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This work is the culmination of her Master's thesis, introducing RegTrack, a measurement framework that quantifies how browser choice, user location, and hosting jurisdiction shape users' real-world exposure to third-party ads and trackers.
Paper: tfjmp.org/publication...
Research abstract on disparities in third-party advertising and tracking, highlighting browser choice, location, and jurisdiction effects.
Tanya Prasad will be presenting "RegTrack: Uncovering Global Disparities in Third-party Advertising and Tracking" at MADWeb 2026 (co-located with NDSS).
Postdoc opportunity in Canada!
Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards: sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/...
First deadline: March 4.
If you're a strong candidate interested in Systems/Security/ML, feel free to reach out.
UBC Computer Science graduate program deadline in 10 days!
Details here: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...
We have multiple fully funded opportunities in the Security & Privacy Group for motivated graduate students (MSc and PhD).
More info here: spg.cs.ubc.ca/
Less than a month left to apply to the UBC Computer Science graduate program!
I am looking for (fully funded) graduate students.
- Admissions info: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...
- More details for those interested in working with me: tfjmp.org/#phd
[a] tfjmp.org/publication...
[b] lorenzo9uerra.github.io/
[c] ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/do...
[d] bitbucket.org/sts-lab/rea...
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Other updates include:
– Reapr [c, d] ground truth integration for two DARPA TC datasets
– Removal of nondeterminism sources
– Preprocessing script added
– Documentation improvements
Changelog: github.com/ubc-provena...
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We’ve released a new version of PIDSMaker, first introduced in our USENIX Security paper [a]!
Special thanks to our first external contributor, Lorenzo Guerra [b] (Telecom Paris), for Apptainer/Singularity support.
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Interested in joining my group as a visiting PhD student?
Working on a topic closely related to my research, reach out!
Details on visiting UBC: goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/c...
I’m recruiting funded PhD students to work on intrusion detection at the intersection of machine learning, systems, and security. Deadline is Dec 15.
Learn about our group at UBC: spg.cs.ubc.ca/
Some information about the application process: tfjmp.org/#phd
Our USENIX login; article presenting our two recent articles at USENIX Security is out:
www.usenix.org/publication...
Our two papers are being presented today at USENIX Security.
Paper 1: www.usenix.org/conference/...
Paper 2: www.usenix.org/conference/...
A big thanks to the two fantastic graduate students Baoxiang and Tristan who are presenting!
Our paper is being presented today at ACM REP (acm-rep.github.io/2025/).
You can the pre-print online here: tfjmp.org/publication...
I am pleased to announce that our paper, which attempts to reproduce provenance-based intrusion detection, has been accepted at ACM REP 2025.
This is a collaboration spearheaded by Ashish Gehani from SRI!
Paper: tfjmp.org/publication...
The Security & Privacy Group will be hiring multiple fully-funded Master's and PhD students next year.
For more information about funding: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...
To apply: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...
Explore our latest publications: spg.cs.ubc.ca/publication/
Joyeuse fête nationale à tous!
Happy Canada Day everyone!
The agenda for the ACM Conference on Reproducibility and Replicability is online! Join us in Vancouver on July 29-31!
Agenda: acm-rep.github.io/2025/agenda/
Keynotes: acm-rep.github.io/2025/keynotes/
We have three fantastic keynote speakers lined up for the ACM Conference on Reproducibility and Replicability (Jul 29-31):
- Edward Miguel from UC Berkeley
- Etienne Roesch from the University of Reading
- Margo Seltzer from UBC
Find out more online: acm-rep.github.io/2025/keynotes/
I am honored to share (a bit late) that I have received a teaching award from UBC CS department! A big "thank you" to the fantastic TAs and students.
The course covers advanced topics in operating systems.
Website: tfjmp.org/UBC-CPSC-436A/
The ACM Conference on Reproducibility and Replicability will take place at UBC on July 29-31 (acm-rep.github.io/2025/).
Early conference registration is open until July 7: acm-rep.github.io/2025/regist...
Discounted accommodation is available until June 27: reserve.suitesatubc.com/vancouver/a...
3/3 We plan to support the inclusion of more systems in the framework. We welcome pull requests and GitHub issues!
2/3 The framework includes the reimplementation of seven systems from the literature (ThreaTrace, NodLink, Magic, Kairos, Flash, R-CAID, and Orthrus) in addition to the baseline introduced in the paper.
1/3 Along with our latest paper, accepted at USENIX Security, we have released an open-source framework to facilitate the evaluation of provenance-based intrusion detection systems.
Paper: tfjmp.org/publication...
Framework: github.com/ubc-provena...
The Privacy & Security Group at @cs.ubc.ca will be recruiting fully funded graduate students again next year!
We welcome Canadian and International students from all backgrounds!
More information on our website: spg.cs.ubc.ca/
Screenshot of the abstract for the paper "Sometimes Simpler is Better: A Comprehensive Analysis of State-of-the-Art Provenance-Based Intrusion Detection Systems".
I am pleased to announce that our second paper got accepted at #USENIX Security 2025!
Two fantastic visiting students conducted the work
Tristan Bilot and Baoxiang Jiang at @cs.ubc.ca with the help of Zefeng Li.
Paper: tfjmp.org/publication...
Code: github.com/ubc-provena...
International students, look out for the fantastic opportunities offered by @mitacs.bsky.social across Canada's higher education!
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She first came to UBC through a @mitacs.bsky.social Globalink Research Internship and returned for her thesis supervision, supported by a @mitacs.bsky.social Globalink Research Award.
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It is my pleasure to announce that Anastasiia Beheni successfully defended her Bachelor's thesis on memory management at the
Ukrainian Catholic University. It was a great pleasure and honor to be her thesis advisor.
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