Pitt Cyber is pleased to announce its awardees for the Fall 2023 Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grants Program (PCAG). PCAG provides support for projects that aim to establish or reinforce Pitt and Pitt Cyber as places of distinction and excellence in cyber studies and practice.
The grants provide initial funding for novel and innovative multidisciplinary efforts that advance Pitt Cyber’s mission: to bring the breadth of one of the world’s leading public research universities to bear on the critical questions of networks, data, and algorithms, with a focus on the ever-changing gaps among law, policy, and technology.
Improving User Privacy Awareness in the Metaverse Using Adversary-based Games
To build trust and promote responsible utilization of Metaverse technologies, as well as to address privacy challenges and concerns raised by users, the project aims to establish a series of adversary-based games that simulate real-life privacy challenges, delve into individuals' privacy attitudes, and foster their comprehension of existing privacy policies.
Na Du, Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems
Balaji Palanisamy, Associate Professor in the School of Computing and Information
The PITT Initiative on Computational Social Science (PittCSS) Seminar: A Crossroads for Research and Collaboration at Pitt
Across the School of Computing and Information—and the University of Pittsburgh—researchers and students use statistics, data science, and computer science to study economics, political science, urban science, library science, and many other areas of social science. The PITT Initiative on Computational Social Science (PittCSS) offers a crossroads for all researchers and students at Pitt, and beyond, to share their research, encounter new ideas, and grow the academic network. PittCSS creates a diverse community of researchers, an opportunity for both students and faculty to share their research, and an opportunity to incubate new multi-disciplinary collaborations that jumpstart research careers.
Morgan Frank, Assistant Professor, School of Computing and Information
See the full list of projects funded through the Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grants Program.