Invited talk by Umar Iqbal this Friday!

Umar Iqbal (Washington University in St. Louis) will give an invited talk at this Friday’s DAMS lab meeting, October 9, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. The talk is open to all — please get in touch if you would like to attend.

About the speaker

Umar Iqbal’s research interests are in computer security and privacy. His research focuses on bringing transparency and control in computing systems to empower users, platforms, and regulators to improve user privacy and security. His current focus areas include AI system security, web privacy and security, and technology policy.

Professor Iqbal joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Washington University in Fall 2023. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Washington. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2026), ACM IMC Best Paper Award (2023), Caspar Bowden Runner-Up Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies (2024), CRA/NSF Computing Innovation Fellowship (2021), and the University of Iowa Research Excellence Award (2021). For more about his work, visit umariqbal.com.