Umar Iqbal

I am an assistant professor in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Washington University in St. Louis.

My research focuses on computer security and privacy. Specifically, I focus on bringing transparency and control in computing systems to empower users, platforms, and regulators to improve user privacy and security. Current focus areas include the web (e.g., online tracking issues), emerging technologies (e.g., issues in IoT and LLM platforms), and technology policy (e.g., auditing under CCPA and GDPR).

I am always looking for motivated students to join our group. If you're interested, please reach out to me!

Posted on 2023, OCT

Honored to receive the ACM IMC 2023 Best Paper Award for our research on auditing smart speakers
Posted on 2023, SEP

Joined Washington University in St. Louis as an Assistant Professor
Posted on 2022, NOV

Filed a comment to FTC's ANPR on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security
Posted on 2022, NOV

Invited talk at the University of Iowa Rising Stars Colloquium Series
Posted on 2022, NOV

Invited to discuss privacy issues in smart speakers at the FTC PrivacyCon 2022
Posted on 2022, OCT

Invited to talk about my research on ad/tracker blocking at the Ad Filtering developer Summit 2022