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Weijia He (何唯嘉)

Security Researcher in IoT

About Me

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at Dartmouth College, working with Professor David Kotz on the SPLICE project.
Before that, I obtained my Ph.D. degree of Computer Science at University of Chicago, advised by Professor Blase Ur. I received my B.Eng. in Information Security from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2017.

My main research interests relate to security and privacy issues in ubiquitous computing systems. I studied contextual access control systems in smart homes in terms of both users’ mental models (USENIX Security 2018) and sensing techniques (EuroS&P 2021). My recent project is around network traffic analysis for smart home devices. Outside smart homes, I am also generally interested in any IoT systems (or CPS). It is exciting to think about all the technologies that might have a physical impact in one’s daily life and how we can make them more secure.


Education

  • University of Chicago (2017-2022)
    • Ph.D. of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2013-2017)
    • B.Eng. of Information Security

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Awards

  • Siebel Scholar, class of 2022 ($35,000)
  • Finalist for the 2020 NortonLifeLock Graduate Fellowship
  • 2019 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy Student Travel Grant ($1,250).
  • 2018 USENIX Security Student Grant ($745).
  • 2018 SOUPS Student Grant ($770).

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