Dr. Sauvik Das is an Assistant Professor at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University where he directs the SPUD (Security, Privacy, Usability and Design) Lab. His work, at the intersection of HCI, AI and cybersecurity, is oriented around answering the question: How can we design systems that empower people with improved agency over their personal data and experiences online? His work has recognized with eight paper awards, and he has been PI on over $2.5 million worth of funded grant proposals, including a NSF CAREER. Dr. Das has also worked as a research intern or consultant at several companies, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft. Dr. Das received his Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University in 2017, following a B.S. in Computer Science at Georgia Tech.