Lorrie Faith Cranor
Online Security Expert
“I’ve always thought of myself as an interdisciplinary person. It’s a great career path for people who have many interests.”
Career Highlights
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Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering and Director of the Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University
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Computer scientist and advocate for the protection of personal online privacy
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Named a top 100 young innovator by the Technology Review for her contributions to online security
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Love of engineering was kicked into high gear in middle school during a summer internship at a government research lab
STEM Gems Club
Is a career as an Online Security Expert in your future? Are you enthralled with protecting the digital world? STEM Gem Lorrie Faith Cranor is blazing new trails as a technologist in digital privacy. Read her story and digest. Consider watching one of her videos. Then, with your STEM Gems Tribe, discuss, explore, reflect, and act.
