breaking work. Engage with leading scholars and spark new discussions!
🗓 Deadline: May 14, 2025 (23:59 AoE)
Submit: new.precisionconference.com
More info: cscw.acm.org/2025/index.p...
🚀 Excited to host @wenzikai.bsky.social as our first guest speaker for Usable Privacy in the Digital Age course @georgemasonu.bsky.social
Dr. Wen is a privacy & security researcher & postdoc VT’s PASTA Lab.
📍 Details: csis.gmu.edu/pages/seminars.php?id=2025-03-25-seminar
Our paper to be presented this week at #TEI2025
We conducted interviews with 34 digital educators in #Ireland to explore how they support older adults in developing essential digital skills.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
@mtu.ie @georgemasonu.bsky.social
#cybersecurity #privacy
Join us TODAY
Session 8D-15:15 PST to learn about PolicyPulse by Andrick Adhikari!
#NLP driven info extraction pipeline leveraging XLNet & BERT for #privacy policies, achieving 0.97 F1-score.trained on 13,946 annotated frames
#NDSSsymposium2025 #Cybersecurity
www.ndss-symposium.org/wp-content/u...
And the #USEC2025 goes to…
Dr. Kelley is the Head of Research Strategy for Trust & Safety at Google.
He has worked on projects that help us better understand how people think about their data and safety online.
We are super excited to have him join us #USEC2025
@svebug.bsky.social
See you all tomorrow!!!
We couldn’t hold back!
🏆 The Test of Time Award #USEC2025 goes to the landmark USEC 2012 paper:
“A Conundrum of Permissions: Installing Applications on an Android Smartphone.”
& Dr. Patrick Gage Kelley will deliver the closing keynote for the award! 🎊
Paper link: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...