Pubali Datta

Pubali Datta is an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, affiliated with the Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences. She specializes in system security and privacy research, focusing on emerging technologies like serverless computing, IoT, and cloud architectures. Her work bridges technical security challenges with human factors through user studies.

• PhD in Computer Science (2023) from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• ME in Computer Science (2013) from Jadavpur University
• BTech in Computer Science (2011) from West Bengal University of Technology

Her research explores core system vulnerabilities obscured by modern abstractions, developing mechanisms for access control, information flow analysis, and auditing. She combines technical analysis with human-centric studies to address security misconfigurations in smart homes and cloud environments.

Recent publications focus on serverless security, endpoint protection, and IoT threat modeling, appearing at top venues like IEEE S&P and USENIX Security. Her work has been recognized with a IEEE S&P Distinguished Paper Award (2023).

• IEEE S&P Distinguished Paper Award (2023)

She collaborates with the Secure & Transparent Systems Laboratory and works on practical solutions for real-world security challenges.