Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo

Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo is an assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the PI of GLOSS. Her research empirically explores governance of sociotechnical systems, as well as outcomes, inequality, and consequences within these systems. Using mixed-methods, including computational social science approaches and institutional analysis, she addresses research questions about: participation in and legitimacy of sociotechnical governance; social justice issues associated with sociotechnical governance; privacy in sociotechnical systems; and differences between policies or regulations and sociotechnical practice. Her work practically supports decision-making in, management of, and participation in a diverse public sphere.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Ece Gumusel’s research broadly explores the intersection of usable privacy and security in human-computer interaction, with a particular focus on conversational AI and regulatory compliance. She employs mixed-method approaches to address complex challenges in this domain. She received her PhD from Indiana University Bloomington and her LLM from the University of Illinois College of Law.

Graduate Student Researchers

ALUMNI

Amna Farzand Ali (Visiting Scholar 2022) – Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Smirity Kaushik (PhD 2025) – Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Computer Science, George Washington University

D. Zak Kilhoffer (PhD 2025) – Senior Product Manager in AI Governance, Dynatrace, Vienna, Austria

Min Cheung Kim (BA 2022) – PhD Student, Information Studies, University of Maryland at College-Park

Minseok Jung (BA 2021) – Graduate Student, Decentralized Information Group, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), MIT

Chang Liu (PhD 2022) – UX Researcher, JP Morgan Chase

Diego Jose Marquez (Undergraduate)

Smita Nair (BS 2025)

Stefanie Nordstrom (MSIM 2022) – Data Governance Lead, Pontoon Solutions

Sang Hoo Oh (Postdoctoral Fellow 2023-2024) – Assistant Professor, Catholic University of America

Arianna Fatima Pardo (Undergraduate)

Alex Rosenberger (MSIM 2021) – Data Scientist, US Department of Defense

Wenqi Shan (Undergraduate)

Shriya Srikanth (BS 2024) – Graduate Student, Harvard Law School; Founder PrivyTrack

Alexis Tharp (PhD Student)

Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou (PhD 2025) – Assistant Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio

	Kyra Milan Abrams is an Informatics PhD student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests are data privacy and its connection with digital literacy. She is specifically interested in how data autonomy can be developed through the perspective of marginalized communities. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies from the University of California-Berkeley.
	Isaac Haizel is a PhD student in Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds an LLM from the University of Illinois College of Law. His research interests focus on pervasive location data, privacy, AI, and the intersection of law and technology.
	Eryclis Rodrigues Bezerra Silva is a PhD student in Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is interested in the intersection of law and technology. His research has variously addressed LLMs and copyright, open source AI and trade secrets, and AI regulation.
	Marisa Yang is a PhD student in Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds a master’s degree in Public Policy Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor’s in Political Science (International Relations) and Library and Information Science from National Taiwan University. Her research focuses on usable privacy, technology policy and responsible AI.