Johanna T. Gunawan

Bouillonstraat 1-3

6221LH Maastricht, Netherlands

Hi – I’m an Assistant Professor of CS and Law at the Maastricht University Law and Tech Lab. I earned my PhD in Cybersecurity at Northeastern University, advised by David Choffnes, Woodrow Hartzog, and Christo Wilson.

My research spans UX, privacy, consumer protections, and law. At present, I’m focusing on dark patterns and manipulative interfaces across multiple contexts – I also study surveillance technologies and privacy erosion.

In industry, I’ve interned at Common Sense Media’s Privacy Program, Vimeo’s Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Privacy team, and previously wrote docs for Rapid7 and Akamai Technologies (Network Standards).

Academically, I’ve been a visiting PhD intern with Yixin Zou at the Max Planck Institute of Security and Privacy, and earned my M.S. in Cybersecurity as an ALIGN Scholar as well as a B.A. in Political Science & International Affairs at Northeastern University.

news

Aug 01, 2024	Our (Amogh Pradeep[1], Alvaro Feal, David Choffnes, and Woodrow Hartzog) paper ``Gig Work at What Cost?: Exploring Privacy Risks of Gig Work Platform Participation in the U.S.’’ has been accepted to appear in PETS 2025!
Jul 17, 2024	Thesis defended! Thank you to all who came – and of course eternal thanks to my wonderful advisors and committee.
May 01, 2024	Looking forward to seeing international colleagues in May at CHI’24 (for a workshop I’m co-running) in Honolulu, ConPro’24 in San Francisco, and PLSC’24 in Washington, D.C. Lots to present and lots to learn from others – see you there!
Jan 01, 2024	Calling all dark patterns (and adjacent) scholars: join our CHI’24 workshop, Mobilizing Research and Regulatory Action on Dark Patterns and Deceptive Design Practices! The CFP for short position papers and general attendance statements is open, with submissions due February 14, 2024 AoE. The workshop will be delivered in hybrid format, with in-person attendees in Honolulu for the main CHI conference.
Dec 18, 2023	Successfully proposed my thesis last week, so I’m now happy to share that I’ll be joining the Maastricht University Law and Tech lab as an Assistant Professor in CS and Law in July 2024! Thank you to my wonderful committee for thoughtful feedback and all who attended.