Brendan David-John

Brendan David-John is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech's College of Engineering. He is affiliated with the Private Eye Lab, focusing on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of eye tracking, virtual/augmented reality, and privacy. His work emphasizes securing user data in immersive technologies while maintaining functional utility.

Education:

• Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Florida (2022)
• B.S. and M.S., Computational Mathematics and Computer Science, Rochester Institute of Technology (2017)

Research Interests: Brendan's research spans privacy challenges in XR (extended reality), eye-tracking security, and human-computer interaction. He investigates methods to safeguard sensitive gaze data and enhance user awareness of privacy risks in virtual and augmented environments. His work also explores authentication techniques and perceptual risks in immersive systems.

His recent publications address topics like securing bystander privacy in AR, detecting shoulder-surfing attacks through multimodal sensing, and optimizing testing frameworks for AR applications. He actively develops datasets and benchmarks for privacy-preserving eye-tracking technologies.

Awards: No specific awards mentioned in the provided texts.

Advising & Grants: No explicit student advisees or grant details provided. His lab, the Private Eye Lab, likely supports experimental projects in eye tracking and XR security.

Labs/Teams: Directly associated with the Private Eye Lab at Virginia Tech, dedicated to advancing privacy-conscious eye-tracking technologies in immersive computing.