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Lorrie Cranor

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Director, CyLab Security and Privacy Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
📍 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Lorrie Cranor is the Director of Carnegie Mellons CyLab and a distinguished professor specializing in security and privacy. She co-founded the security awareness firm Wombat Security Technologies, acquired by Proofpoint, and previously served as the Chief Technologist for the U. S. Federal Trade Commission. She earned her BS from Washington University in St. Louis.

Beyond her technical work, Lorrie is passionate about making privacy accessible to all ages, having authored a childrens book on the subject called "Privacy, Please! ". She is also an avid and accomplished quilter, often incorporating technology and data themes into her designs, which she showcases online.

She is an expert on internet privacy who has written a childrens book to explain the concept to kids.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director, CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Usable Privacy
Directs the CyLab Usable Privacy and Security (CUPS) lab, a central theme of her extensive research and over 200 published papers.
IoT Privacy Labels
Her recent research on IoT security and privacy labels earned her the Norm Hardy Prize, highlighting a key area of current focus.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
Director, CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
12-2003
Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
12-2003
Professor
Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science - Institute for Software Research
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Lorrie Cranor receives 2026 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award. Featured in CyLab – Carnegie Mellon University
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Lorrie Faith Cranor named new director of Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute. Featured in Carnegie Mellon University – Institute for Software Research News
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Education
1989 - 1996
BS
Washington University in St. Louis
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