Scholar
Chris Kanich
Google Scholar ID: Zy1b3UAAAAAJ
University of Illinois at Chicago
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,645
H-index
21
i10-index
34
Publications
20
Co-authors
2
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Research widely covered by major media outlets including The New York Times, The Economist, WIRED, Ars Technica, and Science Friday
- Notable studies on Favicon tracking, CAPTCHAs, SSO security, and Cloudsweeper received significant public attention
- Longstanding service on program committees of top-tier conferences including ACM CCS, IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, NDSS, ACM IMC, eCrime, ConPro, and ACSAC
- Served as Associate Chair for ACM CHI (2019–2021, 2024)
- Organizing/Steering Committee member for the Midwest Security Workshop (2018–2020, 2023)
Background
- Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
- Serving as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the College of Engineering since Fall 2025
- Served as Director of Undergraduate Studies from Fall 2022 to Fall 2025
- Conducts data-driven research on the socio-technical aspects of cybersecurity
- Research interests include evolving long-term privacy needs of Internet users, threats posed by deep learning to user security and privacy, and real-world impacts of security tools like Single Sign-On and VPNs
