Masooda Bashirمشاهده پروفایل
دانشیار
Masooda Bashir serves as Associate Professor at the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences, with concurrent appointments as Director of Social Sciences in Engineering Research in the College of Engineering (2013–present), Associate Professor at the Coordinated Science Laboratory and Information Trust Institute (2013–present), and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering (2012–present). Education: PhD in Psychology, Purdue University Degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science Her research centers on the psychological intersection of information technology, human behavior, and society, with emphasis on privacy, security, and trust dynamics in digital systems. She investigates how users perceive and interact with security mechanisms across diverse contexts—from health applications and autonomous vehicles to public libraries and cloud infrastructure—applying psychometric frameworks to understand behavioral patterns. Her work bridges technical systems design with human factors to develop more intuitive and trustworthy technologies. Recent publications (2023–2025) reveal a consistent focus on real-world privacy implementations , spanning female health apps, African data protection laws, cloud compliance standards, and autonomous vehicle trust. A recurring theme is the gap between technical capabilities and human expectations , particularly regarding legal compliance versus meaningful privacy protections. Her methodology frequently combines empirical user studies with policy analysis to expose vulnerabilities in current systems. Grants & Leadership: Principal Investigator, Illinois Cyber Security Scholarship Program (2019–present) Director, IMLS Forum on Privacy Protections in Public Libraries (2020–present) Principal Investigator, Privacy Standards Evaluation for Cloud (Cisco-funded, 2020–present) Former Co-Director, Ethical Thinking in Cyber Space (2017–2019) Bashir directs the Social Sciences in Engineering Research initiative within the College of Engineering, collaborating closely with the Information Trust Institute and Coordinated Science Laboratory. Her work integrates technical cybersecurity research with social science methodologies to address human-centric challenges in emerging technologies.










