Tanusree Sharma

@Tanusree_Sharma

Assistant professor @penn_state | Ph.D. @UofIllinois | Security, Safety, Decentralized Governance | Formerly @Google, @maxplanckpress

State College, Pennsylvania

Joined May 2016

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Tanusree Sharma@Tanusree_Sharma · Aug 14

I am looking to hire two Ph.D. students this coming Fall 2025. If you have strong design/system-building skills and are interested in any of the following- -Privacy and security solutions for marginalized and underserved communities -Human-in-the-loop governance for LLMs -Usable…

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Tanusree Sharma@Tanusree_Sharma · Jun 2

In a parallel universe, there's no Bitcoin. No blockchain industry. Not even digital signatures to sign transactions. In that universe, U.S. science lacked the strong federal support it had here after WWII. We're headed that way now. Open letter from 9 U.S. colleagues and me:

CCoinDesk@CoinDesk · Jun 2

An open letter from leading academics highlights the critical role of university research in driving crypto and blockchain innovation. They argue that the U.S. can't lead crypto innovation through regulation alone; it needs top-notch research. Opinion. trib.al/h1mMrF5

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Tanusree Sharma@Tanusree_Sharma · Jul 22

Sauvik @scyrusk and I are co-chairing the SOUPS mentoring session this year! If you are attending SOUPS, consider signing up to be a mentor or a mentee. It's a wonderful way to connect with others. I participated as a PhD student and found it to be an incredibly valuable…

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BlindNewWorld@BlindNewWorld · Jul 7

AI is getting more sophisticated - it's hard to know what's real and what's fake. @ISTatPennState's @Tanusree_Sharma is designing #accessible tools to make it easier for folks who are #blind and #VisuallyImpaired. #BlindNewWorld Story via @Penn_State ⬇️ psu.edu/news/informati…

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Tanusree Sharma@Tanusree_Sharma · May 18

Please help spread the words!

XXiny Zhang (Zenia)@zhangxinyi310 · May 18

Hi everyone, we are looking for teens (13-17) to participate in an NSF-funded research project on online safety for teens. If you and your teen are interested in participating, please take a look at the details below and register using the link:bit.ly/vt-cg. Thank you!

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Ari Juels@AriJuels · Mar 12

Science of Blockchain Conference (SBC): Just two days left to submit . Deadline: Thursday, 13 March. To learn more and submit, visit sbc-conference.com/2025/. Co-organized by @BerkeleyRDI, @CBRStanford, and @initc3org. Co-chaired with @dawnsongtweets and @danboneh.

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Tanusree Sharma@Tanusree_Sharma · Mar 12

Excited for Design Assurance Standard v1.0 to be out! instituteofprivacydesign.org/wp-content/upl… 🔐 The Standard confirms whether an organization’s product, service, or process was designed, developed, or deployed with privacy aforethought 🏛️ Regulators can potentially reference it as a benchmark…

Tanusree_Sharma's tweet image. Excited for Design Assurance Standard v1.0 to be out!
instituteofprivacydesign.org/wp-content/upl…
🔐 The Standard confirms whether an organization’s product, service, or process was designed, developed, or deployed with privacy aforethought

🏛️ Regulators can potentially reference it as a benchmark…

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Tanusree Sharma@Tanusree_Sharma · Jan 31

In this new pre-print, my student @YuxuanL_ outlines how language agents making shockingly biased decisions, even when their words seem "unbiased". Also, the latest models are better at hiding bias, but it still drives what they do. It's his FIRST Ph.D. paper! Please boost

YYuxuan Li@YuxuanL_ · Jan 30

🚨 Advanced LLMs may sound unbiased—but it's a ruse. We show that demographically-informed language agents reveal stark, implicit biases in decision-making. New preprint: “Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Agent Decisions Reveal Implicit Biases in Language Models” 👉…

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Vero 🦋@VeroCEG · Nov 28

I am thrilled to announce #FinTeAchIn, the 1st Workshop on the role of education in FinTech and innovation. Join us in Miyakojima, Japan on April 18th, 2025, co-located with Financial Cryptography and Data Security (#FC2025). For more details and CFP: fc25.ifca.ai/finteachin

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Yun Huang, PhD@YunHuang_HCI · Nov 11

🚀 Heading to #CSCW2024? Get your questions answered instantly with #PaperChat, our AI chatbot! 🤖 🔥 Just visit 👉 tinyurl.com/paperchat-cscw 🔹 Explore papers, learn about authors, and find session details with ease. 📚👩‍🔬📅 📝Please note, PaperChat may sometimes generate…

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Sanchari Das@DrSanchariDas · Nov 9

🚀 usec25.hotcrp.com is live! Start preparing your submissions for @NDSSSymposium #USEC2025 For details, check out the Call for Papers: ndss-symposium.org/ndss2025/submi… Feel free to reach out with any questions! ✉️ @svebug Submission Deadline: 18 November 2024, 11:59 pm, AOE

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Abraham Mhaidli@AbrahamMhaidli · Oct 17

Hi all! I am looking to recruit 1-2 summer 2025 research interns to work with me at MPI-SP in Bochum, Germany, on topics relating to the ethics and harms of emerging technologies, including (but not limited to!) virtual reality, brain computer interfaces, and more! (1/2)

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Yixin Zou@yixinzouu · Oct 10

We (human-centered security and privacy group at @maxplanckpress #MPI_SP) are hiring interns to start anytime in 2025! Applications are due on Nov. 1, 2024. If interested, submit an application to the central portal (cis.mpg.de/internships/) and email me a quick note after. 1/3

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