Biography
Rajat is a Computer Science PhD student at University of Southern California (USC), working as a Graduate Research Assistant under Dr. Jelena Mirkovic at the STEEL : Security Research Lab, Information Science Institute (ISI). He is working on multiple projects related to Security and Privacy.
PhD Advisors : Dr. Jelena Mirkovic and Dr. Genevieve Bartlett
Teaching Assistant Experience:
CSCI 430 - Introduction to Computer and Network Security by Dr. Jelena Mirkovic (Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021)
CSCI 401 - Capstone: Construction of Large Software Systems by Dr. Jeffery Miller (Spring 2021)
Engineering Journey
Research Interests
- DDoS
- Cybersecurity
- Privacy
- Network Measurements
- Artificial Intelligence
- NLP
- Numbers
Reviewer Service
- Journal Reviewer: IEEE Access (2014,2018,2019,2020), Computers and Security (2020,2021,2022,2023), Computer Science Review (2021)
- TPC member: IEEE Euro S&P WTMC 2022, IFIP Networking 2023, IEEE Euro S&P WTMC 2023
- External Reviewer: PETS 2023
News Articles and Discussions about my research work
- The Guardian: ‘She’d been sending herself payments from me’: Venmo users on discovering secrets on the app
- ISI: Cloudy With a Chance of Misbehavior
- Hackerone: Bug bounty reward from PayPal
- USC: I know what you did on Venmo
- Eurekalert: I know what you did on Venmo
- FOX 5: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- MEL magazine: WE’RE ALL INADVERTENTLY SHARING OUR PERSONAL DATA AND CRIMES ON VENMO
- Western Slope Now: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Reddit: I know what you did on Venmo: Discovering privacy leaks in mobile social payments
- ISI: I Know What You Did on Venmo
- Funancial News: We all unknowingly own personal data and crime Venmo. sharing on
- StudyFinds: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Popular Mechanics: Don’t Take Privacy on Venmo for Granted
- WNN: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- AP News: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Reddit: I know what you did on Venmo: Discovering privacy leaks in mobile social payments
- WFXR FOX news: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- The local report: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Planet Concerns: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Techy Job: Are your funds uncovered 2 in 5 venmo customers publicly reveal delicate information
- Tampa Hoy: Are your finances exposed? 2 out of 5 Venmo users publicly disclose sensitive information
- Novonite: 2 in 5 Venmo Users Publicly Reveal Sensitive Information
- YRT News: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Antiguaandbarbuda news: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Don't take privacy for granted on Venmo
- Eyelash news: Are your finances at risk? 2 out of 5 Venmo users disclose sensitive information publicly
- News10: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- NP News Post: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- KFOR-TV: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- World Report: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Web News 24: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Crystal Gorham: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Spot on Oklahoma: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- WJBF-TV: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- TRENDRADARS: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- WWLP-22News: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- WNCT : Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- KTLA: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- USC Viterbi School of Engineering: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Spot on Oklahoma: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- OZKARFIRST: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- WLNS: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Top news USA: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- MSN: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Opera News: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- WETM TV 18: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Yahoo: A New Study Reveals Lots of People Inadvertently Share Way Too Much Private Info on Venmo
- CW39: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- iCITI: Payment software Venmo may leak personal privacy information? !
- WJMN-TV: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Inside Headline: Are Your Finances Exposed? 2 In 5 Venmo Users Publicly Reveal Sensitive Information
- 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- Planet Circulate: Are Your Finances Exposed? 2 In 5 Venmo Users Publicly Reveal Sensitive Information
- World get news: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- The news progress: 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- 8 news: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information
- KARK News: Are your finances exposed? 2 in 5 Venmo users publicly reveal sensitive information