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As a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon’s HCII, under the mentorship of Laura Dabbish and Sauvik Das, I research and design technologies that empower users in managing their privacy and security, and collaborate with local organizations to provide cybersecurity support to at-risk populations. My work has been supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, Cylab, Facebook, and more recently, Google. My work has been published at leading CS venues such as ACM CHI, CSCW, and ACL.

 

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

APPLIED RESEARCH

AI, usable privacy RESEARCH, browser extension, ux, product design

Privacy Mirror

While the benefits to online self-disclosure are apparent, the privacy risks can be abstract and difficult for users to grasp or even identify...can we take technology that’s being used to re-identify users, and instead use it to help users reduce privacy risks in their posts?

FEB 2023 – PRESENT

CHI ‘26 ||

Supporting Informed Self-Disclosure: Design Recommendations for Presenting AI-Estimates of Privacy Risks to Users

CSCW ‘25 ||

“Measuring, Modeling, and Helping People Account for Privacy in Online Self-Disclosures with AI”

ACL ‘24 ||

“Reducing Privacy Risks in Online Self-Disclosures with Language Models”

GAMIFICATION, social influence, mobile Ux/UI, Cybersecurity Research

Adulting 101 App

A mobile app with covert intentions to improve young adult’s adoption of expert-recommended security & privacy tools/practices through mixing cybersecurity with daily self-improvement tasks, and reinforcing changes by leveraging peer influence.

oct. 2020 – present

game DESIGN, Cybersecurity Research, transformational game

C.A.L.Y.P.S.O

An RPG style web-based transformational game, meant to encourage longterm positive cybersecurity behavior change in players, through empowering them with confidence drawing on Albert Bandura’s principles for self-efficacy design.

july 2020 – 2024

CHI PLAY ‘24 ||

C.A.L.Y.P.S.O.: Designing Gameplay Features for Improving Player's Cybersecurity Self-Efficacy”

CHI Play ‘24 Student game design competition finalist

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Backlog

Product design

mixed methods research

user research

Contextual practice

qualitative research

human-centered design

persuasive design

Project Management

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ISADORA KRSEK

Mixed Methods Researcher & Product Designer

4th year PhD @ Carnegie Mellon’s HCII