2025

Apr 28

Purpose Mode helps social media users stay focused on their desired tasks Opens in new window

A CMU research team has developed Purpose Mode — a browser extension that allows users to “toggle off” Attention Capture Damaging Patterns (ACDPs) while using social media platforms.

Apr 01

CyLab researchers win Test of Time Award at USEC 2025 Opens in new window

A team featuring CyLab researchers was honored with the Test of Time Award at the 2025 Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy (USEC 2025).

Mar 27

Scott Institute announces 2025 seed grant winners

This year’s seed awards will help grow research in clean hydrogen production, AI hardware efficiency, and decarbonizing transportation.

Mar 27

EPP student wins Washington Prize

Katie Eisenman has been selected as the first place winner of the 2025 George Washington Prize, an award given annually in recognition of academic excellence, commitment to service, and leadership.

Mar 12

To ensure energy audits help climate goals, target emissions Opens in new window

Energy audits can be a useful tool for reducing industrial emissions, but new research co-led by Valerie Karplus found that clear climate-specific goals are a vital part of the equation.

Feb 20

Moderating content for end-to-end encryption Opens in new window

Sarah Scheffler, assistant professor of Software and Societal Systems and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, is currently conducting research that explores alternative content moderation methods for end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) that are still private and secure.

Feb 07

Accelerating green steel Opens in new window

In an annual gathering at CMU, global decarbonization leaders worked toward tackling the challenge of decarbonizing steel production while meeting increasing world-wide demand.

Jan 28

CyLab faculty, students to present at NDSS Symposium 2025 Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will present on a wide range of topics at the 32nd Annual Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium. Held at Wyndham San Diego Bayside from February 24th through the 28th, the event fosters information exchange among researchers and practitioners of network and distributed system security.

Jan 27

Mind the gap: Testing the EV charging network Opens in new window

Researchers develop a metric to measure the gaps in EV charging coverage across the country, revealing the significant work that lies ahead in deploying charging infrastructure.

Jan 23

CyLab awards 2025 seed funding Opens in new window

This year, CyLab has awarded more than $400K in seed funding to 16 CMU students, faculty, and staff members from five departments at the university.

Jan 15

CMU and CLP Celebrate International Data Privacy Day on January 26 Opens in new window

In celebration of International Privacy Day, Carnegie Mellon University is collaborating with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) to host Data Privacy Day 2025 on Sunday, January 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at CLP-Main (Oakland).

Media mentions


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Adams contextualizes Pittsburgh’s air quality score in recent report

EPP Head Peter Adams spoke with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about this year’s American Lung Association report on national air quality. He contextualized the findings to note that air quality is a program for the entire northeast and not limited to the city.

The Washington Post

Cranor quoted on access to data in cases of theft

CyLab Director Lorrie Cranor was quoted by the Washington Post about how the owners of stolen Apple products cannot regain access to their data.

Dark Reading

Cranor discusses Gmail cybersecurity

CyLab Director Lorrie Cranor spoke with Dark Reading about the importance of securing one’s devices and accounts, regardless of encryption protections companies like Gmail install in their software.

Phys.org

Muller and Dennin quoted on fire smoke health risks

EPP’s Nicholas Muller and EPP Ph.D. student Luke Dennin were quoted in Phys.org on health risks associated with fire smoke.

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