Assistant Professor Computer Science & Engineering The University of Texas at Arlington 1225 W Mitchell St, Box 19015 Arlington, TX 76019
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Hi, I’m Dr. Sophie Stephenson. I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at UT Arlington. I earned my PhD in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, where I was advised by Professor Rahul Chatterjee. At UW-Madison, I was also on the leadership team of the Madison Tech Clinic, which provides direct service to survivors of technology-facilitated abuse across Wisconsin.
I research interpersonal security & privacy (S&P). In my work, I seek to (i) combat technology-facilitated abuse, hate, and harassment and (ii) support digital safety and privacy within interpersonal relationships. I use a context-sensitive, interdisciplinary approach involving qualitative research methods and community-engaged design. My work has been published in top S&P and HCI venues including USENIX Security, ACM CHI, ACM CSCW, SOUPS, and IEEE S&P.
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August 2026:
🏆 John Karat Award at SOUPS 2026!🏆 Distinguished Reviewer Award for my work on the USENIX Security ‘26 PC!Pages
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