Miranda Wei

@uwcse phd candidate (22nd grader). digital security, privacy, safety, and how all of the above are sociotechical. she/they.

@mirandawei.bsky.social

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

* interrupting your election doomscrolling *

I'm on the job market! I address online abuse as the next frontier of security & privacy, so all people using tech feel safe. Open to TT faculty/industry research roles in the US/abroad -- lmk if you know of a good home for my work!

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

we're accepting two types of submissions:
a) full paper (4900-7200 words) or
b) commentary piece (2200-3700 words)

full info: https://t.co/w9riYVNakt

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

💭 got an academic magazine-length take on gender, sexuality, and online safety? i'm guest editing a special issue for IEEE Security & Privacy magazine w/@kovila_c @eredmil1 and we want to see your thoughts!

deadline dec 16 -- just two weeks away 🔥

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

magazine articles can be a great place for ideas that might not fit in a regular paper, e.g.,
- provoke discussion
- inspire new research agendas
- systematize existing bodies of knowledge
- critique existing approaches
- offer original case studies or research

[ACM IMC 2025 @ACM_IMC_2025]

And the best paper award goes to: On the (In)Accessibility of Web Ads: Measurement and User Study , presented by Christina Yeung (University of Washington). Congrats!!!!

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

@shahanmemon Yes, I've been following your thread! Thank you for your curation efforts!

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

* interrupting your election doomscrolling *

I'm on the job market! I address online abuse as the next frontier of security & privacy, so all people using tech feel safe. Open to TT faculty/industry research roles in the US/abroad -- lmk if you know of a good home for my work!

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

I've taken multidisciplinary perspectives to study tech & society throughout my academic journey. With much gratitude to my co-advisors @franziroesner @yoshi_kohno, I'm excited to graduate with a PhD from @uwcse in 2025. Don't hesitate to reach out online or catch me at CSCW!

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

My PhD research looks at societal forces like gender & social media to understand / respond to harms where security, privacy, & HCI meet. Deep dives incl. interpersonal abuse, image-based sexual abuse (e.g., synthetic nonconsensual explicit images, "deepfake porn"), online hate.

[Amrita Roy Chowdhury @AmritaRoyChowd8]

I'll be recruiting PhD students this cycle! If you're interested in working at the intersection of cryptography, differential privacy, and ML, please reach out.
I'll also be at @acm_ccs next week—find me if you'd like to chat!
RTs appreciated 🙏

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

@jvitak @bsemaan @linguangst examples that i really like and often share from others:
https://t.co/5QLv7NV3KV
https://t.co/N0bjSXsvim

examples from my own work, more tepid in comparison:
https://t.co/xjjn4cLQNP
https://t.co/pkPkVCyQFa
https://t.co/8NvxHZkxkc

[Tzu-Sheng Kuo 郭子生 @tzushengkuo]

📢If you're applying to @SCSatCMU PhD and come from a traditionally underrepresented group, current students are here to help!

Apply to the Graduate Applicant Support Program (GASP) by Oct. 8, 2024 to receive feedback on your application materials: https://t.co/kFlRrFyUrm

[Andrew Kuznetsov @andrewkuznet]

If you know someone applying to a CS PhD this year - make sure they know of grad app support programs!!

Free informal feedback (on statements, etc) from current PhD students before formally applying. Kinda new, but great stuff.

I track them here (2025):
https://t.co/K0ULBQrd9K

[Lucy Lai, PhD @drlucylai]

🧵after sharing my free PhD application guide, i also wanted to share several **COMPLETELY FREE** resources that can help mentor students through the PhD application process:

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

@katejsim @juliapowles @UWALawSchool congrats Kate!! 🎉

[Akari Asai @AkariAsai]

Many schools offer similar programs for CS Ph.D. applicants, particularly those from underrepresented groups!
- MIT: https://t.co/eLHvKHaRGD
- CMU: https://t.co/ZpsG2f67XM
- UCSB: https://t.co/xubbRsPfXz
- Stanford: https://t.co/t8Hw6ZCMGv

[Les Sessoms (he/him) @phdrecruiter_UW]

The PAMS Program application will go LIVE on September 10! Sign up for an alert to apply and be matched with a PhD mentor who will provide personalized feedback and guidance on your application journey.https://t.co/HB2LsSy3mq @uwcse @csenews

[Jo(sephine) Lukito @JosephineLukito]

It's the week before my 5th year at @UTexasMoody starts, so I thought I'd drop some resources that may be helpful if you're in various transitional stages in academia. Today, I'm sharing a 🧵of the readings I send my grad students at different stages.

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

@im__jane @USENIXSecurity thanks Jane!! so ready to cuddle my cats in silence now 😴

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

cannot believe #soups2024 and @USENIXSecurity #usesec24 are over 😭 it's been such a full week!

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

sitting on the airport floor now with the dinner of champions. so good to see everyone, see you all next year (or hopefully sooner 😉)

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

friday: memed 🥥🌴 my way through a critique of how we (me included!) study sociodemgraphic factors in security and privacy research, 🙏🏻 to @JaronMink
Yael Eiger @yoshi_kohno
@eredmil1 @franziroesner for their advice & collaboration through all my rants
https://t.co/iIqOuIkDEV