Joseph A. Calandrino

I am an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University, with a joint appointment in the College of Engineering (Engineering and Public Policy) and the School of Computer Science (Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D)). I am also affiliated with CMU's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute.

My research falls at the intersection of computer science with public policy. I apply computer security, privacy, and related research methods to explore sociotechnical systems with the goal of informing policy discussions and advancing policy objectives, particularly in the area of consumer protection.

I previously served as acting chief science and technology advisor and acting chief AI officer at the U.S. Department of Justice. Before that, I was research director in the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection.

Education

I received my doctorate in Computer Science from Princeton University, where I was affiliated with the Center for Information Technology Policy. I hold masters degrees in Computer Science from Princeton and the University of Virginia, and I received a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Virginia.

Service

In addition to serving on the program committee for a number of conferences, I served as PC co-chair for USENIX Security 2023, Enigma 2022, and SOUPS 2020-2021. I co-founded the Workshop on Technology and Consumer Protection (ConPro) and received the best reviewer award from the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2020.

Selected Publications