About Me

Hi! My name is Lin (she/her). I am a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) where I am supervised by Asia Biega in the Responsible Computing Group.

Broadly, I am investigating how we can reimagine notice and consent and move towards sustainable, responsible, and human-centred data collection for users and AI co-generators (such as workers). It is becoming increasingly evident that we need new ways of responsibly collecting data, particularly as emerging technologies such as GenAI present new challenges to the current model of consent.

I collaborate with researchers across computer science, tech policy, and privacy + labour law for broader societal and regulatory impact. My work has garnered interest amongst privacy, trade union, and AI ethics stakeholders across Europe and North America such as the Future of Privacy Forum, French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, NOYB, and the European Trade Union Institute. My work has also won the Council of Europe’s 2024 Rodotà Award for an original and innovative contribution to data protection.

Outside of research, I enjoy travelling, cycling, hanging out with my cat, and am a big foodie.

Education

PhD in Computer Science at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) (Bochum, Germany)
Supervisor: Asia Biega
Thesis: “Reimagining Online Consent for Responsible, Human-Centric and Sustainable Data Collection”
September 2021 - Present

Visiting Researcher at University of Oxford (Oxford, UK)
Hosted by the Human-Centred Computing Group, Department of Computer Science
September - December 2023

MA in Human-Computer Interaction at Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Supervisor: Elizabeth Stobert
Thesis: “End User Mental Models of Social Engineering Attacks” PDF
2019 - 2021

BA (Honours) in Psychology at Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada)
2015 - 2019

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