Lu Malloy
Ph.D. Student in Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
1520 Middle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
I am a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), advised by Dr. Doowon Kim. Previously, I received my M.S. in Information Systems from Northeastern University and my B.S. in Business from Indiana University Bloomington.
My research sits at the intersection of usable security and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). I study how people interact with security and privacy technologies, with current focus on in AI/LLM security, phishing, and software security. My work involves mixed-methods user studies and empirical data analysis to understand human behavior, identify usability and security challenges, and inform the design of more effective security systems.
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| Aug 12, 2026 | Attended USENIX Security 2026 in Baltimore and presented our work, “What the Eyes See, the LLMs Miss: Exploiting Human Perception for Adversarial Text Attacks.” |
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| Jul 14, 2026 | Received a USENIX Security 2026 Student Grant to support my conference attendance. |
| May 14, 2026 | Our paper, “What the Eyes See, the LLMs Miss: Exploiting Human Perception for Adversarial Text Attacks,” was accepted to USENIX Security 2026. |