Lily Klucinec (she/her)

Hello! I'm Lily Klucinec, a first year PhD student in the Societal Computing program at Carnegie Mellon University. I work in the CyLab Usable Privacy and Security (CUPS) Lab, where I am advised by Dr. Lorrie Cranor. Before starting my PhD, I completed my undergraduate degree at Carnegie Mellon with a B.S. in Statistics and an additional major in Science, Technology, and Public Policy.

While in undergrad, I focused on studying privacy-focused interface design and understanding how under-studied groups perceive privacy and security concerns. I completed this work mainly through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Software Engineering (REUSE) program at CMU.

Outside of my research, I love reading and attempting to get through all of the games on my Steam backlog. I'm also currently learning how to crochet!

• IAPP SOUPS Award Winner! Design and Evaluation of Privacy-Preserving Protocols for Agent-Facilitated Mobile Money Services in Kenya
  Karen Sowon, Collins W. Munyendo, Lily Klucinec, Eunice Maingi, Gerald Suleh, Lorrie Faith Cranor, Giulia Fanti, Conrad Tucker, Assane Gueye
  In Proceedings of the 21st Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security. Seattle, WA. August 2025.
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• The Kids Are All Right: Investigating the Susceptibility of Teens and Adults to YouTube Giveaway Scams
  Elijah Bouma-Sims, Lily Klucinec, Mandy Lanyon, Julie Downs, Lorrie Faith Cranor
  In Proceedings of the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium. San Diego, CA. February 2025.
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• Recruiting Teenage Participants for an Online Security Experiment: A Case Study Using Peachjar
  Elijah Bouma-Sims, Lily Klucinec, Mandy Lanyon, Julie Downs, Lorrie Faith Cranor
  In the 9th Workshop on Inclusive Privacy and Security. Online. August 2024.
  Arxiv Access
• Exploring Expandable-Grid Designs to Make iOS App Privacy Labels More Usable
  Shikun Zhang, Lily Klucinec, Kyerra Norton, Lorrie Faith Cranor
  In Proceedings of the 20th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security. Philadelphia, PA. August 2024.
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