Hana Habib

Hana Habib is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Software and Societal Systems Department in the School of Computer Science. She serves as Associate Director of the Master's in Privacy Engineering program and contributes to the Collaboratory Against Hate through human-centered design interventions.

• Ph.D. in Societal Computing (2021), Carnegie Mellon University
• MSIT in Information Security (2015), Carnegie Mellon University
• BS in Computer Science/ECE (2013), Cornell University

Her research investigates privacy engineering challenges through human-computer interaction lenses, focusing on user behaviors in digital ecosystems, privacy choice interfaces, and hate speech mitigation strategies. Current work examines iconography effectiveness in privacy communication and regulatory compliance implementation.

Recent publications analyze GDPR compliance mechanisms, CCPA implementation challenges, and behavioral advertising controls across platforms. Her empirical approach combines user studies with policy analysis to advance usable security frameworks.

Scientific Recognition:

• Facebook Research Award recipient for advertising control usability
• Three-time CyLab Presidential Fellowship awardee
• Executive Women's Forum full-tuition scholarship
• Stokes Educational Scholarship Program participant
• Rising Stars Workshop invitee

Habib previously served as a Program Committee member for EuroUSEC, USEC, and WAY conferences, and held leadership roles in CMU's OurCS Conference Committee and INI Alumni Leadership Council. Her work has been cited in CCPA rulemaking and influenced NIST Digital Identity Guidelines through password policy research.