Hi 👋🏼 My name is Shiza!

I am a Researcher at The University of Washington where I work within the (RAISE Lab) (Responsibility in AI Systems and Experiences) Lab.
I obtained my PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Boston University where I was a core member of the Security Lab (SeclaBU). I have collaborated with the International Data-driven Research for Advanced Modeling and Analysis Lab (iDrama Lab) and Socio-Technical Interaction Research Lab (STIR LAB).

 

My research focuses on cyber safety, applied machine learning, and social computing. I aim to understand, detect, and combat online harms using a data-driven approach. My research involves identifying pertinent issues within cyberspace, developing tools to mitigate malicious behavior, and offering policymakers guidelines to ensure user safety on social media platforms.
Read more about my research here.

My work has been published in top-tier venues in Online Privacy and Security, Web Measurement and HCI, including ACM CHI, CSCW, IEEE S&P, WebSci, RAIDS and has been reported by WIRED. My research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) .

News

2024  August Started postdoc at the University of Washington. Go Huskies!
2024  May Defended my PhD. Thesis. You can call me a doc. now!!
2023  December Gave a talk on "Tackling Malicious Activity Online" at the University of Iowa
2023  November I was awarded "Rising Star in Social Computing and Tech Policy" by University of Iowa
2023  October Our paper "Sliding into My DMs" received the Impact Recognition award!
2023  August I got selected for the SIGCHI Gary Marsden Travel Award.
2023  May I received Research PhD. Fellowship Finalist Award at Meta.
2023  April Our papers titled "Getting Meta" and "Sliding into My DMs" got accepted at CSCW'23. Two papers yaayy!!
2022  August My Paper "Understanding the Digital Lives of Youth" got the Honorable Mention Award at CHI'22'!!
2022  April Our paper titled "Understanding the Digital Lives of Youth" got accepted at CHI'22!

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