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Data collection has become a common practice in an era where technology seamlessly integrates into our daily lives. The amount and type of data collected vary across different technologies, from smartphones to smart homes. One area that has seen significant technological advancement is the automotive industry, with cars becoming increasingly sophisticated.

CPI is pleased to announce our new partnership with TAURIA, including the appointing of the CPI-TAURIA Faculty Fellow in Cybersecurity and Privacy to Guang Gong, professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and member of the UWaterloo Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute.

Researchers at the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI) at the University of Waterloo have received funding from the National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) under the Cyber Security Innovation Network (CSIN) program. This funding marks a significant milestone for CPI,  Waterloo and the NCC — reinforcing a commitment to advance Canada's cybersecurity ecosystem.

Read about the groundbreaking work of Sujaya Maiyya, an assistant professor at the Cheriton School of Computer Science and a member of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute at the University of Waterloo. Sujaya's research focuses on oblivious privacy-preserving databases, aiming to safeguard data from access pattern attacks. Her journey from UC Santa Barbara to the University of Waterloo highlights her remarkable rise in the field, offering solutions to enhance data security and privacy in the face of evolving threats.

Sirisha Rambhatla, an accomplished engineer, attended the College of Engineering (COER) in Roorkee, India, excelling in her studies and interning at prestigious institutions like IIT Roorkee and IIT Kanpur. Her passion for signal processing led her to the University of Minnesota for advanced studies under Dr. Jarvis Haupt. Now an Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, she leads the Critical ML lab, addressing healthcare challenges with AI and ML models while advocating for privacy-conscious approaches.

A chat with Plinio Morita about his work with population level surveillance, remote patient monitoring, personalized medicine technologies, and other topics.

A chat with Prof. Diogo Barradas about his academic journey, discussing a variety of topics including censorship, digital forensics, security testing, teaching at the University of Waterloo, and more.

We sat down for a conversation with Gautam Kamath, an assistant professor at the Cheriton School of Computer Science in the Faculty of Mathematics and member of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, about trust, privacy, and security surrounding machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) models.

CPI is proud to announce the Call for Applications for our Excellence Graduate Scholarship 2023!

The University of Waterloo is honoured to welcome an Eagle Staff to our institution. Indigenous Knowledge Keeper Myeengun Henry will introduce this sacred item, on behalf of the UWaterloo Indigenous campus community.