She is currently exploring security issues in the context of social networks, with emphasis on users' privacy and online deviance. Her teaching activities cover topics in security and database systems. Dr. Squicciarini earned her doctorate in computer science from the University of Milan, Italy. She is the author or co-author of more than 60 conference papers and journal articles, as well as the recipient of a Google Faculty Research Award. She regularly serves as a program committee member for many relevant securities and privacy conferences, and she is an active reviewer for leading journals by the ACM, IEEE, and Springer, and funding organizations, including the NSF, and DoD.