Ha Dao Thi Thu

Ha Dao Thi Thu is a Postdoc researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in the Internet Architecture department, Germany. She previously held roles such as JSPS Research Fellow at the National Institute of Informatics, Japan, and Lecturer/Teaching Assistant at the University of Information Technology (VNUHCM–UIT), Vietnam.

Educational background:

• PhD in Informatics from SOKENDAI (School of Multidisciplinary Sciences), Japan (2019-2022)
• MSc in Computer Science from VNUHCM–UIT (2016-2019)
• B.Eng in Computer Networks & Communications from VNUHCM–UIT (2011-2016)

Her research focuses on online privacy, data protection, and network/web security, particularly analyzing cookie mechanisms, behavioral advertising, and privacy measurement frameworks. Recent work includes studies on cookie partitioning, illegal streaming tracking, and SSO login systems.

She has served on program committees for PETS (2024-2026) and PAM (2023-2025), and contributed to journals/conferences like IEEE Access and AINTEC. Scientific recognition includes the NII Best Student Award 2022 and JSPS Fellowships for Young Scientists 2022.